Rose sighting confirmed (short story)

Rose sighting confirmed
Main character(s):	Mickey Smith
Main setting:	Earth, 2006
Key crew
Publisher:	BBC
Writer:	BBC webteam
Release details
Release date:	10 April 2005
Website:	Who is Doctor Who?
Format:	Online short story
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Rose sighting confirmed was the fourth short story exclusively published on the Who is Doctor Who? website on 10 April 2005 by the BBC webteam to coincide with the broadcast of The Unquiet Dead.

Entries

Rose

The collection of entries is arranged in order, oldest first

#	Character	Summary
1	dalek	dalek saw the Doctor and Rose in London saying something about chips the last year.
2	Sarah Jane Smith	Sarah Jane says that he always knew the Doctor would be back, revealing that she had seen "both of him" several times back in the late 70s, "the older guy, and then all teeth and curls". She adds that she misses him.
3	Luci Ernaga	Luci's grandmother has an old photo of her dog she had as a kid, playing near a park bench in Portugal. Luci points out that behind the dog you can see the feet of someone sitting on the bench, a girl wearing a tracksuit and trainers, which she asks if they had in the 1920s.
4	Natasha Richardson	Natasha saw the Doctor and Rose under the clock in Guildford, adding that she nearly failed to recognise the Doctor as he had changed his jumper.
5	Trevor	Trevor believes that the photo of Dickens is real, but that the "enhanced" images of Rose and the Doctor must be fake. Claiming that in the whole photo the two people are so blurry no computer could enhance them, Trevor maintains that it is a sham.
6	Davros	Davros orders that the Doctor be brought to him if he is found.
7	rewboss	rewboss believes that the photo obviously must be a fake, pointing out that "this "Doctor" character" is wearing clothes straight from the 21st century, and that portraits of this type were impossible in 1869; an exposure lasted one or two seconds in broad daylight. In any case, rewboss asks how can the same man appear in photos right up to the present day, which would make him about 150 years old. Ridiculing the notion that the Doctor is some kind of time traveller, rewboss sarcastically suggests that he has met HG Wells and Leonardo da Vinci, going on to suggest that Mickey would like to tie him in with the disappearance of Susan Foreman in 1963.
8	Tracey	Tracy comments that Rose looks like a "young lady" who had gone missing from her departmental store with her Lotto money, lamenting that they could have been millionaires by now.
9	Cara and Matt	Cara and Matt spotted the Doctor and Rose whilst on holiday in Margate last year, making the "very odd" observation that they appeared to be investigating a large, suspicious-looking sand castle.
10	Reginald Jones	Reginald reports that the Doctor is sitting in the other room. Reginald has stalled the Doctor "but for who knows how long", having offered him a spot of tea. Reginald thinks that the Doctor is disconnecting his antenna from his television at the moment, adding that there is no sign of "Rose" and that he is "afraid to ask".
11	timetunnel	timetunnel saw the Doctor and Rose hanging around the great tower of london, reporting that the Doctor was looking around and reiterating that Rose was with him.
12	Polly	Polly saw the Doctor in Eastbourne, where he told her that she would not be there for long. Polly adds that she now lives in Cardiff.
13	suresh kumar	Suresh saw the Doctor and Rose ordering a hamburger at Tasy Bite on Kingsley Road in Hounslow.
14	Brandon Lightloafer	Brandon saw the Doctor and Rose at the Goat pub in the town of Berkhamsted, muttering something about saving the town castle from being destroyed.
15	nu	nu reports a sighting at Dundee.
16	Alex of Dundee	Alex saw the Doctor at the railway station today, saying that the train had not been this late since the the bridge fell down.
17	Richard Kyanka	The Doctor asked Richard if he had stairs in his house. Richard answered that he did not and the Doctor told Richard that he was protected. Richard still has no idea what he meant.
18	Markusdragon	Markusdragon comments that either being a fat-cat capitalist is finally affecting the Deputy Prime Minister's arteries, or that he's an alien and has been getting fat from eating people
19	kayley	kayley reports a sighting at Bognor Regis Pier.

