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|image = A Victorian Interlude.jpg | |image = A Victorian Interlude.jpg | ||
|series = ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' | |series = ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' | ||
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|setting = [[London]], [[1890]] | |setting = [[London]], [[1890]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Andy Lane | ||
|illustrator = [[Lee Brimmicombe-Wood]] | |illustrator = [[Lee Brimmicombe-Wood]] | ||
|publication = [[DWM 172]] | |publication = [[DWM 172]] | ||
|release date = | |release date = 21 March 1991 | ||
|cover date = | |cover date = 17 April 1991 | ||
|prev = Untitled (DWM 171 short story){{!}}Untitled | |prev = Untitled (DWM 171 short story){{!}}Untitled | ||
|next = Under Reykjavik (short story) | |next = Under Reykjavik (short story) | ||
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== 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 | 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 by 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]] 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 recognise him, Litefoot feels a chill pass through him. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Fifth Doctor]] | * [[Fifth Doctor]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The [[poison]] intended to kill the giant rats didn't work. | * The [[poison]] intended to kill the giant rats didn't work. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* [[Andy Lane]]'s [[1994 (releases)|1994]] [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'' was also set in the [[Victorian era]]. He also later wrote five [[Big Finish]] audio dramas featuring Jago and Litefoot: ''[[The Mahogany Murderers (audio story)|The Mahogany Murderers]]'', ''[[The Similarity Engine (audio story)|The Similarity Engine]]'', ''[[The Ruthven Inheritance (audio story)|The Ruthven Inheritance]]'', ''[[Chronoclasm (audio story)|Chronoclasm]]'', and ''[[The Backwards Men (audio story)|The Backwards Men]]''. | * [[Andy Lane]]'s [[1994 (releases)|1994]] [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'' was also set in the [[Victorian era]]. He also later wrote five [[Big Finish]] audio dramas featuring Jago and Litefoot: ''[[The Mahogany Murderers (audio story)|The Mahogany Murderers]]'', ''[[The Similarity Engine (audio story)|The Similarity Engine]]'', ''[[The Ruthven Inheritance (audio story)|The Ruthven Inheritance]]'', ''[[Chronoclasm (audio story)|Chronoclasm]]'', and ''[[The Backwards Men (audio story)|The Backwards Men]]''. | ||
* This story is a "pure historical" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Jago and Litefoot talk about their recent adventure with the [[Fourth Doctor]] and discuss exterminating the [[giant rat]]s remaining in the [[sewer]]s. ([[TV]]: | * Jago and Litefoot talk about their recent adventure with the [[Fourth Doctor]] and discuss exterminating the [[giant rat]]s remaining in the [[sewer]]s. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)}}) | ||
* Jago and Litefoot would later travel with another future incarnation of the Doctor, the [[Sixth Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: | * Jago and Litefoot would later travel with another future incarnation of the Doctor, the [[Sixth Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Voyage to Venus (audio story)}}, {{cs|Voyage to the New World (audio story)}}) | ||
* Litefoot bumps into the [[Fifth Doctor]], but does not recognise him due to his [[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: | * Litefoot bumps into the [[Fifth Doctor]], but does not recognise him due to his [[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Logopolis (TV story)}}) | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Latest revision as of 21:17, 29 February 2024
A Victorian Interlude was a Brief Encounter short story published in DWM 172. It featured Henry Gordon Jago and George Litefoot in their first appearance in any medium since their debut in the television story The Talons of Weng-Chiang in 1977.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
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 by 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 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 recognise him, Litefoot feels a chill pass through him.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The poison intended to kill the giant rats didn't work.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Andy Lane's 1994 New Adventures novel All-Consuming Fire was also set in the Victorian era. He also later wrote five Big Finish audio dramas featuring Jago and Litefoot: The Mahogany Murderers, The Similarity Engine, The Ruthven Inheritance, Chronoclasm, and The Backwards Men.
- This story is a "pure historical" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- 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 [+]Loading...["The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)"])
- Jago and Litefoot would later travel with another future incarnation of the Doctor, the Sixth Doctor. (AUDIO: Voyage to Venus [+]Loading...["Voyage to Venus (audio story)"], Voyage to the New World [+]Loading...["Voyage to the New World (audio story)"])
- Litefoot bumps into the Fifth Doctor, but does not recognise him due to his regeneration. (TV: Logopolis [+]Loading...["Logopolis (TV story)"])
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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