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[[File:BBV logo.jpg|thumb|right|BBV logo, 1996 ([[DOC]]: ''[[Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary]]'')]] | [[File:BBV logo.jpg|thumb|right|BBV logo, 1996 ([[DOC]]: ''[[Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary]]'')]] | ||
'''BBV Productions''' (also known as '''Bill & Ben | '''BBV Productions''' (also known as '''Bill & Ben Video''') was a [[British]] video production company founded by [[Bill Baggs]] in [[1991]]. The company was named for Baggs himself and his wife Helen, whose nickname is "Ben."<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090216172424/http://bbvonline.co.uk/about_us.html "About BBV"] - bbvonline.co.uk (archived)</ref> | ||
BBV Productions was known for its many unofficial video and audio ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-offs, featuring specific characters or aliens from the series. Permission was obtained from the individual writers who created (and retained rights to) their characters, rather than the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] itself. BBV was thereby able to create new stories around the licensed characters which did not infringe upon BBC-owned material or concepts such as [[the Doctor]] or the [[TARDIS]]. | BBV Productions was known for its many unofficial video and audio ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-offs, featuring specific characters or aliens from the series. Permission was obtained from the individual writers who created (and retained rights to) their characters, rather than the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] itself. BBV was thereby able to create new stories around the licensed characters which did not infringe upon BBC-owned material or concepts such as [[the Doctor]] or the [[TARDIS]]. | ||
==Personnel== | |||
BBV developed a repertory company of actors that appeared in many of their productions, often playing different roles. Many of these actors were previously known from their work in ''Doctor Who'', and included former Doctor actors [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]], and [[Sylvester McCoy]] plus companion actors [[Caroline John]], [[Louise Jameson]], [[Nicola Bryant]], and [[Sophie Aldred]]. | |||
Several actors appearing in these productions early in their careers went on to achieve further notability, including [[Nicholas Briggs]], [[Mark Gatiss]], and [[wikipedia:Alan Cumming|Alan Cumming]]. | |||
A number of personnel behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera would go on to work on licensed ''Doctor Who'' spinoffs at [[Virgin Books]], [[BBC Books]], and [[Big Finish Productions]] as well as the [[2005]] television revival of ''Doctor Who.'' Notable alumni include Nicholas Briggs who acted in, wrote, and directed a number of BBV productions, and author/actor Mark Gatiss. | |||
==Productions== | ==Productions== | ||
