The Doctor's New Invention (TV story)

The Doctor's New Invention was a parody sketch based on Doctor Who that featured on It's a Square World.

Synopsis
Doctor Fotheringown is invited to be interviewed in a studio about his new invention, the first rocket set to be shot into space by British scientists. Soon, the clumsy, eccentric old man accidentally presses the launch button on the working model brought into the studio, sending him and his interviewer into orbit.

Plot
to be added

Cast
Other roles played by:
 * Doctor Fotheringown - Clive Dunn
 * Interviewer - Michael Bentine
 * Frank Thornton
 * Leon Thau
 * Joe Gibbons
 * Freddie Earlle
 * Jan Williams

Crew

 * Writer - Michael Bentine
 * Additional Material - Clive Dunn
 * Film Editor - Jim Latham
 * Film Cameraman - Tony Leggo
 * Special Effects - Jack Kine
 * Graphics - Tom Taylor
 * Wardrobe Supervisor - Michael Endacott
 * Make-Up Supervisor - Cherry Alston
 * Designer - George Djurkovic
 * Executive Producer - James Gilbert
 * Director - Joseph McGrath
 * Producer - Joseph McGrath
 * Music - Harry Rabinowitz

Story notes

 * Notably, this is the first Doctor Who parody, only 39 days after the original broadcast of the first episode An Unearthly Child.
 * This also makes Clive Dunn the second actor to play the Doctor in any medium.
 * Clive Dunn dons William Hartnell's original First Doctor costume.
 * The sketch's writer, Michael Bentine, was considered for the role of the Fourth Doctor before Tom Baker was cast.
 * The sketch was released on DVD in The Aztecs: Special Edition.