A Wee Deoch an ...? (short story)

 was a Brief Encounter short story published in DWMS Winter 1991.

Summary
The Doctor takes Mel to the Royal Albion Hotel in Brighton to celebrate his nine hundred and ninety-first birthday. At the same time, Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart finds himself at the same hotel with forty-eight hours to wait until he meets a contact by the name of Herr Hahnstier. The Doctor accidentally creates a scene in the hotel restaurant, causing a waitress to spill her tray of cream cakes into the lap of a lady dining there. As the Doctor and Mel breeze off, Alistair offers his assistance to the lady, who gives her name as Doris!

Characters

 * Sixth Doctor
 * Melanie Bush
 * Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
 * Doris Wilson

Continuity

 * For the Doctor and Mel, the story would appear to be set between PROSE: Business Unusual and Time and the Rani. However, it is unclear as to when these events occur for the Brigadier.