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|series=[[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annual]]
series=[[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annual]]|
|doctor = Sixth Doctor
story name=The Deadly Weed|
|image=DWA 1985 The Deadly Weed.jpg
doctor=[[Sixth Doctor]]|
|companions=[[Peri Brown|Peri]]
companions= [[Peri]]|
|setting = [[Kyros]]
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|anthology = Doctor Who Annual 1985
publication=[[Doctor Who Annual 1985]]|
|release date = August 1984
previous story=[[The Real Hereward]]|
|prev=The Real Hereward (short story)
next story=[[Vorton's Revenge]]|
|next = Vorton's Revenge (short story)
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'''''The Deadly Weed''''' was a short story published in ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1985]]''. It featured the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
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== Characters ==
== Characters ==
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* [[Sixth Doctor]]
* [[Peri Brown]]
* [[Vama]]
* [[Deltar]]
* [[Neltar]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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* The story features a trope that was extraordinarily common in [[World Distributors (Manchester), Ltd|World Distributors]]' [[Doctor Who annual|annuals]]: that of the Doctor meeting an "old friend" of whom the readers were not previously aware. The trope allowed the writer to get away with depicting a close relationship with the Doctor without having to explain why. This shorthand was extremely valuable to World Distributors authors, given the brevity of the stories.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
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== [[Sixth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] ==
* This story takes place after [[DWAN]]: ''[[The Real Hereward]]''
* This story takes place before [[DWAN]]: ''[[Vorton's Revenge]]''
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[[Category:Sixth Doctor short stories|Deadly Weed]]
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The Deadly Weed was a short story published in Doctor Who Annual 1985. It featured the Sixth Doctor and Peri.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The story features a trope that was extraordinarily common in World Distributors' annuals: that of the Doctor meeting an "old friend" of whom the readers were not previously aware. The trope allowed the writer to get away with depicting a close relationship with the Doctor without having to explain why. This shorthand was extremely valuable to World Distributors authors, given the brevity of the stories.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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