Blue Peter special 2005 (TV story)
Blue Peter special 2005 was a Doctor Who cutaway sketch that aired on Blue Peter in 2005.
The sketch was the only on screen story outside of Series 1 of Doctor Who and The Trip of a Lifetime to feature a specifically-recorded segment of Christopher Eccleston as the Doctor.
The sketch aired four days before Rose, pre-dating the first story of Doctor Who's revival and Eccleston's introduction to the series. It was also the first story to feature the Ninth Doctor facing the Daleks as an enemy and was among the finales scenes Eccleston filmed as the Doctor for TV.
Synopsis
The Doctor defeats a compost bin Dalek, yelling “Take That!”, disintegrating it using an unnaturally powerful Blue Peter badge and then walking off.
Plot
The Doctor arrives in a garden where the hosts of Blue Peter are looking at a child's compost bin Dalek which he has apparently been looking for. The Doctor is angry, but he does not have his sonic screwdriver and instead disintegrates it with his Blue Peter badge. He then departs, leaving the hosts and the children sad that they did not get his autograph. A man walks up with a wheelbarrow wondering where the compost bin Dalek is.
Cast
- The Doctor - Christopher Eccleston
- Konnie Huq - Herself
- Reece - Himself
- Jim - Himself
- Man with Wheelbarrow - TBA
Crew
- Director - Nick Harris
References
- In the lack of the sonic screwdriver, the Doctor used a Blue Peter badge to destroy the Dalek bin. It made a wave of light appear that made the Dalek bin disappear.
- The Doctor wears blue jeans.
Story notes
- This marks the first ever appearance of Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor.