Post by MS on Jul 31, 2016 7:38:07 GMT -5
The BFG featured Penelope Wilton as Queen Victoria.
The curious thing about this casting is that in her second appearance as Harriet Jones in Doctor Who in The Christmas Invasion, Harriet, now British Prime Minister suggested employing the services of Torchwood to deal with the Sycorax as there was no sign of the Doctor.
Despite the Doctor eventually turning up on the scene, the Sycorax were ultimately dealt with by Torchwood on the orders of Prime Minister Jones.
Two episodes later in Tooth and Claw it was revealed that Torchwood was founded by none other than Queen Victoria herself (although played here by Pauline Collins).
In another connection to Torchwood, The BFG is based on the book by Roald Dahl and Torchwood Three was situated at Roald Dahl Plass.
The casting of Wilton in her Doctor Who and BFG roles presented the unusual distinction of a British Prime Minister going on to become the British monarch.
As Harriet Jones had employed the services of Torchwood to deal with the Sycorax, it was somewhat ironic that as the founder of Torchwood, Wilton as Queen Victoria did not get Torchwood to deal with the menace in The BFG.
The curious thing about this casting is that in her second appearance as Harriet Jones in Doctor Who in The Christmas Invasion, Harriet, now British Prime Minister suggested employing the services of Torchwood to deal with the Sycorax as there was no sign of the Doctor.
Despite the Doctor eventually turning up on the scene, the Sycorax were ultimately dealt with by Torchwood on the orders of Prime Minister Jones.
Two episodes later in Tooth and Claw it was revealed that Torchwood was founded by none other than Queen Victoria herself (although played here by Pauline Collins).
In another connection to Torchwood, The BFG is based on the book by Roald Dahl and Torchwood Three was situated at Roald Dahl Plass.
The casting of Wilton in her Doctor Who and BFG roles presented the unusual distinction of a British Prime Minister going on to become the British monarch.
As Harriet Jones had employed the services of Torchwood to deal with the Sycorax, it was somewhat ironic that as the founder of Torchwood, Wilton as Queen Victoria did not get Torchwood to deal with the menace in The BFG.