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* The Third Doctor's wardrobe was more colourful and ornate than any of those of his previous incarnations partially because, in real life, the BBC was experimenting with various combinations of colours during [[Jon Pertwee]]'s tenure in the role to determine which ones would photograph best{{Fact}} and partially because Pertwee had outfitted himself in a dark suit with a white frilled shirt and a black cravat, accompanied by an opera cape, for his screen test on the grounds that he found it the funniest clothing ensemble he had ever seen, much more worn--but rather than laughing him out of their offices, the casting advisors seized upon its flamboyance to give the Third Doctor his overall appearance.{{fact}} | * The Third Doctor's wardrobe was more colourful and ornate than any of those of his previous incarnations partially because, in real life, the BBC was experimenting with various combinations of colours during [[Jon Pertwee]]'s tenure in the role to determine which ones would photograph best{{Fact}} and partially because Pertwee had outfitted himself in a dark suit with a white frilled shirt and a black cravat, accompanied by an opera cape, for his screen test on the grounds that he found it the funniest clothing ensemble he had ever seen, much more worn--but rather than laughing him out of their offices, the casting advisors seized upon its flamboyance to give the Third Doctor his overall appearance.{{fact}} | ||
* In regard to his approach to the character of the Third Doctor, Pertwee was instructed to be Jon Pertwee; he asked himself, "Now who in the hell is '''''that???"'''''{{fact}} In the scripts and how he ultimately approached them, he found the answer--a dapper, technologically oriented man of action. | * In regard to his approach to the character of the Third Doctor, Pertwee was instructed to be Jon Pertwee; he asked himself, "Now who in the hell is '''''that???"'''''{{fact}} In the scripts and how he ultimately approached them, he found the answer--a dapper, technologically oriented man of action. | ||
*The Third Doctor was the first incarnation seen wearing his predecessor's clothing following the Second Doctor's regeneration, the Second Doctor himself having emerged from his regeneration wearing a completely different set of clothing from what the First Doctor used to wear. A new incarnation of the Doctor being seen wearing their predecessor's clothes following their regeneration would become the norm from the Third Doctor onwards, with the only exceptions to this being the Eighth Doctor waking up in a morgue and the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] emerging from his regeneration wearing different clothes much like the Second Doctor. | *The Third Doctor was the first incarnation seen wearing his predecessor's clothing following the Second Doctor's regeneration, the Second Doctor himself having emerged from his regeneration wearing a completely different set of clothing from what the First Doctor used to wear. A new incarnation of the Doctor being seen wearing their predecessor's clothes following their regeneration would become the norm from the Third Doctor onwards, with the only exceptions to this being the [[Eighth Doctor]] waking up nude in a morgue and the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] emerging from his regeneration wearing different clothes much like the Second Doctor. | ||
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