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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | |series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
|doctor=Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Peri Brown]] | |companions=[[Peri Brown]] | ||
|featuring = [[Edward Grainger]] | |featuring = [[Edward Grainger]] | ||
|setting=[[London]], [[25 April]] [[1936]] | |setting = [[London]], [[25 April]] [[1936]] | ||
|writer= | |writer=Benjamin Adams | ||
|anthology= | |anthology= Short Trips: The Centenarian | ||
|release date = 18 September 2006 | |||
|prev=Log 384 (short story) | |prev=Log 384 (short story) | ||
|next=Incongruous Details (short story) | |next = Incongruous Details (short story) | ||
}} | |enemy=[[John Scanlon]]}} | ||
'''''The Church of Football''''' was the seventh short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The Centenarian]]''. It was written by [[Benjamin Adams]]. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]]. | '''''The Church of Football''''' was the seventh short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The Centenarian]]''. It was written by [[Benjamin Adams]]. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor takes Peri to a [[football]] match, but when she finds out he already knows the | The Doctor takes Peri to a [[football]] match, but when she finds out he already knows the result, she angrily storms off to the restroom. On the way, she collides with a man who is carrying a portfolio, and he drops several photographs. When Peri helps him pick them up, she glances at one of them, so he knocks her out. | ||
When Peri comes to, she is handcuffed to a sink in the restroom. The man, [[John Scanlon]], has put an out-of-order sign on the restroom. A knock is heard on the door, and Scanlon opens it to admit a man with whom he is doing business. The man won't let Scanlon harm Peri, and he wants Scanlon to meet with his "employers" in another room in the stadium. | When Peri comes to, she is handcuffed to a sink in the restroom. The man, [[John Scanlon]], has put an out-of-order sign on the restroom. A knock is heard on the door, and Scanlon opens it to admit a man with whom he is doing business. The man won't let Scanlon harm Peri, and he wants Scanlon to meet with his "employers" in another room in the stadium. | ||
They head out, with Peri in tow. On the way, they encounter the Doctor. The Doctor and the man stare at each other, then the Doctor falls in with them. When they arrive at a door, Scanlon enters first, to be faced by four men with guns: policemen. | They head out, with Peri in tow. On the way, they encounter the Doctor. The Doctor and the man stare at each other, then the Doctor falls in with them. When they arrive at a door, Scanlon enters first, to be faced by four men with guns: policemen. | ||
The Doctor pulls Peri aside, and the man, who the Doctor reveals to be his old friend [[Edward Grainger]], takes the portfolio from Scanlon and tries to arrest him. However, Scanlon temporarily blinds the occupants of the room with a [[flash bomb]] and makes his escape. | The Doctor pulls Peri aside, and the man, who the Doctor reveals to be his old friend [[Edward Grainger]], takes the portfolio from Scanlon and tries to arrest him. However, Scanlon temporarily blinds the occupants of the room with a [[flash bomb]] and makes his escape. | ||
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* [[Peri Brown]] | * [[Peri Brown]] | ||
* [[Edward Grainger]] | * [[Edward Grainger]] | ||
* [[John Scanlon]] | * [[John Scanlon]] ("[[The Monk]]") | ||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
== | * Some of the items stolen by Scanlon include [[gold]] urns, a [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] vase, [[Greek]] [[statue]]s, an [[Egypt]]ian [[sarcophagus]], a [[Pablo Picasso|Picasso]], a [[Rembrandt van Rijn|Rembrandt]] and the ''[[Mona Lisa]]''. | ||
* Some of the items stolen by Scanlon include [[gold]] urns, a [[Ming dynasty|Ming]] vase, [[Greek]] [[statue]]s, an [[ | |||
* Peri used to watch ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs]]''. | * Peri used to watch ''[[Upstairs, Downstairs]]''. | ||
* As a child, Peri saw [[the Who]] and [[AC/DC]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] and visited [[Kew Gardens]] | * As a child, Peri saw [[the Who]] and [[AC/DC]] at [[Wembley Stadium]] and visited [[Kew Gardens]]. | ||
* Peri doesn't like [[ABBA]]. | * Peri doesn't like [[ABBA]]. | ||
* The Doctor takes Peri to the [[FA Cup]] match between [[Sheffield United]] and [[Arsenal]]. | * The Doctor takes Peri to the [[FA Cup]] match between [[Sheffield United]] and [[Arsenal]]. | ||
* Peri would rather not go to a [[cricket]] match. | * Peri would rather not go to a [[cricket]] match. | ||
* The Doctor misses his [[sonic screwdriver]]. | * The Doctor misses his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]]. | ||
* The king and his mistress were photographed on the royal yacht, ''[[Britannia]]''. | * The king and his mistress were photographed on the royal yacht, ''[[Britannia (yacht)|Britannia]]''. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* Peri recalls her adventures on [[Sarn (planet)|Sarn]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'') and [[N'Tia]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Light at the End of the Tunnel (short story)|Light at the End of the Tunnel]]'') | * Peri recalls her adventures on [[Sarn (planet)|Sarn]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'') and [[N'Tia]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Light at the End of the Tunnel (short story)|Light at the End of the Tunnel]]'') | ||
* Edward remembers meeting the Doctor eight years ago. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Falling from Xi'an (short story)|Falling from Xi'an]]'') | * Edward remembers meeting the Doctor eight years ago. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Falling from Xi'an (short story)|Falling from Xi'an]]'') | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1936]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1936]] | ||