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Filming begins, and concludes temporarily for [[lunch]]. The guest star, a [[lesbian]] [[novelist]] called [[Iris Wildthyme|Iris]], arrives, and Eliza strikes up a conversation with her. | Filming begins, and concludes temporarily for [[lunch]]. The guest star, a [[lesbian]] [[novelist]] called [[Iris Wildthyme|Iris]], arrives, and Eliza strikes up a conversation with her. | ||
Soon, Eliza, Ellen, and Raoul's partner order a [[taxi]] to Ellen's [[Ellen's home|home]], singing on the way there. | Soon, Eliza, Ellen, and Raoul's partner order a [[taxi]] to Ellen's [[Ellen's home|home]], singing on the way there. | ||
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* Ellen lives in [[Cricklewood]]. | * Ellen lives in [[Cricklewood]]. | ||
* Iris has a home in [[Camden]]. | * Iris has a home in [[Camden]]. | ||
=== Food and drink === | === Food and drink === | ||
* Raoul's partner bought a mixed [[salad]] from a [[Greek deli (Hospitality)|Greek deli]] on [[Charing Cross Road]]. | * Raoul's partner bought a mixed [[salad]] from a [[Greek deli (Hospitality)|Greek deli]] on [[Charing Cross Road]]. | ||
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* There are also bottles of [[Stella Artois|Stella]] available to drink, and [[canapé]]s to eat. | * There are also bottles of [[Stella Artois|Stella]] available to drink, and [[canapé]]s to eat. | ||
* Raoul's partner eats [[chicken tikka]] in the studio. | * Raoul's partner eats [[chicken tikka]] in the studio. | ||
=== Fashion and clothing === | === Fashion and clothing === | ||
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Hospitality was the thirteenth and final short story in the anthology Iris: Abroad, written by Paul Magrs.
It featured the "lesbian novelist" incarnation of Iris Wildthyme, who is one of Iris Wildthyme's many equally true, first incarnations.
Plot
Raoul is gathering audience members for a TV series he works for, Glamorama, while his partner helps out.
Raoul's partner waits at Cleopatra's Needle, the meeting point for the audience members. A golden double decker bus arrives, and Raoul's partner and the audience climbs aboard.
The bus arrives in an industrial estate in Mile End, and Raoul's partner and the audience members make their was down to the studio. Ellen introduces herself to Raoul's partner, and she has lunch with the Lesbian Avengers.
Filming begins, and concludes temporarily for lunch. The guest star, a lesbian novelist called Iris, arrives, and Eliza strikes up a conversation with her.
Soon, Eliza, Ellen, and Raoul's partner order a taxi to Ellen's home, singing on the way there.
Characters
- Raoul's partner
- Raoul
- Raoul's boss
- "Dumpy lady"
- Ellen
- Older man
- Boy 1
- Presenter
- Eliza
- Iris
- Boy 2
- Girl
- Greek-looking bloke
- Sabrina
- Tracey
References
- Raoul moans when he has to watch This Morning, as he prefers working behind the scenes.
- Raoul needs aspirin for a tension headache.
- The Lesbian Avegers wear satin blouses.
- The presenter refers to sanitary pads as "fanny pads".
- Ellen has an empty packet of Marlboro cigarettes.
- Matisse is a shade of blue.
- Morning Quickie is filmed in one of the studios in Mile End.
- Eliza, Ellen, and Raoul's partner sing a song by Carly Simon.
- Iris is writing a novel.
People
- Raoul is French.
- Raoul's partner knows that Raoul has shagged at least twenty audience members.
- The older man and his boy comment that Paul McGann from the new Doctor Who TV movie is sexy, and they'd want to shag him.
- A group of gay boys check their tickets to make sure that the have free entry to Poptartz in Regent Street.
- The presenter looks like a young Roy Castle.
- Eliza is a member of the Lesbian Avengers. She also has a PhD.
- Some audience members leave after they discover Bette Midler isn't at the studio.
- Liza Minnelli was on Glamorama the previous week.
Locations
- Raoul spends Saturday night in Peterborough, going into gay clubs and pubs, looking for people who would be willing to be part of the audience.
- Raoul's partner visits Cleopatra's Needle, overlooking the Thames. She knows that This Morning is moving to here, from Albert Dock In Liverpool.
- Mile End is located in South London.
- Raoul's partner lives in Kilburn.
- Ellen lives in Cricklewood.
- Iris has a home in Camden.
Food and drink
- Raoul's partner bought a mixed salad from a Greek deli on Charing Cross Road.
- The audience members are served Kestrel lager and quiche.
- There are also bottles of Stella available to drink, and canapés to eat.
- Raoul's partner eats chicken tikka in the studio.
Fashion and clothing
Notes
- This incarnation of Iris Wildthyme that features in this story originates from Paul Magrs' Phoenix Court series of novels, which were published without any connections to Doctor Who at the time, meaning these novels are currently out of the scope of this Wiki. This does not mean the incarnation herself is invalid; this Wiki does acknowledge this incarnation in later works, such as PROSE: The Blue Angel.
- Oddly, the main character in the story remains nameless, as it's told from his point of view.
Continuity
- This incarnation of Iris Wildthyme was first mentioned in PROSE: The Blue Angel.
