Bad Therapy (novel)

Bad Therapy (novel)

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Bad Therapy
Doctor:	[[doctor::Seventh Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Chris Cwej Peri Brown
Main enemy:	Moriah
Main setting:	Earth, England, Soho, 1958 Petruska Psychiatric Institution Kr'on Tep
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::Virgin Books]]
Writer:	Matthew Jones
Release details
Release number:	57
Release date:	December 1996
Format:	Paperback Book, 292 Pages
ISBN:	ISBN 0426204905

Publisher's summary

'We're not like you - we can't be whole on our own.'

Seeking respite after the traumatic events in the thirtieth century, the Doctor and Chris travel to 1950s London. But all is not well in bohemian Soho: racist attacks shatter the peace; gangs struggle for territory; and a bloodthirsty driverless cab stalks the night.

While Chris enjoys himself at the mysterious and exclusive Tropics club, the Doctor investigates a series of ritualistic murders with an uncommon link - the victims all have no past. Meanwhile, a West End gangster is planning to clean up the town, apparently with the help of the Devil himself. And, in the quiet corridors of an abandoned mental hospital, an enigmatic psychiatrist is conducting some very bad therapy indeed.

As the stakes are raised, healing turns to killing, old friends appear in the strangest places - and even toys can have a sinister purpose.

Characters

• The Doctor

• Chris Cwej

• Gets shot in the shoulder.
• Prefers blonds.

• Gilliam (aka Queen Gilliam, aka Peri)

• Spent 25 years with Yrcanos.
• She waited for the Doctor on Thoros Beta for a month.

References

• Toys are artificially created organisms which can sense the emotions of others.

Notes

• This is the final Virgin New Adventures novel to feature the Doctor Who logo on the front cover.

Continuity

• The Doctor can identify blood samples by taste, as he does so in DW: The Christmas Invasion.
• Although she seemingly does not remember it, Peri briefly witnessed the Seventh Doctor arguing with his fifth incarnation during her travels with his younger self and Erimem. Peri, who was unaware of his identity, described him as being "a kooky little guy in a weird pullover" and was curious as to why he kept staring at herself and Erimem in a strange manner. (BFA: The Veiled Leopard)

Timeline

• This story takes place after NA: So Vile a Sin
• This story takes place before NA: Eternity Weeps

External links

• Bad Therapy at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
• The Discontinuity Guide to: Bad Therapy at The Whoniverse