Cultural references to the Doctor Who universe/2020s: Difference between revisions

* {{wi|The Haunting of Bly Manor}} (2020) was created by ''Doctor Who'' fan Mike Flanagan. Owen Sharma (Rahul Kohli) wore a bowtie and tweed jacket as an homage to the [[Eleventh Doctor]]. The final episode has the line "It's not a ghost story. It's a love story," which is a quote from ''[[Hide (TV story)|Hide]]''.

* Episode 4 of ''[[It's a Sin]]'' (2021) by [[Russell T Davies]] features the filming of ''Regression of the Daleks'', a fiction 1988 serial of ''Doctor Who''. The character Ritchie Tozer played Trooper Linden in the story. This is a tribute to [[Dursley McLinden]], who played [[Mike Smith]] in ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', raised money for [[AIDS]]-related charities, and died of the disease in 1995.<ref>[https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/its-a-sins-doctor-who-crossover-pays-tribute-to-remembrance-of-the-daleks-actor/ It’s a Sin’s ''Doctor Who'' Crossover Pays Tribute to ''Remembrance of the Daleks'' Actor]</ref>

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