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Nightshade

by Mark Gatiss

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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The Doctor Who falls in love with local boy Robin Yeadon. Edmund Trevithick, who once played the fictional character known as Professor Nightshade in the BBC TV series of the same title, begins to see other fictional characters from the program as if they were real. The Doctor realizes that Crook Marsham has had many unexplained deaths throughout history. The villagers are then plagued by appearances of lost loved ones.

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...against the window in relentless, sweeping waves. Then there was another sound. Rustling. As if branches were scraping at the thick panes... 'Wake up, Vijay. Vij? Come on, love.' Vijay smiled to himself as he heard Holly's voice but kept his eyes shut all the same. It would be nice to tease her for a 20 21 DOCTOR WHO: NIGHTSHADE DOCTOR WHO: NIGHTSHADE while. The smell of hot coffee tempted him to stir but the chair with its fat cushion was so comfortable... 'Come on, Vij. If Hawthorne finds you asleep... ' Vijay opened one eye and winked at Holly. She smiled back at him and pushed a mug of steaming coffee into his hand. Vijay sat up and shuddered, rubbing his shoulders and back in an effort to wake himself up. 'Happy now?' he said, stifling a protracted yawn. Around them, the great grey room twittered and buzzed with energy. Banks of monitors, scopes and readouts covered every available surface, rising high towards the domed ceiling where a forest of gantries also hummed with life....