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* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]] | * [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]] | ||
* [[Evelyn Smythe]] - [[Maggie Stables]] | * [[Evelyn Smythe]] - [[Maggie Stables]] | ||
* Dr | * Dr [[Robert Knox]] - [[Leslie Phillips]] | ||
* [[Clara Harris]] / Knox's [[TARDIS]] - [[Lysette Anthony]] | * [[Clara Harris]] / Knox's [[TARDIS]] - [[Lysette Anthony]] | ||
* [[John Parker]] - [[Eric Loren]] | * [[John Parker]] - [[Eric Loren]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* Knox poses as the Irish author and playwright [[Oscar Wilde]]. The Doctor realises this congruity immediately since, as he tells Evelyn, Wilde was "still in short trousers" in [[1865]]. | * Knox poses as the Irish author and playwright [[Oscar Wilde]]. The Doctor realises this congruity immediately since, as he tells Evelyn, Wilde was "still in short trousers" in [[1865]]. | ||
=== TARDIS === | === TARDIS === | ||
* Knox has a [[TARDIS]] with voice control. Like | * Knox has a [[TARDIS]] with voice control. Like [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], it has a [[fast return switch]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[File:Assassin In The Limelight Preview Comic.JPG|thumb|Illustration from [[DWM 395]].]] | [[File:Assassin In The Limelight Preview Comic.JPG|thumb|Illustration from [[DWM 395]].]] | ||
* This | * This is the final appearance of Evelyn Smythe in the main range until the audio story ''[[A Death in the Family (audio story)|A Death in the Family]]'' in October 2010. | ||
* Given that the majority of the events of | * Given that the majority of the events of the audio story ''[[The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Haunting of Thomas Brewster]]'' take place in November 1867, this is the second consecutive audio drama based predominantly in the 1860s. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[7 February (production)|7]] and [[8 February (production)|8 February]] 2008 at [[The Moat Studios]]. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[7 February (production)|7]] and [[8 February (production)|8 February]] 2008 at [[The Moat Studios]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor and Evelyn previously encountered Knox in [[Edinburgh]] in [[December]] [[1827]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Medicinal Purposes (audio story)|Medicinal Purposes]]'') and the [[Indo]] in [[Brighton]] in [[1936]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Pier Pressure (audio story)|Pier Pressure]]'') | * The Doctor and Evelyn previously encountered Knox in [[Edinburgh]] in [[December]] [[1827]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Medicinal Purposes (audio story)|Medicinal Purposes]]'') and the [[Indo]] in [[Brighton]] in [[1936]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Pier Pressure (audio story)|Pier Pressure]]'') | ||
* On this occasion, the Doctor ensures that Lincoln is assassinated in accordance with recorded history. During his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]], he had prevented Lincoln from being prematurely assassinated by [[Aaron Eddowes]] in [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Virginia]] on [[9 April]] [[1865]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood and Hope (novel)|Blood and Hope]]'') Conversely, the [[Eighth Doctor]] would later tell his companion [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] that he once attempted to convince Lincoln not to go to the theatre. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Minuet in Hell (audio story)|Minuet in Hell]]'') | * On this occasion, the Doctor ensures that Lincoln is assassinated in accordance with recorded history. During his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]], he had prevented Lincoln from being prematurely assassinated by [[Aaron Eddowes]] in [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Virginia]] on [[9 April]] [[1865]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Blood and Hope (novel)|Blood and Hope]]'') Conversely, the [[Eighth Doctor]] would later tell his companion [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] that he once attempted to convince Lincoln not to go to the theatre. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Minuet in Hell (audio story)|Minuet in Hell]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions that he witnessed the [[Charge of the Light Brigade]] during the [[Crimean War]] in [[October]] [[1854]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') | * The Doctor mentions that he witnessed the [[Charge of the Light Brigade]] during the [[Crimean War]] in [[October]] [[1854]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]'') | ||
