Doctor Who
Summary
David Tennant metDoctor Whocomic creators Pat Mills and Dave Gibbons on the set of the 60th anniversary especial " The Star Beast . " The first of Russell T Davy ' three anniversary specials led by Tennant and Catherine Tate conform the story of Mills and Gibbons ' 1979Doctor Who Weeklycomic strip of the same name . In " The Star Beast , " the Fourteenth Doctor ( Tennant ) and Donna Noble ( Tate ) are swept into an intergalactic pursuit when an alien fugitive crash state in London .
With theDoctor Whospecial " The Star Beast"introducing the Meep ( Miriam Margolyes ) and the Wrarth Warriors , original Godhead Mills and Gibbons were invited to see their creations come to biography on stage set .
As discover in the behind - the - scenes showDoctor Who : Unleashed(via@darkwillowz ) , Mills and Gibbons were joined by legion Steffan Powell and Tennant , permit the actor to experience a signed issue from them and utter his passion for the amusing strip . break out a snippet of the interchange below or check out the video above :
Tennant : I got this every week . And I remember this laughable striptease .
Gibbons : You steal it or you pay for it ?
Tennant : I paid for it ! Well , my parent did – I entail , I was only nine . But this is so … When I first got the script , and I saw what it was based on the front page , I … it all issue forth back so vividly . I remember these comic striptease so clearly .
Mills : That ’s great .
Powell : So you remember reading this story ?
Tennant : I remember all of them ! The Iron Legion , and The City of the Damned . And of course this one , yeah . Very clearly .
Gibbons : He ’s make pass the test , he remember all the names , Pat . He ’s a literal sports fan .
Tennant : It ’s true !
Doctor Who Has A History of Expanded Media Tales Influencing The Main TV Series
Mills and Gibbons join a number of expand medium writer who have had their work bring into themainDoctor Whotelevision serial . repay showrunner Davy ' first contribution toDoctor Whowas not the 2005 TV series , but the 1996 novelDamaged Goods , while fellow showrunner Steven Moffat penned the short tarradiddle " persistence Errors " for the 1996 anthologyDecalog 3 : Consequences . Other writers who first contributed toDoctor Who ’s expanded media before joining the primary series include Mark Gatiss , Paul Cornell , and Robert Shearman .
Like how Mills and Edward Gibbon ' creation were brought to the screen , Cornell and Shearman would see their original narration get adjust for the show ’s revitalisation . While both writer give to season 1 , Shearman would adapt his 2003 Sixth Doctor audio drama " Jubilee " for the screen in " Dalek , " where the Doctor ’s clash with a sole surviving Dalek was adjusted to work in a post - Time War background . Meanwhile , Cornell ’s tale of the Seventh Doctor becoming human and hiding on Earth shortly before the First World War in the novelHuman Naturewould be reimagined by the author into the two - part season 3 story " Human Nature / The Family of Blood . "
" The Star Beast " was a fantastic celebration that allowed blanket consultation to delight one ofDoctor Who ’s most well - known expanded medium story . It was gratify to seeDavies in good order mention both Gibbonsand Mills for their contributions , and give up them the opportunity to see their demon brought to lifetime during filming . Though Tennant has been heavily involved withDoctor Whoeven between his Tenth and Fourteenth Doctor tenures , it is heartwarming to see the player have the opportunity to have his own moments with them as a longtime fan , as well .
medico Who : The Star Beastis currently uncommitted on Disney+ for international audiences , and BBC iPlayer for UK viewers .
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