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series=[[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]]| | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
doctor= | |series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
companions=[[Gemma Griffin]], [[Samson Griffin]]| | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions=[[Gemma Griffin|Gemma]], [[Samson Griffin|Samson]] | |||
|setting = [[England]], [[17 May]] and [[23 June]] [[1956]] | |||
|writer=John Davies (writer) | |||
|anthology= Short Trips: The Centenarian | |||
|release date = 18 September 2006 | |||
|prev = First Born (short story) | |||
|next = Checkpoint (short story) | |||
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'''''Dear John''''' was the eleventh short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The Centenarian]]''. It was written by [[John Davies (writer)|John Davies]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Gemma Griffin]] and [[Samson Griffin]]. | |||
==Summary== | == Summary == | ||
'' | The Doctor, Gemma and Samson arrive at a country house to celebrate [[Edward Grainger]]'s fiftieth birthday. The Doctor finds the Grainger family haunted by a ghost that expresses interest in Edward's young son [[John Grainger|John]]. The ghost reveals it is the spiritual embodiment of Edward's fiftieth year. At midnight, the ghost vanishes and the Doctor enjoys the rest of the party in peace. | ||
==Characters== | == Characters == | ||
*[[Eighth | * [[Eighth Doctor]] | ||
*[[Gemma Griffin]] | * [[Gemma Griffin]] | ||
*[[Samson Griffin]] | * [[Samson Griffin]] | ||
* [[Edward Grainger]] | |||
* [[John Grainger]] | |||
* [[Ronald Tillyard]] | |||
* [[Moira Tillyard]] | |||
* [[Angus McCloud]] | |||
* [[Eleanor Grainger]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Gemma recalls the [[Ice Caves of Shabadabadon]]. | |||
* John pretends his imaginary friend is his [[teddy bear]]. | |||
* John and the Doctor fly a [[kite]]. | |||
* The Doctor and John play [[tag]], [[cricket]], [[leapfrog]] and [[I-spy]]. | |||
* Edward chain smokes several [[cigarette]]s during the party. | |||
* The Doctor looks at a record by [[George Formby]]. | |||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
'' | * The stories in ''[[Short Trips: The Centenarian]]'' revolve around [[Edward Grainger]], a man who has met the Doctor more than a dozen times over the course of his life. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*Gemma and Samson appear (having departed the TARDIS) in [[ | * Gemma and Samson appear (having departed the TARDIS) in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Terror Firma (audio story)|Terror Firma]]''. | ||
* Gemma recalls seeing sentient trees. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Long Midwinter (short story)|The Long Midwinter]]'') | |||
* Edward remembers [[Helen Fitzmaurice]] and a [[graphaphone]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Echoes (ST short story)|Echoes]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:04, 1 March 2024
Dear John was the eleventh short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: The Centenarian. It was written by John Davies. It featured the Eighth Doctor, Gemma Griffin and Samson Griffin.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor, Gemma and Samson arrive at a country house to celebrate Edward Grainger's fiftieth birthday. The Doctor finds the Grainger family haunted by a ghost that expresses interest in Edward's young son John. The ghost reveals it is the spiritual embodiment of Edward's fiftieth year. At midnight, the ghost vanishes and the Doctor enjoys the rest of the party in peace.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Eighth Doctor
- Gemma Griffin
- Samson Griffin
- Edward Grainger
- John Grainger
- Ronald Tillyard
- Moira Tillyard
- Angus McCloud
- Eleanor Grainger
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Gemma recalls the Ice Caves of Shabadabadon.
- John pretends his imaginary friend is his teddy bear.
- John and the Doctor fly a kite.
- The Doctor and John play tag, cricket, leapfrog and I-spy.
- Edward chain smokes several cigarettes during the party.
- The Doctor looks at a record by George Formby.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The stories in Short Trips: The Centenarian revolve around Edward Grainger, a man who has met the Doctor more than a dozen times over the course of his life.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Gemma and Samson appear (having departed the TARDIS) in AUDIO: Terror Firma.
- Gemma recalls seeing sentient trees. (PROSE: The Long Midwinter)
- Edward remembers Helen Fitzmaurice and a graphaphone. (PROSE: Echoes)
