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The [[Sixth Doctor]] recited a [[quote]] identified by [[Melanie Bush]] as being from '''Sydney Carton'''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'')
The [[Sixth Doctor]] recited a [[quote]] identified by [[Melanie Bush]] as being from '''Sydney Carton'''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'')


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* [[James Wilby]] played the character in the 1989 ITV TV series ''A Tale of Two Cities''.
* [[James Wilby]] played the character in the 1989 ITV TV series ''A Tale of Two Cities''.
* [[Charles Dance]] played the character in the 1989 [[BBC Radio 4]] adaptation ''A Tale of Two Cities''.
* [[Charles Dance]] played the character in the 1989 [[BBC Radio 4]] adaptation ''A Tale of Two Cities''.
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Revision as of 23:56, 3 January 2021

Sydney Carton

The Sixth Doctor recited a quote identified by Melanie Bush as being from Sydney Carton. (TV: The Ultimate Foe)

"It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done. It is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."
-The Sixth Doctor, quoting Sydney Carton. (TV: The Ultimate Foe)


The Third Doctor mentioned Sydney Carton. (PROSE: The Lampblack Wars)

Behind the scenes

Although left unmentioned in The Lampblack Wars, Sidney Carton is a character from the Charles Dickens novel, A Tale of Two Cities.

  • Peter Wyngarde played the character in the 1957 BBC TV series A Tale of Two Cities.
  • Paul Shelley played the character in the 1980 BBC TV series A Tale of Two Cities.
  • James Wilby played the character in the 1989 ITV TV series A Tale of Two Cities.
  • Charles Dance played the character in the 1989 BBC Radio 4 adaptation A Tale of Two Cities.