Jon Pertwee - Revision history

DaaniyalAli at 11:28, 2 June 2026

2026-06-02T11:28:19Z

TobyMcDonald at 12:40, 6 August 2022

2022-08-06T12:40:53Z

Launchballer: Point taken, though worth bringing up anyway.

2022-08-06T11:48:44Z

Point taken, though worth bringing up anyway.

Ron Stowmarket: I know people are going to hate my pointless pedantry but there is no way that you can describe a period of 8 months as "a few months".

2022-08-06T04:09:38Z

I know people are going to hate my pointless pedantry but there is no way that you can describe a period of 8 months as "a few months".

The Doctor: Not sure that The Doctor is a renegade, a description usually reserved for The Master and The Rani

2020-12-13T00:34:53Z

Not sure that The Doctor is a renegade, a description usually reserved for The Master and The Rani

Launchballer: thinwound is an anagram of whodunnit, which was a game show he hosted

2017-12-03T15:04:04Z

thinwound is an anagram of whodunnit, which was a game show he hosted

JohnnyCanuck: remove capitalization -- he wasn't a god

2013-01-13T19:32:37Z

remove capitalization -- he wasn't a god

JRTerrier24 at 23:26, 27 November 2011

2011-11-27T23:26:36Z

JRTerrier24 at 23:26, 27 November 2011

2011-11-27T23:26:07Z

The Doctor at 16:10, 29 June 2010

2010-06-29T16:10:34Z

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 {{guest|debut_episode=Episode 1717|debut_date=29 September 1995|latest_episode=Episode 1717|latest_date=29 September 1995}}
-'''Jon Pertwee''' (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996) was a guest on ''[[Countdown]]''.
+'''Jon Pertwee''' was a guest on ''[[Countdown]]''. He was most famous for playing {{w|Third Doctor|the eponymous character}} in ''{{w|Doctor Who}}'', a feckless naval petty officer in ''{{w|The Navy Lark}}'' plus a scarecrow in ''{{w|Worzel Gummidge (TV series)|Worzel Gummidge}}'' and could never be accused of lacking "range". He also hosted ''{{w|Whodunnit? (British game show)|Whodunnit?}}'' and provided the voice of {{w|SuperTed}}'s sidekick, Spotty.
-As an actor, he was most famous for playing {{w|Third Doctor|the eponymous character}} in ''{{w|Doctor Who}}'', a feckless naval petty officer in ''{{w|The Navy Lark}}'' and a scarecrow in ''{{w|Worzel Gummidge (TV series)|Worzel Gummidge}}'', and as such could never be accused of lacking "range". He also hosted the murder mystery game show, ''{{w|Whodunnit? (British game show)|Whodunnit?}}'' and provided the voice of ''{{w|SuperTed}}''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sidekick, Spotty.
+On his solitary appearance, the [[conundrum]]s of {{word|DALEKSNEC}} and {{word|THINWOUND}} were revealed as a homage to him.
-On [[Episode 1717|his appearance]], the [[conundrum]]s {{word|DALEKSNEC}} and {{word|THINWOUND}} were revealed as a homage to him.
+Pertwee sadly died of a heart attack on 20 May 1996.
 ==External Links==

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-{{guest|debut_episode=Episode 1717|debut_date=29 September 1995|latest_episode=Episode 1717|latest_date=29 September 1995|appearances=1}}
+{{guest|debut_episode=Episode 1717|debut_date=29 September 1995|latest_episode=Episode 1717|latest_date=29 September 1995}}
-'''Jon Pertwee''' (1919-96) was a guest on ''Countdown''.
+'''Jon Pertwee''' (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996) was a guest on ''[[Countdown]]''.
-As an actor, he was most famous for playing [[wikipedia:Third Doctor|the eponymous character]] in ''{{w|Doctor Who}}'', a feckless naval petty officer in ''{{w|The Navy Lark}}'' and a scarecrow in ''{{w|Worzel Gummidge}}'', and as such could never be accused of lacking "range". He also hosted the murder mystery game show, ''{{w|Whodunnit?}}'' and provided the voice of ''{{w|SuperTed}}'s'' sidekick, Spotty.
+As an actor, he was most famous for playing {{w|Third Doctor|the eponymous character}} in ''{{w|Doctor Who}}'', a feckless naval petty officer in ''{{w|The Navy Lark}}'' and a scarecrow in ''{{w|Worzel Gummidge (TV series)|Worzel Gummidge}}'', and as such could never be accused of lacking "range". He also hosted the murder mystery game show, ''{{w|Whodunnit? (British game show)|Whodunnit?}}'' and provided the voice of ''{{w|SuperTed}}''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sidekick, Spotty.
-On [[Episode 1717|his appearance]], the conundrums {{word|DALEKSNEC}} and {{word|THINWOUND}} was revealed as a homage to him.
+On [[Episode 1717|his appearance]], the [[conundrum]]s {{word|DALEKSNEC}} and {{word|THINWOUND}} were revealed as a homage to him.
 Pertwee died of a heart attack on 20 May 1996, less than a year after his sole appearance on ''Countdown''.

