The tuxedo was a type of jacket from Earth, generally worn in the evenings on semi-formal occasions.
The Tenth Doctor had a black tuxedo which he sometimes wore with a white shirt and a black bow tie. He believed it was cursed, as life-and-death situations occurred when he wore it. (TV: Voyage of the Damned) Martha Jones believed that the tuxedo was not to blame, opining that the Doctor simply attracted life-and-death situations. (TV: The Lazarus Experiment)
The Tenth Doctor wore his tuxedo at Jackie Tyler's birthday, (TV: Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel) the press conference at Lazarus Laboratories (TV: The Lazarus Experiment) and on the Titanic. (TV: Voyage of the Damned)
The Eleventh Doctor had a white tuxedo. He wore it to a Christmas party at Frank Sinatra's house and later that evening to be married to Marilyn Monroe. (TV: A Christmas Carol) He also wore it on his first date with River Song. (Night and the Doctor: First Night/Last Night) The Doctor later donned a black tuxedo during an adventure in the Blitz, one that resulted in Rory Williams becoming the inspiration for James Bond. (COMIC: The Doctor and the Nurse)
While trying to take Jamie to the Queen Elizabeth II, the Sixth Doctor donned a white tuxedo with a black bow tie. (AUDIO: The Wreck of the Titan)
When the Twelfth Doctor took River Song on their last encounter to Darillium, he donned a black tuxedo. (TV: The Husbands of River Song)
Worn by Companions[]
Ace wore a black tuxedo when she went to Gabriel Chase during 1883. (TV: Ghost Light)
Ryan Sinclair and Graham O'Brien wore black tuxedos when they crashed Daniel Barton's casino themed party. (TV: Spyfall)
Rory Williams wore a grey tuxedo at his wedding to Amy Pond. (TV: The Big Bang) During a World War II adventure that resulted in Rory becoming the inspiration for James Bond, he wore a black tuxedo. (COMIC: The Doctor and the Nurse)
Worn by the Master[]
The Saxon Master wore a black tuxedo during his tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and during the Year That Never Was. (TV: The Sound of Drums, Last of the Time Lords)
The Spy Master wore a black tuxedo when he met the Thirteenth Doctor and her team. (TV: Spyfall)
Worn by Others[]
Oscar Bothcerby wore a black tuxedo up to his death when he was mortally wounded by the Androgum Shockeye with a knife. (TV: The Two Doctors)
Nimrod and Gwendoline wore black tuxedos with white shirts and ivory bow ties. (TV: Ghost Light)
Marriner wore a black tuxedo when going to a party on the Buccaneer, the pirate ship commanded by Captain Wrack. (TV: Enlightenment)
The Toymaker wore a tuxedo, a top hat, and carried a cane while surrounded by a rupture in time. (PROSE: Double Danger [+]Paul Lang, Doctor Who The Official Annual 2024 (Penguin Group, 2023).)
Behind the scenes[]
- During location filming at Lanzarote for Planet of Fire, Peter Davison posed for publicity photos with a prop gun and tuxedo with a bikini-clad Nicola Bryant by his side, in a classically James Bond-like pose, to announce the latter's debut as Peri Brown.