Chloe 'Cleo' Mortimer

Cleo Mortimer. British. Doctor Who obsessive (1963-2017). Writer. Gestalt entity.

[Chloe 'Cleo' Mortimer @CleoWho]

@BernardJKD I remember those t-shirts!
I had the Colin Baker one, which bore the slogan 'The Cat That Walks Alone'... almost, but not quite, quoting Rudyard Kipling.

[Chloe 'Cleo' Mortimer @CleoWho]

Peri Brown, played by Nicola Bryant, appeared in eleven Doctor Who serials between 1984–1986.
During most of that time, it seems, she was disorientated. #doctorwho

[Andrew Morris @Fahrenfew]

Photo from Jeremy Bulloch’s 2005 blog archive - https://t.co/Xlxf05GO4U
That’s me in the Boba Fett suit. I spent the day cosplaying to draw crowds for Jeremy’s signing at The Videodrome Store in Worcester.
He was an extraordinarily nice chap. We spent the quiet moments chatting about Star Wars, Billy Bunter, and Doctor Who. A day well spent, long ago.
#starwars #bobafett #maythe4thbewithyou

[Mestor The Magnificent @TheMestor]

Still one of my favourite passages in any Doctor Who Target novelisation! A shame this exchange isn’t in the televised version!

[Chloe 'Cleo' Mortimer @CleoWho]

Turlough, played by Mark Strickson, appeared in ten Doctor Who serials between 1983-1984.
Although, during most of that time, it seems nobody had much idea of his whereabouts. #doctorwho

[Chloe 'Cleo' Mortimer @CleoWho]

Episode 1 of 'Invasion of the Dinosaurs' was just titled 'Invasion' to avoid spoiling its shock T-Rex cliffhanger.
But...
"...swinging London has been invaded by something from even further back in time - prehistoric monsters!" - Radio Times, 12-19 Jan 1974 edition. #doctorwho

[Chloe 'Cleo' Mortimer @CleoWho]

If it was 1974, we'd be watching the final episode of The Monster of Peladon this evening - first aired on Sat 27th April... fifty-two years ago. #doctorwho

[Chloe 'Cleo' Mortimer @CleoWho]

Just watched Dark Places (1974) - a delighfully creepy British psychological horror. Great cast: Christopher Lee, Joan Collins, Herbert Lom, Robert Hardy... and the lovely John Levene. Yes, Sergeant Benton himself!
Wonderfully atmospheric old-school chiller. Real slow-burn dread!

[Phil Stevens @philwithadrill]

“The Daleks’ Master Plan - The Making Of a Television Serial”

**NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER!**

Written by Alan Stevens, with cover and internal illustrations by Timothy Stephen Keable.

Direct link to the feature on the Magic Bullet site:

https://t.co/2OlwISaxyS

#TV21film

[Chloe 'Cleo' Mortimer @CleoWho]

My first exposure to Cyberman, this day in 1975. Often overshadowed by the Hinchcliffe masterpieces that follow, Revenge of the Cybermen is stark SF with a new take on Cybermen, atmospheric location work, and the Doctor, Sarah & Harry trio on top form. Great finale for Season 12.

[Chloe 'Cleo' Mortimer @CleoWho]

@TeaNilso You know what?
You've made a very rational and reasonable point, and you've helped me change my mind. True, I don't like Gatwa's era - but the gap in my line-up of Doctor figures just ain't right.
I'm in.
Thank you. 👍

[Chloe 'Cleo' Mortimer @CleoWho]

Such a shame the range includes a Ncuti Gatwa figure - I can't abide him or his era. Being a build-a-figure set you have to buy them all, or buy none. I've made my choice; hard pass. Had the collection been all Classic Who figures you couldn't have taken my money fast enough!

[Character Toys @CharacterToysUK]

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[Chloe 'Cleo' Mortimer @CleoWho]

@TharriesYT Oh come on, that's hardly fair. I've still got my Ninth Doctor & Slitheen walkie-talkies!

[Philip Morris @archives1963]

DID you know? These photos — including a bird’s eye view of the various sets — from The Daleks’ Master Plan: Volcano was from a collection of colour pics that was never supposed to be made public by request of their owner, of which several (below) slipped out?

[Chloe 'Cleo' Mortimer @CleoWho]

@archives1963 These are amazing to see. The resourcefulness of the set designer to maximise a limited space has to be admired. The choice of colours used for monochrome filming is fascinating. And look at the camera operators - I love the way men dressed back then.

[Chloe 'Cleo' Mortimer @CleoWho]

@CharacterToysUK I won't be buying any if owning a Yeti includes having to buy a figure of the awful Ncuti Gatwa. Why not Matt Smith as 'Mr. Clever' instead? He'd go nicely with the Cybermen.

[Chloe 'Cleo' Mortimer @CleoWho]

44 years ago (15 Feb 1982), The Visitation #1 aired with a cracker of an opening! Witty script, gorgeous period setting, the brilliant Richard Mace (I wish he'd returned), packed with action, tension, heroics and dastardly reptiles. Glorious stuff!
I'll 'av me posset now. #DrWho

[Chloe 'Cleo' Mortimer @CleoWho]

Today (13 Feb) in 1965, The Web Planet premiered. Early experimental Who; fully alien world, no humans beyond the crew, butterfly people, ant overlords & eerie Animus. Bold, atmospheric, genuinely weird. But slow pacing, annoying bleeping & greasy lenses make it a slog for some.

[Chloe 'Cleo' Mortimer @CleoWho]

Today in 1966 (12 Feb), Doctor Who: The Massacre Ep 2 'The Sea Beggar' first aired. All episodes of this story are missing from the BBC archives & considered lost - but I reckon one'll turn up someday. A friend claims he watched a great VHS copy at a Local Group meeting in 1984.

[Chloe 'Cleo' Mortimer @CleoWho]

Today in 1984 (Feb 8) part 2 of Resurrection of the Daleks first aired. The Daleks free Davros to cure a virus, triggering a chaotic civil war, a shocking amount of violence, and a huge death toll in '80s London. The horror of it all makes Tegan quit. A dark, high-stakes classic.