Pertwee-worn Inverness Cape sells for £4,800 at auction

Yesterdays Entertainment sale at Bonhams included an Inverness cape worn by Jon Pertwee (see right).

Although it was not from his era as The Doctor, it had been worn for the numerous personal appearances, photo-calls, as well as for his role in Dimensions In Time.

I wrote about this very cape in my Costume Index Appendix a couple of years back.

Having seen it first hand at the viewing, I was disappointed by its construction, thinking it a bit cheap and nasty.

That said it was worn by the man himself, and a buyer was sufficiently impressed enough to pay £4,800 for the privilege of owning it.

Bonhams auction - 29th June 2011 -the viewing

This week is the bonhams entertainment sale, so I popped along to the viewing to see the Who-related items for myself.

The solitary Pertwee item, an Inverness cape, was a bit disappointing for me. Although it had been worn throughout the final appearances of Jon in the role, it wasn't as well made as I thought it might have been.

The cape part actually buttoned on, making it removeable. The herringbone fabric it was made from felt cheap and the lining was a simple viscose with a self-stripe and not the luxurious looking brightly coloured silks of the screen used ones.

Nestle Milk Chocolate Bars - picture 6

Today it’s picture six of Doctor Who Fights Masterplan “Q” - the 15-part adventure on the backs of the Nestlé Doctor Who Milk Chocolate bars.

Pursued from the planet Quorus by The Doctor and Jo Grant, The Master eludes them and we start to see the beginnings of his evil Masterplan Q!

Here is the final side to the sweet shop display box.

Down to a tee

Forbidden Planet’s relentless release of The Doctor costume t-shirts continues with the upcoming Third Doctor (see below).

It represents Jon Pertwee’s costume as specifically seen in Frontier In Space, the only times the combination of green Smoking Jacket, brown Inverness Cape and velvet bow tie were seen on screen together – although the bow tie worn in the episode was not the wine colour shown here.

COUNTDOWN - June 1971

Exactly forty years ago this month, Countdown comic had The Doctor continuing his adventures in The Vogan Slaves.


From issue 19 the comic was retitled Countdown The Space-age comic!

Click the issue title to view
the complete comic in PDF format.

Issue 16

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Vogan Slaves pt 2
art by Harry Lindfield

also Joe 90, Dastardly And Muttley, Countdown, Thunderbirds, UFO, Stingray, 

Issue 17

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Vogan Slaves pt 3
art by Harry Lindfield

also Dastardly And Muttley, Stingray, The Investigators, UFO, Thunderbirds, Countdown

Issue 18

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Vogan Slaves pt 4
art by Harry Lindfield

also Stingray, Countdown, Lady Penelope, Dastardly And Muttley, Thunderbirds, UFO, 

Issue 19

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Vogan Slaves pt 5
art by Harry Lindfield

also Countdown, Dastardly And Muttley, Stingray, Captain Scarlet, UFO, Thunderbirds, 

Bonhams costume sale - 29th June 2011

Being June, it’s time for the next six-monthly Entertainment Memorabilia sale at Bonhams.
As usual there are a scant few Doctor Who items on offer, some more interesting that others. Here are the items relating to the Third Doctor (and the Second for want of somewhere to list them).

Sale 19036
(29th June 2011)
Entertainment Memorabilia

As usual I have separated the items by Doctor era, and you can see the rest of the items here:

Lot 113
1st Doctor (1963-1966)

Lot 114
4th Doctor (1975-1981)

Lots 116 & 117
5th Doctor (1982-1984)

Lot 112
7th Doctor (1987-1989)

Here are just the lots relating to the Third Doctor era

Lot 111
Dr. Who: Jon Pertwee
An inverness cape, in charcoal herringbone, frock with matching striped lining, black velvet collar, five buttons and three pockets, capelet with blue braid edging and purple lining, with background information including a copy of the 'Radio Times', 20-26 November 1993, the front cover featuring Pertwee wearing the cape

Estimate: £4,000 - 5,000
Sold for £4,800

Footnote:
This was worn on-screen for the 30th anniversary episode, 'Dimensions In Time', and can be seen on the cover of the Dr. Who Annual, 1996, in Jon Pertwee's autobiography, the Dr. Who magazine and several BBC videos. It was originally purchased at the Longleat auction in August 1996, which included a number of items from Jon Pertwee's widow. The cape was Lot 64 in the auction.

