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[]
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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 [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 1 (BBC One, 2005).) 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 [+]Pip & Jane Baker, Doctor Who season 24 (BBC1, 1987).) he was 953 years old.
- Doris would subsequently give the Brigadier a watch to mark her gratitude to him, (TV: Planet of the Spiders [+]Robert Sloman, Doctor Who season 11 (BBC1, 1974).) and the pair would later marry. (TV: Battlefield [+]Ben Aaronovitch, Doctor Who season 26 (BBC1, 1989).)
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