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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 {{wi|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 {{wi|The House That Dripped Blood}}. At the time of filming, Pertwee was still playing the Doctor. | ||
* [[Phil Collinson]] said he paid 50 | * [[Phil Collinson]] said he paid 50 pence 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]]''. | ||
