Calling The Doctor

According to this week’s Doctor Who, the Doctor’s phone number is 07700 900 461.

The Doctor's phone number

Alas, “The number you have called has not been recognized”. BBC, you disappoint me. Why feature the number so prominently (full screen, at least three times) if it doesn’t do anything? Would it really have been that difficult to put a recording of David Tennant at the end of the phone?

Somehow, I think next week it may prove important…

Update: Seems the number falls within the range of numbers reserved by Ofcom “for drama purposes”. Pity.

Still can’t work out what happened last night. I have a vague feeling that the idea of them being “one second in the future” will be important, as will the Doctor’s spare hand. And I wager John Simm (The Master) may make a return… after all, we’ve seen everyone else.