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'''''Crime of the Century''''' was a story that was to have been a part of a theoretical Season 27, had ''[[Doctor Who]]'' continued to be produced beyond ''[[Survival]]''. It was written by [[Ben Aaronovitch]].

''Crime of the Century'' would have continued straight on from ''[[Ice Time (TV story)|Ice Time]]'' with Sam Tollinger, a character introduced in that story, calling for the Doctor's help. This story would have featured "drug smuggling, armed assaults and hardly any science fiction content."<ref name="DWM 255 What if?">[[DWM 255]] - Article: ''What if?''</ref>. This story would also have introduced Kate Tollinger, Sam's "safe-cracking, lock-picking daughter, - and a new locale, Sam's mansion house." This would have given the Doctor and Kate a base and a set of contacts to draw upon when they visited Earth.<ref name="DWM 255 What if?" />

One of the actors suggested for the role of Kate, the Doctor's new companion, was [[Julia Sawalha]], while [[Tom Georgeson]], who had previously played [[Kavell]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'' and the [[Detective Inspector]] in [[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'', was suggested for the role of Sam Tollinger.<ref name="DWM 255 27 Up">[[DWM 255]] - Article: ''27 up?''</ref>

* Julia Sawalha later played the ''Doctor Who'' companion [[Emma (The Curse of Fatal Death)|Emma]] in the invalid [[Comic Relief]] sketch ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death]]''.

* The idea of a 'base' for the Doctor has featured in the [[BBC Wales]] revival of the series with the [[Powell Estate]], [[Jackie Tyler]] and [[Mickey Smith]]. Also furthering the idea of 'contacts' for the Doctor in later series such as Captain [[Jack Harkness]], [[Torchwood 3|Torchwood]] and [[Sarah Jane Smith]].