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''''' | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the thirtieth [[BBC Past Doctor Adventures]] novel. It featured the [[Third Doctor]], [[Jo Grant]] and [[Iris Wildthyme]]. This was the first full length past Doctor novel to feature Iris Wildthyme, she had previous appeared the full length Eighth Doctor novels; [[EDA]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress (novel)|The Scarlet Empress]] and ''[[The Blue Angel (novel)|The Blue Angel]]''. | ||
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Without the help of UNIT, the Doctor and his friends face the daunting task of defeating aliens, marauding robot sheep, the mysterious Children of Destiny and... the being who calls himself Verdigris. | Without the help of UNIT, the Doctor and his friends face the daunting task of defeating aliens, marauding robot sheep, the mysterious Children of Destiny and... the being who calls himself Verdigris. | ||
==Plot== | |||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] | *[[Third Doctor|The Doctor]] | ||
** | *[[Jo Grant]] | ||
*[[Iris Wildthyme]] | |||
*[[Tom (Verdigris)|Tom]] | |||
*[[Verdigris (Verdigris)|Verdigris]] | |||
*The [[Children of Destiny]] | |||
*[[The Master (UNIT years)|The Master]] | |||
* [[ | == References == | ||
* | === [[:Category:Foods and beverages|Alcohol]] === | ||
* The Doctor, Jo, Tom (and others), drink [[Alcohol#Wine|Chardonay]], [[Alcohol#Spirits, Cocktails and other alcoholic drinks|whiskey]] and multiple [[Alcohol#Spirits, Cocktails and other alcoholic drinks|gin and tonics]] | |||
* The Doctor prefers [[Lime (fruit)|lime]] rather than [[lemon]] in his Bombay Sapphire Gin. | |||
===[[:Category:The Doctor|The Doctor]]=== | |||
* Iris refers to the Doctor travelling with a [[Romana|blonde woman]] and a [[K9|metal dog]] which will not occur until later in the Doctor's personal timeline, specifically during his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]]. | |||
* [[ | * In the future Iris and [[Jenny (Verdigris)|Jenny]] help (a future incarnation of) the Doctor to defeat the [[Dalek Supreme]] in the Crystal Mines of [[Marlion]]. | ||
* [[ | |||
===[[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]]=== | |||
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* [[The Master]] makes a cameo at the end, intending to head for [[Skaro]]. | * [[The Master]] makes a cameo at the end, intending to head for [[Skaro]]. | ||
* Verdigris travels to the [[anti-matter]] universe and makes [[Omega]] aware of the Doctor (there by leading to the Doctor being freed from his exile). | * Verdigris travels to the [[anti-matter]] universe and makes [[Omega]] aware of the Doctor (there by leading to the Doctor being freed from his exile). | ||
* Iris was once a member of the [[Sisterhood of Karn]]. | * Iris was once a member of the [[Sisterhood of Karn]]. | ||
* Following her impersonation in the Sisterhood, Iris was time scooped to [[Gallifrey]] where she and her other incarnations battled the [[Zarbi]], [[Voord]] and [[Mechanoid]]s in the [[Death Zone]]. | * Following her impersonation in the Sisterhood, Iris was time scooped to [[Gallifrey]] where she and her other incarnations battled the [[Zarbi]], [[Voord]] and [[Mechanoid]]s in the [[Death Zone]]. | ||
* Iris met [[the Brigadier]] during a conflict in [[Venice]] involving the [[Celaphopod]]s. | * Iris met [[the Brigadier]] during a conflict in [[Venice]] involving the [[Celaphopod]]s. | ||
* Iris has met the [[Terrible Zodin]] on [[Mars]]. | * Iris has met the [[Terrible Zodin]] on [[Mars]]. | ||
* [[Jo Grant]] is trained in lock picking and [[escapology]]. | |||
*Iris describes her companion [[Jenny Winterleaf]] as the ''"butch dyke traffic warden"''. | |||
* [[Tom (Verdigris)|Tom]] has been travelling with Iris for about a month. He's gay, however has a paranoid moment when he meets his mother and thinks he's destined to [[sex|impregnate]] her. | |||
* [[Verdigris (Verdigris)|Verdigris]] kisses Jo whilst wearing a mask which makes him look like the Master. | |||
===[[:Category:Locations|Locations]]=== | |||
* The Doctor takes Jo to his country house, which is thirty miles from Thisis. | |||
* He had also taken Jo to [[Smithwood Manor|his house in Kent]], his flat in [[London]] and a caravan he has in the highlands of [[Scotland]]. | |||
=== [[:Category:Planets|Planets]] === | === [[:Category:Planets|Planets]] === | ||
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* In Tom's first trip with Iris she took him to the planet [[Calgoria]]. | * In Tom's first trip with Iris she took him to the planet [[Calgoria]]. | ||
=== [[:Category: | ===[[:Category:Species|Species]]=== | ||
* The | * The [[Saldisian]]s are hand-bag shaped aliens. | ||
* | |||
===[[:Category:TARDIS|TARDISes]]=== | |||
*The Doctor wants to steal [[Iris Wildthyme's TARDIS|Iris' TARDIS]] so that he can escape his exile on [[Earth]]. | |||
* Iris mentions the time that [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] fell off a cliff on [[Peladon|Peladon]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* ''Verdigris'' occurs after [[DWM]]: ''[[Target Practice]]'' | * ''Verdigris'' occurs after [[DWM]]: ''[[Target Practice]]'' | ||
* ''Verdigris'' occurs before: [[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' | * ''Verdigris'' occurs before: [[DW]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' | ||
:At the end of the novel Verdigris travels to the anti-matter universe to make Omega aware of the Doctor leading to events in ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]''. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
