Match of the Who (TV story)
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Match of the Who, also titled The Doctor takes Match of the Day on a trip through time?!!, was a minisode featuring Ncuti Gatwa as the Fifteenth Doctor which was broadcast on Match of the Day on 4 May 2024.
Plot
Various points throughout the history of Match of the Day are shown, with transitions featuring the Doctor's TARDIS flying through the Time Vortex, leading up to a futuristic version of the show, where the Fifteenth Doctor, a cyborg Gary Lineker, and a holographic Ian Wright are sitting, seemingly discussing a football match.
Cast
Mentioned only
Worldbuilding
- The Doctor mentions a goalkeeper with cybernetically extendable arms.
- Match of the Day is part of BBC Sport.
- One of the football teams is New York City of Manchester.
Notes
- Ian Wright appearing in the futuristic Match of the Day studio in space as a hologram is similar to how, in the Star Wars franchise, some Jedi would sometimes attend meetings via holographic form.
Continuity
- The Fifteenth Doctor was first portrayed by Ncuti Gatwa in TV: The Giggle [+]Loading...["The Giggle (TV story)"].
- The Fifteenth Doctor previously appeared alongside Gary Lineker and other Match of the Day elements in GAME: Wonder Chase [+]Loading...["Wonder Chase (video game)"].
- Another similar story was released shortly after this, TV: Untitled [+]Loading...["Untitled (May 2024 TV story)"].
