Batman

Batman was a famous comic book superhero. The Doctor sarcastically asked Greg Sutton if he thought his console in a shed on UNIT headquarters would be a big rocket with Batman driving it. (DW: Inferno)

Behind the scenes

 * Jim Carrey. who played well known Batvillian The Riddler in the 1995 film "Batman Forever" turned down the role of the Eighth Doctor as he had never heard of Doctor Who before and thought it would cause outrage amongst fans if their sacred role wasn't played by someone who wasn't a fan of the series.
 * David Tennant has expressed interest in playing the well known Batvillian, The Riddler in a future Batman film adaption.

Connections

 * Michael Caine played Alfred in the 2005 film Batman Begins and the 2008 film The Dark Knight.
 * Michael Gough played Alfred in the 1989 film Batman, the 1992 film Batman Returns, the 1995 film Batman Forever and the 1998 film Batman & Robin
 * Grant Morrison has worked on many Batman comic books.
 * Eric Roberts played Sal Maroni in The Dark Knight.
 * Richard Starkings has worked on many Batman comic books.
 * David Warner played Raj Al'Ghul in the 90s animated series.