Cultural references to the Doctor Who universe: Difference between revisions

* In the UK version of ''{{iw|qaf|Queer as Folk (UK TV series)|Queer as Folk}}'' (1999-2000) (created by [[Russell T Davies]]), the character of Vince makes various references to ''Doctor Who'' throughout the programme, and is bought a replica of K9 for his birthday. In episode three, a guy he brings home for a one-night stand lands up instead watching his ''{{iw|qaf|Genesis of the Daleks}}'' tapes. In the same episode, Cameron comments on "[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|the one with the shop dummies]]" and "[[The Green Death (TV story)|that one with the maggots]]". He said the show scared him as a kid. Vince ends up breaking up with Cameron when he can't list "all the Doctor Whos", whereas {{iw|qaf|Stuart Alan Jones|Stuart}}, Vince's long-time friend, can list all 7 actors in order, even remembering that according to Vince, "[[Paul McGann]] doesn't count."

* The comedy {{wi|Spaced}} (1999-2001) (starring and written by [[Simon Pegg]] and [[Jessica Hynes]]) features a comic book store. The door to its back room is painted to look like the TARDIS doors.

* The British comedy {{wi|Outnumbered (British TV series)|Outnumbered}} (2007-2014, 16) (which starred [[Claire Skinner]], [[Samantha Bond]], [[David Troughton]] and [[Mark Benton]]) has made several references to ''Doctor Who''. The first was when Ben (one of the main characters) ended up stating that he was scared. While listing all the stuff he could be scared of, he asked, "What about those [[Krillitane]] bat-things from ''Doctor Who''?" In another episode, Pete and Jake (a couple of other main characters) were flipping through TV shows that Jake liked but Pete didn't approve of and ended up with ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'', which Pete didn't like because he compared TV shows to pork pies; they're something people like but don't want to know what went through the making of it. Ben later referenced it in a third episode when he walked into the kitchen saying, "Doctor, there is no escape! Exterminate!".