Joker's Revenge (sketch)

## *Joker's Revenge*

### Doctor(s)

Matt Smith, Christopher Eccleston, Jodie Whittaker, Sylvester McCoy, David Tennant, Peter Capaldi, Colin Baker, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison, Paul McGann, John Hurt, William Hartnell

### Companions

Ace, Adric, Wilfred Mott, Amy Pond, Rory Williams

### Featuring

Chris Chibnall, Sherlock Holmes, Dream Lord, Ood, Drashig of the Forest

### Main Villain(s)

The Joker, Harley Quinn, Bane, The Penguin, Two-Face, The Riddler, Professor Pyg, Mr Freeze, Cat Woman

## Other

### Next Sketch

Chibnall Presents! - Doctor Who Road OOD!

**Joker's Revenge** was the fourth and penultimate sketch of Doctor Who Road: Phase 3. It was the conclusion of the Batman Villains trilogy.

## Synopsis

Matt Smith is faced with a figure from his past, The Joker, who has an evil plan to take over Doctor Who Road and reap his revenge on Smith.

## Notes

* Hints towards Smith's dark past are present as far back as Regen Bonanza part 1 where Tennant goes to tell a story from his past and Smith threatens him with “Speak a word of it and I’ll drill through your kneecaps".
* Capaldi is introduced with him smacking a Drashig puppet, referencing how one tormented him in Scotland in his Mini-Sketch.
* Where never mentioned, Sherlock's previous appearance was being knocked out in “Moffat's Revenge” and offscreen Chibnall took him away when no one was looking and delivered him to Arkham Road to make friends with The Joker.
* The characters' reaction to remembering where The Mad Hatter had been all that time was the same reaction Jack had when writing the sketch. It worked out well.
* McCoy was given a B-Plot about finding Ace mainly because Gemma likes his Doctor and Ace.
* The poor defences Colin and Capaldi walk past was not in the script, just noticed that fence was there when filming and improvised Colin's line making fun of it (Which is one of MeticulousBroadcast's favourite jokes).
* Tom Baker/Bane was always supposed to wear the “The Dark Knight Rises” mask, but it arrived late, so Jack made it a part of his powering up when fighting Capaldi, Pertwee and Colin.
* Pertwee's Two-Face mask was a lucky find in a charity shop, Gemma happened to spot it in a box and it worked perfectly when painted.
* Jack felt Chibnall's evil reveal in “Attack of The Dream Lord” wasn’t powerful enough, so Jack added the scene with him and the Dream Lord to ensure people knew how evil he was.
* When Eccleston slides under the machete, it’s Gemma swinging it. It also took about 6 tries to get it right. It was also her holding the sonic and needle later on in the scene.
* There was no plan for what McGann/Mr Freeze’s costume was going to look like until just before filming. So Jack improvised.
* John Hurt's scenes with Hartnell were added after Jack was worried he been hadn’t included a lot since introducing him in “Moffat's Revenge”.
* Eccleston taking on the Batman role references many old sketches where he would do the same (Starting in “Doctors Assemble”).
* Whittaker was originally going to be Red Hood, another hint to her evil turn, but it wasn’t necessary.
* The 3 main fight scenes (Capaldi, Pertwee and Colin VS Tom - Eccleston and Whittaker VS The Batman Villains - Smith VS McGann/Mr Freeze and Davison/Cat Woman) were mainly done so Jack could practise fight scenes ready for “Rise of the Chibb”.