Lot 111A
Doctor Who: A rehearsal script for 'Dr Who And The War Games'
for rehearsals May 1969, Episode Seven, with related memo, cast/set list and twenty-five numbered, mimeographed pages, some annotated

Estimate: £200 - 300
Sold for £420

Lot 115
A miniature TARDIS model, created for exhibition purposes, of painted board, with plastic paper-backed windows, and plastic casing to light, having internal electrical workings (plug removed), height 5ft, width 15 inches.

Estimate: £150 - 200
Sold for £900

Nestle Milk Chocolate Bars - picture 5

Today it’s picture five of Doctor Who Fights Masterplan “Q” - the 15-part adventure on the backs of the Nestlé Doctor Who Milk Chocolate bars.

Having disturbed The Master from his evil plotting, The Doctor and Jo head off in pursuit.

Here is a view of the other side to the sweet shop display box.

COUNTDOWN - May 1971

Exactly forty years ago this month, Countdown comic had The Doctor concluding his Timebenders adventure, before returning with The Vogal Slaves, after taking a weeks break.

Click the issue title to view
the complete comic in PDF format.

Issue 11

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Timebenders pt 6
art by Harry Lindfield

also Dastardly And Muttley, Thunderbirds, Fireball XL5, UFO, Stingray, Countdown

Issue 12

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Timebenders pt 7
art by Harry Lindfield

also Thunderbirds, Countdown, Fireball XL5, Dastardly And Muttley, Zero X, UFO

Issue 13

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Timebenders pt 8
art by Harry Lindfield

also Fireball XL5, Stingray, UFO, Thunderbirds, Countdown, Dastardly And Muttley

Issue 14

Contains comic strips of
Countdown, Thunderbirds, Dastardly And Muttley, UFO, Fireball XL5

Issue 15

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - The Vogan Slaves pt 1
art by Harry Lindfield

also Captain Scarlet, Thunderbirds, Dastardly And Muttley, UFO, Stingray, Countdown

Nestle Milk Chocolate Bars - picture 4

Today it’s picture four of Doctor Who Fights Masterplan “Q” - the 15-part adventure on the backs of the Nestlé Doctor Who Milk Chocolate bars.

In that part The Doctor and Jo Grant discover to their horror the mysterious stranger is non other than The Master!

At this time forty years ago, The Master had only just been introduced in Terror Of The Autons, so it’s very up to date to include this arch villain.

Here is a view of the sweet shop display box showing the inclusion of he Master.

COUNTDOWN - April 1971

Exactly forty years ago this month, The Doctor continued to do battle in Timebenders, the comic strip in Countdown!

Click the issue title to view
the complete comic in PDF format.

Issue 7

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Timebenders pt 2
art by Harry Lindfield

also Joe 90, The Secret Service, Captain Scarlet, Dastardly And Muttley, UFO, Stingray, Countdown

Issue 8

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Timebenders pt 3
art by Harry Lindfield

also Thunderbirds, Countdown, Joe 90, UFO, Dastardly And Muttley, Stingray

Issue 9

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Timebenders pt 4
art by Harry Lindfield

also Countdown, The Orion Dust, UFO, Thunderbirds, Dastardly And Muttley, Stingray

Issue 10

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Timebenders pt 5
art by Harry Lindfield

also Stingray, Dastardly And Muttley, Lady Penelope, UFO, Countdown, Thunderbirds, 

Nestle Milk Chocolate Bars - picture 3

Today it’s picture three of Doctor Who Fights Masterplan “Q” - the 15-part adventure on the backs of the Nestlé Doctor Who Milk Chocolate bars.

