Days before Ace was transported to the Iceworld, she had watched Withnail and I in a cinema, fancying the actor who played Withnail. (PROSE: Independence Day)
Behind the scenes
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Withnail was cast as an incarnation of the Doctor, alongside his Withnail and I co-stars, in 2008. (NOTVALID: Doctor What 1)
The Ninth Doctor mockingly called his out-of-universe "Shalka" counterpart "Withnail" when he turned him away from the ex-Doctors club. (NOTVALID: Doctor Whoah! 376)
Other matters
Withnail was played by Richard E Grant, a fact directly alluded to in the latter strip.