7 Doctor Who TV References You (Probably) Didn't Know About

5. Daleks In Dibley

If you hadn't guessed by now, Richard Curtis is a life long fan of Doctor Who and as such he hasn't been able to resist the temptation to pay homage to it in his own shows whenever the opportunity has presented itself - and sometimes even when it hasn't. As well as the Dalek popping up in Mr. Bean, the iconic metal monsters also had somewhat more of a starring role in another of Richard's comedies, The Vicar of Dibley, when they were included as part of the protaganist's wedding ceremony in the final episode of the sitcom, The Vicar in White, back in 2007. What's more, bridesmaid Alice Tinker even went as far as dressing to impress as the tenth incarnation of the Time Lord, David Tennant, and accompanied the iconic adversaries down the isle in one of the most heartwarming tributes to the show to date. And that wasn't the only time the subject of Doctor Who was brought to the table by the inhabitants of Dibley. During the show's iconic festive special The Christmas Lunch Incident which aired in 1996, the topic of the Time Lord was quite literally brought to the table by one of the show's more erratic characters, Jim Trott, when he enthusiastically entertained his Christmas dinner guests with the classic Doctor Who inspired 'Knock knock' joke. The old ones are the best! You could also say there's another unintentional Doctor Who reference in that episode - after the Vicar consumes three dinners in one day, it's suggested her stomach is actually bigger on the inside. Probably clutching at straws with that one, though. Doctor Who and The Vicar of Dibley are also linked by the late actor Roger Lloyd Pack who played Owen Newitt in the comedy and guest starred in Doctor Who as John Lumic in the 2006 Cyberman two-parter Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel. Twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi also had a guest role in Dibley, too, playing Tristan Campbell whose character, coincidentally, went on to marry Orla Brady who appeared as Tasha Lem in last year's Doctor Who Christmas Special, The Time of the Doctor. It's almost too much, isn't it?