On the planet Quorus The Doctor and his faithful assistant Jo Grant close in on the mysterious stranger who seems to be gathering some rocks.

Here is a nice three-quarter view of the sweetshop display box.

COUNTDOWN - March 1971

Exactly forty years ago this month, Countdown comic had The Doctor concluding Gemini Plan, before starting a new adventure, Timebenders!

Elsewhere, more Gerry Anderson shows made their debuts, including Stingray, Fireball XL5 and a self-contained adventure for Lady Penelope.

Click the issue title to view
the complete comic in PDF format.

Issue 3

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Gemini Plan pt 3
art by Harry Lindfield

also Joe 90, Captain Scarlet, Countdown, Stingray, Dastardly And Muttley, Thunderbirds, UFO

Issue 4

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Gemini Plan pt 4
art by Harry Lindfield

also Lady Penelope, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet, Dastardly And Muttley, UFO, Countdown, The Secret Service, Thunderbirds

Issue 5

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Gemini Plan pt 5
art by Harry Lindfield

also The Secret Service, UFO, Thunderbirds, Fireball XL5, Dastardly And Muttley, Countdown, Joe 90, Captain Scarlet

Issue 6

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Timebenders pt 1
art by Harry Lindfield

also Joe 90, Countdown, Dastardly And Muttley, Stingray, UFO, Thunderbirds, The Secret Service

COUNTDOWN - launch issue - Feb 1971

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, then you’re probably of an age where Jon Pertwee was YOUR Doctor.
At the time of his era there wasn’t that much around in print to get your fix of Time Lord adventure.




What there was available were the Target novelisations, being released on a semi-regular basis; the annuals; and Countdown (later TV Action) comic, which gave you a weekly escape into the world of Doctor Who.

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the very first issue, dated week ending 20th February, 1971 (see below).

I’ve recently come across an entire collection of Countdown (issues 1 to 56) and its replacement when it regenerated into TV Action.

I thought I would share a monthly digest of the comic’s issues, exactly 40 years on from publication.

As we will see, many strips came and went through the history of Countdown and TV Action, but Doctor Who was the only one to appear in all issues, bar one or two.

The launch issue contains strips based on three Gerry Anderson series; one Hanna Barbera cartoon; and a specially commissioned strip which gives the comic its title, Countdown.
From the second issue, two further Gerry Anderson programmes add to the strips.

Click the issue title to view
the complete comic in PDF format.

Issue 1

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Gemini Plan pt 1
art by Harry Lindfield

also Dastardly And Muttley, UFO, Thunderbirds, Countdown, Captain Scarlet

Issue 2

Contains comic strips of
Doctor Who - Gemini Plan pt 2
art by Harry Lindfield

also Captain Scarlet, Joe 90, Dastardly And Muttley, Thunderbirds, UFO, The Secret Service, Countdown

Doctor Who Experience -Third Doctor incarnation

This weekend (Sunday 20th February) sees the official opening of the Doctor Who Experience exhibition at London’s Olympia.

Amongst the displays is a definitive collection of costumes worn by The Doctor through his regeneration (see left and right). Some out of necessity are replicas, but many are original and screen-used.

On Thursday I went to the first of the paid previews, following on from a couple of weeks of tester days to iron out teething troubles. While I was there I took a good set of photographs of all the costumes on show.

I have already written a Full Review of the exhibition itself, but here is a more targeted write-up focusing on the items of interest to a Third Doctor fan and giving them a more detailed look.

As I don’t run a blog for the First and Second Doctors, I’m including them here - after all, they appearing in The Three Doctors all together!

Nestle Milk Chocolate Bars - picture 2

Today it’s picture two of Doctor Who Fights Masterplan “Q” - the 15-part adventure on the backs of the Nestlé Doctor Who Milk Chocolate bars.

In this part, The Doctor and Jo explore the surface of Quorus and discover dinosaur-like creatures.
But who is the modern-dressed stranger they spy?

Here is the artwork to the lid of the sweet shop display box.