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|range = Who is Doctor Who? (tie-in website){{!}}Who is Doctor Who? | |range = Who is Doctor Who? (tie-in website){{!}}Who is Doctor Who? | ||
|number in range = 4 | |number in range = 4 | ||
|name | |name = ''Rose sighting confirmed'' | ||
|image | |image = Dickens4 RSC.jpg | ||
|main character = [[Mickey Smith]] | |main character = [[Mickey Smith]] | ||
|featuring | |featuring = [[Ninth Doctor]], [[Rose Tyler|Rose]], [[Charles Dickens]] | ||
|setting | |setting = [[Earth]], [[2006]] | ||
|release date | |release date = [[10 April (releases)|10 April]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] | ||
|writer | |writer = BBC webteam | ||
|publisher | |publisher = BBC | ||
|format | |format = Online short story | ||
|website | |genre = Science fiction | ||
|series | |website = ''[[Who is Doctor Who? (tie-in website)|Who is Doctor Who?]]'' | ||
|prev | |series = [[Who is Doctor Who? (tie-in website)|''Who is Doctor Who?'' fiction]] | ||
|next | |prev = The Doctor Was Involved in the Dummy Massacre (short story) | ||
|next = Alien landing confirmed (short story) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''Rose sighting confirmed''''' was the fourth short story exclusively published on the ''[[Who is Doctor Who? (tie-in website)|Who is Doctor Who?]]'' website on [[10 April (releases)|10 April]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050410045758/http://www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk/ ''Rose sighting confirmed'' on whoisdoctorwho.co.uk via the Wayback Machine]</ref> by the [[BBC webteam]] to coincide with the broadcast of ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]''. This story took place after an unspecified time jump, as the previous story, ''[[The Doctor Was Involved in the Dummy Massacre (short story)|The Doctor Was Involved in the Dummy Massacre]]'', was set on [[2 April]] [[2005]] in the aftermath of the [[Dummy Massacre]], and this story is seemingly set just prior to the events of ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'', which was set on [[6 March]] [[2006]], due to this story introducing [[MP]] [[Joseph Green]], who was later revealed to be [[Jocrassa Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen]] wearing his [[skin suit|skin]]. | |||
'''''Rose sighting confirmed''''' was the fourth short story exclusively published on the ''[[Who is Doctor Who? (tie-in website)|Who is Doctor Who?]]'' website on [[10 April (releases)|10 April]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] by the [[BBC webteam]] to coincide with the broadcast of ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]''. | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
The [[Who is Doctor Who?]] website is updated, sometime after [[The Doctor Was Involved in the Dummy Massacre (short story)|the previous entry]], where [[Mickey Smith|the webmaster]] shares a rare old [[photograph|picture]] of [[Charles Dickens]] in [[Cardiff]] [[1869]]: the astounding part? [[Rose Tyler]] and the [[Ninth Doctor]] are visible in the background. The webmaster is reassured that Rose is still out there, even if she is out of reach, although the [[police]] didn't believe the picture was real. | |||
The webmaster continues to another subject, about a potential [[British government|government]] [[conspiracy]], where [[MP]] [[Joseph Green]] has had a recent [[weight]] gain, and he is aware of the existence of [[reason]] for it. | |||
The webmaster moves onto a more personal situation he is facing, where he reveals that the police have closed their "[[net]] of [[suspicion]]" around him, | |||
== Entries == | == Entries == | ||
=== Rose === | === Rose entries === | ||
''The collection of entries is arranged in order, oldest first'' | ''The collection of entries is arranged in order, oldest first'' | ||
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=== Joseph Green === | === Joseph Green entries === | ||
''The collection of entries is arranged in order, oldest first'' | ''The collection of entries is arranged in order, oldest first'' | ||
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| [[robs]] | | [[robs]] | ||
| robs suggests that someone, "quite ''clearly'', has been eating a lot of pies. | | robs suggests that someone, "quite ''clearly''", has been eating a lot of pies. | ||
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| [[Muntjac Man]] | | [[Muntjac Man]] | ||
| Muntjac Man reports that Green was spotted in [[Somerfield]] [[supermarket]] in [[Halstead]] on [[14 April]] buying [[100 (number)|100]] [[can]]s of [[insect]] [[repellent]] [[spray]]. | | Muntjac Man reports that Green was spotted in [[Somerfield, Halstead|Somerfield]] [[supermarket]] in [[Halstead]] on [[14 April]] buying [[100 (number)|100]] [[can]]s of [[insect]] [[repellent]] [[spray]]. | ||
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| [[Lorinda]] | | [[Lorinda]] | ||
| Lorinda addresses the site, saying that these people are always trying to stir up [[trouble]]. It is obvious that it is just a strange [[camera]] [[angle]], in the same way that all of the other [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] from | | Lorinda addresses the site, saying that these people are always trying to stir up [[trouble]]. It is obvious that it is just a strange [[camera]] [[angle]], in the same way that all of the other [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theories]] from Who is Doctor Who? are clearly [[forgery|forged]]. Lorinda does not believe that "this Rose girl" ever existed. | ||
