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* Bessie may possibly have been named in honour of [[William Hartnell]]'s aunt, Bessie Wood, who had looked after him during his troubled [[child]]hood.{{Fact}} | * Bessie may possibly have been named in honour of [[William Hartnell]]'s aunt, Bessie Wood, who had looked after him during his troubled [[child]]hood.{{Fact}} | ||
* A photograph of [[Jon Pertwee]] driving Bessie appears in the frame of a mirror owned by Pertwee's character, Paul Henderson, in the [[1971]] film ''{{w|The House That Dripped Blood}}''. At the time of filming, Pertwee was still playing the Doctor. | * A photograph of [[Jon Pertwee]] driving Bessie appears in the frame of a mirror owned by Pertwee's character, Paul Henderson, in the [[1971]] film ''{{w|The House That Dripped Blood}}''. At the time of filming, Pertwee was still playing the Doctor. | ||
* [[Phil Collinson]] said he paid 50 pounds for a ride on Bessie round a | * [[Phil Collinson]] said he paid 50 pounds for a ride on Bessie round a shopping centre when he was a child. | ||
* Model car manufacturer [[Corgi]] made a Bessie in a series of models built to commemorate an anniversary of ''Doctor Who''. {{Fact}} | * Model car manufacturer [[Corgi]] made a Bessie in a series of models built to commemorate an anniversary of ''Doctor Who''. {{Fact}} | ||
*The appearance of the Third Doctor on Bessie in ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'' was archive footage taken from ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. | *The appearance of the Third Doctor on Bessie in ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'' was archive footage taken from ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. | ||
* According to the [[T:SOURCES|invalid source]] [[Who is Doctor Who?]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] was seen trying to fix the broken down Bessie on the side of the road. | * According to the [[T:SOURCES|invalid source]] [[Who is Doctor Who?]], the [[Ninth Doctor]] was seen trying to fix the broken down Bessie on the side of the road. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://freespace.virgin.net/dr.dean/who1/bessieinformation.htm Who1 - The Bessie Homepage] | * [http://freespace.virgin.net/dr.dean/who1/bessieinformation.htm Who1 - The Bessie Homepage] | ||
