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'''Margaret Thatcher''', neé '''Roberts''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Assassin's Story]]'') was the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] from [[1979]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'') until at least [[1987]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'') According to one source, her predecessor was [[James Callaghan]] of the [[Labour Party]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Oseidon Adventure (audio story)|The Oseidon Adventure]]'') According to the [[Eighth Doctor]], Thatcher served between [[Shirley Williams]] and [[John Major]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One]]'') | '''Margaret Thatcher''', neé '''Roberts''', ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Assassin's Story (short story)|The Assassin's Story]]'') was the [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] from [[1979]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'') until at least [[1987]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Father's Day (TV story)|Father's Day]]'') According to one source, her predecessor was [[James Callaghan]] of the [[Labour Party]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Oseidon Adventure (audio story)|The Oseidon Adventure]]'') According to the [[Eighth Doctor]], Thatcher served between [[Shirley Williams]] and [[John Major]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Interference - Book One (novel)|Interference - Book One]]'') | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
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== Alternative timeline == | == Alternative timeline == | ||
In an [[alternate | In an [[alternate timeline]], Thatcher was [[Assassination|assassinated]] by her fellow Conservative politician [[Heathcliffe Bower]] in [[1984]]. However, the proper timeline was restored by the [[Fifth Doctor]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Assassin's Story (short story)|The Assassin's Story]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
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=== Continuity === | === Continuity === | ||
The reference to a female prime minister in ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'' was an ad-lib by [[Nicholas Courtney]], according to the DVD commentary for ''[[Frontier in Space]]''. It could suggest that in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] either Thatcher was elected PM earlier than in real life or that, as intended by the production team, [[UNIT dating controversy|the UNIT stories took place in the near future]]. A section on "Party Politics" in [[REF]]: ''[[The Discontinuity Guide]]'' (later reprinted on the [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/partypolitics.shtml BBC's Doctor Who Classic Series website]), however, claims that the Prime minister was [[Shirley Williams]], with Labour taking over from a collapsing [[Jeremy Thorpe]] government. In real life, Thatcher resigned as prime minister in [[1990]], but this has yet to be confirmed in ''Doctor Who'' universe continuity. | The reference to a female prime minister in ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'' was an ad-lib by [[Nicholas Courtney]], according to the DVD commentary for ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]''. It could suggest that in the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]] either Thatcher was elected PM earlier than in real life or that, as intended by the production team, [[UNIT dating controversy|the UNIT stories took place in the near future]]. A section on "Party Politics" in [[REF]]: ''[[The Discontinuity Guide]]'' (later reprinted on the [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/partypolitics.shtml BBC's Doctor Who Classic Series website]), however, claims that the Prime minister was [[Shirley Williams]], with Labour taking over from a collapsing [[Jeremy Thorpe]] government. In real life, Thatcher resigned as prime minister in [[1990]], but this has yet to be confirmed in ''Doctor Who'' universe continuity. | ||
=== Satirical portrayals === | === Satirical portrayals === | ||
[[File: | [[File:Lenny Henry Doctor Who 2010 Thatchos.jpg|thumb|"Thatchos," a Cyber-leader who appeared in a ''Lenny Henry'' ''Doctor Who'' sketch.]] | ||
Margaret Thatcher inspired some unflattering portrayals in the Whoniverse. The misguided dictator [[Helen A]] from ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]'' is widely supposed to be based upon her<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/happinesspatrol/detail.shtml</ref>, whereas the villainess [[Rehctaht]], the female villain of ''[[Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma]]'', has the name Thatcher, spelled backwards. | Margaret Thatcher inspired some unflattering portrayals in the Whoniverse. The misguided dictator [[Helen A]] from ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'' is widely supposed to be based upon her<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/happinesspatrol/detail.shtml</ref>, whereas the villainess [[Rehctaht]], the female villain of ''[[Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma (novel)|Turlough and the Earthlink Dilemma]]'', has the name Thatcher, spelled backwards. | ||
A villainess named "Thatchos" (a [[Cyber-Leader (Mondas)|Cyber-Leader]] in a fright wig) appeared in [[Untitled (The Lenny Henry Show)|a]] [[Doctor Who parody]] on ''[[The Lenny Henry Show]]''. | A villainess named "Thatchos" (a [[Cyber-Leader (Mondas)|Cyber-Leader]] in a fright wig) appeared in [[Untitled (The Lenny Henry Show)|a]] [[Doctor Who parody]] on ''[[The Lenny Henry Show]]''. | ||
=== ''Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure'' === | === ''Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure'' === | ||
* The ''[[ | * The ''[[The Ultimate Adventure]]'' stage play featured, at various times, the [[Third Doctor]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[The Doctor (The Ultimate Adventure)|a unique stage-only Doctor]]. During the production, Thatcher was played by [[Judith Hibbert]]. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
{{Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom}} | |||
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[[Category:British prime ministers from the real world]] | [[Category:British prime ministers from the real world]] | ||
[[Category:20th century individuals]] | [[Category:20th century individuals]] | ||
