*Doctor Who News* All 11 doctors unite in Children in Need special

Feel_Good_inc. · 23-06-2009, 11:14 PM

Doctors unite for Children In Need special

Tue Jun 23 11:17AM by TV Editor

This year's Doctor Who Children In Need special will reportedly bring together all 11 Doctors for the first time in the show's history.

The 15-minute episode, to be screened in November, will include the first appearance by brand new Doctor Matt Smith, reports the Daily Mirror.

The first three Doctors, played by deceased actors William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee, will appear thanks to the use of footage from the BBC's archives.

A Doctor Who source told the paper: "This is a momentous episode for all Doctor Who fans. Never before have all the Doctors been in the same room, let alone in the same show.

"It's been a logistical nightmare getting all the actors together and available for shooting on the same days."

The script will see current Doctor David Tennant enlisting the help of his previous incarnations as he attempts to hunt down a piece of time travel apparatus.

Although this episode will feature all the Doctors for the first time, it won't be first occasion when more than one Doctor has appeared together on screen.

Two years ago, Peter Davidson appeared alongside David Tennant in a special mini-episode called Time Crash and 1993 special Dimensions In Time saw Doctors three to seven turn up in Albert Square. Meanwhile, back in 1983 The Five Doctors featured Doctors one to five, however, William Hartnell was replaced by Richard Hurndall.

Source: Yahoo News

happywondering · 23-06-2009, 11:29 PM

Hmmmm

Bleeding Angel · 23-06-2009, 11:34 PM

i dont know, it would seem more logical if they all came from the past and didnt include matt smith because hes from the future, and that part wouldnt make sence really, but id like to see how they would pull it off with the old footage

lungs locked lips locked · 23-06-2009, 11:56 PM

Oh man its going to be so cheesy.

happywondering · 24-06-2009, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Bleeding Angel

i dont know, it would seem more logical if they all came from the past and didnt include matt smith because hes from the future, and that part wouldnt make sence really, but id like to see how they would pull it off with the old footage

Well I am pretty sure in the Three Doctors they pulled it off using archive footage of William Hartnell and that was for more than 8 minutes (well actually Hartnell didn't feature much), though I may be wrong about them using archive footage.

Oh also in the five doctors Tom Baker didn't want to be in it so they used footage from an episode that never aired.

So it's not really something new to Doctor Who.

Puppet Strings · 24-06-2009, 07:38 AM

Err, right. I'm not liking the sound of it too much.

How are they going to include no. 11? He hasn't been "created" yet, etc etc etc, and that would be a complete nightmare.

But then, when is Children in Need again?
I thought it was earlier on in the year, arh, I dunno.

The One Who · 24-06-2009, 09:58 AM

Cheesy, definitely. And they'll need to really mess up time lines.

Feel_Good_inc. · 24-06-2009, 10:03 AM

Am I the only one that's excited to see what they're going to do with this?

[Purple_Rain] · 24-06-2009, 10:09 AM

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Am I the only one that's excited to see what they're going to do with this?

nope :D

it's a one of special with a bit of fun in it, I want to see what the writers can do :D

null_n_void · 24-06-2009, 11:29 AM

not confirmed... the BBC have denied that this is even happening. they will be doing a special for Children in Need but this ain't it

Feel_Good_inc. · 24-06-2009, 11:33 AM

hmm, maybe it is fake. there's nothing on the Doctor Who website about it.
You'd think it'd be there first.

OutOfTheWoods11 · 24-06-2009, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Feel_Good

Am I the only one that's excited to see what they're going to do with this?

Will be gooooood....

But 15 minutes?

Fitzwilliam · 24-06-2009, 11:44 PM

It's the Daily Mirror who reported it. Wouldn't take it to be honest with you.
Sounds a bit of a strange thing to do to be honest.

First two doctors now 11. If it is couldn't they think of something else? No offence to the team. I'd like to see something a bit different again. Also the episodes for CiN are only usually under 10 minutes...