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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
[[File:Nelvana Doctor Who 14.jpg|thumb|[[Nelvana]] series concept art]] | [[File:Nelvana Doctor Who 14.jpg|thumb|[[Nelvana]] series concept art, featuring a flying version of Bessie.]] | ||
* 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. | ||
* In its first appearance, ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'', Bessie acts in a way comparable to the [[Volkswagen Beetle]] character {{w|Herbie}}. In 1973, Jon Pertwee appeared on ''[[Disney Time]]'' and appeared alongside Herbie, at which point the two stars briefly fought, causing Pertwee to note that while they were similar Bessie was much nicer than Herbie. The two then made up and introduced {{wi|The Gnome-Mobile}}. | |||
* [[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 animated series by [[Nelvana]], an updated design for Bessie as a flying car was conceived. | * In the cancelled animated series by [[Nelvana]], an updated design for Bessie as a flying car was conceived. | ||
