The Man Who Wouldn't Give Up (short story)

The Man Who Wouldn't Give Up was the thirteenth short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: Past Tense. It was written by Nev Fountain. It featured the Sixth Doctor and Melanie Bush.

Summary
Coming across a swineheard’s hut in the Ninth Century, in what will later become England, the Doctor encounters King Alfred hiding amongst the pigs.

The monarch is in disguise so that he can spy on his Viking enemies, but his doubts are causing him to question whether to or not give up the fight. The Doctor tells Alfred that he is a wizard with knowledge of the future, and convinces the King that he should not give up the fight.

The King vows to carry on his mission to free his people and unite the country – only to find that the Doctor has stolen the cakes that he was supposed to be looking after for the swineheard’s wife. While Alfred is forced to tell the angry woman that he burnt the cakes and threw them away, the Doctor returns to the TARDIS, and attempts to hide his latest feast from the health-conscious Melanie. However, the Doctor’s next foray to find food takes him to a very famous supper.

Characters

 * Sixth Doctor
 * Melanie Bush
 * King Alfred

Continuity
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