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== Modifications == | == Modifications == | ||
The Doctor made several [[modification]]s to Bessie during his time at UNIT. These included: an [[anti-thief 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 enabling him to prevent {{Delgado}}'s attempt to escape following the events at [[Devil's End]]; and a [[Super drive|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 | The Doctor made several [[modification]]s to Bessie during his time at UNIT. These included: an [[anti-thief 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 enabling him to prevent {{Delgado}}'s attempt to escape following the events at [[Devil's End]]; and a [[Super drive|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 [[brake]]a 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]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
When he began his exile on Earth, a recently [[regenerated]] [[Third Doctor]] stole an antique roadster which was parked in front of [[Ashbridge Cottage Hospital]] to get around. He liked it and while seeing the car returned to its rightful owner, Doctor [[Beavis]], the Brigadier said he thought he could get something like it. The original car was red, unlike Bessie, which was yellow. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') As per his request, the Doctor was donated an old vehicle that he could spruce up into his working transport. It required some tuning up beneath its chassis and adjustments to get the engine working. The Doctor made these repairs in a UNIT garage where he did not wish to be disturbed. Shortly after getting the final repairs in place and attaching his personal license to Bessie, the Doctor took her out for a test drive to [[Wenley Moor]] to attend a meeting at [[Wenley Moor nuclear research facility|an underground nuclear research centre]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') The Doctor claimed he named Bessie after his [[Liz Shaw]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Change of Mind (comic story)|Change of Mind]]'') Liz was driving Bessie when she was captured by two of [[Reegan]]'s heavies. Bessie was later used by the Brigadier and some of his men to drive to where the Doctor and Liz were being held prisoner, as no UNIT [[jeep]]s were available. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'') | When he began his exile on Earth, a recently [[regenerated]] [[Third Doctor]] stole an antique roadster which was parked in front of [[Ashbridge Cottage Hospital]] to get around. He liked it and while seeing the car returned to its rightful owner, Doctor [[Beavis]], the Brigadier said he thought he could get something like it. The original car was red, unlike Bessie, which was yellow. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') As per his request, the Doctor was donated an old vehicle that he could spruce up into his working transport. It required some tuning up beneath its chassis and adjustments to get the engine working. The Doctor made these repairs in a UNIT [[garage]] where he did not wish to be disturbed. Shortly after getting the final repairs in place and attaching his personal license to Bessie, the Doctor took her out for a test drive to [[Wenley Moor]] to attend a meeting at [[Wenley Moor nuclear research facility|an underground nuclear research centre]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'') The Doctor claimed he named Bessie after his [[Liz Shaw]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Change of Mind (comic story)|Change of Mind]]'') Liz was driving Bessie when she was captured by two of [[Reegan]]'s heavies. Bessie was later used by the Brigadier and some of his men to drive to where the Doctor and Liz were being held prisoner, as no UNIT [[jeep]]s were available. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'') | ||
[[File:BessieTopUpTAOD.jpg|thumb|left|Bessie with her top up. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'')]] | [[File:BessieTopUpTAOD.jpg|thumb|left|Bessie with her top up. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'')]] | ||
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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 Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], seen there as late as the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s travels with [[Frobisher]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Changes (comic story)|Changes]]'') Another account had it that [[the Brigadier]] 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 Brown|Peri]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Changes (comic story)|Changes]]'') Another account had it that [[the Brigadier]] 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 [[Eighth Doctor]] used it while defeating the [[Mars]] invasion later | The [[Eighth Doctor]] used it while defeating the [[Mars]] invasion later in 1997. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') | ||
[[File:BessieMonsterTruck.jpg|left|thumb|Bessie transformed into a monster truck. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[What He Wants... (comic story)|What He Wants...]]'']] | [[File:BessieMonsterTruck.jpg|left|thumb|Bessie transformed into a monster truck. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[What He Wants... (comic story)|What He Wants...]]'']] | ||
