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|name= Strange England
  
 
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|doctor=Seventh Doctor
 
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|number= 29
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|companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
 
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|enemy= [[The Quack]]
 
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|companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
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|setting= {{il|An asteroid in the [[Jupiter]] belt|[[Earth]], [[England]], [[London]], [[1873]]}}
 
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|enemy= [[The Quack]], [[Patrick Rix|Dr. Patrick Rix]]
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|writer= [[Simon Messingham]]
 
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|setting= {{il|An asteroid in the [[Jupiter]] belt|[[London]], [[England]], [[1873]]}}
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|publisher= Virgin Books
 
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|writer= [[Simon Messingham]]
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|release date= [[18 August (releases)|18 August]] [[1994 (releases)|1994]]
 
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|cover= [[Paul Campbell]]
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|format= Paperback Book; 11 Chapters, 276 Pages
 
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|publisher= Virgin Books
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|isbn= ISBN 0-426-20419-0
 
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|release date= [[18 August (releases)|18 August]] [[1994 (releases)|1994]]
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' is the twenty-ninth [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel. It features the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]]. This was [[Simon Messingham]]'s first novel, and his only contribution to the Virgin Books range. His next ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novel was the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novel ''[[The Face-Eater]]'' in 1999.
  
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the twenty-ninth [[Virgin New Adventures|New Adventures]] novel. It features the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]]. This was [[Simon Messingham]]'s first novel, and his only contribution to the Virgin Books range. His next ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novel was the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures]] novel ''[[The Face-Eater]]'' in 1999.
   
 
== Publisher's summary ==
  
== Publisher's summary ==
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''"The more the Doctor dreams," the Quack said, "the more real I become. He has not yet dreamed me fully, but he will."''
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''"The more the Doctor dreams," [[the Quack]] said, "the more real I become. He has not yet dreamed me fully, but he will."''
   
 
When [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] lands in the idyllic gardens of a [[Victorian]] country house, [[Ace]] knows that something terrible is bound to happen. The Doctor disagrees. Sometimes things really are as perfect as they seem.
  
When [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] lands in the idyllic gardens of a [[Victorian]] country house, [[Ace]] knows that something terrible is bound to happen. The Doctor disagrees. Sometimes things really are as perfect as they seem.
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* [[Galah]]
  
* [[Galah]]
 
* [[The Quack]]
  
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* Dr. [[Patrick Rix]]
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* Dr [[Patrick Rix]]
 
* [[Stephen Rix]]
  
* [[Stephen Rix]]
 
* [[Charlotte Aickland]]
  
* [[Charlotte Aickland]]
 
* [[Richard Aickland]]
  
* [[Richard Aickland]]
 
* [[Garvey]]
  
* [[Garvey]]
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* [[Victoria]]
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* [[Victoria (Strange England)|Victoria]]
 
* Mrs [[Irving (Strange England)|Irving]]
  
* Mrs [[Irving (Strange England)|Irving]]
 
* [[Archie Lewis]]
  
* [[Archie Lewis]]
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* [[Bert Robbins]]
  
* [[Bert Robbins]]
 
* [[Billy (Strange England)|Billy]]
  
* [[Billy (Strange England)|Billy]]
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* [[Frankie (Strange England)|Frankie]]
 
* [[Gray (Strange England)|Gray]]
  
* [[Gray (Strange England)|Gray]]
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* [[Ted (Strange England)|Ted]]
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* [[Tillie]]
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* [[Edith (Strange England)|Edith]]
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* [[Marleen]]
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* [[Alleyn]]
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* [[Chamberlain (Strange England)|Chamberlain]]
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* [[Madge Robbins]]
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* [[Stan Lewis]]
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* [[Joanna Lewis]]
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* [[Old Skinner]]
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* [[Mary (Strange England)|Mary]]
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* [[Jane (Strange England)|Jane]]
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* [[Peter (Strange England)|Peter]]
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* [[Cameron (Strange England)|Cameron]]
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* [[Kathy (Strange England)|Kathy]]
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* [[MacKendrick]]
   
 
== References ==
  
== References ==
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* [[Cucumber sandwich]]es are often served at [[cricket]] matches.
  
* [[Cucumber sandwich]]es are often served at [[cricket]] matches.
   
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=== Art ===
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* [[Hieronymus Bosch|Bosch]] and the [[Martian]] [[S'Klyr]] are both painters whose works have a nightmare-ish quality.
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* [[Ace]]'s skin is pale from being in space for so long.
  
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* [[Bernice Summerfield]] doesn't get hay fever.
  
   
 
=== Music ===
  
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=== TARDIS ===
  
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* A [[TARDIS]] [[Protyon Unit]] is the reason why some TARDISes have independent thought.
  
