A Good Life (short story)

A Good Life was the second short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Steel Skies. It was written by Matthew Griffiths. It featured the Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard.

Summary
Following a traumatic adventure, the Doctor and Charley arrive in a village which the Doctor judges to be in the 16th century, until the villagers speak casually of space travellers.

The Doctor becomes convinced that the villagers are hiding something. Bryn, the village’s unofficial headman, shows the Doctor and Charley the truth. The “village” and its surroundings are built inside the cargo hold of a colony ship, where topsoil was laid down and allowed to grow. Rather than complete their journey to an alien world, some of the colonists chose to remain on the ship.

The Doctor realises that Charley is upset with him for trying to poke holes in this "perfect" lifestyle. After realising just how hurt she was during their previous adventure, he agrees to settle down for a holiday.

Characters

 * Eighth Doctor
 * Charley Pollard
 * Bryn
 * Jemima
 * Abel

Continuity

 * Charley realises that she loves the Doctor, which is later confronted in BFA: Scherzo.
 * Charley still has a black eye and bruising. (BFA: Minuet in Hell)

Timeline

 * A Good Life occurs after BFA: Minuet in Hell.
 * A Good Life occurs before ST: Categorical Imperative.