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:"''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.''" | :"''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.''" | ||
::::: | :::::{{small|-The [[Sixth Doctor]], quoting Sydney Carton. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'')}} | ||
The [[Third Doctor]] mentioned Sydney Carton. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lampblack Wars (short story)|The Lampblack Wars]]'') | The [[Third Doctor]] mentioned Sydney Carton. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Lampblack Wars (short story)|The Lampblack Wars]]'') | ||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Although left unmentioned in ''[[The Lampblack Wars (short story)|The Lampblack Wars]]'', | * Although left unmentioned in ''[[The Lampblack Wars (short story)|The Lampblack Wars]]'', Sydney 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''. | * [[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''. | * [[Paul Shelley]] played the character in the 1980 BBC TV series ''A Tale of Two Cities''. | ||
Latest revision as of 12:46, 9 March 2023
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[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Although left unmentioned in The Lampblack Wars, Sydney 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.
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