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[[File:DapolOldLogo.jpg|thumb|The Dapol logo as it appeared on most ''Doctor Who'' packaging]] | [[File:DapolOldLogo.jpg|thumb|The Dapol logo as it appeared on most ''Doctor Who'' packaging]] | ||
'''Dapol''' are a model railway maker that secured the licence from the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] to produce and market [[Dapol action figures|a range of ''Doctor Who'' toys]]. The licence ran from 1988 until 2001, until the BBC declined to renew it in 2002. | '''Dapol''' are a model railway maker that secured the licence from the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] to produce and market [[Dapol action figures|a range of ''Doctor Who'' toys]]. The licence ran from [[1988]] until [[2001]], until the BBC declined to renew it in [[2002]]. | ||
Its range included action figures of [[the Doctor]], [[companion]]s and enemies, as well as various [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] models. The company often released obviously flawed figures, such as a five sided [[TARDIS console]] instead of the normal six, a green [[K9]], a [[Fourth Doctor]] with no [[hat]] or [[the Doctor's scarf|scarf]], and an undersized [[Second Doctor]] with no articulation. | Its range included action figures of [[the Doctor]], [[companion]]s and enemies, as well as various [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] models. The company often released obviously flawed figures, such as a five sided [[TARDIS console]] instead of the normal six, a green [[K9]], a [[Fourth Doctor]] with no [[hat]] or [[the Doctor's scarf|scarf]], and an undersized [[Second Doctor]] with no articulation. | ||
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[[Category:Merchandising companies]] | [[Category:Merchandising companies]] | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who merchandise]] | [[Category:Doctor Who merchandise]] | ||
[[Category:Action figures]] | [[Category:Action figures]] | ||
[[Category:Doctor Who action figures]] | [[Category:Doctor Who action figures]] | ||
