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|series=[[Virgin Decalogs]] | |series = [[Virgin Decalogs]] | ||
|doctor=Fifth Doctor | |doctor=Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Nyssa]] | |companions = [[Nyssa]] | ||
|setting= [[Trentillys Castle]], [[Wales]], the late [[1980s]] | |setting= [[Trentillys Castle]], [[Wales]], the late [[1980s]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = Jackie Marshall | ||
|anthology= | |anthology = Decalog 3: Consequences | ||
|prev=Tarnished Image (short story) | |release date = 18 July 1996 | ||
|prev = Tarnished Image (short story) | |||
|next=UNITed We Fall (short story) | |next=UNITed We Fall (short story) | ||
}} | |enemy = Ellen Carter | ||
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'''''Past Reckoning''''' was the fourth story in the anthology ''[[Decalog 3: Consequences]]''. It was written by [[Jackie Marshall]]. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]]. | '''''Past Reckoning''''' was the fourth story in the anthology ''[[Decalog 3: Consequences]]''. It was written by [[Jackie Marshall]]. It featured the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]]. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The [[Fifth Doctor]] visits his old friend [[David Gosthorpe]], | The [[Fifth Doctor]] visits his old friend [[David Gosthorpe]] at his ancestral home, Trentyllis Castle, only to learn that David sold the castle to fund his archeological expeditions, and died penniless. His sister, [[Ellen Carter]], plots to locate his greatest discovery and use it to reclaim the family fortune. But the Diadem of Helen has powers neither of them suspected. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Fifth Doctor]] | * [[Fifth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Nyssa]] | * [[Nyssa]] | ||
* [[David | * [[David Gosthorpe]] | ||
* [[Ellen Carter]] | * [[Ellen Carter]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Nyssa asks the Doctor hopefully about [[tea]] and [[cake]]. | * Nyssa asks the Doctor hopefully about [[tea]] and [[cake]]. | ||
* The Doctor says he's from [[UNIT]] to avoid being questioned about a death. | * The Doctor says he's from [[UNIT]] to avoid being questioned about a death. | ||
* David Gosthorpe died of a stroke in [[Naples]], [[Italy]] in [[1987]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Nyssa suggests that she and the Doctor go and see [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] now that they are on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'') | * Nyssa suggests that she and the Doctor go and see [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] now that they are on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'') | ||
* The Doctor identifies the Diadem of Helen as the [[Jewelled Headdress of Princess Maxtra]], which the [[Tarron (planet)|Tarronians]] persuaded him to cast into the [[Time Vortex]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tarnished Image (short story)|Tarnished Image]]'') | |||
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[[Category:Fifth Doctor short stories]] | [[Category:Fifth Doctor short stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Decalog 3: Consequences short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 1980s]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 1980s]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Wales]] | [[Category:Stories set in Wales]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:21, 5 February 2024
Past Reckoning was the fourth story in the anthology Decalog 3: Consequences. It was written by Jackie Marshall. It featured the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Fifth Doctor visits his old friend David Gosthorpe at his ancestral home, Trentyllis Castle, only to learn that David sold the castle to fund his archeological expeditions, and died penniless. His sister, Ellen Carter, plots to locate his greatest discovery and use it to reclaim the family fortune. But the Diadem of Helen has powers neither of them suspected.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Nyssa asks the Doctor hopefully about tea and cake.
- The Doctor says he's from UNIT to avoid being questioned about a death.
- David Gosthorpe died of a stroke in Naples, Italy in 1987.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Nyssa suggests that she and the Doctor go and see Tegan now that they are on Earth. (TV: Time-Flight)
- The Doctor identifies the Diadem of Helen as the Jewelled Headdress of Princess Maxtra, which the Tarronians persuaded him to cast into the Time Vortex. (PROSE: Tarnished Image)
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