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| [[Government Offical]] | | [[Government Offical]] | ||
| Government Offical orders | | Government Offical orders Who is Doctor Who? to cease, insisting that "THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT CORRUPT. DO NOT CONTINUE. This is your first [[warning]]." | ||
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| [[Mr Deacy]] | | [[Mr Deacy]] | ||
| Mr Deacy says that | | Mr Deacy says that Who is Doctor Who? are all conspiracy [[loony|loonies]] and really should get out more and grow up, that Mr Green is doing a very good job indeed and could well do without this kind of [[nonsense]]. He says that they'll be saying next that he is really an alien. | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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(In order of appearance, oldest first) | |||
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* [[Mickey Smith|Webmaster]]{{Note|While not revealed in this story, this character is later revealed to be [[Mickey Smith]].}} | |||
* [[Rose Tyler]] | |||
* [[Ninth Doctor]] | |||
* [[Charles Dickens]] | |||
* [[MP]] [[Joseph Green]] | |||
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* [[Andy Fawcettt]] | |||
* [[PDT]] | |||
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* [[Laurence (Rose sighting confirmed)|Laurence]] | |||
* [[a friend]] | |||
* [[Craig O.]] | |||
* [[Ben Swithen]] | |||
* [[Mr Deacy]] | |||
* [[Nu Wong]] | |||
* [[Dr P Ware]] | |||
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''more to be added'' | |||
=== Referenced only === | |||
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''to be added'' | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story, given that it is set just prior to ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'', is set around [[February]] or early [[March]] [[2006]]; however, the person who submitted the entry about [[Muntjac Man]], as someone with no insight to the then-unaired details about ''Aliens of London'', evidently didn't know about the one year time jump, so mentioned that Joseph Green visited [[Somerfield, Halstead|a supermarket]] in [[Halstead]] on [[14 April]], however this can just easily be explained in-universe as Joseph Green visiting this supermarket prior to the [[Slitheen family]]'s arrival on [[Earth]]. | |||
* [[robs]]'s and [[bobs]]'s entries are likely an accidental duplication of the same submission. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* This story is sequel to ''[[The Unquiet Dead (TV story)|The Unquiet Dead]]'' | |||
* This story is not only set before ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'', but released before too, meaning that this story is the debut of [[Joseph Green]], or more accurately [[Jocrassa Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen]], although this wouldn't be revealed until ''Aliens of London''. | |||
* Rose and the Doctor were talking about [[chips]] in [[London]] in [[2005]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'') | * Rose and the Doctor were talking about [[chips]] in [[London]] in [[2005]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'') | ||
* A reader by the name of [[Davros]] wishes to meet the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | * A reader by the name of [[Davros]] wishes to meet the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* An entry by [[rewboss]] was previously present in ''[[Have You Seen This Man? (short story)|Have You Seen This Man?]]''. | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="250"> | |||
Dickens4 RSC.jpg|A picture of [[Charles Dickens]] with a familiar duo in the background. | |||
Dickensenhanced.jpg|A computer-enhanced version. | |||
Dickensenhanced2.jpg|Another enhanced version. | |||
Josephgreen1.jpg|An image of [[Joseph Green]]. | |||
Josephgreen2.jpg|Another image of Joseph Green. | |||
</gallery> | |||
<!--The other images on the webpage aren't exclusive to this story so it's not worth adding them.--> | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{elx|page url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127163439/http://www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk/index4.shtml|page name=''Rose sighting confirmed''|website url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127163633/http://www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk/|website name=''Who is Doctor Who?'' via the Wayback Machine}} | {{elx|page url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127163439/http://www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk/index4.shtml|page name=''Rose sighting confirmed''|website url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127163633/http://www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk/|website name=''Who is Doctor Who?'' via the Wayback Machine}} | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category:Sarah Jane Smith short stories]] | [[Category:Sarah Jane Smith short stories]] | ||
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