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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* Note the similarity in tone and structure with Moffat's later ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[The Girl in the Fireplace]]''.
* This story is told by Gavin, interspersed with portions of Benny's lecture.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==

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The Least Important Man was the ninth story in the Bernice Summerfield anthology The Dead Men Diaries. It was written by Steven Moffat.

Summary

Gavin Oliver Scott had a thoroughly un-extraordinary life in the 20th century... but, since his corpse was the only one to survive intact to the 26th century, he has had a most extraordinary death. Professor Bernice Summerfield gives a lecture on him, the 20th century's most famous son, and is surprised to find herself becoming a part of events six hundred years past.

Characters

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Notes

  • This story is told by Gavin, interspersed with portions of Benny's lecture.

Continuity

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