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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* The actual registration | * The actual registration '''WHO 1''' was already in use in real life by another motorist, so Bessie was actually registered under a different number plate, '''MTR 5'''. Special '''WHO 1''' number plates were made, which were used on the car when filming on private ground or on the public highway with permission from the police. | ||
* A photograph of [[Jon Pertwee]] driving Bessie appears in the frame of a mirror owned by Pertwee's character in the 1971 film ''The House That Dripped Blood.'' At the time of filming, Pertwee was still playing the Doctor. | * A photograph of [[Jon Pertwee]] driving Bessie appears in the frame of a mirror owned by Pertwee's character in the 1971 film ''The House That Dripped Blood.'' At the time of filming, Pertwee was still playing the Doctor. | ||
* [[Phil Collinson]] said he paid 50p for a ride on Bessie round a shopping centre when he was a child. | * [[Phil Collinson]] said he paid 50p for a ride on Bessie round a shopping centre when he was a child. | ||
