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novel name= Bad Therapy|
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{{Infobox Story SMW
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Virgin New Adventures]] |
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number= 57 |
|series = [[Virgin New Adventures]]
doctor=[[Seventh Doctor]] |
|range = Virgin New Adventures
companions= [[Chris Cwej | Chris]] [[Peri Brown|Peri]] |
|number in range = 57
enemy= [[Dr Moriah]] |
|number = 57
year= [[Earth]], [[England]], [[Soho]], [[1958]] <br> [[Kr'on Tep]] |
|doctor = Seventh Doctor
writer= [[Matthew Jones]] |
|companions= [[Chris Cwej|Chris]], [[Peri Brown|Peri]]
publisher= [[Virgin Books]] |
|enemy = [[Moriah]]
release date= |
|setting= {{il|[[Soho]], [[London]], [[1958]]|[[Petruska Psychiatric Institution]]|[[Krontep]]}}
format= Paperback Book, 292 Pages |
|writer = Matthew Jones (writer)
isbn= ISBN 0426204905 |
|cover= [[Mark Salwowski (cover artist)|Mark Salwowski]]
previous story= [[So Vile a Sin]] |
|publisher = Virgin Books
next story= [[Eternity Weeps]]}}
|release date= 5 December 1996
|format = Paperback Book; 22 Chapters, 292 Pages
|isbn = ISBN 0-426-20490-5
|prev = So Vile a Sin (novel)
|next = Eternity Weeps (novel)
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'''''Bad Therapy''''' was the fifty-seventh [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel. It featured the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Chris Cwej]].


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
''''We're not like you - we can't be whole on our own.''''
''"We're not like you - we can't be whole on our own."''


Seeking respite after the traumatic events in the [[30th century|thirtieth century]], [[the Doctor]] and [[Chris Cwej | Chris]] travel to [[1950]]s [[London]]. But all is not well in bohemian [[Soho]]: racist attacks shatter the peace; gangs struggle for territory; and a bloodthirsty driverless cab stalks the night.  
Seeking respite after [[So Vile a Sin (novel)|the traumatic events]] in the [[30th century|thirtieth century]], [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Chris Cwej|Chris]] travel to [[1950s]] [[London]]. But all is not well in bohemian [[Soho]]: [[racism|racist]] attacks shatter the peace; gangs struggle for territory; and a bloodthirsty driverless cab stalks the night.


While Chris enjoys himself at the mysterious and exclusive Tropics club, the Doctor investigates a series of ritualistic murders with an uncommon link - the victims all have no past. Meanwhile, a [[West End]] gangster is planning to clean up the town, apparently with the help of the Devil himself. And, in the quiet corridors of an abandoned mental hospital, an enigmatic psychiatrist is conducting some very bad therapy indeed.  
While Chris enjoys himself at the mysterious and exclusive Tropics club, the Doctor investigates a series of ritualistic murders with an uncommon link — the victims all have no past. Meanwhile, a [[West End]] [[gangster]] is planning to clean up the town, apparently with the help of the Devil himself. And, in the quiet corridors of an abandoned mental [[hospital]], an enigmatic [[psychiatrist]] is conducting some very bad therapy indeed.


As the stakes are raised, healing turns to killing, old friends appear in the strangest places - and even toys can have a sinister purpose.  
As the stakes are raised, healing turns to killing, old friends appear in the strangest places — and even toys can have a sinister purpose.


==Characters==
== Plot ==
*[[Seventh Doctor | The Doctor]]
''to be added''
 
== Characters ==
* [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Chris Cwej]]
* [[Peri Brown|Gilliam (aka Queen Gilliam, aka Peri)]]
* [[Billy Spot]]
* [[Bridie]]
* [[Dennis (Bad Therapy)|Dennis]]
* [[Eddy Stone]]
* [[Gordy Scraton]]
* [[Carl Scraton]]
* [[Harris (Bad Therapy)|Harris]]
* [[Jack Bartlett]]
* [[Julia Mannheim]]
* [[Major (Bad Therapy)|Major]]
* [[Mikey (Bad Therapy)|Mikey]]
* [[Moriah]]
* [[Patsy Monette]]
* [[Petruska]]
* [[Tilda Jupp]]


*[[Chris Cwej]]
== Worldbuilding ==
:*Gets shot in the shoulder.
=== Individuals ===
:*Prefers blonds.
* Peri spent twenty-five years with [[Yrcanos]]. She waited for the Doctor on [[Thoros Beta]] for a month.


