Sydney Carton

The Sixth Doctor recited a quote identified by Melanie Bush as being from Sydney Carton. (TV: The Ultimate Foe)


 * "It is a far, far better thing that I do than I have ever done. It is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known."
 * -The Sixth Doctor, quoting Sydney Carton. (TV: The Ultimate Foe)

The Third Doctor mentioned Sydney Carton. (PROSE: The Lampblack Wars)

Behind the scenes

 * Although left unmentioned in The Lampblack Wars, Sydney Carton is a character from the Charles Dickens novel, A Tale of Two Cities.
 * Peter Wyngarde played the character in the 1957 BBC TV series A Tale of Two Cities.
 * Paul Shelley played the character in the 1980 BBC TV series A Tale of Two Cities.
 * James Wilby played the character in the 1989 ITV TV series A Tale of Two Cities.
 * Charles Dance played the character in the 1989 BBC Radio 4 adaptation A Tale of Two Cities.