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'''Paul McGann''' was an [[actor]] who portrayed [[The Doctor (fictional character)|the Doctor]] | '''Paul McGann''' was an [[actor]] who portrayed [[The Doctor (fictional character)|the Doctor]] in the [[Doctor Who TV movie (Bafflement and Devotion)|''Doctor Who'' TV movie]]. An [[Older man (Hospitality)|older man]] and a [[Boy 1 (Hospitality)|boy]] expressed a sexual interest in the actor after the airing of the movie. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
Evidently, "Paul McGann" here was intended to be an in-universe version of [[Paul McGann|the real Paul McGann]], who portrayed the [[Eighth Doctor]]. Although he was not given a clear in-universe illustration during the narrative of [[WC]]: ''[[Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors (webcast)|Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors]]'', or indeed [[PROSE]]: ''[[Hospitality (short story)|Hospitality]]'', the end of the [[webcast]] included a screen featuring [[Photograph|photographs]] of each Doctor who would be present at the event, in-costume as "[[the Doctor]]". | |||
==Behind the scenes== | |||
Evidently, "Paul McGann" here was | |||
In ''[[Doctor What (Whoah! comic story 1)|Doctor What 1]]'', a [[The Doctor|Doctor]] called "[[...and I]]" appeared, a reference to Paul McGann's role in ''[[Withnail and I]]''. Additionally, Paul's ''Withnail and I'' co-star [[Richard E Grant]] also [[Richard E Grant (Independence Day)|exists in-universe]]. | In ''[[Doctor What (Whoah! comic story 1)|Doctor What 1]]'', a [[The Doctor|Doctor]] called "[[...and I]]" appeared, a reference to Paul McGann's role in ''[[Withnail and I]]''. Additionally, Paul's ''Withnail and I'' co-star [[Richard E Grant]] also [[Richard E Grant (Independence Day)|exists in-universe]]. | ||
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A [[Paul McGann (Father Time: "Set Visit")|version of McGann]] appeared in the speculative story ''[[Father Time: "Set Visit" (short story)|Father Time: "Set Visit"]]'', published in [[2001]]. | A [[Paul McGann (Father Time: "Set Visit")|version of McGann]] appeared in the speculative story ''[[Father Time: "Set Visit" (short story)|Father Time: "Set Visit"]]'', published in [[2001]]. | ||
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[[File:Paul McGann photo.jpg|left|thumb|A [[photograph]] of Paul McGann. ([[WC]]: ''[[Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors (webcast)|Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors]]'')]] | |||
When looking back on the events immediately following on from the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s regeneration into the [[Eighth Doctor]] in [[1999]] [[San Francisco]], a [[The Doctor (Introduction to the Night)|later incarnation]] of the Doctor noted that he "looked like Paul McGann" in the footage he presented. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Introduction to the Night (TV story)|Introduction to the Night]]'') | When looking back on the events immediately following on from the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s regeneration into the [[Eighth Doctor]] in [[1999]] [[San Francisco]], a [[The Doctor (Introduction to the Night)|later incarnation]] of the Doctor noted that he "looked like Paul McGann" in the footage he presented. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Introduction to the Night (TV story)|Introduction to the Night]]'') | ||
The [[Twelfth Doctor]] considered McGann to be one of the greatest actors on [[Earth]]. He was brought together, along with many other actors to portray "Doctor Who", for a special breakfast in "[[London]]'s glittering [[West End]]". The Twelfth Doctor considered making an appearance, to "see what these [[Fiction|fictions]] [were] like." ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors (webcast)|Peter Capaldi and Simon the Shy Cyberman Invite You to Breakfast with 7 Doctors]]'') | |||
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