| The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot | |
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_Doctors_Reboot&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:The_Five(ish)_Doctors_Reboot.jpg) Left to right: former Doctor actors Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Peter Davison | |
| Written by | Peter Davison |
| Directed by | Peter Davison |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
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| Producer | Georgia Tennant |
| Cinematography | Simon Walton |
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| Running time | 31 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Red Button |
| Release | 23 November 2013 |
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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).
- ^ "The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot". BBC. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Lloyd, Robert (23 November 2013). "Watch: 'The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot,' a starry 'Doctor Who' comedy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ Lawrence, Ben (24 November 2013). "The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot". The Telegraph. Retrieved 24 November 2013.
- ^ Jeffery, Morgan (26 November 2013). "'Doctor Who': The inside story on 'The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ "2014 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 29 April 2014.