Denys Fisher Doctor Who action figures

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Doctor Who action figures were made by Denys Fisher Toys in the 1970s. The range included characters from the early Fourth Doctor period. The toys were designed by American toy company Mego, though they were not released in the US. Amongst the items available were:

An advertisement for these action figures features on the DVD release of The Face of Evil.

Identical figures were also made available in Italy from Harbert, with the boxes featuring Italian text — thus, the Giant Robot became a Super Robot (the actual translation would have been "Robot gigante"); Leela became Lella; the Cyberman became a Ciberniano; and the TARDIS became a Cabina della Polizia (which translates as "Cabin of the Police").
However, the names Doctor Who (which would actually have translated as "Il dottore Who") and Dalek (which doesn't translate into Italian at all) remained unchanged.

The line, minus Leela, was still available from Denys Fisher in 1979.[1]

References

  1. "Curiosities from from The Space Museum: 1976/1977" by Christopher J. Hill. Doctor Who Appreciation Society fanzine TARDIS, Issue 1 (July 2020).