Faithful Friends: Part Three (short story)

Faithful Friends: Part Three was the twenty-fifth and final short story in the Short Trips anthology Short Trips: The Ghosts of Christmas. It was written by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright. It featured the Eighth Doctor, Charley Pollard and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.

Summary
The Doctor and Charley break into the Brigadier's house on Christmas Eve while he is sleeping. In the morning the Brigadier finds that the Doctor and Charley have cooked a Christmas meal for him. They also have invited many people from the Brigadier's past for a party. While the Doctor is carving the turkey he leads a toast to "faithful friends".

Characters

 * Eighth Doctor
 * Charlotte Pollard
 * Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart
 * John Benton
 * Osgood
 * Liz Shaw
 * Mike Yates
 * Emily Chaudhry
 * Jo Grant

Worldbuilding

 * Sarah Jane Smith is on an assignment abroad.
 * Carol Bell is said to have died.

Continuity

 * Doris has been dead for some time. (PROSE: The Shadows of Avalon)
 * Charley remembers her last meeting with the Brigadier. (AUDIO: Minuet in Hell)
 * Winifred Bambera and Ancelyn are holidaying in Avalon. (TV: Battlefield)
 * Jo recognises the Eighth Doctor. (PROSE: Genocide)
 * Emily Chaudhry is still the head of UNIT. (AUDIO: The Wasting)