The Fiveish Doctors Reboot ( TV story ) The Five ( ish ) Doctors Reboot was a tongue - in - cheek Red Button release showing the attempts by Peter Davison , Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy to get into the 50th anniversary special . It features a multitude of cameo appearances from many other actors who have been involved in the history of " Doctor Who " . Synopsis . With the 50th anniversary special of " Doctor Who " about to film , the " Classic " Doctors are keen to be involved . But with the anniversary drawing ever closer , will they manage to succeed ? Plot . Sean Pertwee and Olivia Colman sit and discuss their upcoming projects . Both seem frustrated that they are not involved in the " five Doctors reboot thing " , with Colman adding " I ' m usually in everything . " Christmas 2012 – Peter Davison is at home watching " The Snowmen " with his two sons Louis and Joel ( who is watching from behind the sofa , and who both made their acting debut ) . When asked if there will be a 50th anniversary special , and if he will be in it , he answers that he is not sure , and while his sons seem delighted at the prospect of it featuring just Matt Smith and David Tennant , Davison is quite concerned that he is going to be left out . Davison now walks through the BBC Television Centre to the admiration of Matt Smith , Jenna Coleman , and Steven Moffat , as well as several other " Doctor Who " crew members . But suddenly Janet Fielding appears and tells him that he is dreaming and that they are not really going to call him , and he awakes in bed . While walking his dog he rings his agent to see if he has been asked to appear in the special . February 2013 - Sylvester McCoy checks his mobile phone but has no messages . Colin Baker sits by his phone waiting , as do Davison and McCoy . March 2013 - In his car , Davison listens to the radio and the upcoming 50th anniversary being discussed , and phones his pregnant daughter , Georgia Moffett , who hangs up before using a celery stick to dig into ( quite literally ) a carton of ice cream . He checks into a hotel and asks if he has any messages . He hasn ' t . When signing photographs at a convention he appears somewhat vexed , something which isn ' t helped by a fan wearing a Tom Baker T - shirt , who asks if he will be in the 50th anniversary special . He phones the " Doctor Who " production office to make sure they have his mobile phone number so that they can get hold of him . The receptionist is unimpressed , and reminds him that he already phoned the day before , and the day before that . He asks to speak to Steven Moffat , who instructs the receptionist to tell Davison that he is in a meeting , and carries on playing with his Tenth and Eleventh Doctor action figures . Later , Moffat is receiving voice mail while in a car . He has a message from Davison , which he deletes . Colin Baker is at home reading , whilst waiting by the phone . His wife informs he that has been doing so for the last four weeks , and asks for his help in the garden . Sylvester McCoy is on the phone telling someone that although he is in the middle of filming " The Hobbit " he is still available for the 50th Anniversary , but is asked to leave a voicemail . Colin Baker attempts to do the same , only to be told " oh no , not another one " , when standing on a lawn - mower in an attempt to get better signal at the bottom of his garden . Steven Moffat listens to more messages from the actors , this time from McCoy and Baker , in which they suggest cross - overs with their other projects , but Moffat casually deletes the messages without listening them through . Davison ' s sons are playing when he has some bad news for them , " there is a very real possibility that I won ' t be in the 50th anniversary special . " They are indifferent , and resume playing , much to Davison ' s annoyance . Meanwhile , Steven Moffat is dreaming , and haunted by several classic companions , including Matthew Waterhouse , who says , " Now I ' ll never know if I was right " before exploding and waking Moffat up suddenly . ' The Four Doctors ' Convention 2013 - In the hospitality suite , Paul McGann is reading a script while Baker and McCoy look on , noting that he is always filming . Davison joins them stating that his contact has given him the filming dates , and that he has a plan . On the phone McGann asks his agent if they have heard anything about the " Doctor Who " special , disappointed for the answer to be " nothing at all . " McCoy asks if they should call Tom , thinking he might like to join the team . But both Baker , Davison , and even McCoy himself is reluctant to make the call , so they bicker a bit over who gets to do it , before Baker finally gives in and takes out his phone . Tom Baker ( as the Fourth Doctor ) is seen punting down a river as his phone rings , before being swept into a time vortex , so they instead reach his voicemail , which informs them that he is " stuck in the sodding time vortex , again ! " and can therefore not assist them right now . Despite this , McGann informs them that regardless of what they are planning , he ' s in . . . " work permitting , obviously . " McCoy states that he would like to be involved , but can ' t as he is due to return to New Zealand and " The Hobbit " , and Baker returns home expecting a special delivery . Baker ' s wife and daughters hope that he hasn ' t noticed that it has arrived , but much to their chagrin he has . It is a Special Edition DVD of " Vengeance on Varos " , to replace another that went missing . Baker happily points out that this version has extra features , " Even more of me ! " , and sits down to watch it with his reluctant family , who can ' t escape as he locked all the doors in the house . McCoy is waiting in his trailer speaking on his phone , saying how Peter Jackson often leaves him waiting in case he has a moment of inspiration , which rarely happens . Fed up with waiting , he decides to " live dangerously " , leaves a note , and flies back to Great Britain . Davison speaks to Baker to let him know it ' s on , " Thursday morning , you know where . " Holding a sign declaring " No Classics No 50th ! ! " , Davison stands outside BBC Television Centre . McCoy and Baker sit and watch quoting ( and misquoting ) their respective Doctors . McCoy notes that he has a sinking feeling , while someone knocks on his trailer back in New Zealand . When asking where