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novel name= Amorality Tale |
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{{Infobox Story SMW
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] |
|image        = <gallery>
number= 52 |
Amorality tale.jpg|2002 edition
doctor=[[Third Doctor]]|
DW-AmoralityTale Large.jpg|2015 edition
companions=[[Sarah Jane Smith]]|
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enemy= [[Tommy Ramsey]] <br> The [[Xhinn]]|
|number       = 51
year=|
|doctor       = Third Doctor
writer= [[David Bishop]] |
|companions   = [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]]
publisher= [[BBC Books]] |
|enemy       = [[Xhinn]]
release date= April [[2002]] |
|setting      = [[London]], [[3 December|3]]-[[8 December]] [[1952]]
format= Paperback Book, ? Pages |
|writer      = David Bishop
isbn= ISBN 0-563-53850-3 |
|read by      = [[Dan Starkey]]
previous story=[[Palace of the Red Sun]]|
|publisher    = BBC Books
next story=[[Warmonger]]}}
|cover        = [[Black Sheep]]
|release date = 8 April 2002
|format       = Paperback Book; 8 Chapters, 287 Pages
|isbn         = ISBN 0-563-53850-3
|series      = [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]]
|prev        = Palace of the Red Sun (novel)
|next        = Warmonger (novel)
}}{{prose stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifty-first novel in the [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] series. It was written by [[David Bishop]], released [[8 April (releases)|8 April]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]] and featured the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]].


==Publisher's summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
''Those people that die must die. It's history, it's already happened and there's nothing we can do to prevent it, Sarah.''
=== 2002 BBC Books Edition ===
''Those people that die must die. It's history, it's already happened and there's nothing we can do to prevent it, [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah]].''


East End gangster Tommy Ramsey emerges from prison in 1952, determined to retake control of his territory on the streets of Shoreditch. But new arrivals threaten his grip on all illegal activity in the area.
[[East End]] [[gangster]] [[Tommy Ramsey]] emerges from [[prison]] in [[1952]], determined to retake control of his territory on the streets of [[Shoreditch]]. But new arrivals threaten his grip on all illegal activity in the area.


An evangelical minister at St Luke's Church is persuading people to seek redemption for their sins. A new gang is claiming the streets. And a watchmender called Doctor John Smith is leading a revolt against the Ramsey Mob's protection racket.
An [[evangelical]] [[Xavier Simmons|minister]] at [[St Luke's Church]] is persuading people to seek redemption for their sins. A new gang is claiming the streets. And a watchmender called Doctor [[Third Doctor|John Smith]] is leading a revolt against the [[Ramsey Mob]]'s protection racket.


But when Tommy strikes back against his enemies, a far more terrifying threat is revealed. Within hours the city's air begins turning into nerve gas and thousands are killed by the choking fumes. London is dying...
But when Tommy strikes back against his enemies, a far more terrifying threat is revealed. Within hours the city's air begins turning into [[nerve gas]] and thousands are killed by the choking fumes. [[London]] is dying...


==Characters==
=== 2015 BBC Books Edition ===
*[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]]
When gangster Tommy Ramsey is released from prison, he is determined to retake control of his East End territory. But new arrivals threaten his grip on illegal activity in the area. An evangelical minister is persuading people to seek redemption for their sins. A new gang is claiming the streets. And a watchmender called Smith is leading a revolt against the Ramsey Mob's protection racket.
*[[Sarah Jane Smith]]
*[[Tommy Ramsey]]


==References==
When Tommy strikes back at his enemies, a far more terrifying threat is revealed. Within hours the city's air turns into nerve gas and thousands succumb to the choking fumes. London is dying...
 
''An adventure set in 1950s [[London]], featuring the Third Doctor as played by [[Jon Pertwee]] and his companion Sarah Jane Smith.''
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Notes==
== Characters ==
''to be added''
* [[Third Doctor]]
* [[Sarah Jane Smith]]
* [[Tommy Ramsey]]
* [[Jack Cooper|Jack "the Lad" Cooper]]
* [[Billy Valance]]
* [[Charlie Valance]]
* Father [[Xavier Simmons]]
* [[Vera Ramsey]]
* [[Max Morgan]]
* [[Bob Valentine]]
* [[Jim Harris]]
* [[Andy Hodge]]
* [[Arthur Baldwin]] ("Brick")
* [[Bob Cohen]]
* [[Callum (Amorality Tale)|Callum]]
* [[Derek Carver]]
* [[Diggle]]
* [[Fingers Blake]]
* [[Frank Kelly]]
* [[Mary Mills]]
* [[Jean Mills]]
* [[Bette Mills]]
* [[Rita Mills]]
* [[Rose Kelly]]
* [[Steve MacManus]]
* [[Stratford Simon]]
* [[Terry Sharp]]
* [[Ernie Evans]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* While in [[1952]], the Doctor runs a [[watch]]-mending shop called [[Fixing Time]].
* [[Dave Butcher]], [[Mike Gilmore]] and [[Norman Page]] are lieutenants in the [[Ramsey Mob]].
 
