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'''''The Pitch of Fear''''' was a comedy sketch parodying the initial pitch meeting for, and | '''''The Pitch of Fear''''' was a comedy sketch parodying the initial pitch meeting for, and initial run of, ''[[Doctor Who]]''. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
"[[BBC]] HQ [[1963]]" | |||
Sydney then discusses his idea, | Mr. Borusa sees [[Muffin the Mule]] out of his office, declaring that "I'm sorry too". He then thanks Sydney for coming, who delivers his pitch for a series Borusa mistakenly pronounces "Drwhoo." | ||
Sydney then discusses his idea, about a "man who can travel anywhere in space and time", only for Borusa to ask if it's a game show, and seems disheartened when discovering it is in fact [[Science fiction]], and believes that the idea of the TARDIS being bigger on the inside "has been done". Sydney continues however, whilst Borusa uninterestedly listens until is described as a "family show". | |||
After some thought, Sydney says that he envisages the show to run for "26 years", and has it all worked out, describing the Doctor's first three incarnations as a "crotchety old man", a "cosmic hobo" and a "dashing dandy", who can be played by [[Jon Pertwee]] who becomes available in [[1970]], but must be released by [[1974]], due to ''Worzel Gummidge''. | |||
Describing the Doctor's costume, Sydney states that it must be "exactly right", but after that, "anything goes", confirming to Borusa that it will spoil the mystery, and so suggest [[the "Doctor Who?" running joke|question marks]] on his lapels. This also makes him think of a knock knock joke, which Sydney does not get. | |||
Whilst thinking of suitable actors, Borusa begins humming to himself, and calls in a man who knocks on the door, and then drums his fingers on Borusa's desk. All of this forms the theme tune for ''Doctor Who''. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* Mr. Bousa - [[Mark Gatiss]] (uncredited) | * Mr. Bousa - [[Mark Gatiss]] (uncredited) | ||
* Sydney - [[David Walliams]] (uncredited) | * Sydney - [[David Walliams]] (uncredited) | ||
* - [[Paul Putner]] | * Man with Clipboard - [[Paul Putner]] (uncredited) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*The name [[Borusa]] | ===Individuals=== | ||
*The name Borusa is obviously a reference to the [[Time Lord]] of the [[Borusa|same name]]. Likewise Sydney is a reference to [[Sydney Newman]]. | |||
*Mr. Borusa has a [[BAFTA]] award behind his desk. | |||
===food and Beverages=== | |||
*Mr Borusa and Sydney both drink [[Whisky]]. | |||
==Story Notes== | |||
*This was the first of three sketches produced for [[BBC Two]]'s ''[[Doctor Who Night (1999)|Doctor Who Night]]'', alongside ''[[The Web of Caves]]'' and ''[[The Kidnappers]]''. | |||
*Paul Putner's character is never named during the sketch, and so his credit here as "Man with Clipboard" is purely descriptive. | |||
==Home Video Releases== | |||
''Web of Caves'' was later released as a special feature on the ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' disc of the [[DVD]] box-set, ''[[The Beginning]]''. | |||
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