- You may be looking for the real world Millingdale website.
The ice cream company Millingdale had a website in the Doctor's universe and Pete's World. The website was linked to by henriksonline.co.uk, to a description of the Henrik's Surprise flavour.
The readers of Defending the Earth! from the Doctor's universe went to the Millingdale website to look for "the secret of Henrik's surprise", finding the secret password "Gemini12" in the description of their ice cream flavour Henrik's Surprise. The readers' correspondant, "ChatGuest1", also had prior knowledge of Millingdale. (GAME: Cybus Spy [+]Joseph Lidster, Defending the Earth! (BBC, 2006).)
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Home page[]
Millingdale had a home page, which described their ice cream as organic, and claimed that they were established in 1860. The page also featured a brief jingle and a photograph of a child eating some ice cream, along with links to the other pages on the website. (PROSE: Millingdale home page [+]BBC webteam, Millingdale (BBC, 2006).)
Our Story[]
"Our Story" was a page on the Millingdale website which detailed the history of the company, and contained links to the home page and to "Our Flavours". (PROSE: Our Story [+]BBC webteam, Millingdale (BBC, 2006).)
Our Flavours[]
"Our Flavours" was a page on the Millingdale website which listed the various flavours provided by Millingdale, with the list sometimes having entries added or removed. The page also contained links to the home page and to "Our Story". (PROSE: Our Story [+]BBC webteam, Millingdale (BBC, 2006).) This page was visited by the readers of Defending the Earth!, who found the password "Gemini12" in the description of their ice cream flavour Henrik's Surprise. (GAME: Cybus Spy [+]Joseph Lidster, Defending the Earth! (BBC, 2006).)
Disclaimer[]
The website also featured a disclaimer page, which contained various pieces of information regarding the company, along with links to the other pages on the site. (PROSE: Disclaimer [+]BBC webteam, Millingdale (BBC, 2006).)
Behind the scenes[]
- Main article: Millingdale (tie-in website)
The Millingdale company originated from the tie-in website Millingdale, one of many websites created by the BBC in 2006 to promote series two of Doctor Who. However, the world building of the site is complex due to its relationship to other contemporary websites at the time; fiction on the site, such as Our Flavours, references both the Doctor's universe and Pete's World without distinction or explanation, meaning that a website that exists in the Doctor's universe makes mention of Henrik & Son, a company that only exists in Pete's World (its counterpart is Henrik's Department Store) and vice versa.
