3. The Fatal Death Doctors
Who Played Them? Rowan Atkinson, Richard E. Grant, Jim Broadbent, Hugh Grant, and Joanna Lumley
When Did They Appear? The 1997 Comic Relief spoof The Curse Of Fatal Death A decent parody of the Doctor is very difficult to pull off since theres such a large number of character traits to spoof but Steven Moffats five parody Doctors each capture some very familiar elements of the Doctor incredibly well. Theres a great range of personalities for the Doctor here including Rowan Atkinsons very sarcastic and almost Blackadder-esque portrayal, Richard E. Grants vanity, and Jim Broadbents bumbling shyness around women. And since its a comedy spoof, these different personalities (many of which wed seen shades of in previous Doctors) are milked for all theyre worth with hilarious results, particularly when Joanna Lumleys Doctor is introduced. The real standouts are Atkinson and Lumley which is natural since theyre the Doctors that survive the longest but the other Doctors are still very amusing despite their limited screentime.