* A [[TARDIS]] [[Protyon Unit]] is the reason why some TARDISes have independent thought.
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* [[The Quack]] is a creation of Galah's TARDIS trouble-shooting program.
  
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* [[Galah]] is a pacifist. She lived a long tedious life as a [[Gallifreyan]] sculptor.
  
   
 
== Notes ==
  
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== Continuity ==
  
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* The Doctor, Ace, and Benny would visit another house of horrors that would be destroyed in a changing environment. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Falls the Shadow]]'')
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* The Doctor, Ace, and Benny would visit another house of horrors that would be destroyed in a changing environment. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Falls the Shadow (novel)|Falls the Shadow]]'')
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* He tells Bernice he has always believed [[evil]] to be an actual force. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Guardians of Prophecy (audio story)|The Guardians of Prophecy]]'')
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* The Doctor plays the spoons again. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani]]'')
  
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* Bernice mentions being inside a TARDIS ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'') while Ace mentions being in an [[SARDIT|inside-out TARDIS]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') She implies this occurred relatively soon after she and the Doctor defeated the [[Timewyrm]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation (novel)|Timewyrm: Revelation]]'')
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* He tells Bernice he has always believed evil to be an actual force. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Guardians of Prophecy]]'')
  
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* Reference is made to [[the Matrix]] within a TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife (TV story)|The Doctor's Wife]]'')
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* Bernice mentions being inside a TARDIS ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Birthright (novel)|Birthright]]'') while Ace mentions being in an [[SARDIT|inside-out TARDIS]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'') She implies this occurred relatively soon after she and the Doctor defeated the [[Timewyrm]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Timewyrm: Revelation]]'')
  
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* Being in the white void reminds Bernice of the [[Land of Fiction]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]'') She tries to deny the reality, but it doesn't work. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'')
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* Reference is made to [[the Matrix]] within a TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor's Wife]]'')
  
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* Ace calls Arthur an angel, and has had enough of Victorian England. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'')
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* Being in the white void reminds Bernice of the [[Land of Fiction]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]'') She tries to deny the reality, but it doesn't work. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'')
  
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* She's aware that some components of a TARDIS are organic. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible (novel)|Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'')
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* Ace calls Arthur an angel, and has had enough of Victorian England. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light]]'')
  
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* She's aware that some components of a TARDIS are organic. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Time's Crucible]]'')
  
 
* Galah connects herself to the [[Architectural Configuration]] Programme. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'')
  
* Galah connects herself to the [[Architectural Configuration]] Programme. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'')
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* The Doctor's former companion [[Sarah Jane Smith]] would encounter [[Nightmare Man|an entity]] that first appears in nightmares and then in reality. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Nightmare Man (TV story)|The Nightmare Man]]'')
   
 
== Footnotes ==
  
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== External links ==
  
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* {{whoniverse|na29|Strange England}}
  
* {{whoniverse|na29|Strange England}}
 
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/stra.htm The Cloister Library: '''Strange England''']
  
* [http://mysite.science.uottawa.ca/rsmith43/cloister/stra.htm The Cloister Library: '''Strange England''']
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* [http://doctorwho.org.nz/archive/tsv43/beyondthebook.html#na029 Beyond the Book: Strange England by Paul Scoones (Article) - TSV 43]
 
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Revision as of 03:29, 4 September 2020

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prose stub

Strange England was the twenty-ninth New Adventures novel. It features the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice Summerfield. This was Simon Messingham's first novel, and his only contribution to the Virgin Books range. His next Doctor Who novel was the BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures novel The Face-Eater in 1999.

Publisher's summary

"The more the Doctor dreams," the Quack said, "the more real I become. He has not yet dreamed me fully, but he will."

When the TARDIS lands in the idyllic gardens of a Victorian country house, Ace knows that something terrible is bound to happen. The Doctor disagrees. Sometimes things really are as perfect as they seem.

Then they discover a young girl whose body has been possessed by a beautiful but lethal insect. And they meet the people of the House: innocents who have never known age, pain, or death — until now.

Now their rural paradise is turning into a world of nightmare. A world in which the familiar is being twisted into something evil and strange. A world ruled by the Quack, whose patent medicines are deadly poisons and whose aim is the total destruction of the Doctor.

Plot

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Characters

References

Foods and beverages

Art

  • Bosch and the Martian S'Klyr are both painters whose works have a nightmare-ish quality.

Music

  • The Doctor has a moment of spoon playing.

TARDIS

Notes

  • A prelude to this story was published in DWM 215.
  • Author Simon Messingham has commented on more than one occasion that he was unhappy with this novel.[1]

Continuity

Footnotes

  1. ↑ NZDWFC: FSV 43: Beyond the Book By Paul Scoones

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