Jon Pertwee (aka ‘The Tall Lightbulb’, Worzel Gummidge, and ‘The Pert One’) played the Third Doctor as a hybrid of Jeeves and Wooster. The confidence bordering on arrogance, the fondness for the finer things, the frequenting of gentlemen’s clubs (not that kind of gentlemen’s club. Probably) and a keen sense of idealism are all traits he shares with Bertie Wooster.

His intelligence, ability to see a plan through, and inner steel are things that Wooster’s butler also possesses. Plus, he likes yelling “Haii“, mugging shamelessly and wearing ostentatious clothing. Thus was a TV legend born.

Pertwee’s background was in comedy. Featuring in various films, he was most well known for starring in The Navy Lark for eighteen years, and Doctor Who was his big chance to break away from the perception the public had of him. As a result, the Third Doctor’s character is not big on quips, but instead is a generally serious man, heavy on the charm. He doesn’t deliver punchlines as such, but there’s a lot of character-based comedy delivered straight.