‘Doctor Who’ Fans Angered To Find Fake Mobile Number Is NOT The Doctor’s Personal Line

God, sometimes I love nerds so much I just want to eat them up – and this is one of those instances. The current season of Doctor Who had its finale this past weekend, which was cause enough for excitement and debate amongst the Who fans as it was – 10 million viewers tuned in – but approximately 2500 of them found something else to get het up about.

In short: they were angry that a mobile number that appeared on screen numerous times during the cliffhanger was not a direct line to the TARDIS.

More than 2,500 fans – whipped into a frenzy of anticipation after a cliffhanger ending in which it appeared that star David Tennant might be leaving as the Doctor began regenerating – dialled it before the last episode aired on Saturday.

One fan complained: ‘They showed that number so many times, as if they were asking for it to be called.’

But their attempts to contact their hero on his personal number – 07700 900461 – came to nothing when they discovered that it would not connect-Writing on the BBC’s website, one disgruntled viewer said: ‘Grrr – I phoned the Doctor’s phone number but there was just an annoying network message.

‘What’s the point in showing a phone number if you’re not gonna use it?!’

Ofcom, the TV industry watchdog, said the number was simply one reserved for use in television dramas.

A spokesman added: ‘It wouldn’t have cost anything to call these numbers because they are not real.

Oh god, it’s almost too much! “Grr – I phoned the Doctor’s number”!

It’s like the bit in Galaxy Quest where the nerds find out that the show’s universe was real after all – except here, it isn’t real. Damn you, BBC!!