Errol Flynn was an actor who played Sir Francis Drake in films that Ian Chesterton had seen. (AUDIO: The Flames of Cadiz)
Bill Filer mentioned Flynn in a conversation with Jo Grant. (TV: The Claws of Axos)
Prior to or during his fifth incarnation, the Doctor sparred with Flynn. (AUDIO: Hexagora)
The Tenth Doctor claimed that he and Flynn had learnt fencing together from Basil Rathbone. (AUDIO: The Sword of the Chevalier) The Twelfth Doctor claimed to have practised swordfighting with him. According to him, Flynn had an enormous ego. (TV: Robot of Sherwood)
At some point, Flynn acted in a film being shot in Follyrood in which he would have saved the Mountains of Jadra, one of the Seven Wonders of the Universe, the filming of which came to an end when it was revealed the director was destroying the other six wonders for his film. After the Thirteenth Doctor put an end to the film's production, she asked Errol for his autograph. (COMIC: The Greatest Movie Never Made)
Behind the scenes
- The Twelfth Doctor claimed to have met Errol Flynn when fighting Robin Hood. Flynn famously portrayed Robin Hood himself in The Adventures of Robin Hood.
- In reality, Flynn never actually played Drake.