The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot
Left to right: former Doctor actors Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Peter Davison
Written by	Peter Davison
Directed by	Peter Davison
Starring	Peter Davison Sylvester McCoy Colin Baker Paul McGann
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Executive producers	Steven Moffat Brian Minchin
Producer	Georgia Tennant
Cinematography	Simon Walton
Editors	Ceres Doyle Jamie Pearson
Running time	31 minutes
Original release
Network	BBC Red Button
Release	23 November 2013 (2013-11-23)
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The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot is a 2013 comedy spoof and homage to the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It appeared on the BBC Red Button service after the broadcast of "The Day of the Doctor",^[1] the official 50th anniversary special.^[2][3] The programme was written and directed by Peter Davison,^[4] who stars alongside fellow former Doctor actors Sylvester McCoy, Colin Baker and Paul McGann. It features appearances from then-stars of the show Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman as well as former stars David Tennant and John Barrowman. Additionally, then-Doctor Who executive producer Steven Moffat, his predecessor Russell T Davies and numerous others connected to the programme all appear as themselves in a more or less parodic manner.

The plot focuses on the fictionalised Davison, Baker and McCoy, who become disgruntled after discovering they haven't been invited to take part in the production of the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special. The trio become embroiled in misadventures as they attempt to sneak onto the set of the official Doctor Who 50th anniversary special.

The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot was nominated for the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form),^[5] (along with "The Day of the Doctor", An Adventure in Space and Time, "The Name of the Doctor", and episodes of Game of Thrones and Orphan Black).