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

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  • 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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