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|setting=[[London]], [[1910]] | |setting=[[London]], [[May]] [[1910]] | ||
|writer=[[Ian Farrington]] | |writer=[[Ian Farrington]] | ||
|anthology=''[[Short Trips: Snapshots]]'' | |anthology=''[[Short Trips: Snapshots]]'' | ||
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== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
[[Philip Fowler]], a [[lift]] porter at a [[hotel]] in [[London]], encounters a strange man on the day | [[Philip Fowler]], a [[lift]] porter at a [[hotel]] in [[London]], encounters a [[Fourth Doctor|strange man]] on the day after the [[death]] of [[Edward VII]]. The man, who calls himself [[the Doctor]], enters the lift and demands to be taken to the fifth floor as he is searching for a particular threat. Fowler begins to speak of the [[revolution]] and change that will come about after Edward's death. The Doctor realises that Fowler is the threat he has been seeking. He informs Fowler that he is nothing more than one of several programs that have been activated upon the death of the [[king]]. These programs were created to incite revolution in preparation for invasion. The Doctor deactivates Fowler. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor]] | * [[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
* [[Philip Fowler]] | * [[Philip Fowler]] | ||
* | * [[Dickson (In Case of Emergencies)|Mr Dickson]] | ||
* [[Billy Crawford]] | * [[Billy Crawford]] | ||
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* Philip sees himself as the Doctor's [[John Watson|Watson]]. | * Philip sees himself as the Doctor's [[John Watson|Watson]]. | ||
* Philip mentions the end of the [[Victorian era]] and the [[Edwardian era]]. | * Philip mentions the end of the [[Victorian era]] and the [[Edwardian era]]. | ||
* The [[Liberal Party]] is in power. [[Herbert Asquith]], [[Winston Churchill]] and [[David Lloyd George]] are all in [[British government|government]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Though the precise date is not given, real world history would place this story on [[7 May]] 1910. Edward VII died on [[6 May]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
