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The Doctor called the [[Teselecta]], which at the time was in the form of Amy Pond, a "big ginge" when it failed to answer the identity of [[the First Question]], which the Doctor was anxious to find out. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'') | The Doctor called the [[Teselecta]], which at the time was in the form of Amy Pond, a "big ginge" when it failed to answer the identity of [[the First Question]], which the Doctor was anxious to find out. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler]]'') | ||
==Behind the scenes== | == Behind the scenes == | ||
[[File:StillNotGinger.jpg|thumb|right|Despite his wishes, [[the Doctor]] is still '''not''' ginger. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')]] | [[File:StillNotGinger.jpg|thumb|right|Despite his wishes, [[the Doctor]] is still '''not''' ginger. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')]] | ||
*Though it has never been used pejoratively by the writing staff of televised ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''ginger'' was misunderstood by some of the original viewers of ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''. Not understanding that the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was actually ''lamenting'' not being being a redhead, some viewers balked at what they took to be an insult. The [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] were forced to release a statement assuring the public that there was no "anti-ginger" campaign being waged by the ''Doctor Who'' production office, pointing out that two consecutive [[companion]]s had in fact been ginger.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/response/2010/01/100106_res_doctorwho_ginger_jmf.shtml BBC Complaint response], 6 January 2010</ref> Viewers in 2010 needn't have worried; the series employed a redhead in a starring role almost continuously from [[March]] [[2008]] to [[September]] [[2012]]. | *Though it has never been used pejoratively by the writing staff of televised ''[[Doctor Who]]'', ''ginger'' was misunderstood by some of the original viewers of ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''. Not understanding that the [[Eleventh Doctor]] was actually ''lamenting'' not being being a redhead, some viewers balked at what they took to be an insult. The [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] were forced to release a statement assuring the public that there was no "anti-ginger" campaign being waged by the ''Doctor Who'' production office, pointing out that two consecutive [[companion]]s had in fact been ginger.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/complaints/response/2010/01/100106_res_doctorwho_ginger_jmf.shtml BBC Complaint response], 6 January 2010</ref> Viewers in 2010 needn't have worried; the series employed a redhead in a starring role almost continuously from [[March]] [[2008]] to [[September]] [[2012]]. | ||
* [[Karen Gillan]] has had to explain the term "ginger" in several American TV interviews, such as on ''Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson''. | * [[Karen Gillan]] has had to explain the term "ginger" in several American TV interviews, such as on ''Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson''. | ||
==Footnote== | == Footnote == | ||
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{{wikipediainfo|Red hair}} | {{wikipediainfo|Red hair}} | ||
[[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | [[Category:Jargon, slang and colloquialisms]] | ||
[[Category:Anatomy and physiology]] | [[Category:Anatomy and physiology]] | ||