== Notes ==
[[File:DWM 317 AMORALITY-TALE.jpg|thumb|Art by [[Roger Langridge]] from DWM 317]]
* The novel was reprinted as part of ''The History Collection'' in [[February (releases)|February]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]], with a new cover and introduction by Bishop.
* This story is set between ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'' and ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]''.
* David Bishop was inspired by the crime film ''{{W|The Long Good Friday}}'', with the alien invaders in this book playing a similar role to the [[Irish Republican Army|IRA]] in ''Friday''. <ref>[http://viciousimagery.blogspot.com/2007/11/my-novels-5-amorality-tale.html My Novels #5: Amorality Tale]</ref>
 
== Continuity ==
* [[Tommy Ramsey]] asks [[Sarah Jane Smith]] to make him and the rest of the men [[tea]], much to her disgust and disapproval, similarly to when the Third Doctor asked her to make tea for himself. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'') To some of his future incarnations' embarrassment, the [[First Doctor]] asked some of his future companions to make everyone tea. These included [[Tegan Jovanka]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') and [[Bill Potts]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]'') both of whom were upset at the request.
* The Doctor hangs an "Out of Order" sign on the TARDIS door whilst it is in 1950s London. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'')
* Sarah remembers the Doctor almost dying on Peladon. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Monster of Peladon (TV story)|The Monster of Peladon]]'')
* The [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Donna Noble|Donna]] were also in London during the [[Great Smog of London|Great Smog]] (although they departed after the first day, while the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane remained for the whole experience). ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Creeping Death (audio story)|The Creeping Death]]'')
 
== Additional cover images ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
DW-AmoralityTale Large.jpg|2015 edition. Cover by [[Two Associates]].
</gallery>
 
== Audiobook ==
* This novel was released as an audiobook on [[7 April (releases)|7 April]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]] complete and unabridged by [[BBC Audio]] and read by [[Dan Starkey]].
 
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Amorality Tale audiobook.jpg|Audiobook cover
</gallery>


==Continuity==
== External links ==
''to be added''
* {{penguin|1073615/doctor-who--amorality-tale/}}
{{dwrefguide|whobbk52.htm|Amorality Tale}}
* {{whoniverse|pd52|Amorality Tale}}
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/amorality.htm The Cloister Library: '''Amorality Tale''']
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20050406222457/http://www.bbc.co.uk/cult/news/drwho/2004/01/01/13728.shtml Interview: David Bishop]
* [https://viciousimagery.blogspot.com/2007/11/my-novels-5-amorality-tale.html Vicious Imagery: My novels #5: Amorality Tale]


==Timeline==
== Footnotes ==
*Amorality Tale occurs after [[ST]]: ''[[The Discourse of Flies]]''
{{reflist}}
*Amorality Tale occurs before [[PDA]]: ''[[Island of Death]]''


==External Links==
{{PDA}}
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/whobbk52.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Amorality Tale''']
{{TitleSort}}
* [http://www.whoniverse.org/discontinuity/PD52.php Whoniverse Discontinuity Guide entry for '''Amorality Tale''']


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Amorality Tale was the fifty-first novel in the BBC Past Doctor Adventures series. It was written by David Bishop, released 8 April 2002 and featured the Third Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith.

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

2002 BBC Books Edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

Those people that die must die. It's history, it's already happened and there's nothing we can do to prevent it, Sarah.

East End gangster Tommy Ramsey emerges from prison in 1952, determined to retake control of his territory on the streets of Shoreditch. But new arrivals threaten his grip on all illegal activity in the area.

An evangelical minister at St Luke's Church is persuading people to seek redemption for their sins. A new gang is claiming the streets. And a watchmender called Doctor John Smith is leading a revolt against the Ramsey Mob's protection racket.

But when Tommy strikes back against his enemies, a far more terrifying threat is revealed. Within hours the city's air begins turning into nerve gas and thousands are killed by the choking fumes. London is dying...

2015 BBC Books Edition[[edit] | [edit source]]

When gangster Tommy Ramsey is released from prison, he is determined to retake control of his East End territory. But new arrivals threaten his grip on illegal activity in the area. An evangelical minister is persuading people to seek redemption for their sins. A new gang is claiming the streets. And a watchmender called Smith is leading a revolt against the Ramsey Mob's protection racket.

When Tommy strikes back at his enemies, a far more terrifying threat is revealed. Within hours the city's air turns into nerve gas and thousands succumb to the choking fumes. London is dying...

An adventure set in 1950s London, featuring the Third Doctor as played by Jon Pertwee and his companion Sarah Jane Smith.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Art by Roger Langridge from DWM 317

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Additional cover images[[edit] | [edit source]]

Audiobook[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Audiobook cover

    Audiobook cover

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ My Novels #5: Amorality Tale
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