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Not only when did the Doctor first meet Churchill... but how come Churchill has a hotline to the Doctor's Tardis?
And do other Prime Ministers have the same hotline? Accepting it's a made-up sci-fi show, I think it's a bit unrealistic to believe any Prime Minister can just phone up the Doctor!
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Not only when did the Doctor first meet Churchill... but how come Churchill has a hotline to the Doctor's Tardis?
And do other Prime Ministers have the same hotline? Accepting it's a made-up sci-fi show, I think it's a bit unrealistic to believe any Prime Minister can just phone up the Doctor! ![]() There could quite easily be a phone that has been modified for the current Prime Minister to use if needed. Or it might be something else that will be explained in the episode. Maybe the 'ironsides' did something to enable it. |
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The phone bill must be horrendous. All that time and space a phone call has to pass through. British Telecom must love it when people ring the Doctor. I hope Churchill reversed the charges.
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Are we forgetting TorchWood? Churchill could have read everything going on The Doctor which Torchwood had and therefore fully aware he can regenerate etc.
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... but how come Churchill has a hotline to the Doctor's Tardis?
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And do other Prime Ministers have the same hotline? Accepting it's a made-up sci-fi show, I think it's a bit unrealistic to believe any Prime Minister can just phone up the Doctor!
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Yes, the Doctor met him twice in the BBC Books series. In 'Players' and 'The Shadow in the Glass'.
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Sorry guys I was referring to the clip that's been put up because Churchill recognised this newly regenerated Doctor and didn't seem to question it. I suppose the tardis gave it away mind you
![]() No I love the future-past idea too, I just hope the River Song arc pays off. That suggests to me, he recognises the Tardis and knows the Doctor regenerates rather than having encountered Doc11 before. |
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In BBC Books, Colin Baker's doctor met him before.
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Was the characterisation similar to how it seems in the trails for this weeks ep?
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Well, Churchill is Churchill. Difficult to tell from one brief clip, but it seemed consistent to me. though I doubt we'll get any real explanation of their past history on screen anyway.
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Well, Churchill is Churchill. Difficult to tell from one brief clip, but it seemed consistent to me. though I doubt we'll get any real explanation of their past history on screen anyway.
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I think it would be pretty satisfying if it tied back to those events, even if only in the briefest of fashions so as not to alienate fans who haven't read them.
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According to the writer, Mark Gatiss, there was a reference but it got cut in the edit... Quote:
In a scene we've lost [in the final cut], he sort of explains that he's known Churchill throughout Churchill's life - when he was a young man fighting in the Sudan, and he went to his memorial service - so it's that idea of rather than one single meeting with a famous figure they actually have a kind of relationship.
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/do...-sherlock.html
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According to the writer, Mark Gatiss, there was a reference but it got cut in the edit...
http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/do...-sherlock.html |
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So I was correct and Churchill had met a number (at least two others) of different Doctors. Quote:
Are we forgetting TorchWood? Churchill could have read everything going on The Doctor which Torchwood had and therefore fully aware he can regenerate etc.
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