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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = The Death Pit.jpg | |image = The Death Pit.jpg | ||
|series = [[Time Trips]] | |image2 = The Death Pit (short story).jpg | ||
|adapted into = The Drosten's Curse (novel) | |||
|series = ''[[Time Trips]]'' | |||
|number = 1 | |number = 1 | ||
|doctor = Fourth Doctor | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions | |companions = [[Bryony Mailer|Bryony]], [[Ian Patterson|Patterson]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[David Agnew]] | ||
|setting | |setting = [[4 June]] [[1978]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = A. L. Kennedy | ||
|publisher = | |publisher = BBC Digital | ||
|release date = | |release date = 5 December 2013 | ||
|cover = | |cover = | ||
|format = E-book, 56 pages | |format = E-book, 56 pages | ||
|isbn = | |isbn = | ||
|next = Into the Nowhere (short story) | |||
|next = | |||
|bts = | |bts = | ||
}} | }}{{prose stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first short story in the [[Time Trips]] series of | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first short story in the ''[[Time Trips]]'' series of e-books. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Something odd is going on at the Fetch Brothers Golf Spa Hotel. Receptionist Bryony Mailer has noticed a definite tendency towards disappearance amongst the guests. She's tried talking to the manager, she's even tried talking to the owner who lives in one of the best cottages in the grounds, but to no avail. And then a tall, loping remarkably energetic guest (wearing a fetching scarf and floppy hat) appears. The Fourth Doctor thinks he's in Chicago. He knows he's in [[1978]]. And he also knows that if he doesn't do something very clever very soon, matters will get very, very out of hand. | Something odd is going on at the [[Fetch Brothers Golf Spa Hotel]]. Receptionist [[Bryony Mailer]] has noticed a definite tendency towards disappearance amongst the guests. She's tried talking to the manager, she's even tried talking to the owner who lives in one of the best cottages in the grounds, but to no avail. And then a tall, loping remarkably energetic guest (wearing a fetching scarf and floppy hat) appears. The [[Fourth Doctor]] thinks he's in [[Chicago]]. He knows he's in [[1978]]. And he also knows that if he doesn't do something very clever very soon, matters will get very, very out of hand. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor]] | * [[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
* Bryony Mailer | * [[Bryony Mailer]] | ||
* [[Ian Patterson]] | |||
* [[David Agnew]] | |||
* [[Xavier Fetch]] | |||
* [[Honor Fetch]] | |||
* [[Julia Fetch]] | |||
* [[Kevin Mangold|Mr Mangold]] | |||
* [[Paul Harris]] | |||
== | == Story notes == | ||
'' | * This story takes place after ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'' when the [[Fourth Doctor]] is without a [[companion]]. | ||
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] does not appear in this story. | |||
* The Doctor mentions Maillindian Fever Beans. | |||
'' | *The name '[[David Agnew (writer)|David Agnew]]' had been used as the credited writer for ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'' and ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]''. | ||
*This short story would later on be extended and adapted into the full-length novel ''[[The Drosten's Curse (novel)|The Drosten's Curse]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The Doctor mentions he was recently in a [[The Matrix|virtual jungle]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Death-Time-Trips-ebook/dp/B00FZ08D9K The short story at amazon.co.uk] | * [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Death-Time-Trips-ebook/dp/B00FZ08D9K The short story at amazon.co.uk] | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in 1978]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1978]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:56, 24 May 2024
The Death Pit was the first short story in the Time Trips series of e-books.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Something odd is going on at the Fetch Brothers Golf Spa Hotel. Receptionist Bryony Mailer has noticed a definite tendency towards disappearance amongst the guests. She's tried talking to the manager, she's even tried talking to the owner who lives in one of the best cottages in the grounds, but to no avail. And then a tall, loping remarkably energetic guest (wearing a fetching scarf and floppy hat) appears. The Fourth Doctor thinks he's in Chicago. He knows he's in 1978. And he also knows that if he doesn't do something very clever very soon, matters will get very, very out of hand.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Fourth Doctor
- Bryony Mailer
- Ian Patterson
- David Agnew
- Xavier Fetch
- Honor Fetch
- Julia Fetch
- Mr Mangold
- Paul Harris
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story takes place after The Deadly Assassin when the Fourth Doctor is without a companion.
- The TARDIS does not appear in this story.
- The Doctor mentions Maillindian Fever Beans.
- The name 'David Agnew' had been used as the credited writer for The Invasion of Time and City of Death.
- This short story would later on be extended and adapted into the full-length novel The Drosten's Curse.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor mentions he was recently in a virtual jungle. (TV: The Deadly Assassin)
