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Ant & Dec

Ant & Dec were a British entertainment duo made up of Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly. They were well-known celebrities on Earth in the late 20th century and early 21st century.

They were bound together by invisible space handcuffs in the 1990s. (TV: Dermot and the Doctor [+]Steven Moffat, ITV1 (2011).)

Dec survived the Vore invasion of Earth in 2005, while Ant was missing and presumed dead. (PROSE: The Gallifrey Chronicles [+]Lance Parkin, BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures (BBC Books, 2005).) However, Ant was later revealed to be alive in 2011.

They hoped the Eleventh Doctor would be able to free them from their handcuffs. When the TARDIS materialised in their home, Ant and Dec asked Dermot O'Leary if the Doctor could free them. Dermot, however, stated he was busy and left. (TV: Dermot and the Doctor [+]Steven Moffat, ITV1 (2011).)

Owen Harper and Jack Harkness asked themselves which one of them was Ant and which was Dec while examining photos of a dead Weevil; it was ready for when the photos would end up on the internet and the pair would have to pretend they faked them like in the film. Jack asked which one was straight, to which Owen replied that they both were. Owen compared them both to Chucky dolls. (PROSE: Slow Decay)

Behind the scenes[]

The duo appeared as themselves alongside the Eleventh Doctor in the Doctor Who minisode Dermot and the Doctor.

Ant & Dec is the collective professional name for the entertainment act of Declan Donnelly and Anthony McPartlin. They were known for presenting I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! and Britain's Got Talent.

ITV's animated comedy sketch series 2DTV featured a science fiction parody of Pop Idol entitled Galaxy Idol, in which Ant consoled a grey Dalek contestant who was distraught after being rejected by both Simon Cowell and the Fourth Doctor.

DWA 12 presented a Doctor Who-themed pastiche of I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!, entitled I'm a Cyborg - Let Me Invade Here!, presented by "Ant McCyberman" and "Dalek Donnelly".

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