Joseph Green

The collection of entries is arranged in order, oldest first

#	Character	Summary
1	Murray	Murray observes that Green has gotten rather large all of a sudden, adding that it's almost like he's got a whole other person inside him.
2	aderack	aderack, who has heard that Green has a lot of enemies, suggests that he could just be wearing a pile of kevlar vests under his suit.
3	bobs	bobs suggests that someone, "quite cleary", has been eating a lot of pies.
4	Another Canuck	Another Canuck quips that Green has put on so much weight recently because, like all politicians, he is full of hot air.
5	robs	robs suggests that someone, "quite clearly, has been eating a lot of pies.
6	Andy	Andy observes that, being an MP "and all", Green has the weight of England to run on his shoulders.
7	Muntjac Man	Muntjac Man reports that Green was spotted in Somerfield supermarket in Halstead on 14 April buying 100 cans of insect repellent spray.
8	Chaz	Chaz writes "Rice Pudding for everyone".
9	icytrue	icytrue quips that Green's weight gain is down to inflation.
10	semp	semp attributes Green's weight gain to too much junk food and suggests he eat apples.
11	Glynn	Glynn agrees that it's just mean to attack Green for his weight problem, especially when his recent speechs have been so "unfocused". Glynn quotes "Our nation has nothing to fear at this time except... except the Big... Bad Wolf.", asking what that was about.
12	Glynn	Charles observes that Mickey is going "all X-files just because an MP gained some weight. Asking where the mysterious Doctor fits into all of this, he facetiously suggests that he is Green's new dietician. Charles points out that Green is not the only one at Westminster gaining weight, suggesting that all of them are probably just getting some American burgers or something.
13	Concerned	Concerned asks that people be nice, suggesting that Green probably has some type of health condition.
14	JKDart	JKDart suggests, with a groan, that Green is just going in for being a political heavyweight.
15	Bert Digby	Bert is convinced that Green's weight gain is just a result of the usual luxuries at Westminster and that's nothing to get hot and bothered about.
16	Steve Kelley	Steve asks that Mickey includes details of the sighting of Green. Recalling that Green did look somewhat ill at a press conference that was broadcast last week, Steve observes that he kept adjusting his very ill-fitted suit, and taking drinks of water. At the time Steve only assumed that he was nervous for some reason, but believes that he did seem somewhat peculiar now that Mickey mentions it. Steve says that he will scan some news sites for more, and asks what he call the site owner now that Clive is gone.
17	key c	key c says that Green is a rare politician in that he's got guts.
18	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 theories from Doctor Who? are clearly forged. Lorinda does not believe that "this Rose girl" ever existed.
19	Hopeless	Hopeless thinks that the Doctor is merely a smokescreen to distract from the truth, though what that is is anyone's guess.
20	Jamie	Jamie thinks that there is no Doctor and the US government is using Green's condition as a distraction from their goal of global domination in an attempt to publicise mental health.
21	Harri	Harri believes in the Doctor but does not think that Green is fat because of him.
12	Government Offical	Government Offical orders Doctor Who? to cease, insisting that "THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT CORRUPT. DO NOT CONTINUE. This is your first warning."
13	Graham	Green told Graham that it's glandular. Graham asks what's up with people, don't they believe their local MPs any more.
14	Dave Pashby.	Dave says that Green is just another fat cat.
15	Dorothy	Dorothy suggests that there's a lot of Spirits in Green's body, all over 40 proof.
16	Access	Access says that he has no idea who Green is and that it's just mean ":P".
17	Michael H.	"""This breakfast is Atkins, apart from that bread, that bagel, those beans, those Weetabixes, that toast, that marmalade..."
18	Phil Arnold	Phil says that it has to be aliens.
19	Dr P Ware	Dr P Ware says that it is "noting sinister", just wind.
20	Nu Wong	Nu Wong says that Green is feeding off the Prime Minister's lifeforce.
21	Mr Deacy	Mr Deacy says that Doctor Who? are all conspiracy 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.
22	Ben Swithen	Ben from Yorkshire says there they were recently warned of a worldwide banana shortage due to "unseasonal weather conditions". He suggests that the government have been warned and are stocking their stomachs up while food still lasts. He adds that people have a right to know.
23	Craig O.	Craig suggests that Green ate his nearest rival in the polls.
24	a friend	a friend suggests that it may not be just Green's spirit in his body.
25	Laurence	Laurence claims to have x-rayed Mr Green a while back and discovered that he had a parasite growing within him, which Laurence believes must be related to the Doctor. Saying that he must be quick, Laurence knows that by submitting this information the government will make him disappear, but that he has nothing to live for since the dummies killed his family.
26	PDT	PDT has a friend whose brother's fiancee works for the canteen at Westminster, reporting that Mr Green was the one who ate all the pies.
27	Andy Fawcettt	With a lol, Andy says that he thought it was obvious that all the MPs are full of hot air as there is an election coming up.

Continuity

• Rose and the Doctor were talking about chips in London in 2005. (TV: The End of the World)
• A reader by the name of Davros wishes to meet the Doctor. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks, Remembrance of the Daleks)

External links

• Rose sighting confirmed at Who is Doctor Who? via the Wayback Machine