Doctor Who (MTB exhibit)
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Doctor Who[1] was an immersive waxwork exhibit in the Blackpool branch of Madame Tussauds,[2] publicly opened in October 2018,[nb 1] under license from BBC Studios.
In March 2022, the exhibit was given its first and only major update, with the addition of a waxwork of Dan Lewis and a Weeping Angel prop borrowed from the BBC.[6]
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] The head was sculpted by Stephen Mansfield, who had previously provided visual effects during the Sylvester McCoy era of Doctor Who.[4]
- Jodie Whittaker was involved in the creation of the waxwork, where she attended a sitting and reviewed it for its accuracy.[2][7]
- 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.[6]
- The exhibit's opening was covered by Blue Peter presenter Radzi Chinyanganya. Kate Shane, head of Cluster Attractions, announced later that day they had plans for future additions to the exhibit.[4] The opening was attended by many Doctor Who fans, David Boyle and Julie Whitfield (who had run the Blackpool Doctor Who Exhibition from 1974 to 1985) and Doctor Who Magazine's Dan Freeman.[4]
- Whitfield felt that a possible expansion for the exhibit could be something such as a cross-section of the different decades of the show or incarnations of the Doctor. In particular, she said she would like a display with the Fourth Doctor and Bessie (admitting she was a little biased as she and Boyle owned a Bessie replica which was popular at local events).[4]
- The 2018 Doctor Who theme played within the exhibit.
- The minisode Meet the Thirteenth Doctor [+]Loading...["Meet the Thirteenth Doctor (TV story)"] played on a television screen before the main part of the exhibit.[8]
- At other points during the exhibit's lifetime, there was another screen showing a montage of the Doctor's regenerations[9] and the 2018 Doctor Who ident,[10] a greenscreen for photographs,[4] portraits of the First through Thirteenth Doctors,[8] and a collection of costumes from Series 11 in a second room that the exhibit exited into.[10][11]
- 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.[8]
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
Notes
- ↑ The exact opening date is a matter of contradiction between sources. The official Madame Tussauds website gave the opening date as 16 October 2018,[2] and a Radio Times article released the following day claimed it exhibit was open,[3] while the Still Life feature in DWM 532 claimed that 18 October was the public opening,[4] and DWM 531's instalment of Gallifrey Guardian claimed the exhibit opened on 19 October.[5]
References
- ↑ Doctor Who. Madame Tussauds (2018). Archived from the original on 3 December 2020. Retrieved on 18 July 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Just What the Doctor Ordered. Madame Tussauds (16 October 2018). Archived from the original on 5 December 2023. Retrieved on 18 July 2024.
- ↑ Madame Tussauds Doctor Who exhibit unveils life-like Jodie Whittaker wax figure - and the actual Tardis used in series 11. Radio Times (17 October 2018). Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved on 19 July 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Dan Freeman (15 November 2018). DWM 532 - Still Life pp. 20-21. Panini Magazines. Retrieved on 19 July 2024.
- ↑ DWM 531 - Gallifrey Guardian pp. 4. Panini Magazines (18 October 2018). Retrieved on 19 July 2024.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 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.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 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.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 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.
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