Sydney Carton

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Sydney Carton
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The Sixth Doctor recited a quote identified by Melanie Bush as being from Sydney Carton. (TV: The Ultimate Foe)

"It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done. It is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."
-The Sixth Doctor, quoting Sydney Carton. (TV: The Ultimate Foe)


The Third Doctor mentioned Sydney Carton. (PROSE: The Lampblack Wars)

Behind the scenes

Although left unmentioned in The Lampblack Wars, Sidney Carton is a character from the Charles Dickens novel, A Tale of Two Cities.

  • Peter Wyngarde played the character in the 1957 BBC TV series A Tale of Two Cities.
  • Paul Shelley played the character in the 1980 BBC TV series A Tale of Two Cities.
  • James Wilby played the character in the 1989 ITV TV series A Tale of Two Cities.
  • Charles Dance played the character in the 1989 BBC Radio 4 adaptation A Tale of Two Cities.
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