The Trial of Doctor Who

The Trial of Doctor Who

2006
6min

A pair of “Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Time Lords” put the Second Doctor on trial in a chaotic Doctor Who parody full of wordplay and meta gags. The Doctor tries to defend himself by showing off his foes Quarks (“Kirsty Wark?”), Yeti (“Yeti nother excuse”), Ice Warriors (“a nice warrior”), Cybermen, and Daleks (dismissed for “copyright reasons”) but the puppets remain unconvinced. Ultimately, they sentence him to exile on Earth in the “1970s (or maybe the 1980s),” force a regeneration, and pick his new face Worzel Gummidge after he rejects all other options. A surreal, rapid-fire comedy sketch that lovingly skewers Doctor Who lore and BBC bureaucracy alike.

The Trial of Doctor Who

Storyline

A pair of “Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Time Lords” put the Second Doctor on trial in a chaotic Doctor Who parody full of wordplay and meta gags. The Doctor tries to defend himself by showing off his foes Quarks (“Kirsty Wark?”), Yeti (“Yeti nother excuse”), Ice Warriors (“a nice warrior”), Cybermen, and Daleks (dismissed for “copyright reasons”) but the puppets remain unconvinced. Ultimately, they sentence him to exile on Earth in the “1970s (or maybe the 1980s),” force a regeneration, and pick his new face Worzel Gummidge after he rejects all other options. A surreal, rapid-fire comedy sketch that lovingly skewers Doctor Who lore and BBC bureaucracy alike.
    Released
    July 2006
    Runtime
    6min
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
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