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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
It’s L/Wren Mrs [[Constance Clarke]]’s birthday - and [[Flip Jackson|Flip]] is determined to make it an anniversary to remember. | It’s L/Wren Mrs [[Constance Clarke]]’s [[birthday]] - and [[Flip Jackson|Flip]] is determined to make it an anniversary to remember. | ||
The futuristic colony of [[Formicia]], where the pampered populace pass their days in endless leisure, seems the perfect place for a ‘Wren Party’. But all is not as it seems. Looking down from the Middle, the skyscraping tower that ascends as far as the colony ceiling, Formicia’s overseers can see that [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] doesn’t fit in - and it’s not just his coat that makes him conspicuous... | The futuristic colony of [[Formicia]], where the pampered populace pass their days in endless leisure, seems the perfect place for a ‘Wren Party’. But all is not as it seems. Looking down from the Middle, the skyscraping tower that ascends as far as the colony ceiling, Formicia’s overseers can see that [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] doesn’t fit in - and it’s not just his coat that makes him conspicuous... | ||
“The End is the Beginning,” say the propaganda-like posters all over Formicia. Because to be part of this perfect society comes at a price. And the Doctor's already in arrears. | “The End is the Beginning,” say the [[propaganda]]-like posters all over Formicia. Because to be part of this perfect society comes at a price. And the Doctor's already in arrears. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* The Doctor's coat possesses 76 different colour tones. | * [[Sixth Doctor's coat|The Doctor's coat]] possesses 76 different colour tones. | ||
* The Sixth Doctor doesn't appear physically older than 40 years. | * The Sixth Doctor doesn't appear physically older than 40 years. He says that he has lived for [[The Doctor's age|almost a millennium]]. | ||
* Flip sings "[[Happy Birthday to You]]" and "[[For He's a Jolly Good Fellow|For She's a Jolly Good Fellow]]" to Constance. | |||
* Flip describes Formicia as "the Planet of the Age Police". | |||
* Constance describes the Doctor as "the original conscientious objector". | |||
* Flip compares the elderly people of Formicia fighting a war wearing battle armour to "''[[Dad's Army]]'' meets ''[[The Terminator]]''". | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Part One has a pre-credits sequence. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Flip mentions her wedding ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Quicksilver (audio story)|Quicksilver]]''), falling out of orbit ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Scavenger (audio story)|Scavenger]]''), flying over the Loch in Scotland ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Wirrn Isle (audio story)|Wirrn Isle]]'') being shot by a [[Porcian]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fourth Wall (audio story)|The Fourth Wall]]'') and seeing the TARDIS for the first time ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'') when shorting out the suit of armour she is wearing. | * Constance recalls visiting the [[Bath (city)|Bath]] [[spa]] in [[1756]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Behemoth (audio story)|The Behemoth]]'') | ||
* The Doctor tells Flip and Constance that he has been tried for his alleged crimes several times and was acquitted. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'') | |||
* After waking up in the Middle, Constance momentarily believes that she is back in [[Bletchley Park]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Criss-Cross (audio story)|Criss-Cross]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions that he used to teach the [[Mountain Mauler of Montana]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'') | |||
* Flip mentions her wedding ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Quicksilver (audio story)|Quicksilver]]''), falling out of orbit ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Scavenger (audio story)|Scavenger]]''), flying over the Loch in [[Scotland]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Wirrn Isle (audio story)|Wirrn Isle]]'') being shot by a [[Porcian]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fourth Wall (audio story)|The Fourth Wall]]'') and seeing the TARDIS for the first time ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'') when shorting out the suit of armour she is wearing. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
