Not a TARDIS
Chris Sutor
Hmm.... I was just sip[ping some really hot tea, which burnt my tounge,
the resulting wave of pain thereby blasting open one of the less-used
backwater regions of my mind wherein was hidden the following question:
Can anyone think of any incidences where Police Boxes appeared onscreen
in movies, Television or books or what-have-you which had *NOTHING* to do
with doctor who? It seems like they were supposed to have been quite
common, but the only place I've ever seen one turn up has been Doctor
Who, or a Doctor Who related gag- like the police box on Beyond 2000
(which I still have yet to see)...
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Tre Hellman
Sutor) wrote:
> Can anyone think of any incidences where Police Boxes appeared onscreen
> in movies, Television or books or what-have-you which had *NOTHING* to do
> with doctor who?
Dixon of Dock Green?
Prakash Bakrania
> > in movies, Television or books or what-have-you which had *NOTHING* to do
> > with doctor who?
>
>
> Dixon of Dock Green?
The Police Box as been featured in several episodes of The Generation Game.
But not as the TARDIS.
Prakash.
Gary Morris
>Hmm.... I was just sip[ping some really hot tea, which burnt my tounge,
>the resulting wave of pain thereby blasting open one of the less-used
>backwater regions of my mind wherein was hidden the following question:
>Can anyone think of any incidences where Police Boxes appeared onscreen
>in movies, Television or books or what-have-you which had *NOTHING* to do
>with doctor who? It seems like they were supposed to have been quite
>common, but the only place I've ever seen one turn up has been Doctor
>Who, or a Doctor Who related gag- like the police box on Beyond 2000
>(which I still have yet to see)...
They were quite common until the invention of a little thing called "RADIO"
After that they were quickly stamped out, except for out show and museums,
which explains how easily the Beeb bought the rights to it.
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Steve Leahy
> Can anyone think of any incidences where Police Boxes appeared onscreen
> in movies, Television or books or what-have-you which had *NOTHING* to do
> with doctor who?
I'm pretty sure I saw one in the sea-side town in "Heartbeat" once, and
I have vague memories of one turning up in the background of a rare
London scene in "All Creatures Great and Small". Of course, the ACGAS
police box probably WAS the TARDIS prop...
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Mike Doran
: Can anyone think of any incidences where Police Boxes appeared onscreen
: in movies, Television or books or what-have-you which had *NOTHING* to do
: with doctor who? It seems like they were supposed to have been quite
: common, but the only place I've ever seen one turn up has been Doctor
: Who, or a Doctor Who related gag- like the police box on Beyond 2000
: (which I still have yet to see)...
There was a "New Avengers" epsiode which featured a Police Box in the
background. I think the ep was "Target." I can also recall seeing a
miniature Police Box (telephone) on a desk in as episode of Dawn French's
"Murder Most Horrid."
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Michael Palmer
In article <3odimu$g...@ns.oar.net>, Chris Sutor (cob...@yiffy.tigerden.com) writes:
>
>Hmm.... I was just sip[ping some really hot tea, which burnt my tounge,
>the resulting wave of pain thereby blasting open one of the less-used
>backwater regions of my mind wherein was hidden the following question:
>
>in movies, Television or books or what-have-you which had *NOTHING* to do
>with doctor who? It seems like they were supposed to have been quite
>common, but the only place I've ever seen one turn up has been Doctor
>Who, or a Doctor Who related gag- like the police box on Beyond 2000
>(which I still have yet to see)...
>
The strangest one I saw, was a few years ago. I was watching an
old 50s (I think) British detective movie, near the end of the
movie, they run passed a police box, the villian gets shot, after
showing a close up of him the camera looks up to the street and
the police box has gone! I cannot remember the name of the film,
but I have got this bit on video, somewhere.
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James Laragy
I have this rather ugly white shower stall and thought it would be cool to
make it into a TARDIS shower.
Jim Laragy
Rochester, NY
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MM. Iles
: Radio I want to know, even better if you let me known before it's on.
and thought, 'why do Radio 1 want to know about Dr Who?' How I laughed
when I worked out what was going on. I'll have to write and tell Woman's
Own all about it. I might win a fiver.
Mark
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