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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = Franklin Hughes Dennis Hooper.jpg | |image = Franklin Hughes Dennis Hooper.jpg | ||
|series = [[TV Action|''TVA'' comic stories]] | |series = [[TV Action|''TVA'' comic stories]] | ||
|doctor = Third Doctor | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|featuring = [[Oswald Holland|Oswald]] | |||
|enemy = Professor [[Midas]] | |enemy = Professor [[Midas]] | ||
|setting = [[Puddlesfield]], [[1970s]] | |setting = [[Puddlesfield]], [[1970s]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Dennis Hooper | ||
|artist = [[Harry Lindfield]] | |artist = [[Harry Lindfield]] | ||
|publication = ''[[TV Action]]'' 23-32 | |publication = ''[[TV Action]]'' 23-32 | ||
|release date = | |release date = 24 July - 25 September 1971 | ||
|publisher = Polystyle | |publisher = Polystyle | ||
|reprint = DWCC 3 | |reprint = DWCC 3 | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The [[British government|government]] requests the Doctor's help after the cast and crew of | The [[British government|government]] requests the Doctor's help after the cast and crew of [[The Squire of Crampton|a TV series]] are found to have turned to [[plastic]]. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Professor]] [[Midas]] | * [[Professor]] [[Midas]] | ||
* [[Rufus Elmsworth]] | * [[Rufus Elmsworth]] | ||
* | * [[Oswald Holland]] | ||
* [[Jamie Ferguson]] | * [[Jamie Ferguson]] | ||
* [[Inspector (The Celluloid Midas)|Inspector]] | * [[Inspector (The Celluloid Midas)|Inspector]] | ||
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* [[O'Shea (The Celluloid Midas)|O'Shea]] | * [[O'Shea (The Celluloid Midas)|O'Shea]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor rents | * The Doctor rents [[The Doctor's cottage (The Celluloid Midas)|a cottage]] in the country. | ||
* The cast and crew of the [[BBC]] television show ''[[The Squire of Crampton]]'' is [[Petrification|petrified]] into [[plastic]]. | * The cast and crew of the [[BBC]] television show ''[[The Squire of Crampton]]'' is [[Petrification|petrified]] into [[plastic]]. | ||
* The Doctor is described as an ex-[[Time Lord]]. | * The Doctor is described as an "ex-[[Time Lord]]". | ||
* The Doctor stops Ned through the use of [[Venusian aikido|Venusian karate]]. | * The Doctor stops Ned through the use of [[Venusian aikido|Venusian karate]]. | ||
* According to | * According to [[Thatcher (The Celluloid Midas)|Thatcher]], many citizens in the village attempted to fight to stop Midas, including [[Vicar (The Celluloid Midas)|the Vicar]], [[Squire Ferfuson]], Doctor [[Sims (The Celluloid Midas)|Sims]] and others, but they all became statues in Midas' processing room. | ||
* While searching for a way to reverse the process of [[Midas' gun ray]], the Doctor deduces that the answer must be found in the [[emerald filament]]. He finds the solution to be simple, as he increases the input of the [[crystal generator]] and bypasses the circuit. | * While searching for a way to reverse the process of [[Midas' gun ray]], the Doctor deduces that the answer must be found in the [[emerald filament]]. He finds the solution to be simple, as he increases the input of the [[crystal generator]] and bypasses the circuit. | ||
* [[Denis Peters]] works for [[Department Three]]. | * [[Denis Peters]] works for [[Department Three]]. | ||
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* Sir Oswald Holland is referred to as "Sir Oswald Rippon" in the first instalment. | * Sir Oswald Holland is referred to as "Sir Oswald Rippon" in the first instalment. | ||
* [[Bessie]] is called "Betsy" in this story. | * [[Bessie]] is called "Betsy" in this story. | ||
=== Original print details === | === Original print details === | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * The Doctor has returned to Earth after "ridding [[the galaxy]] of the [[Vogan (The Vogan Slaves)|Vogans]]". ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|The Vogan Slaves (comic story)}}) | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||