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'''Bessie''' was the [[Third Doctor]]'s main mode of transport during his [[exile on Earth]], although other incarnations of [[the Doctor]] have also used the [[car]]. A canary-yellow [[Edwardian era|Edwardian]] roadster, she was a key part of his compensation package from [[UNIT]], and indeed the only specific demand he made of [[the Brigadier]] when he agreed to be UNIT's [[scientific advisor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') Despite being beloved by the Doctor, the car was frequently ridiculed and underestimated by the Doctor's friends. Heavily tricked out, the car's many modifications often bewildered his associates. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'', ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'', ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') The Brigadier in particular was dismissive of the car's abilities and, at least early on, didn't even believe it was capable of basic [[locomotion]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'') | '''Bessie''' was the [[Third Doctor]]'s main mode of transport during his [[exile on Earth]], although other incarnations of [[the Doctor]] have also used the [[car]]. A canary-yellow [[Edwardian era|Edwardian]] roadster, she was a key part of his compensation package from [[UNIT]], and indeed the only specific demand he made of [[the Brigadier]] when he agreed to be UNIT's [[scientific advisor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') Despite being beloved by the Doctor, the car was frequently ridiculed and underestimated by the Doctor's friends. Heavily tricked out, the car's many modifications often bewildered his associates. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'', ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'', ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') The Brigadier in particular was dismissive of the car's abilities and, at least early on, didn't even believe it was capable of basic [[locomotion]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'') | ||
== Modifications == | == Modifications == | ||
The Doctor made several modifications to Bessie during his time at UNIT. These included an [[anti-theft device|anti-theft]] [[force field]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''), which magnetically trapped anyone attempting to steal Bessie; a remote control ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''), with which the Doctor could steer the car from a distance; and a [[minimum inertia hyperdrive]], which allowed him to drive at breakneck speed and still come to a sudden stop without the car's occupants being tossed through the windscreen by inertia, which the brakes absorbed. The Doctor made use of this inertia absorption to overtake the Brigadier's [[Land Rover]] after Lethbridge-Stewart had declined to travel in Bessie in fear of the car's reliability. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'') | The Doctor made several modifications to Bessie during his time at UNIT. These included an [[anti-theft device|anti-theft]] [[force field]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''), which magnetically trapped anyone attempting to steal Bessie; a remote control ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]''), with which the Doctor could steer the car from a distance; and a [[minimum inertia hyperdrive]], which allowed him to drive at breakneck speed and still come to a sudden stop without the car's occupants being tossed through the windscreen by inertia, which the brakes absorbed. The Doctor made use of this inertia absorption to overtake the Brigadier's [[Land Rover]] after Lethbridge-Stewart had declined to travel in Bessie in fear of the car's reliability. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'') | ||
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[[File:Seven brig bessie.jpg|thumb|[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] is delighted to be reunited with Bessie. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'')]] | [[File:Seven brig bessie.jpg|thumb|[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] is delighted to be reunited with Bessie. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'')]] | ||
It was unclear what happened to Bessie after this early period of the Fourth Doctor's life. According to one account, it was simply in storage aboard [[the TARDIS]], seen there as late as the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s travels with [[Frobisher]] and [[Peri]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Changes]]'') Another account had it that [[the Brig]] had it "put into mothballs" at some point, having realised that the Doctor's visits to Earth were becoming more and more infrequent. It was brought out briefly in [[1997]] as the Brigadier and UNIT worked with the Doctor's [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]] to battle [[Morgaine]]; it was briefly criticised by [[Ace]], until the Doctor demonstrated its capabilities. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]''). | It was unclear what happened to Bessie after this early period of the Fourth Doctor's life. According to one account, it was simply in storage aboard [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], seen there as late as the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s travels with [[Frobisher]] and [[Peri]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Changes]]'') Another account had it that [[the Brig]] had it "put into mothballs" at some point, having realised that the Doctor's visits to Earth were becoming more and more infrequent. It was brought out briefly in [[1997]] as the Brigadier and UNIT worked with the Doctor's [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]] to battle [[Morgaine]]; it was briefly criticised by [[Ace]], until the Doctor demonstrated its capabilities. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]''). | ||
The Ninth Doctor used Bessie at one point, though it appears by the time of this incarnation, the car's vintage age had caught up with it; he had been seen trying to get it running after it had broken down at the side of the road. ([[WEB]]: ''[[whoisdoctorwho.com]]'') | The Ninth Doctor used Bessie at one point, though it appears by the time of this incarnation, the car's vintage age had caught up with it; he had been seen trying to get it running after it had broken down at the side of the road. ([[WEB]]: ''[[whoisdoctorwho.com]]'') | ||
