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{{Infobox | |image = Ships.jpg | ||
|main character = [[Dodo Chaplet]] | |||
|image=Ships.jpg | |featuring = [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]] | ||
| | |setting = [[London]] | ||
| | |writer = Jamie Woolley | ||
|illustrator = [[Andy Lambert]] | |||
| | |publication = [[DWM 185]] | ||
|release date = 19 March 1992 | |||
|writer= | |cover date = 15 April 1992 | ||
|illustrator=[[Andy Lambert]] | |series = ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' | ||
|publication=[[DWM 185]] | |prev = Untitled (DWM 184 short story){{!}}Untitled | ||
| | |next = Cathedral Heart (short story) | ||
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}}'''''Ships''''' was a | '''''Ships''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in [[DWM 185]]. It was the only such story to feature [[Dodo Chaplet]] and details a possibility for Dodo's post-[[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] life quite different from that in the novel ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]''. | ||
The title plays on the phrase "ships | The title plays on the phrase "ships that pass in the night". It details an exceptionally brief encounter between Dodo Chaplet and [[Sarah Jane Smith]] in which they never recognise each other as people who knew [[the Doctor]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
Walking home from her secretarial job, [[Dodo Chaplet]]'s mind wanders back to her days in [[the TARDIS]]. As she encounters reminders of her mundane existence on the way home, she increasingly castigates herself for having left [[First | Walking home from her secretarial job, [[Dodo Chaplet]]'s [[mind]] wanders back to her days in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. As she encounters reminders of her mundane existence on the way home, she increasingly castigates herself for having left the [[First Doctor]] so abruptly. Lost in thought, she turns a corner and runs into a young woman. Their respective armfuls are dumped onto the ground. In the haste to collect their belongings, Dodo accidentally grabs the young woman's [[diary]]. It's too late to return it to her, though — she's long gone. Dodo examines it to determine something that might identify the owner. Luckily, there's an [[address]] — and the name [[Sarah Jane Smith|S. J. Smith]]... | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Sarah Jane Smith]] | * [[Sarah Jane Smith]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* | * The collision occurs on the corner of [[Primrose Avenue]] and [[Lowry Close]] in a "satellite suburb" of [[London]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * Dodo mentions the way in which [[Cyril (The Celestial Toymaker)|Cyril]] "died" in the [[Celestial Toyroom]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]'') and [[Steven Taylor]]'s departure from [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Savages (TV story)|The Savages]]'') | ||
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== External links == | |||
{{dwrefguide|brief.htm#dwm185|Ships}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:29, 29 February 2024
Ships was a Brief Encounter short story published in DWM 185. It was the only such story to feature Dodo Chaplet and details a possibility for Dodo's post-TARDIS life quite different from that in the novel Who Killed Kennedy.
The title plays on the phrase "ships that pass in the night". It details an exceptionally brief encounter between Dodo Chaplet and Sarah Jane Smith in which they never recognise each other as people who knew the Doctor.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Walking home from her secretarial job, Dodo Chaplet's mind wanders back to her days in the TARDIS. As she encounters reminders of her mundane existence on the way home, she increasingly castigates herself for having left the First Doctor so abruptly. Lost in thought, she turns a corner and runs into a young woman. Their respective armfuls are dumped onto the ground. In the haste to collect their belongings, Dodo accidentally grabs the young woman's diary. It's too late to return it to her, though — she's long gone. Dodo examines it to determine something that might identify the owner. Luckily, there's an address — and the name S. J. Smith...
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The collision occurs on the corner of Primrose Avenue and Lowry Close in a "satellite suburb" of London.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Dodo mentions the way in which Cyril "died" in the Celestial Toyroom, (TV: The Celestial Toymaker) and Steven Taylor's departure from the TARDIS. (TV: The Savages)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ships at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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