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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' is a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 172|172]]. It features [[Henry Gordon Jago|Henry Jago]] and [[George Litefoot]] in their first appearance in any medium since they made their debut in the television story ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' in 1977. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' is a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 172|172]]. It features [[Henry Gordon Jago|Henry Jago]] and [[George Litefoot]] in their first appearance in any medium since they made their debut in the television story ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' in 1977. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
With [[giant rat]]s still roaming the sewers of Victorian [[London]], [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[George Litefoot]] realise that someone must deal with the creatures and intend to do it themselves using their newly-acquired [[Gatling gun]]. As the pair leave the public house where they have been discussing their forthcoming task, as well as wishing the [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]] was still around to help, Litefoot bumps into a [[Fifth Doctor|stranger dressed as a cricketer]], to whom he apologises before departing. | With [[giant rat]]s still roaming the sewers of Victorian [[London]], [[Henry Gordon Jago]] and [[George Litefoot]] realise that someone must deal with the creatures and intend to do it themselves using their newly-acquired [[Gatling gun]]. They have only been told about the rats from the Doctor, and have not actually seen them. As the pair leave the public house where they have been discussing their forthcoming task, as well as wishing the [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]] was still around to help, Litefoot bumps into a [[Fifth Doctor|stranger dressed as a cricketer]], to whom he apologises before departing. While the stranger seems to recognize him, Litefoot feels a chill pass through him. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* Jago and Litefoot have acquired a Gatling gun. | |||
* The [[poison]] intended to kill the rats didn't work. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* [[Andy Lane]] would later write four Big Finish audio dramas featuring Jago and Litefoot: ''[[The Mahogany Murderers]]'', ''[[The Similarity Engine]]'', ''[[The Ruthven Inheritance]]'' and ''[[Chronoclasm]]''. | * [[Andy Lane]] would later write four Big Finish audio dramas featuring Jago and Litefoot: ''[[The Mahogany Murderers]]'', ''[[The Similarity Engine]]'', ''[[The Ruthven Inheritance]]'' and ''[[Chronoclasm]]''. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* {{dwrefguide|brief.htm#dwm172|A Victorian Interlude}}{{TitleSort}} | * {{dwrefguide|brief.htm#dwm172|A Victorian Interlude}}{{TitleSort}} | ||
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Revision as of 01:13, 11 January 2016
A Victorian Interlude is a Brief Encounter short story published in Doctor Who Magazine 172. It features Henry Jago and George Litefoot in their first appearance in any medium since they made their debut in the television story The Talons of Weng-Chiang in 1977.
Summary
With giant rats still roaming the sewers of Victorian London, Henry Gordon Jago and George Litefoot realise that someone must deal with the creatures and intend to do it themselves using their newly-acquired Gatling gun. They have only been told about the rats from the Doctor, and have not actually seen them. As the pair leave the public house where they have been discussing their forthcoming task, as well as wishing the Doctor was still around to help, Litefoot bumps into a stranger dressed as a cricketer, to whom he apologises before departing. While the stranger seems to recognize him, Litefoot feels a chill pass through him.
Characters
References
- Jago and Litefoot have acquired a Gatling gun.
- The poison intended to kill the rats didn't work.
Notes
- Andy Lane would later write four Big Finish audio dramas featuring Jago and Litefoot: The Mahogany Murderers, The Similarity Engine, The Ruthven Inheritance and Chronoclasm.
Continuity
- Jago and Litefoot talk about their recent adventure with the Fourth Doctor and discuss exterminating the giant rats remaining in the sewers. (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
- Jago and Litefoot would later travel with another future incarnation of the Doctor, the Sixth Doctor. (AUDIO: Voyage to Venus, Voyage to the New World)
- Litefoot bumps into the Fifth Doctor, but does not recognise him due to his regeneration. (TV: Logopolis)
