Faithful Friends: Part 3 (short story)

Faithful Friends: Part 3 was the twenty-fifth 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
 * Charley Pollard
 * Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
 * John Benton
 * Osgood
 * Liz Shaw
 * Mike Yates
 * Emily Chaudhry
 * Jo Grant

Continuity

 * Liz's appearence would seem to contradict her death in NA: Eternity Weeps.
 * Doris has been dead for some time. (EDA: The Shadows of Avalon)
 * Charley remembers her last meeting with the Doctor. (BFA: Minuet in Hell)
 * Winifred Bambera and Ancelyn are holidaying in Avalon. (DW: Battlefield)
 * Jo recognises the Eighth Doctor. (EDA: Genocide)
 * Emily Chaudhry is still the head of UNIT. (BFU: The Wasting)

Timeline

 * Faithful Friends: Part 3 occurs after ST: They Fell.
 * Faithful Friends: Part 3 occurs before ST: Doctor Who and the Adaptation of Death.