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Behind the Scenes of The Five(ish) Doctors - Reboot  (Part 2)

Excerpts from the Five(ish) Doctors-Reboot article in DWM Special 38 - The Year of the Doctor:

“I’m not counting on any of us being back. I had the idea that if we weren’t asked, I was going to do a separate video with the ‘classic’ Doctors, and Tom sitting around looking at a telephone.” So said Peter Davison when asked during a panel at Fandom Fest 2012 in Louisville, Kentucky on Saturday 30 June if he would be appearing in the much anticipated 50th Anniversary Special of Doctor Who.

Peter had been dabbling in making videos for a few years. He had previously made some comedy videos, in which he starred as himself, for the Gallifrey One conventions held in Los Angeles in 2010 and 2011. These videos, which saw Peter sending himself up, had also featured cameo appearances from other actors, including his son-in-law David Tennant.

Peter’s joke suggestion of making his own Special was greeted very warmly, and quickly reported across the internet. With word spreading, Peter found himself being asked more about this idea as he attended other events... and he began to feel that he was now semi-committed to it.  In the coming weeks, Peter’s enthusiasm for making a celebratory programme of his own started to grow. 

[...]  From the outset, Peter was very clear that the project was to be made for fun, without anyone being paid for an appearance (in fact, later on many volunteered their services for free before being asked), and had in mind a piece that would run for five or six minutes.  He mentioned this to Steven [Moffat, Doctor Who showrunner] at a party shortly before Christmas 2012.  Recalling the event in DWM, Steven indicated that Peter said to him, “I’m pretty certain what you want to do for the Anniversary Special is with the modern Doctors. Would you mind if I made a film of all the classic Doctors trying to get in on the act?”  Steven replied that he didn’t mind at all since this would not overlap with his own plans.  Peter then asked if the executive producer would be happy to perform a cameo in it, which Steven agreed to.

[...] Meanwhile back in Cardiff, Peter Davison’s daughter, actress Georgia Moffett, visited her husband David Tennant on set on Wednesday 3 April.  Having read her father’s script, she took a copy along and handed it over to Steven’s fellow executive producer Faith Penhale.  

When Steven read Peter’s script, not only was he impressed with the humour and understanding of the subculture surrounding the show, but saw potential in bringing the finished result to a wider audience as part of the BBC’s celebrations. Speaking at the Doctor Who Celebration press conference, Steven explained that Peter’s script “solved a problem for me because I wanted all the Doctors properly involved - if they were willing - as best as we could.”

Link to [ Part One ], or the other Tennant-era Doctor Who BTS posts [ full episode list ]

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Behind the Scenes of The Five(ish) Doctors - Reboot  (Part 1)

Peter Davison’s Bio from the Chicago Tardis Convention:

For the past year Peter has been working on a secret project that won’t be a secret by the time you read this. Nevertheless he still can’t talk about it while there is the slim possibility that time travel is possible.

Peter would like to apologize to Colin Baker for dragging him around the country when he would far rather have been reading a good book, and to Sylvester McCoy for not having seen The Hobbit, but he has a very short attention span and seriously... three hours?

Besides, he never knew Sylvester was in The Hobbit until he mentioned it... a hundred and twenty-seven times.

(Actually he has seen it but only because Peter Jackson, his second unit director, asked him to.)

He has never apologized to Paul McGann as he is always filming.

Other Tennant-era Doctor Who BTS posts [ full episode list ]