BBC7 adaptation of the one-man stage-show by Toby Hadoke. Running Time: 60 mins.
This is a two-part BBC 7 adaptation of Toby Hadoke's sensational
stand-up show about Doctor Who, fandom and one man's lifelong obsession.
'Heartfelt and heroic - likely to do for Daleks and Cybermen what Fever
Pitch did for football' William Cook, The Guardian
Actor and comedian
Toby Hadoke's hilarious and touching one-man show was a huge hit at the
Edinburgh Fringe, and his nationwide tour was just as successful. This
two-part adaptation, based on the stage show and starring Toby Hadoke,
Louise Jameson andwith a cameo by Colin Baker, is a celebration of
Doctor Who for fans and novices alike.
Toby Hadoke was born to love
Doctor Who. To Toby - a shy, weedy kid whose dad had left home - the
Doctor was a hero, and the show a lifeline he clung to throughout his
childhood. He kept the faith when other boys mocked him, girlfriends
dumped him and (worst of all) Doctor Who was cancelled. After living in
the closet for 16 years, finally the time has arrived to come out and
admit it: yes, he is a Doctor Who fan and proud of it.
Climb aboard
award-winning comedian Toby Hadoke's TARDIS on a trip through time,
charting the rise, fall and rise again of a television legend through
his voice-overs and reminiscences. A swift, personal, satirical and
razor-sharp comic odyssey from child to man, through obsession, joy and
disappointment, this will thrill and delight both hardcore fans and
those who wouldn't know a Slitheen from a Silurian.