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|doctor | |image = An Unearthly Child The Unscreened Edition.jpg | ||
|companions | |doctor = First Doctor (Earth-33⅓){{!}}First Doctor | ||
|featuring | |companions = [[Susan Foreman (Earth-33⅓)|Susan]], [[Ian Chesterton (Earth-33⅓)|Ian]], [[Barbara Wright (Earth-33⅓)|Barbara]] | ||
|enemy | |featuring = [[Old Mother (Earth-33⅓)|Old Mother]] | ||
|setting | |enemy = [[Tribe of Gum (Earth-33⅓)|Tribe of Gum]] | ||
|writer | |setting = [[London (Earth-33⅓)|London]], [[November]] [[1963]]; [[Earth]], 1 million [[BC]], [[Earth-33⅓]] | ||
|artist | |writer = Tim Quinn | ||
|publication | |artist = [[Dicky Howett]] | ||
|release date = | |publication = [[DWMS Winter 1983/84]] | ||
|publisher | |release date = 1983 | ||
|prev | |reprint = DW84 23 | ||
|next | |reprint2 = It's Even Bigger on the Inside | ||
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a comic story by [[Tim Quinn]] and [[Dicky Howett]] included in the [[DWMS Winter 1983/84]]. | |publisher = Marvel Comics | ||
|epcount = 1 | |||
|prev = The Next 20 Years (comic story) | |||
|next = What If Doctor Who Was Produced By...? (comic story) | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a comic story by [[Tim Quinn]] and [[Dicky Howett]] included in the [[DWMS Winter 1983/84]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The [[First Doctor]] and [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] flee [[20th century]] [[London]] with two of her [[teacher]]s and travel back in time to the [[Stone Age]]. | The [[First Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|First Doctor]] and [[Susan Foreman (Earth-33⅓)|Susan]] flee [[20th century]] [[London (Earth-33⅓)|London]] with two of her [[teacher]]s and travel back in time to the [[Stone Age]]. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[First Doctor]] | * [[First Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|First Doctor]] | ||
* [[Susan Foreman]] | * [[Susan Foreman (Earth-33⅓)|Susan Foreman]] | ||
* [[Ian Chesterton]] | * [[Ian Chesterton (Earth-33⅓)|Ian Chesterton]] | ||
* [[Barbara Wright]] | * [[Barbara Wright (Earth-33⅓)|Barbara Wright]] | ||
* [[Policeman (An Unearthly Child)| | * [[George Dixon]] | ||
* [[Policeman (An Unearthly Child: The Unscreened Edition)|Policeman]] | |||
* [[Susan Foreman's grandmother]] | * [[Susan Foreman's grandmother]] | ||
* [[Raquel Welch]] | * [[Raquel Welch (Earth-33⅓)|Raquel Welch]] | ||
* [[Old Mother]] | * [[Old Mother (Earth-33⅓)|Old Mother]] | ||
* [[Tribe of Gum]] | * [[Tribe of Gum (Earth-33⅓)|Tribe of Gum]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Dixon informs an unseen audience that a [[police officer]]'s job doesn't end when he goes off [[duty]] and that a cry for help can come any time of the [[day]] or [[night]]. He mentions his chief, [[Detective Inspector]] [[Andy Pandy ( | * Dixon informs an unseen audience that a [[police officer]]'s job doesn't end when he goes off [[duty]] and that a cry for help can come any time of the [[day]] or [[night]]. He mentions his chief, [[Detective Inspector]] [[Andy Pandy (Earth-33⅓)|Andy Pandy]], before it is realised the crew is filming in the wrong studio, and a cut to [[camera]] three is made. | ||
* [[Coal Hill School]]'s [[postcode]] is SW1. | * [[Coal Hill School (Earth-33⅓)|Coal Hill School]]'s [[postcode]] is SW1. | ||
* Cheap [[BBC]] [[fog]] is used in the opening scene with Ian and Barbara. | * Cheap [[BBC (Earth-33⅓)|BBC]] [[fog]] is used in the opening scene with Ian and Barbara. | ||
* Ian loses his place in the [[script]] multiple times. | * Ian loses his place in the [[script]] multiple times. | ||
* Ian and Barbara talk in the [[Coal Hill Staff Common Room]]. On the [[notice board]], there is information about [[football]] and [[athletics]]. | * Ian and Barbara talk in the [[Coal Hill Staff Common Room (Earth-33⅓)|Coal Hill Staff Common Room]]. On the [[notice board]], there is information about [[football]] and [[athletics]]. | ||
