24 Carat (webcast)

24 Carat was a Doctor Who minisode written by Pete McTighe and released in 2021. Labelled a mini-episode and entity unto itself by its creator McTighe, it was released as part of A Business Proposal for Mel!, a longer YouTube webcast which also included a trailer for the Doctor Who: The Collection Season 24 — Blu-ray (packaged in between the two halves of the minisode, acting as a sort of ad break) and interview clips with various actors who had appeared in Season 24.

The webcast was notable for featuring the live-action return of Bonnie Langford to the part of Melanie Bush (which she had previously reprised in audio format with Big Finish) and also featured Sylvester McCoy reprising his incarnation of the Doctor.

Summary
Several investors visit Melanie Bush to propose business ventures, and a mysterious old friend returns....

Plot
to be added

Cast

 * Bonnie Langford - Melanie Bush
 * Catherine Cusack - Drinking Fountain
 * Edward Peel - Visitor from the Ice Colonies
 * Richard Gauntlett - Derek the Tetrap
 * Sylvester McCoy - Seventh Doctor
 * Mark Halliley - Narrator

The Doctor Who series

 * The Doctor gives Mel a copy of Doctor Who The Collection Season 24 as a present. He calls it a "boxset" which contains a "holographic six-dimensional record" of his and Mel's adventures.

Continuity

 * Drinking Fountain's business proposal for Mel is Paradise Towers as a hotel. Mel mentions the Towers' previous reputation, to which Drinking Fountain replies that "most" of the robotic cleaners aren't homicidal anymore. (TV: Paradise Towers)