Rik Mayall
Rik Mayall was an individual in 20th century Earth popular culture.
After seeing Miranda Dawkins do impressions of friends and other people, Bob told her that he "could only do Rik Mayall", saying "right on, Vyv. Oh wonderful. Give money to tramps, Thatcher out, anarchy rules" as part of his impersonation. (PROSE: Father Time [+]Loading...["Father Time (novel)"])
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Rik Mayall was an actor, comedian and writer. His career has not been stated in DWU sources.
Although unstated in Father Time, Bob was specifically performing an impression of Mayall's character of Rick from the 1980s television series The Young Ones.
Mayall was reportedly one of the actors considered for the part of Prof. Oliver Hawkspur in the unproduced Doctor Who story The Dark Dimension [+]Loading...["The Dark Dimension (unproduced TV story)"].[1][2]
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- ↑ Scifinow #37 (March 2010)
- ↑ The True Story Behind Doctor Who's Abandoned Anniversary Movie - WhatCulture