* Barbara notes that Susan is the only one that doesn't dress like a [[The Beatles|Beatle]] and that she instead follows [[Duran Duran]] which hasn't been [[Invention|invented]] yet. | * Barbara notes that Susan is the only one that doesn't dress like a [[The Beatles (Earth-33⅓)|Beatle]] and that she instead follows [[Duran Duran]], which hasn't been [[Invention|invented]] yet. | ||
* [[Recycling|Recycled]] [[ITV]] fog is used when Ian and Barbara are in their [[car]]. | * [[Recycling|Recycled]] [[ITV (Earth-33⅓)|ITV]] fog is used when Ian and Barbara are in their [[car]]. | ||
* Ian thinks Susan lives on [[Barnes Common]] | * Ian thinks Susan lives on [[Barnes Common (Earth-33⅓)|Barnes Common]] but Barbara knows it is [[Totter's Lane (Earth-33⅓)|Totter's Lane]]. She informs Ian Susan only lives on Barnes Common in the [[David Whitaker (Earth-33⅓)|David Whitaker]] [[Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (Earth-33⅓)|book version]]. He quips, "it's the [[An Unearthly Child (Earth-33⅓)|first programme]] and the [[narrative continuity|continuity]] is already botched". | ||
* The Doctor runs the [[Foreman For Scrap]] business out of a [[junkyard]]. He drives a [[lorry]] into [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. The [[Flying Scotsman]] with the words "Duncan the [[Dragon]]" on it also enters, albeit slightly late. | * The Doctor runs the [[Foreman For Scrap]] business out of a [[junkyard]]. He drives a [[lorry]] into [[The Doctor's TARDIS (Earth-33⅓)|the TARDIS]]. The [[Flying Scotsman]] with the words "Duncan the [[Dragon]]" on it also enters, albeit slightly late. | ||
* The Doctor offers to sell Ian a | * The Doctor offers to sell Ian a hardly-used [[fridge]] or a nice [[kitchen]] [[chair]]. | ||
* As Ian enters the TARDIS, he notes it's [[Dimensional transcendentalism|bigger on the inside]] and Susan claims it is the [[decor]] that gives it a feeling of space while the Doctor offers him [[tea]]. | * As Ian enters the TARDIS, he notes it's [[Dimensional transcendentalism|bigger on the inside]] and Susan claims it is the [[decor]] that gives it a feeling of space while the Doctor offers him [[tea]]. | ||
* The [[dematerialisation]] of the TARDIS is done through a BBC [[special effect]]. The Doctor does this to escape Susan's [[grandmother]] who wants her [[Housekeeper (title)|housekeeping]] completed. | * The [[dematerialisation]] of the TARDIS is done through a BBC [[special effect]]. The Doctor does this to escape Susan's [[grandmother]] who wants her [[Housekeeper (title)|housekeeping]] completed. | ||
* Old Mother claims her [[chilblain]]s have chilblains. | * Old Mother claims her [[chilblain]]s have chilblains. | ||
* One member of the [[tribe]] invents [[bedsock]]s. | * One member of the [[tribe]] invents [[bedsock]]s. | ||
* The [[Fifth Doctor (Earth-33⅓)|Fifth Doctor]]'s [[head]] is among the [[skull]]s owned by the tribe. | |||
* Another member of the tribe thinks Old Mother is conversing with the giant [[blue]] [[god]] but the TARDIS just landed on her [[foot]]. | * Another member of the tribe thinks Old Mother is conversing with the giant [[blue]] [[god]] but the TARDIS just landed on her [[foot]]. | ||
* Ian is personal [[friend]]s with [[Jacqueline Pearce]]. | * Ian is personal [[friend]]s with [[Jacqueline Pearce (Earth-33⅓)|Jacqueline Pearce]]. | ||
* Ian thinks the Doctor is an inventor but he has the wrong script again; this time, the ''[[TV Comic]]'' version. | * Ian thinks the Doctor is an inventor, but he has the wrong script again; this time, the ''[[TV Comic (Earth-33⅓)|TV Comic]]'' version. | ||
* The Doctor believes the [[story padding]] will remain the same for the next twenty [[year]]s. | * The Doctor believes the [[story padding]] will remain the same for the next twenty [[year]]s. | ||
* The Doctor can't give the tribe the [[secret]] of [[fire]] so presents them with Raquel Welch instead. | * The Doctor can't give the tribe the [[secret]] of [[fire]] so presents them with Raquel Welch instead. | ||
* Raquel asks where the local [[hairdresser]] is because her [[wig]] is in a mess. | * Raquel asks where the local [[hairdresser]] is because her [[wig]] is in a mess. | ||
