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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
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* The actual registration ''[[WHO 1]]'' was already in use in real life by another motorist, so Bessie was actually registered under a different number plate, ''MTR 5''. Special ''WHO 1'' number plates were made, which were used on the car when filming on private ground or on the public highway with permission from the police. | * The actual registration ''[[WHO 1]]'' was already in use in real life by another motorist, so Bessie was actually registered under a different number plate, ''MTR 5''. Special ''WHO 1'' number plates were made, which were used on the car when filming on private ground or on the public highway with permission from the police. | ||
* 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 pence for a ride on Bessie round a shopping centre when he was a child. | * [[Phil Collinson]] said he paid 50 pence for a ride on Bessie round a shopping centre when he was a child. | ||
* In the cancelled animted series by [[Nelvana]], an updated design for Bessie was conceived. | |||
* 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 once seen trying to fix a broken-down Bessie on the side of the road in Hartlepool. | * According to the [[T:SOURCES|invalid source]] ''[[Who is Doctor Who?]]'', the [[Ninth Doctor]] was once seen trying to fix a broken-down Bessie on the side of the road in Hartlepool. | ||
