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| − | |image=WeeDeoch.jpg |
+ | |image = WeeDeoch.jpg |
| − | |series=[[Brief Encounter]] |
+ | |series = ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' |
| − | |doctor= Sixth Doctor |
+ | |doctor = Sixth Doctor |
| − | |companions= [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] |
+ | |companions = [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] |
| − | |featuring= |
+ | |featuring = Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart{{!}}The Brigadier |
| + | |featuring2 = Doris Lethbridge-Stewart |
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+ | |writer = Colin Baker |
| − | |illustrator=[[Paul Vyse]] |
+ | |illustrator = [[Paul Vyse]] |
| − | |publication=[[DWMS Winter 1991]] |
+ | |publication = [[DWMS Winter 1991]] |
| − | |release date= [[November (releases)|November]] [[1991 (releases)|1991]] |
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| + | |release date = November 1991 |
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| + | |next = Girls' Night In (short story) |
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| − | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in [[DWMS Winter 1991]]. |
+ | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[Brief Encounter]]'' short story published in [[DWMS Winter 1991]]. |
== Summary == |
== Summary == |
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| − | The [[Sixth |
+ | The [[Sixth Doctor]] takes [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] to the [[Royal Albion Hotel]] in [[Brighton]] to celebrate his nine hundred and ninety-first [[birthday]]. At the same time, [[Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart]] finds himself at the same hotel with forty-eight hours to wait until he meets a contact by the name of Herr Hahnstier. The Doctor accidentally creates a scene in the hotel restaurant, causing a waitress to spill her tray of cream cakes into the lap of a lady dining there. As the Doctor and Mel breeze off, Alistair offers his assistance to the lady, who gives her name as [[Doris Lethbridge-Stewart|Doris]]. |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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* This is the first published short story written by an actor who played the Doctor on television. |
* This is the first published short story written by an actor who played the Doctor on television. |
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| − | * The title of this story is a play on "A Wee Deoch an Doris", a skit and song by Scottish comedian and singer Harry Lauder. |
+ | * The title of this story is a play on "A Wee Deoch an Doris", a skit and song by Scottish comedian and singer {{w|Harry Lauder}}. |
| − | * This is the first time the Brigadier meets the Sixth Doctor in any medium. |
+ | * This is the first time the Brigadier meets the Sixth Doctor in any medium. |
== Continuity == |
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| + | * The [[Ninth Doctor]] would later tell [[Rose Tyler]] that he was 900 years old, ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]'') in contradiction to the celebration of the Sixth Doctor's 991st birthday in this story. The [[Seventh Doctor]] stated in ([[TV:]] [[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]] he was 953 years old. |
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Latest revision as of 22:58, 22 February 2024
A Wee Deoch an ...? was a Brief Encounter short story published in DWMS Winter 1991.
Summary[]
The Sixth Doctor takes Mel to the Royal Albion Hotel in Brighton to celebrate his nine hundred and ninety-first birthday. At the same time, Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart finds himself at the same hotel with forty-eight hours to wait until he meets a contact by the name of Herr Hahnstier. The Doctor accidentally creates a scene in the hotel restaurant, causing a waitress to spill her tray of cream cakes into the lap of a lady dining there. As the Doctor and Mel breeze off, Alistair offers his assistance to the lady, who gives her name as Doris.
Characters[]
Worldbuilding[]
to be added
Notes[]
- This is the first published short story written by an actor who played the Doctor on television.
- The title of this story is a play on "A Wee Deoch an Doris", a skit and song by Scottish comedian and singer Harry Lauder.
- This is the first time the Brigadier meets the Sixth Doctor in any medium.
Continuity[]
- The Ninth Doctor would later tell Rose Tyler that he was 900 years old, (TV: Aliens of London) in contradiction to the celebration of the Sixth Doctor's 991st birthday in this story. The Seventh Doctor stated in (TV: Time and the Rani he was 953 years old.
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