Comic Relief: Doctor Who - The Curse of Fatal Death (1999) (TV)

Director:

John Henderson

Writer:

Steven Moffat (writer)

Release Date:

12 March 1999 (UK)

Genre:

Comedy | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Before the Doctor can settle down to married life, he must face one last confrontation with his deadly enemy of certain death - the Master. |

Plot Keywords:

Time Machine | Time Travel | Charity | Satire | Regeneration

Cast

Rowan Atkinson	...	The Doctor
Richard E. Grant	...	The Doctor
Jim Broadbent	...	The Doctor
Hugh Grant	...	The Doctor
Joanna Lumley	...	The Doctor
Julia Sawalha	...	Emma
Jonathan Pryce	...	The Master
Roy Skelton	...	Daleks (voice)
Dave Chapman	...	Daleks (voice)

Also Known As:

Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death (UK) (video box title)

Runtime:

23 min (4 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

UK:PG

Trivia:

The appearance of Joanna Lumley is a reference to an infamous mid-80s rumor that the Doctor would be played by Joanna Lumley.

Quotes:

The 13th Doctor: Emma! Look! I've got etheric beam locators!

Movie Connections:

Edited from "Doctor Who" (1963)

Excellent parody!

Rowan Atkinson filled the role so well, there's some consideration that he will be picked for the new series... hey, he's got MY vote!

Excellent performances throughout - Jon Pryce was great as the pseudo-Master (and had a somewhat striking resemblance to Roger Delgado) - and it was a nice surprise to see Joanna Lumley again. (It's ALWAYS nice to see Joanna Lumley...)

If you got the video rather than just seeing it on the Beeb, you got to see the Lenny Henry sketch. I give that a thumbs-up as well, mainly because of Lenny Henry - his characterization reminded me of Gareth Blackstock (Chef!) and his delivery is flawless (of course, the parody script was quite goofy, but then it's supposed to be...)