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'''BBV Productions''' is an independent British media production company headed by [[Bill Baggs]], specialising in [[Doctor Who spin-offs|''Doctor Who'' spin-offs]] of various kinds. Despite the similarity in name, it had no direct affiliation with the [[BBC]] or any of its subsidiaries, with the initials instead standing in for '''Bill & Ben Video''', "Ben" having been the nickname of founder [[Bill Baggs]]' then-wife when the company was founded in [[1991 (releases)|1991]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090216172424/http://bbvonline.co.uk/about_us.html "About BBV"] - bbvonline.co.uk (archived)</ref> | '''BBV Productions''' is an independent British media production company headed by [[Bill Baggs]], specialising in [[Doctor Who spin-offs|''Doctor Who'' spin-offs]] of various kinds. Despite the similarity in name, it had no direct affiliation with the [[BBC]] or any of its subsidiaries, with the initials instead standing in for '''Bill & Ben Video''', "Ben" having been the nickname of founder [[Bill Baggs]]'s [[Helen Baggs|then-wife]] when the company was founded in [[1991 (releases)|1991]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090216172424/http://bbvonline.co.uk/about_us.html "About BBV"] - bbvonline.co.uk (archived)</ref> | ||
Although not all of their productions had a legal link to the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], they marketed almost exclusively to the ''Who'' fanbase and made use of actors knowing for their ''Doctor Who'' work, including [[The Doctor|Doctor]] actors [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]], and [[Sylvester McCoy]], companion actors [[Caroline John]], [[Louise Jameson]], [[Nicola Bryant]], and [[Sophie Aldred]], and others. | Although not all of their productions had a legal link to the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], they marketed almost exclusively to the ''Who'' fanbase and made use of actors knowing for their ''Doctor Who'' work, including [[The Doctor|Doctor]] actors [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]], and [[Sylvester McCoy]], companion actors [[Caroline John]], [[Louise Jameson]], [[Nicola Bryant]], and [[Sophie Aldred]], and others. | ||
