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series= [[Doctor Who Comic Strip Stories]] -<BR> [[Eleventh Doctor comic strip stories]]|
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number=174|
|series = [[DWA comic stories]]
doctor= [[Eleventh Doctor]]|
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companions= [[Amy Pond]]|
|doctor= Eleventh Doctor
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|companions= [[Amy Pond|Amy]]
year=[[2050]], [[New Wembly Space Stadium]]|  
|enemy = [[Alien Footballers]]
writer= [[Steve Lyons]]|
|setting= [[Chronos Corporation|New Wembly Space Stadium]], [[2050]]
artist= [[John Ross]]|  
|writer= Steve Lyons
colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]|
|artist= [[John Ross]]  
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|colourist= [[Alan Craddock]]
editor= [[Moray Laing]]|
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publication_title= [[Doctor Who Adventures (Magazine)]]|
|editor= [[Moray Laing]]
publication_dates= [[1st July |1]] [[July]] [[2010]]|
|publication= [[DWA 174]]
publisher= [[BBC Magazines]]|
|release date= 8 July 2010
format= Comic -  1 parts (4 pages)|
|publisher= BBC Magazines
previous story= [[Mistaken Identity]]|
|format= Comic
next story= TBC]] |
|epcount = 1
|prev= Mistaken Identity (comic story)
|next= Attack of the GateBots! (comic story)
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'''''Foul Play''''' was a ''[[Doctor Who Adventures]]'' comic story featuring the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]].


==Summary==
== Summary ==
It's [[2050]] and the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] arrive at the New Wembly Space Stadium, where guest billing goes to The England 2010 World Cup Squad! The Doctor sees from the match programme that the England team was borrowed from the past by the [[Chronos Corporation]]. With a team of computerised robots playing in opposition, the Doctor investigates as the eleven players from the England squad walk onto the pitch.


[[2050]] and [[Eleventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] arrive at the New Wembly Space Stadium where guest billing goes to The England 2010 World Cup Squad!  The Doctor sees from the match programme that the England team was borrowed from the past by a company called ‘[[Chronos Corporation]]’. With a team of computerised robots playing in opposition the Doctor investigates as the eleven players from the England squad walk onto the pitch. Behind the scenes the Doctor uses his psychic paper to pass himself and Amy off as laundry serviceto gain access to the England changing room. The Doctor soon recognises a perception field generator with a big on / off lever. Without hesitation the Doctor turns it off and the players on the pitch are revealed to be multi-tentacled purple alien players. With an angry crowd outside in the stadium the Doctor and Amy make a sharp exit with the Doctor explaining he knew the England team were imposters when he spotted one of them had a tentacle. What actually happened at the 2010 World cup was interesting because…..
Behind the scenes, the Doctor uses his [[psychic paper]] to pass himself and Amy off as laundry service to gain access to the England changing room. The Doctor soon recognises a perception field generator with a big on/off lever. Without hesitation, the Doctor turns it off and the players on the pitch are revealed to be multi-tentacled purple alien players.


==Characters==
With an angry crowd outside in the stadium, the Doctor and Amy make a sharp exit, with the Doctor explaining he knew the England team were imposters when he spotted one of them had a tentacle. What actually happened at the 2010 World Cup was interesting because...
* [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
 
== Characters ==
* [[Eleventh Doctor]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Egron]]
* [[DRC 1000DRC-1000]]


==References==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Alluding to the an early incident in [[The Beast Below]] Amy comments on being covered in space-spit and the TARDIS’s stock of shampoo.
''to be added''


==Notes==
== Notes ==
* The DWAM comic strip adventures were very much aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours was bold and bright reflecting the tone of the magazine.
* Written before the England team's performance at the 2010 World Cup, the outcome was never revealed but left open. (Spain won)
* Self contained one part stories were the norm.
* The DWA comic strip adventures were very much aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine.
* Self contained, one part stories were the norm.


===Original print details===
=== Original print details ===
* Publication with page count and closing captions
* Publication with page count and closing captions
# [[DWA Issue 173]] (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – THE DOCTOR AND AMY GO TO THE WORLD CUP  
# [[DWA 173]] (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – THE DOCTOR AND AMY GO TO THE WORLD CUP
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== Continuity ==
* No reprints to date.
 
==Continuity==
''to be added''
''to be added''
{{Eleventh Doctor DWA comics}}
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==External Links==
[[Category:Eleventh Doctor DWA comic stories]]
* [http://www.drwho-online.co.uk/DWA/DWA.htm The official BBC Magazine site with cover gallery and news of the latest available issue.]
[[Category:2010 comic stories]]
[[Category:Comic stories set in the Sol System]]
[[Category:Stories set in 2050]]
[[Category:One part comics]]

Latest revision as of 09:42, 15 March 2024

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Foul Play was a Doctor Who Adventures comic story featuring the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

It's 2050 and the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond arrive at the New Wembly Space Stadium, where guest billing goes to The England 2010 World Cup Squad! The Doctor sees from the match programme that the England team was borrowed from the past by the Chronos Corporation. With a team of computerised robots playing in opposition, the Doctor investigates as the eleven players from the England squad walk onto the pitch.

Behind the scenes, the Doctor uses his psychic paper to pass himself and Amy off as laundry service to gain access to the England changing room. The Doctor soon recognises a perception field generator with a big on/off lever. Without hesitation, the Doctor turns it off and the players on the pitch are revealed to be multi-tentacled purple alien players.

With an angry crowd outside in the stadium, the Doctor and Amy make a sharp exit, with the Doctor explaining he knew the England team were imposters when he spotted one of them had a tentacle. What actually happened at the 2010 World Cup was interesting because...

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Written before the England team's performance at the 2010 World Cup, the outcome was never revealed but left open. (Spain won)
  • The DWA comic strip adventures were very much aimed at a younger audience and the artwork and colours were bold and bright, reflecting the tone of the magazine.
  • Self contained, one part stories were the norm.

Original print details[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Publication with page count and closing captions
  1. DWA 173 (4 pages) NEXT WEEK – THE DOCTOR AND AMY GO TO THE WORLD CUP

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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