In a gloomy street stands a Metropolitan Police Box. Then next to it appears a TARDIS of the correct size and shape for the First Doctor. Another TARDIS arrives – that of the Eleventh Doctor! This video shows the differences between the correct proportions of the Mk2 Metropolitan Police Box versus the earliest and most recent TARDISes. The Hartnell box was smaller, but had more a more accurate appearance. Whereas the Matt Smith box (just like all props of the new series) is a more accurate size, but is too fat, and the panels are far too large. This inaccuracy is of course so well documented now that Steven Moffat even pokes fun of the fans upset over the prop in his episode Blink. But, let’s face it, when the Doctor Who prop is placed next to a correct Police Box, you have to admit that it’s got the worst Camouflage Unit ever! It’s a good job it has a Perception Filter to disguise the fact it’s a rubbish approximation of a Mk 2 Met Police Box!
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