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|series=[[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annual]] | |series=[[Doctor Who annual|''Doctor Who'' annual]] | ||
|doctor=Sixth Doctor | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|image=DWA 1985 The Deadly Weed.jpg | |image=DWA 1985 The Deadly Weed.jpg | ||
|companions=[[Peri Brown|Peri]] | |companions=[[Peri Brown|Peri]] | ||
|setting=[[Kyros]] | |setting = [[Kyros]] | ||
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| | |anthology = Doctor Who Annual 1985 | ||
|release date = August 1984 | |||
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'''''The Deadly Weed''''' was a short story published in ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1985]]''. It featured the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri]]. | '''''The Deadly Weed''''' was a short story published in ''[[Doctor Who Annual 1985]]''. It featured the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown|Peri]]. | ||
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* 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 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. | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:20, 25 March 2024
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.
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