10 Most Unusual Demands Made By Doctor Who Guest Stars

10. Vi Delmar Negotiated A Separate Contract For Her Teeth - The Pirate Planet

Vi Delmar was an English character actor who'd popped up in everything from Carry On Cowboy to Dr. Finlay's Casebook. Born in 1902, Delmar was in her mid-70s when she was cast as the aged Queen Xanxia in the closing two parts of Douglas Adams' Doctor Who debut, The Pirate Planet.

Queen Xanxia, of course, was the true villain of the story. In an attempt to remain youthful, she plunders the galaxy for rare minerals to power the time dam that sustains her. Trapped in the final few moments of her life, she is defeated by the Doctor who warns her that there's not enough energy in the world to sustain her existence forever.

In order to better portray this wizened old queen, Delmar was asked to remove her false teeth by director Pennant Roberts. She refused to do so, and ended up negotiating an extra fee to appear on screen without her falsers in! According to IMDb, this was her final on-screen credit as an actor, but Delmar lived on until 1902. The fate of her false teeth is unknown.