Henrik's was a chain of department stores that had been operating since the 1920s.
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By 2005, its owner was Rudi Henrik. (PROSE: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"]) It was part of the JC Howell group, (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"page":"127","ed":"2011 reprint","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"}) also known as James Howell & Co Ltd. (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"])
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While the chain was generally known as just Henrik's, (TV: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"], The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"], AUDIO: New Girl [+]Loading...["New Girl (audio story)"], etc.) this appeared to be a shortened version of the longer name Henrik's Department Store. (PROSE: Meet Rose [+]Loading...["Meet Rose (short story)"], The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...{"chaptname":"Everything Changes","page":"63","chaptnum":"3","1":"The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"}, GAME: The Lonely Assassins [+]Loading...["The Lonely Assassins (video game)"])
Although the chain was seemingly established as Henrik & Son by the time the Central London branch opened in 1928, (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"]) posters for the chain in 1925 Soho used the name "Henrik's". (TV: The Giggle [+]Loading...{"timestamp":"00:18:53","1":"The Giggle (TV story)"})
On the chain's website by the 2020s, the company was referred to as Henrik's plc. (GAME: The Lonely Assassins [+]Loading...["The Lonely Assassins (video game)"])
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- For a detailed history of the London branch, see Henrik's, Central London
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In 1925, posters for Henrik's were placed around Soho. The Fourteenth Doctor and Donna Noble passed one such poster after they arrived in Albion Chambers in the TARDIS. (TV: The Giggle [+]Loading...{"timestamp":"00:18:53","1":"The Giggle (TV story)"})
The Central London branch was opened in 1928 and located within walking distance of Trafalgar Square. (PROSE: The Time Traveller's Almanac [+]Loading...["The Time Traveller's Almanac (reference book)"]) Six year old Polly Wright and her mother visited Henrik's in 1948. (AUDIO: Lost and Found [+]Loading...["Lost and Found (audio story)"])
Squeak modelled clothes for Henrik's for "a brief stint", before landing a bit part in a soap. (PROSE: At Childhood's End [+]Loading...["At Childhood's End (novel)"])
Prior to 1993, Mandy Litherland worked at Henrik's for one summer. (AUDIO: Auld Lang Syne [+]Loading...["Auld Lang Syne (audio story)"])
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While the specifics varied between accounts, Rose Tyler began working at Henrik's in London by the early 2000s. (PROSE: Meet Rose [+]Loading...["Meet Rose (short story)"], Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (novelisation)"]) Not long after, Autons infiltrated its basement; on the night of 4 March 2005, the Ninth Doctor blew the building up to remove the Nestene Consciousness's relay device in the roof. (TV: Rose [+]Loading...["Rose (TV story)"]) Elton Pope had seemingly shopped at the London branch of Henrik's before it was destroyed, (TV: Love & Monsters [+]Loading...["Love & Monsters (TV story)"]) or, according to one account, was shopping at another branch when he was embroiled in the Auton attack. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"page":"154","ed":"2011 reprint","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"}) The London branch of Henrik's had either rebuilt or relocated later that year. (AUDIO: New Girl [+]Loading...["New Girl (audio story)"])
In 2007, the chain embarked upon a wide-ranging advertising campaign, with promotional material visible on the sides of taxis. The Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble passed the (TV: The Runaway Bride [+]Loading...["The Runaway Bride (TV story)"]) West London branch. (PROSE: Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia [+]Loading...{"page":"154","ed":"2011 reprint","1":"Doctor Who: The Encyclopedia (reference book)"}) This advertising was still on view after Sarah Jane encountered the Gorgon around the later 2000s.[nb 1] (TV: Eye of the Gorgon [+]Loading...["Eye of the Gorgon (TV story)"])
In 2013, Henrik's had a store in the Hyperville complex. (PROSE: Autonomy [+]Loading...["Autonomy (novel)"])
In 2017, Gwen Cooper bought a jacket in a sale. (AUDIO: Orr [+]Loading...["Orr (audio story)"])
"Henricks" was a store in the Frenko Bazaar. (COMIC: Bazaar Adventures [+]Loading...["Bazaar Adventures (comic story)",""])
Larry Nightingale ordered a number of items from the Henrik's website on 13 February 2021 for Dazza's birthday party. These items included standard latex balloons, a standard beer keg of Red River's 5.0% Lager, a vintage disco mirror ball, a rose gold birthday banner and an assorted box of silly string. Later, when a human found Larry's phone, they accessed Larry's emails including those from Henrik's about his order as well as the Henrik's website to look at more details about said order. (GAME: The Lonely Assassins [+]Loading...["The Lonely Assassins (video game)"])
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Their email address was [email protected]. (GAME: The Lonely Assassins [+]Loading...["The Lonely Assassins (video game)"])
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- ↑ see Aliens of London dating controversy for why this cannot be dated more precisely.