Paul is , Baker answers that he has filming commitments . On the set of " The Hobbit " , Peter Jackson is told of McCoy ' s disappearance and asks Ian McKellen , who at first has no idea who McCoy is , if he can shoot the scene without him , something which McKellen believes might actually be an improvement . Back in London , John Barrowman walks by the protest and , amused by the sight , he informs Davison that " Doctor Who " is in fact filmed in Cardiff . The trio chase after him and ask for a ride , but he seems reticent . Looking into his car , they are surprised to find a wife and two children . Embarrassed , Barrowman asks them not to tell anybody that he isn ' t actually gay . When his family starts shouting at him , he throws them out of his car and agrees to drive the trio to Wales , and spends the journey singing showtunes . While initially arriving at Roath Lock Studios , Davison leads the others to The Doctor Who Experience , paying their entrance fee with the John Barrowman merchandise given to them by Barrowman himself . In the museum McCoy looks forlornly at his old costume , and Davison directs them into a prop TARDIS . Realising it is not the real TARDIS , he initiates plan B . . . while Baker and McCoy are left to question his sanity . Georgia Moffett is on the phone to David Tennant , saying that if he just does this one thing , then Davison will leave them alone . He reluctantly agrees and hangs up before wondering if there was something he should have remembered . While Georgia is in labour , Tennant wedges open a door to the studios with a fire extinguisher . Before taking advantage of this however , McCoy stops to ask Davison and Baker just why they are doing this . Struggling to find an answer , Davison soon responds " for the fans " , much to the enthusiasm of the others . The three actors soon enter the studios , noting the musical difference between standing just inside and outside of the door , but soon shrug it off and continue . Entering the TARDIS studio itself , they agree " let ' s do it ! " A child points his sonic screwdriver at the various costumes in the Experience , but soon stops when he notices the fifth , sixth , and seventh Doctor ' s jackets are missing . Now wearing their old costumes , Davison and co enter the TARDIS set but almost immediately criticise it . McCoy doesn ' t like the stairs , Baker thinks it to be too dark , and Davison remarks how nothing wobbles . They soon leave to find the " Doctor Who " crew filming the 50th anniversary special , but are not sure how to actually be in it , as Davison never actually thought they ' d get this far . When moving on to scene 19 , a voice is heard asking for three Dalek s , and an idea strikes them . Three Dalek operator s , reading " Dalek Operator Gazette " , make their way to the set , but find themselves locked in their room . Making their way to the set , the three Doctors are now inside three Daleks , but are told off by a BBC employee for being late . The actual operators themselves return to their magazines , considering the crew to be the ones losing out . When they have finished filming , Davison , Baker and McCoy congratulate themselves on having made it into the episode , but are unable to get out of the Dalek costumes . Meanwhile , a security guard notices the fire extinguisher , alerts other guards , and begins to search the building . Having been let out , a crew member states that the Dalek operators are also due to play Zygon s , but the three soon make their excuses and leave . Believing they have gotten away with it , they make their way to leave , only to find themselves walking behind the guards who are looking for them . They are able to escape without being spotted , but know they are being chased . They try to leave through a closed gate , but are found by one of the guards . The guard happens to be a fan , and asks the three to sign autographs , and allow them on their way without realising that they are the intruders he is looking for . They make their way to another studio , in which the Under - Gallery scene is being filmed , but the guards are asked to leave as they do not have the right clearance . At a bus stop outside the studios , Peter Davison , Colin Baker , and Sylvester McCoy celebrate with a bottle of champagne . Davison looks to the camera saying that they have everything , but is soon told he should instead say " cut " , and the camera is turned off . McCoy soon points out another camera across the road however , and is told it is for the making - of documentary . Davison soon receives a phone call he was expecting , and chooses to ignore it . Russell T Davies leaves a message telling Davison that he had heard he was making a video for the 50th anniversary , and asks to be in it . The three actors wave to camera and board a coach , still celebrating their success , and Davies is still leaving his message , suggesting ideas for his role . When McCoy and Baker are asleep , Davison deletes the 27 minute message from Davies , and settles in for the journey . Two weeks later - In an editing suite Moffat tells an editor that he is happy , and they are ready to move on to scene 19 . When discussing this scene Moffat wonders if it is actually needed , and the editor points out that they are over - running by 10 minutes , and it is agreed they should cut it . The scene is deleted , and the end credits roll . Moffat and the editor then move on to the Under - Gallery scene , but Moffat has to leave in order to answer a phone call . The editor continues to watch the filmed footage however , and sees that Davison , Baker and McCoy are given shrouds , and told to stand in as the Zygons . When Moffat returns he is told things couldn ' t be better , and they begin to view the rest of the footage . In addition , the voices of John Hurt and Jemma Redgrave are heard from production audio from " The Day of the Doctor " . Story notes . Ratings . " to be added " Production errors . " to be added " Home video releases . DVD and Blu - ray releases . While appearing at a convention in June 2014 , Colin Baker announced that " The Five ( ish ) Doctors Reboot " would be released as part of a then unannounced anniversary box set . This was the 50th Anniversary Collector ' s Edition box set , released in both DVD and Blu - ray formats in September of the same year . It was also released on the German series 8 box set . External links . " to be added "