Doctor Who (MTB exhibit)
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Doctor Who[1] was an immersive waxwork exhibit in the Blackpool branch of Madame Tussauds, launched in October 2018, under license from BBC Studios.[2]
In March 2022, the exhibit was given its first and only large update, with the addition of a waxwork of Dan Lewis and a Weeping Angel prop borrowed from the BBC.[3]
Publisher's summary
Meet the Thirteenth Doctor and her TARDIS within the world-famous world of Doctor Who here at Madame Tussauds Blackpool.
Summary
In a gloomy forest, you travel to a set of ruins, passing the the Doctor's sonic screwdriver on a rock. In the main part of the ruins, the TARDIS finishes materialising next to the Thirteenth Doctor, who introduces herself.
2022
In a gloomy forest, you travel to a set of ruins and meet Dan Lewis, before walking over to the Thirteenth Doctor, who is standing next to her TARDIS. But, in the forest, a Weeping Angel stalks its prey...
Cast
- Thirteenth Doctor - Jodie Whittaker (uncredited)
Characters
Worldbuilding
- The Doctor tells you she wants to sort out "fair play throughout the universe."
- Birds sing in the treetops.
Notes
- Ray Holman was commissioned to produce the costume for this waxwork.[2]
- Jodie Whittaker was involved in the creation of the waxwork, where she attended a sitting and reviewed it for its accuracy.[2][4]
- The Dan Lewis waxwork had been repurposed from a pre-existing waxwork of John Bishop, that had been displayed in the Blackpool branch since 2015.[3]
- The 2018 Doctor Who theme played within the exhibit.
- The minisode Meet the Thirteenth Doctor played on a television screen before the main part of the exhibit.[5]
- At other points during the exhibit's lifetime, there was another screen showing a montage of the Doctor's regenerations[6] and the 2018 Doctor Who ident,[7] portraits of the First through Thirteenth Doctors,[5] and a collection of costumes from Series 11 in a second room that the exhibit exited into.[7][8]
- These costumes included: Tzim-Sha, Espo, Angstrom, Rosa Parks, a SniperBot, Astos, Thijarians, a Kerb!am Man, King James I, Becka Savage, the Ux, the Reconnaissance Dalek, and Lin.
- By 2021, the exhibit was moved to a smaller room and the Series 11 costumes were removed.[5]
Continuity
- Although most of the details were altered in their transition from screen to a physical set, the forest is the very same forest from TV: Meet the Thirteenth Doctor [+]Loading...["Meet the Thirteenth Doctor (TV story)"], the Thirteenth Doctor's first onscreen appearance outside of TV: Deep Breath [+]Loading...["Deep Breath (TV story)"].
Gallery
The exhibit in 2018.
Close-up of the Thirteenth Doctor.
The exhibit in 2022.
Close-up of Dan Lewis.
Close-up of the Weeping Angel.
Footnotes
Sources
- ↑ Doctor Who. Madame Tussauds (2018). Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved on 18 July 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Just What the Doctor Ordered. Madame Tussauds (16 October 2018). Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved on 18 July 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Don't blink! Reported sightings of John Bishop and a weeping angel at Madame Tussauds Blackpool. Madame Tussauds (10 March 2022). Archived from the original on 29 November 2022. Retrieved on 19 July 2024.
- ↑ John Bishop launches at Madame Tussauds Blackpool. Madame Tussauds (10 December 2015). Archived from the original on 6 December 2023. Retrieved on 19 July 2024.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Madame Tussauds Blackpool - Doctor Who - Blackpool Seaside 2021. YouTube (6 September 2021). Retrieved on 19 July 2024.
- ↑ Doctor Who at Madame Tussauds Blackpool - Quick Look. YouTube (6 April 2019). Retrieved on 19 July 2024.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Doctor Who at Madame Tussaud's Blackpool. YouTube (4 September 2019). Retrieved on 19 July 2018.
- ↑ Madame Tussauds Adds Host of Series 11 Costumes to Blackpool Exhibit. Blogtor Who (12 May 2019). Archived from the original on 19 July 2024. Retrieved on 19 July 2024.
