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{{Merchandise stub}}{{Template:First pic|DapolOldLogo.jpg|The Dapol logo as it appeared on most ''Doctor Who'' packaging.}} | {{Merchandise stub}}{{Template:First pic|DapolOldLogo.jpg|The Dapol logo as it appeared on most ''Doctor Who'' packaging.}} | ||
'''Dapol''' are a [[model train set|model railway]] maker that secured the licence from the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] to produce and market [[Dapol action figures|a range of ''Doctor Who'' toys]]. The licence ran from 1988 until 2001, | '''Dapol''' are a [[model train set|model railway]] maker that secured the licence from the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] to produce and market [[Dapol action figures|a range of ''Doctor Who'' toys]]. The licence ran from 1988 until 2001, with the BBC declining to renew it in 2002. | ||
Its range included action figures of [[the Doctor]], [[companion]]s and enemies, as well as various [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] models. The company often released obviously flawed figures, such as a five sided [[TARDIS console]] instead of the normal six, a green [[K9]], a [[Fourth Doctor]] with no [[hat]] or [[the Doctor's scarf|scarf]], and an undersized [[Second Doctor]] with no articulation. | Its range included action figures of [[the Doctor]], [[companion]]s and enemies, as well as various [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] models. The company often released obviously flawed figures, such as a five sided [[TARDIS console]] instead of the normal six, a green [[K9]], a [[Fourth Doctor]] with no [[hat]] or [[the Doctor's scarf|scarf]], and an undersized [[Second Doctor]] with no articulation. | ||