*[[Peri Brown | Gilliam (aka Queen Gilliam, aka Peri)]]
=== Species ===
:*Spent 25 years with [[Yrcanos]].
* [[Toy (Bad Therapy)|Toys]] are artificially created organisms which can sense the emotions of others.
:*She waited for the Doctor on [[Thoros Beta]] for a month.


==References==
=== Food and beverages ===
*[[Toy]]s are artificially created organisms which can sense the emotions of others.
* The Doctor drinks [[coffee]] several times whilst in [[Soho]].
* Chris drinks [[wine]] with Tilda and eats buttered [[toast]] and [[jam]]. He finishes Patsy's [[Whisky|whiskey]].


==Notes==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* This is the final ''Virgin New Adventures'' novel to feature the [[Doctor Who logo]] on the front cover.


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor can identify blood samples by taste, as he does so in [[DW]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion]]''.
* The Doctor can identify blood samples by taste, as he does in [[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]''.
* The Doctor is again sporting his tweed outfit that he would wear in his regeneration story. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'')
* Although she does not seem to remember it, Peri briefly witnessed the Seventh Doctor arguing with his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]] during her travels with his younger self and [[Erimem]]. Peri, who was unaware of his identity, described him as being "a kooky little guy in a weird pullover" and was curious as to why he kept staring strangely at Erimem and her. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Veiled Leopard (audio story)|The Veiled Leopard]]'')


==External Links==
== Cover Gallery ==
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_na57.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Bad Therapy''']
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* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/NA57.php Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide entry for '''Bad Therapy''']
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{{Virgin New Adventure Series Box | before = [[So Vile a Sin]] | after = [[Eternity Weeps]]}}
== External links ==
*{{dwrefguide|who_na57.htm|Bad Therapy}}
* {{whoniverse|na57|Bad Therapy}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/badt.htm The Cloister Library: '''Bad Therapy''']
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Bad Therapy was the fifty-seventh Virgin New Adventures novel. It featured the Seventh Doctor and Chris Cwej.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

"We're not like you - we can't be whole on our own."

Seeking respite after the traumatic events in the thirtieth century, the Doctor and Chris travel to 1950s London. But all is not well in bohemian Soho: racist attacks shatter the peace; gangs struggle for territory; and a bloodthirsty driverless cab stalks the night.

While Chris enjoys himself at the mysterious and exclusive Tropics club, the Doctor investigates a series of ritualistic murders with an uncommon link — the victims all have no past. Meanwhile, a West End gangster is planning to clean up the town, apparently with the help of the Devil himself. And, in the quiet corridors of an abandoned mental hospital, an enigmatic psychiatrist is conducting some very bad therapy indeed.

As the stakes are raised, healing turns to killing, old friends appear in the strangest places — and even toys can have a sinister purpose.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Peri spent twenty-five years with Yrcanos. She waited for the Doctor on Thoros Beta for a month.

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Toys are artificially created organisms which can sense the emotions of others.

Food and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor drinks coffee several times whilst in Soho.
  • Chris drinks wine with Tilda and eats buttered toast and jam. He finishes Patsy's whiskey.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • This is the final Virgin New Adventures novel to feature the Doctor Who logo on the front cover.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor can identify blood samples by taste, as he does in TV: The Christmas Invasion.
  • The Doctor is again sporting his tweed outfit that he would wear in his regeneration story. (TV: Doctor Who)
  • Although she does not seem to remember it, Peri briefly witnessed the Seventh Doctor arguing with his fifth incarnation during her travels with his younger self and Erimem. Peri, who was unaware of his identity, described him as being "a kooky little guy in a weird pullover" and was curious as to why he kept staring strangely at Erimem and her. (AUDIO: The Veiled Leopard)

Cover Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Cover

    Cover

  • Textless cover

    Textless cover

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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