Re: Doctor Who (Related) Spoting

On 01/04/2025 12:51, Daniel70 wrote:

Currently watching Sean Pertwee
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https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0675730/?ref_=fn_all_nme_1
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in Agatha Christie's "The Pale Horse"
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10485750/?ref_=nm_flmg_job_1_cdt_t_9
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and, (Obj Doctor Who) Sean is a son of Jon Pertwee ....whom IMDB says "who was mainly a comedy actor and was known for his starring roles in Doctor Who (1963),".
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"A Comedy Actor" ..... really?? Who would have thought??

Yes. He was famous for the Navy Lark, a much beloved sitcom on radio,and was
 also in a Carry On movie. After his stint on Who he took the lead in
 "Worzel Gummidge", a very comedic role.
His comic talents can even be seen in Who from time to time, starting with
 Spearhead From Space, which saw him careering down a hospital driveway in a
 wheelchair comedy chase scene and gurning in a ridiculous manner while
 being "strangled" by the Nestene consciousness.

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"1963"?? .... Really??

It's common for TV shows with reboots and revivals to be referred to by the
 starting year of each era. Hence Battlestar Galactica (1978) and Battlestar
 Galactica (2004), and the BBC breaks its Doctor Who iPlayer offerings into
 Doctor Who (1963), Doctor Who (2005) and Doctor Who (undated, as it's the
 current iteration of the show, but will soon be known as 2023 I'm sure).
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There’s no point in being grown up if you can’t act a little childish
 sometimes.