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|series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]]
name=Dear John|
|doctor = Eighth Doctor
series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|ST short stories]]|
|companions=[[Gemma Griffin|Gemma]], [[Samson Griffin|Samson]]
doctor=[[Eighth Doctor]]|
|setting = [[England]], [[17 May]] and [[23 June]] [[1956]]
companions=[[Gemma Griffin]], [[Samson Griffin]]|
|writer=John Davies (writer)
year=[[23 June]] [[1956]]|
|anthology= Short Trips: The Centenarian
writer=[[John Davies (writer)|John Davies]]|
|release date = 18 September 2006
publication=[[Short Trips: The Centenarian]]|
|prev = First Born (short story)
previous story=[[First Born]]|
|next = Checkpoint (short story)
next story=[[Checkpoint]]|
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'''''Dear John''''' was the eleventh short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The Centenarian]]''. It was written by [[John Davies (writer)|John Davies]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Gemma Griffin]] and [[Samson Griffin]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
The Doctor, accompanied by Gemma and Samson, arrive at a country house to celebrate [[Edward Grainger]]'s birthday. The Doctor finds the Grainger family haunted by a ghost that expresses interest in [[John Grainger]]. The Ghost reveals it is the spiritual embodiment of Edward Grainger's fiftieth year. At midnight, the Ghost vanishes and the Doctor enjoys the rest of the party in peace.
The Doctor, Gemma and Samson arrive at a country house to celebrate [[Edward Grainger]]'s fiftieth birthday. The Doctor finds the Grainger family haunted by a ghost that expresses interest in Edward's young son [[John Grainger|John]]. The ghost reveals it is the spiritual embodiment of Edward's fiftieth year. At midnight, the ghost vanishes and the Doctor enjoys the rest of the party in peace.
 
== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Eighth Doctor]]
* [[Gemma Griffin]]
* [[Gemma Griffin]]
* [[Samson Griffin]]
* [[Samson Griffin]]
* [[Edward Grainger]]  
* [[Edward Grainger]]
* [[John Grainger]]  
* [[John Grainger]]
* [[Ronald Tillyard]]
* [[Moira Tillyard]]
* [[Angus McCloud]]
* [[Eleanor Grainger]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* Gemma recalls the [[Ice Caves of Shabadabadon]].
* John pretends his imaginary friend is his [[teddy bear]].
* John and the Doctor fly a [[kite]].
* The Doctor and John play [[tag]], [[cricket]], [[leapfrog]] and [[I-spy]].
* Edward chain smokes several [[cigarette]]s during the party.
* The Doctor looks at a record by [[George Formby]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* The stories in ''[[Short Trips: The Centenarian]]'' revolve around [[Edward Grainger]], a man who has met the Doctor more than a dozen times over the course of his life.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Gemma and Samson appear (having departed the TARDIS) in [[BFA]]: ''[[Terror Firma]]''.
* Gemma and Samson appear (having departed the TARDIS) in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Terror Firma (audio story)|Terror Firma]]''.
* Gemma recalls seeing sentient trees. ([[ST]]: ''[[The Long Midwinter]]'')
* Gemma recalls seeing sentient trees. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Long Midwinter (short story)|The Long Midwinter]]'')
 
* Edward remembers [[Helen Fitzmaurice]] and a [[graphaphone]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Echoes (ST short story)|Echoes]]'')
== Timeline ==
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* This story occurs after [[ST]]: ''[[The Long Midwinter]]''
* This story occurs before [[BFA]]: ''[[Mary's Story]]''
 
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[[Category:Eighth Doctor short stories]]
[[Category:Eighth Doctor short stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 1950s]]
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[[Category:Stories released in 2006]]
[[Category:Short Trips: The Centenarian short stories]]
[[Category:ST short stories]]
[[Category:Stories set in England]]

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Dear John was the eleventh short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: The Centenarian. It was written by John Davies. It featured the Eighth Doctor, Gemma Griffin and Samson Griffin.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor, Gemma and Samson arrive at a country house to celebrate Edward Grainger's fiftieth birthday. The Doctor finds the Grainger family haunted by a ghost that expresses interest in Edward's young son John. The ghost reveals it is the spiritual embodiment of Edward's fiftieth year. At midnight, the ghost vanishes and the Doctor enjoys the rest of the party in peace.

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]