UNIT Dating (audio story)

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UNIT Dating was the second story in the audio anthology Stranded 2, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Roy Gill and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, Nicola Walker as Liv Chenka, Hattie Morahan as Helen Sinclair, Tom Price as Andy Davidson and Jon Culshaw as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.

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When the Doctor dips into his past to help the TARDIS repairs in the present, Andy joins him on a trip to UNIT. In the 1970s, young soldier Ron Winters has just met lab assistant Tony Clare. But in 2020, they need Liv and Helen’s help when their memories start falling apart...

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Individuals[[edit] | edit source]

  • Jo Grant is mentioned several times. The Doctor gives Andy her UNIT lanyard, later Andy pretends to be "Joseph Grant", and Ron Winters tells Tony Clare that she was "lots of fun" and "popular with the soldiers".
  • Helen has a brother called Albert who was arrested for homosexuality and disowned by their father.

Sexuality[[edit] | edit source]

  • Helen says homosexuality was legalised in the UK in 1967.
  • Liv says that Helen's brother's interest in men made him gay, bisexual or pansexual.

Unified Intelligence Taskforce[[edit] | edit source]

  • UNIT already has their underground base in the Tower of London in the 1970s.

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