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Star Wars is a multimedia franchise created by George Lucas which began on 12 November 1976 with the novelisation of the original Star Wars film, later referred to as Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope, despite the film being released on 25 May 1977. The franchise is owned by Lucasfilm Ltd, who have since been aquired by the Walt Disney Company.
Crossovers[]
Frobisher and C.Y.R.I.L. in Time & Time Again [+]Paul Cornell, DWM Comics (Marvel Comics, 1993)..
Although the two series do not often cross paths officially, they have nevertheless had a few stories with elements of the Star Wars universe bleeding into Doctor Who and its expanded universe.
Perhaps the most significant of these connections was the appearances of C.Y.R.I.L., a fictional editor for Marvel UK's Star Wars magazines, in the Doctor Who Magazine comic stories Once Upon a Time-Lord [+]Steve Parkhouse, DWM Comics (Marvel Comics, 1985). and Time & Time Again [+]Paul Cornell, DWM Comics (Marvel Comics, 1993)..
Danny Douglas promotes the upcoming appearances of Doctor Who and a Star Wars Rebels event on Disney XD. (TV: Breaking News! That Hasn't Broken Yet! (part 1) [+]Disney XD promotional videos Disney XD promotional video (Disney XD, 2015).)
Much later, in the 2015 Disney XD promotional video Breaking News! That Hasn't Broken Yet! [+]Disney XD promotional videos Disney XD promotional video (Disney XD, 2015)., an official reference was made to a "Star Wars Rebels event" - that turning out to be The Siege of Lothal - which would be releasing that summer, alongside reference to Doctor Who's upcoming appearance on the channel.
References to Star Wars in the DWU[]
A poster of Darth Vader in Beautiful Freak [+]Scott Gray, DWM Comics (2001)..
Much more often than the above official crossovers are unofficial references and appearances by elements of the Star Wars universe in the Doctor Who universe. These range from in-universe references where the subjects seem to "really exist" in the Doctor Who universe, to out-of-universe references to the Star Wars series as fiction. Some of these references were officially noted in the doctorwho.tv article "The Star Wars References You Missed in Doctor Who".[1]
In the Doctor Who Magazine comic story Party Animals [+]Gary Russell, DWM Comics (Marvel Comics, 1991)., among the several cameos of different characters, Marvel-owned or not, Darth Vader appeared as an attendee at Bonjaxx's birthday party, talking with a Ferengi. This was colourised in The Incomplete Death's Head #12.
In the Doctor Who season 26 TV story Survival [+]Rona Munro, Doctor Who season 26 (BBC1, 1989)., Ace learns from Ange that their mutual friend Flo married a "brain-dead plumber" whom they had nicknamed "Darth Vader", a further reference to the character.
A child cosplaying as Boba Fett in Selfie [+]George Mann and Cavan Scott, SDCC exclusive (Titan Comics, 2015)..
In the BBC New Series Adventures novel Forever Autumn [+]Mark Morris, BBC New Series Adventures (BBC Books, 2007)., the Tenth Doctor tells Martha Jones that Jar Jar Binks' clan were "...good people...very hospitable."
A child appears cosplaying as Boba Fett in the 2015 Convention Special, in the comic story Selfie [+]George Mann and Cavan Scott, SDCC exclusive (Titan Comics, 2015).. Another individual cosplaying as the character appears in the Reeltime Pictures home video Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor [+]Philip Martin, Reeltime Pictures releases (Reeltime Pictures, 2019)., albeit without the helmet.
"DeLorean" in Aurebesh. (TV: Face the Raven [+]Sarah Dollard, Doctor Who series 9 (BBC One, 2015).).
On a poster in the Trap Street in Face the Raven [+]Sarah Dollard, Doctor Who series 9 (BBC One, 2015)., the Star Wars alphabet of Aurebesh is used to spell out "Delorean", which is itself a reference to Back to the Future, another popular sci-fi film series.
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References to the DWU in Star Wars[]
A Dalek makes a cameo appearance in the Star Wars Tales comic strip Fett Club.
In the Star Wars: The Clone Wars episode "Bombad Jedi", Padmé Amidala is locked up in a prison block managed by an octagonal console, which highly resembles the classic TARDIS control console. In the third episode of Andor, a room on a CIS ship looks very similar to the TARDIS console room.
The novel Brotherhood references David Tennant’s roles in both franchises by revealing that Huyang made his way to the Jedi Temple “in a big blue box.”
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Other connections[]
TT Games, who published LEGO Dimensions [+]Jon Burton, Graham Goring and James McLoughlin, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (2015)., also released several LEGO Star Wars video games in collaboration with the LEGO Group.
Cast and crew connections[]
The Original Trilogy[]
The Prequel Trilogy[]
| Actor | Doctor Who role(s) | Star Wars role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Duncan | Adelaide Brooke | TC-14 (voice) |
| Silas Carson | Ood (voice) Uvlavad Kudlak (voice) |
Nute Gunray Lott Dod Ki-Adi-Mundi Antidar Williams |
| Hugh Quarshie | Solomon | Quarsh Panaka |
| Brian Blessed | Yrcanos | Boss Nass (voice) |
| Steve Speirs | Sip Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen | Roos Tarpals |
| Peter Serafinowicz | Fisher King (voice) | Darth Maul (voice) |
| Alan Ruscoe | Lute Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen Trine-E Anne Droid Andy Stone |
Plo Koon |
| Warwick Davis | Porridge | Wald Weazel |
| Celia Imrie | Rosemary Kizlet | Dineé Ellberger |
| Ayesha Dharker | Solana Mercurio | Jamillia |
The Sequel Trilogy[]
Anthology films[]
| Actor | Doctor Who role(s) | Star Wars role(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Mays | Alex Thompson | Tivik |
| Felicity Jones | Robina Redmond | Jyn Erso |
| Guy Henry | Ikron | Tarkin |
| Ian McElhinney | Ko Sharmus | Jan Dodonna |
| Alistair Petrie | Dethras Julius Caesar Magnus Drake Wallace Richards |
Davits Draven |
| Michael Smiley | Seedleson Morgan Blue |
Cornelius Evazan |
| Sharon Duncan-Brewster | Margaret Cain | Tynnra Pamlo |
| Ariyon Bakare | Leandro | Barion Raner |
| Paul Kasey | Pol-Kon-Don | Admiral Raddus |
| Jimmy Vee | Moxx of Balhoon Space pig Bannakaffalatta Graske Skovox Blitzer |
R2-D2, other creature and droid puppeteering |
| Spencer Wilding | Minotaur | Darth Vader (suit actor) |
| Warwick Davis | Porridge | Weeteef Cyu-Bee Weazel |
| Aidan Cook | Mummy Crooked Man |
Edrio Benthic Caitken |
| Richard Franklin | Mike Yates | Sirro Argonne |
| Miles Richardson | Irving Braxiatel | Diles Anevi (visual dictionary) |
Animated series[]
- David Tennant became the only vocal performer to win an Emmy for their work on Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
Live Action Series[]
Video games[]
External links[]
References[]
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