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}} | }}'''The Drayton Court''' was a hotel in the environs of [[Perivale]]. Its ground-floor [[pub]] contained one or more {{w|Slot machine|fruit machines}} which were – according to former Perivale resident [[Ace|Ace McShane]] – "fixed". Next-door was a grocer for whom [[Len]] and [[Harvey (Survival)|Harvey]] worked. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') | ||
'''The Drayton Court''' was a hotel in the environs of [[Perivale]]. Its ground-floor [[pub]] contained one or more {{w|Slot machine|fruit machines}} which were – according to former Perivale resident [[Ace|Ace McShane]] – "fixed". Next-door was a grocer for whom [[Len]] and [[Harvey (Survival)|Harvey]] worked. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') | |||
[[File:SeventhDrAndAce-TheAvenue-WestEaling-2.jpg|thumb|right|Ace sitting dejected despite her winnings, unable to locate her mates. [[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'')]] Ace returned to the Drayton Court's [[pub]] on a Sunday in [[1989]], in search of her friends. Her visit was unsuccessful, apart from winning a modest payout from a fruit machine. Meanwhile, the [[Seventh Doctor]] shopped for cat food next-door. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') | [[File:SeventhDrAndAce-TheAvenue-WestEaling-2.jpg|thumb|right|Ace sitting dejected despite her winnings, unable to locate her mates. [[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'')]] Ace returned to the Drayton Court's [[pub]] on a Sunday in [[1989]], in search of her friends. Her visit was unsuccessful, apart from winning a modest payout from a fruit machine. Meanwhile, the [[Seventh Doctor]] shopped for cat food next-door. ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'') | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Though the story explicitly places the Doctor and Ace firmly in Perivale, the [http://www.draytoncourtlondon.co.uk/ real life Drayton Court Hotel] is actually in nearby [[Ealing]].<ref>[http://www.draytoncourtlondon.co.uk Drayton Court official site]</ref><ref>[http://www.doctorwholocations.net/locations/avenuewestealing Doctor Who Locations Guide: The Avenue, West Ealing]</ref> It is not clear whether the Doctor and Ace ventured into the adjoining portion of Ealing, or if the hotel within the DWU was situated in Perivale proper. The interior of the adjacent grocery shop was filmed at a separate location in Perivale.<ref>[http://www.doctorwholocations.net/locations/medwayparadeno20?from=medwayestate Doctor Who Locations Guide: 20 Medway Parade, Perivale]</ref> | Though the story explicitly places the Doctor and Ace firmly in Perivale, the [http://www.draytoncourtlondon.co.uk/ real life Drayton Court Hotel] is actually in nearby [[Ealing]].<ref>[http://www.draytoncourtlondon.co.uk Drayton Court official site]</ref><ref>[http://www.doctorwholocations.net/locations/avenuewestealing Doctor Who Locations Guide: The Avenue, West Ealing]</ref> It is not clear whether the Doctor and Ace ventured into the adjoining portion of Ealing, or if the hotel within the DWU was situated in Perivale proper. The interior of the adjacent grocery shop was filmed at a separate location in Perivale.<ref>[http://www.doctorwholocations.net/locations/medwayparadeno20?from=medwayestate Doctor Who Locations Guide: 20 Medway Parade, Perivale]</ref> | ||
The Drayton Court is otherwise most famous for having employed future [[Vietnam]]ese revolutionary leader {{w|Ho Chi Minh|Hồ Chí Minh}} as a dishwasher in | The Drayton Court is otherwise most famous for having employed future [[Vietnam]]ese revolutionary leader {{w|Ho Chi Minh|Hồ Chí Minh}} as a dishwasher in 1914,<ref>[http://www.draytoncourtlondon.co.uk/about Drayton Court "About" page]</ref> seventy-five years before ''Survival''. | ||
== | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http://www.doctorwholocations.net/locations/avenuewestealing The Locations Guide to Doctor Who - '''The Avenue, West Ealing'''] | * [http://www.doctorwholocations.net/locations/avenuewestealing The Locations Guide to Doctor Who - '''The Avenue, West Ealing'''] | ||
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{{pubs}} | {{pubs}} | ||
[[Category:Hotels]] | [[Category:Hotels]] | ||
[[Category:London businesses]] | [[Category:London businesses]] | ||
[[Category:London pubs]] | [[Category:London pubs]] | ||
[[Category:Locations visited by the Seventh Doctor]] | [[Category:Locations visited by the Seventh Doctor]] | ||