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 On [[Episode 1717|his appearance]], the conundrums {{word|DALEKSNEC}} and {{word|THINWOUND}} was revealed as a homage to him.
-Pertwee died of a heart attack on 20 May 1996.
+Pertwee died of a heart attack on 20 May 1996, less than a year after his sole appearance on ''Countdown''.
 ==External Links==

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 On [[Episode 1717|his appearance]], the conundrums {{word|DALEKSNEC}} and {{word|THINWOUND}} was revealed as a homage to him.
-Pertwee died of a heart attack on 20 May 1996, just a few months after his sole appearance on ''Countdown''.
+Pertwee died of a heart attack on 20 May 1996.
 ==External Links==

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 '''Jon Pertwee''' (1919-96) was a guest on ''Countdown''.
-As an actor, he was most famous for playing a [[wikipedia:Third Doctor|renegade time lord]] in ''{{w|Doctor Who}}'', a feckless naval petty officer in ''{{w|The Navy Lark}}'' and a scarecrow in ''{{w|Worzel Gummidge}}'', and as such could never be accused of lacking "range". He also hosted the murder mystery game show, ''{{w|Whodunnit?}}'' and provided the voice of ''{{w|SuperTed}}'s'' sidekick, Spotty.
+As an actor, he was most famous for playing [[wikipedia:Third Doctor|the eponymous character]] in ''{{w|Doctor Who}}'', a feckless naval petty officer in ''{{w|The Navy Lark}}'' and a scarecrow in ''{{w|Worzel Gummidge}}'', and as such could never be accused of lacking "range". He also hosted the murder mystery game show, ''{{w|Whodunnit?}}'' and provided the voice of ''{{w|SuperTed}}'s'' sidekick, Spotty.
 On [[Episode 1717|his appearance]], the conundrums {{word|DALEKSNEC}} and {{word|THINWOUND}} was revealed as a homage to him.

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 As an actor, he was most famous for playing a [[wikipedia:Third Doctor|renegade time lord]] in ''{{w|Doctor Who}}'', a feckless naval petty officer in ''{{w|The Navy Lark}}'' and a scarecrow in ''{{w|Worzel Gummidge}}'', and as such could never be accused of lacking "range". He also hosted the murder mystery game show, ''{{w|Whodunnit?}}'' and provided the voice of ''{{w|SuperTed}}'s'' sidekick, Spotty.
-On [[Episode 1717|His appearance]], the conundrum {{word|DALEKSNEC}} was revealed as a homage to him.
+On [[Episode 1717|his appearance]], the conundrum {{word|DALEKSNEC}} was revealed as a homage to him.
 Pertwee died of a heart attack on 20 May 1996, just a few months after his sole appearance on ''Countdown''.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{guest|debut_episode=Episode 1717|debut_date=29 September 1995|latest_episode=Episode 1717|latest_date=29 September 1995|appearances=1}}
-'''Jon Pertwee''' (1919-96) was a guest on Countdown.
+'''Jon Pertwee''' (1919-96) was a guest on ''Countdown''.
-As an actor, he was most famous for playing a renegade time lord in ''Doctor Who'', a feckless naval petty officer in ''The Navy Lark'' and a scarecrow in ''Worzel Gummidge'', and as such could never be accused of lacking "range". He also hosted the murder mystery game show ''Whodunnit'' and provided the voice of ''Superted''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sidekick, Spotty.
+As an actor, he was most famous for playing a [[wikipedia:Third Doctor|renegade time lord]] in ''{{w|Doctor Who}}'', a feckless naval petty officer in ''{{w|The Navy Lark}}'' and a scarecrow in ''{{w|Worzel Gummidge}}'', and as such could never be accused of lacking "range". He also hosted the murder mystery game show, ''{{w|Whodunnit?}}'' and provided the voice of ''{{w|SuperTed}}''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s sidekick, Spotty.
-On [[Episode 1717|His appearance]], the conundrum {{word|DALEKSNEC}} was revealed as a homage to him, and in [[Episode 5070]] - {{word|DEDDALEKS}}.
+On [[Episode 1717|His appearance]], the conundrum {{word|DALEKSNEC}} was revealed as a homage to him.
-Jon Pertwee died of a heart attack on 20 May 1996, just a few months after his sole appearance on ''Countdown''.
+Pertwee died of a heart attack on 20 May 1996, just a few months after his sole appearance on ''Countdown''.
-==External links==
+==External Links==
 *[[wikipedia:Jon Pertwee|Jon Pertwee's Wikipedia page]]
-[[Category:Dictionary Corner Guests|Pertwee, Jon]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Pertwee, Jon}}