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* Dan Lewis' apparent dislike for Leeds, and nearby Sheffield, in ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'' is most likely banter, stemming from the historic rivalry between [[Lancashire]] and [[Yorkshire]]. Dan is a born Liverpudlian, and [[Scouse (Accent)|Scouse]] and the city of [[Liverpool]] was historically part of [[Lancashire]] before the reform of county boundaries in [[1974]]; both Leeds and [[Sheffield]] are typical Yorkshire cities. In [[Eve of the Daleks (TV story)|Eve of the Daleks]], he reacted in a similar manner, when he found out that he was in Manchester, due to the historic rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester. | * Dan Lewis' apparent dislike for Leeds, and nearby Sheffield, in ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'' is most likely banter, stemming from the historic rivalry between [[Lancashire]] and [[Yorkshire]]. Dan is a born Liverpudlian, and [[Scouse (Accent)|Scouse]] and the city of [[Liverpool]] was historically part of [[Lancashire]] before the reform of county boundaries in [[1974]]; both Leeds and [[Sheffield]] are typical Yorkshire cities. In [[Eve of the Daleks (TV story)|Eve of the Daleks]], he reacted in a similar manner, when he found out that he was in Manchester, due to the historic rivalry between Liverpool and Manchester. | ||
* ''[[It's Behind You! (comic story)|It's Behind You!]]'', published on [[9 December (releases)|9 December]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]], was the first appearance of Dan in both a non-televisual story and in the comic medium. It was also his second full story, following the serial ''[[Series 13 (Doctor Who)|Flux]]''. | * ''[[It's Behind You! (comic story)|It's Behind You!]]'', published on [[9 December (releases)|9 December]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]], was the first appearance of Dan in both a non-televisual story and in the comic medium. It was also his second full story, following the serial ''[[Series 13 (Doctor Who)|Flux]]''. | ||
* The first episode of [[ITV]]'s ''The John Bishop Show'', which launched a week following ''Eve of the Daleks'', features John Bishop amusingly reacting to fan art depicting Dan and Karvanista as lovers. The fifth episode saw Bishop briefly play the role of Dan, brandishing a [[wok]] to that effect. | |||
=== Evil Dan === | === Evil Dan === | ||
After ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'' first aired, "Evil Dan", an internet [[meme]] humorously depicting Dan as a nihilistic, gluttonous villain in fan-edited videos, rapidly became popular on YouTube and Twitter.<ref>[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/evil-dan "Evil Dan" on Know Your Meme]</ref> In the week following the broadcast of ''War of the Sontarans'', Bishop retweeted one of the videos and said that he loved it.<ref>[https://twitter.com/JohnBishop100/status/1459563621407727616 John Bishop on Twitter]</ref> | After ''[[The Halloween Apocalypse (TV story)|The Halloween Apocalypse]]'' first aired, "Evil Dan", an internet [[meme]] humorously depicting Dan as a nihilistic, gluttonous villain in fan-edited videos, rapidly became popular on YouTube and Twitter.<ref>[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/evil-dan "Evil Dan" on Know Your Meme]</ref> In the week following the broadcast of ''War of the Sontarans'', Bishop retweeted one of the videos and said that he loved it.<ref>[https://twitter.com/JohnBishop100/status/1459563621407727616 John Bishop on Twitter]</ref> |