Prelude Nightshade (short story)

Prelude Nightshade was, as the name suggested, a prelude to Nightshade by Mark Gatiss. It was a short scene which featured Edmund Trevithick and did not appear in the published novel. It was the first prelude of a Virgin New Adventures novel published in Doctor Who Magazine.

Prelude Nightshade

Main character(s):

Edmund Trevithick

Main setting:

Alexandra Palace, London, 1950s

Key crew

Writer:

Mark Gatiss

Illustrator:

Phil Bevan

Release details

Printed in:

DWM 190

Release date:

6 August 1992

Cover date:

2 September 1992


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Edmund Trevithick gives a performance as Professor Nightshade, in which the character is worried about his missing rocket crew. Afterwards, he and a fellow actor leave for a pint. He wonders how long his fame will last.