* The Doctor tells the girls they can stop [[scream]]ing but they tell him that they are just rehearsing their lines for the next story and the one after that and the one after that. | * The Doctor tells the girls they can stop [[scream]]ing, but they tell him that they are just rehearsing their lines for the next story and the one after that and the one after that. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* | * As a result of featuring [[George Dixon]], this story is a [[crossover]] with ''[[Dixon of Dock Green]]''. | ||
* The story was colourised in [[DW84 23]]. It was reprinted in [[DWMS Winter 1983/84]]'s original black-and-white for ''[[It's Even Bigger on the Inside]]'', and in colour again for ''Who's 60?'' | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:10, 31 July 2024
An Unearthly Child: The Unscreened Edition was a comic story by Tim Quinn and Dicky Howett included in the DWMS Winter 1983/84.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The First Doctor and Susan flee 20th century London with two of her teachers and travel back in time to the Stone Age.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Dixon informs an unseen audience that a police officer's job doesn't end when he goes off duty and that a cry for help can come any time of the day or night. He mentions his chief, Detective Inspector Andy Pandy, before it is realised the crew is filming in the wrong studio, and a cut to camera three is made.
- Coal Hill School's postcode is SW1.
- Cheap BBC fog is used in the opening scene with Ian and Barbara.
- Ian loses his place in the script multiple times.
- Ian and Barbara talk in the Coal Hill Staff Common Room. On the notice board, there is information about football and athletics.
- Barbara notes that Susan is the only one that doesn't dress like a Beatle and that she instead follows Duran Duran, which hasn't been invented yet.
- Recycled ITV fog is used when Ian and Barbara are in their car.
- Ian thinks Susan lives on Barnes Common but Barbara knows it is Totter's Lane. She informs Ian Susan only lives on Barnes Common in the David Whitaker book version. He quips, "it's the first programme and the continuity is already botched".
- The Doctor runs the Foreman For Scrap business out of a junkyard. He drives a lorry into the TARDIS. The Flying Scotsman with the words "Duncan the Dragon" on it also enters, albeit slightly late.
- The Doctor offers to sell Ian a hardly-used fridge or a nice kitchen chair.
- As Ian enters the TARDIS, he notes it's bigger on the inside and Susan claims it is the decor that gives it a feeling of space while the Doctor offers him tea.
- The dematerialisation of the TARDIS is done through a BBC special effect. The Doctor does this to escape Susan's grandmother who wants her housekeeping completed.
- Old Mother claims her chilblains have chilblains.
- One member of the tribe invents bedsocks.
- The Fifth Doctor's head is among the skulls owned by the tribe.
- Another member of the tribe thinks Old Mother is conversing with the giant blue god but the TARDIS just landed on her foot.
- Ian is personal friends with Jacqueline Pearce.
- Ian thinks the Doctor is an inventor, but he has the wrong script again; this time, the TV Comic version.
- The Doctor believes the story padding will remain the same for the next twenty years.
- The Doctor can't give the tribe the secret of fire so presents them with Raquel Welch instead.
- Raquel asks where the local hairdresser is because her wig is in a mess.
- The Doctor tells the girls they can stop screaming, but they tell him that they are just rehearsing their lines for the next story and the one after that and the one after that.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- As a result of featuring George Dixon, this story is a crossover with Dixon of Dock Green.
- The story was colourised in DW84 23. It was reprinted in DWMS Winter 1983/84's original black-and-white for It's Even Bigger on the Inside, and in colour again for Who's 60?