Faithful Friends: Part Three (short story): Difference between revisions
From Tardis Wiki, the free Doctor Who reference
No edit summary |
|||
| (77 intermediate revisions by 18 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{title dab away}} | |||
{{real world}} | {{real world}} | ||
{{Infobox Story SMW | |||
{{Infobox | |series = [[Short Trips (series)#In print|Short Trips short stories]] | ||
|doctor = Eighth Doctor | |||
series=[[Short Trips (series)#In print| | |companions = [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] | ||
doctor= | |featuring = Liz Shaw|Liz | ||
companions=[[Charley | |featuring2 = Jo Grant|Jo | ||
|featuring3 = Mike Yates|Yates | |||
|featuring4 = John Benton|Benton | |||
|featuring5 = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart{{!}}the Brigadier | |||
|featuring6 = Tom Osgood | |||
|setting = [[England]] | |||
|writer = Cavan Scott, Mark Wright | |||
|anthology = Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas | |||
|release date = 5 December 2007 | |||
|prev = Christmas Every Day? (short story) | |||
|next = Machine Time (short story) | |||
}} | |||
'''''Faithful Friends: Part Three''''' was the twenty-fifth and final short story in the [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] anthology ''[[Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas]]''. It was written by [[Cavan Scott]] and [[Mark Wright]]. It featured the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Charley Pollard]] and [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]. | |||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
The Doctor and Charley break into the Brigadier's house on Christmas Eve while he is sleeping. In the morning the Brigadier finds that the Doctor and Charley have cooked a Christmas meal for him | The Doctor and Charley break into the Brigadier's house on Christmas Eve while he is sleeping. In the morning the Brigadier finds that the Doctor and Charley have cooked a Christmas meal for him. They also have invited many people from the Brigadier's past for a party. While the Doctor is carving the turkey he leads a toast to "faithful friends". | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Eighth Doctor]] | * [[Eighth Doctor]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Charlotte Pollard]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] | ||
* [[John Benton]] | * [[John Benton]] | ||
* [[Osgood (The Dæmons)|Osgood]] | * [[Osgood (The Dæmons)|Osgood]] | ||
| Line 26: | Line 34: | ||
* [[Jo Grant]] | * [[Jo Grant]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* | * [[Sarah Jane Smith]] is on an assignment abroad. | ||
* [[Carol Bell]] is said to have died. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * Liz's appearance would seem to contradict her death in the novel ''[[Eternity Weeps]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* | * Doris has been dead for some time. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Shadows of Avalon (novel)|The Shadows of Avalon]]'') | ||
* | * Charley remembers her last meeting with the Brigadier. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Minuet in Hell (audio story)|Minuet in Hell]]'') | ||
* [[Winifred Bambera]] and [[Ancelyn]] are holidaying in [[Avalon (The Shadows of Avalon)|Avalon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') | |||
* Jo recognises the Eighth Doctor. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Genocide (novel)|Genocide]]'') | |||
* [[Emily Chaudhry]] is still the head of [[UNIT]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wasting (audio story)|The Wasting]]'') | |||
{{ST prose}} | |||
{{prose | |||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
| Line 48: | Line 54: | ||
[[Category:Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart short stories]] | [[Category:Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart short stories]] | ||
[[Category:UNIT short stories]] | [[Category:UNIT short stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories | [[Category:Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas short stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Stories set in the 2010s]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in England]] | |||
[[Category:Charlotte Pollard short stories]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:41, 9 March 2024
Faithful Friends: Part Three was the twenty-fifth and final short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas. It was written by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright. It featured the Eighth Doctor, Charley Pollard and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.
Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor and Charley break into the Brigadier's house on Christmas Eve while he is sleeping. In the morning the Brigadier finds that the Doctor and Charley have cooked a Christmas meal for him. They also have invited many people from the Brigadier's past for a party. While the Doctor is carving the turkey he leads a toast to "faithful friends".
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Eighth Doctor
- Charlotte Pollard
- Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
- John Benton
- Osgood
- Liz Shaw
- Mike Yates
- Emily Chaudhry
- Jo Grant
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sarah Jane Smith is on an assignment abroad.
- Carol Bell is said to have died.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Liz's appearance would seem to contradict her death in the novel Eternity Weeps.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Doris has been dead for some time. (PROSE: The Shadows of Avalon)
- Charley remembers her last meeting with the Brigadier. (AUDIO: Minuet in Hell)
- Winifred Bambera and Ancelyn are holidaying in Avalon. (TV: Battlefield)
- Jo recognises the Eighth Doctor. (PROSE: Genocide)
- Emily Chaudhry is still the head of UNIT. (AUDIO: The Wasting)
