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* Jamie was the first established TV companion to be killed off in licensed spin-off media. | * Jamie was the first established TV companion to be killed off in licensed spin-off media. | ||
* Jamie would have had a cameo in ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'', except that Frazer had a prior work commitment on ''Emmerdale Farm''. The show also prevented Frazer from having more than two days off to film his cameo in ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. Had he been available, Jamie would have been the [[Second Doctor]]'s designated companion instead of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]]. It was seeing Patrick and Frazer reunite that inspired [[John Nathan-Turner]] to bring them back for ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]''. | * Jamie would have had a cameo in ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'', except that Frazer had a prior work commitment on ''Emmerdale Farm''. The show also prevented Frazer from having more than two days off to film his cameo in ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. Had he been available, Jamie would have been the [[Second Doctor]]'s designated companion instead of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]]. It was seeing Patrick and Frazer reunite that inspired [[John Nathan-Turner]] to bring them back for ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]''. | ||
* American author Diana Gabaldon was inspired to create the ''Outlander'' series after watching an episode of ''Doctor Who'' on PBS. The episode in question was from ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. Gabaldon set her story in Scotland and included a highlander named Jamie Fraser as a main character. Despite rumours, the surname Fraser was not suggested by the name of the actor playing Jamie, [[Frazer Hines]]. It is a coincidence. | * American author Diana Gabaldon was inspired to create the ''Outlander'' series after watching an episode of ''Doctor Who'' on PBS. The episode in question was from ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]''. Gabaldon set her story in Scotland and included a highlander named Jamie Fraser as a main character. Despite rumours, the surname Fraser was not suggested by the name of the actor playing Jamie, [[Frazer Hines]]. It is a coincidence. Ironically this means Gabaldon's series is partially fanfiction, something she condemns her own fans for writing. | ||
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