Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death

Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death was a four-episode special of Doctor Who made for Red Nose Day in the United Kingdom, and broadcast on BBC One on 12 March 1999.

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Doctor Who - Red Nose Day - United Kingdom - BBC One - 12 March - 1999

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A parody of the original series, it starts off with the Doctor (played by Rowan Atkinson) and his assistant Emma (played by Julia Sawalha) meeting the Master (played by Jonathan Pryce) on the planet Tersurus and subsequently being captured by the Daleks. During the course of the story, the Doctor is forced to regenerate several times, turning into (in order) Richard E. Grant (the conceited Doctor), Jim Broadbent (the shy Doctor), Hugh Grant (the good-looking Doctor) and Joanna Lumley. The story ends with the Master and the (newly female) Doctor taking off together.

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Rowan Atkinson - Julia Sawalha - The Master - Jonathan Pryce - Dalek - Richard E. Grant - Jim Broadbent - Hugh Grant - Joanna Lumley

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The script was written by Steven Moffat, the producer was Sue Vertue and the director was John Henderson.

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Steven Moffat - Sue Vertue - John Henderson

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The Curse of Fatal Death was also available worldwide via the Internet in four episodes. These episodes were later reedited into a two-part story that was released to home video a few months later.

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