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|setting = [[Manchester]], [[Britain]], [[1940s]] and [[2000s]] | |setting = [[Manchester]], [[Britain]], [[1940s]] and [[2000s]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Paul Magrs | ||
|publisher = Allison & Busby | |publisher = Allison & Busby | ||
|release date = | |release date = September 2004 | ||
|cover = | |cover = | ||
|format = Paperback book, 288 pages | |format = Paperback book, 288 pages | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novel by [[Paul Magrs]] which featured characters and concepts which had previously appeared in the ''[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'' novel ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'' and the ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' story ''[[Kept Safe and Sound (short story)|Kept Safe and Sound]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a novel by [[Paul Magrs]] which featured characters and concepts which had previously appeared in the ''[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'' novel ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'' and the ''[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]'' story ''[[Kept Safe and Sound (short story)|Kept Safe and Sound]]''. | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[ | * [[Sally (To the Devil — a Diva!)|Sally]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Katy MacBride]] | ||
* [[Mam (To the Devil — a Diva!)|Sally's Mam]] | |||
* [[Samantha (To the Devil — a Diva!)|Samantha]] | |||
* [[Ginger girl (To the Devil — a Diva!)|Ginger girl]] | |||
* [[Mrs Beech (To the Devil — a Diva!)|Mrs Beech]] | |||
* [[Michael Figgis]] | |||
* [[Isla Figgis]] | |||
* [[Fox Soames]] | * [[Fox Soames]] | ||
* [[Magda Soames]] | * [[Magda Soames]] | ||
* [[Lance Randall]] | |||
* [[Dennis (To the Devil — a Diva!)|Dennis]] | |||
* [[Karla Sorenson]] | |||
* [[Brenda (To the Devil — a Diva!)|Brenda]] | |||
* [[Brenda's husband]] | |||
* [[Lance Randall's agent]] | |||
* [[Adrian (To the Devil — a Diva!)|Adrian]] | |||
* [[Adrian's secretary]] | |||
* [[Colin (To the Devil — A Diva!)|Colin]] | |||
* [[John Cleavis|Cleavis]] | * [[John Cleavis|Cleavis]] | ||
* [[Raf (To the Devil — A Diva!)|Raf]] | |||
* [[Raf (To the Devil | |||
* [[Raf's assistant]] | * [[Raf's assistant]] | ||
== | === Referenced only === | ||
* [[Mrs MacBride]] | |||
* [[Butcher's wife (To the Devil — a Diva!)|Butcher's wife]] | |||
* [[Butcher (To the Devil — a Diva!)|Butcher]] | |||
* [[Flissy]] | |||
* [[Sammi Randall]] | |||
* [[Colin's gran]] | |||
* [[Buffy fan (To the Devil — A Diva!)|Buffy fan]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* In [[SpoilerSpace]], Raf tells his assistant that if any ''[[Doctor Who (N-Space)|Doctor Who]]'' fans are to come in for the latest [[book]], they'll have to wait due to a late delivery. | * In [[SpoilerSpace]], Raf tells his assistant that if any ''[[Doctor Who (N-Space)|Doctor Who]]'' fans are to come in for the latest [[book]], they'll have to wait due to a late delivery. | ||
** The assistant thinks that ''Doctor Who'' fans are the worst, but Raf believes that there are other fans even worse. | ** The assistant thinks that ''Doctor Who'' fans are the worst, but Raf believes that there are other fans even worse. | ||
* Colin once had sex with [[Buffy fan (To the Devil — A Diva!)|fan]] of ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''. The fan had a scraggy [[mohican]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Professor [[John Cleavis|Cleavis]]'s first name is not stated in this novel. | * Professor [[John Cleavis|Cleavis]]'s first name is not stated in this novel. | ||
* The title is an homage to the [[Dennis Wheatley]] novel {{wi|To the Devil a Daughter}}. Another Wheatley novel title was parodied by ''[[Iris Rides Out (audio story)|Iris Rides Out]]''. | |||
* [[Philip Purser-Hallard]]'s use of Cleavis in the ''[[Time Hunter (series)|Time Hunter]]'' novel ''[[Peculiar Lives (novel)|Peculiar Lives]]'' was informed by the character's appearance in ''To The Devil — A Diva''.<ref> [http://www.infinitarian.com/plcontext2.html ''Peculiar Lives Contexts: Time Lords and Time Hunters'' — Infinitarian]</ref> | * [[Philip Purser-Hallard]]'s use of Cleavis in the ''[[Time Hunter (series)|Time Hunter]]'' novel ''[[Peculiar Lives (novel)|Peculiar Lives]]'' was informed by the character's appearance in ''To The Devil — A Diva''.<ref> [http://www.infinitarian.com/plcontext2.html ''Peculiar Lives Contexts: Time Lords and Time Hunters'' — Infinitarian]</ref> | ||