A Romantic Evening (short story)

A Romantic Evening
Main character(s):	The Brigadier, Doris
Key crew
Publisher:	Marvel Comics Ltd
Writer:	Alex Fowles
Illustrator:	Paul Griffin
Release details
Genre:	Science fiction
Printed in:	DWM 187
Release date:	14 May 1992
Cover date:	10 June 1992
Format:	Short story
Brief Encounters
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A Romantic Evening was a Brief Encounter short story published in Doctor Who Magazine 187.

Summary

Alistair and Doris Lethbridge-Stewart are looking through their wedding photographs one evening when the Seventh Doctor suddenly appears in some of them. Alistair and Doris both know the Doctor wasn't there — or was he? When the pair begin to vaguely recall having seen the Doctor at the wedding, they wonder if the Time Lord has somehow altered time so he could attend after all.

Characters

• Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
• Doris Lethbridge-Stewart

Worldbuilding

• Sarah Jane Smith attended Alistair and Doris' wedding, where she chatted with the Seventh Doctor.
• Alistair recalled apologising to the Doctor for not asking him to the wedding, only to be told, "Never mind, you can invite me now."

Notes

to be added

Continuity

• The Brigadier and Doris are married. (TV: Battlefield)

External links

• A Romantic Evening at the Doctor Who Reference Guide