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January 02, 2006
The Signal-Man
With last season's appearance of Charles Dickens in "The Unquiet Dead" it transpired that Doctor Who was a fan and quite right in his enthusiasm for Dickens' "The Signal-Man" too. Spoooky! Nice one, Mark Gatiss.
"OI! Follow that coach!"
"I'm afraid I can't do that sir!"
"And why's that?"
(Furious) "I'll tell you why, because this is MY coach!"
"Do you want me to get rid of him, Mr Dickens?"
"Dickens?"
"Yes?"
"Charles Dickens?"
"Yes."
"THE Charles Dickens?"
"Yes!"
"You're brilliant! Absolutely fantastic! I've read all your stories.... the one with the ghosts, what's it called?"
"Christmas Carol?"
"No no, the other one...The Signalman, that's it! Brilliant!"
"Do you want me to get rid of him, sir?"
(Calmed down and proud) "No, he can stay."
"I'm afraid I can't do that sir!"
"And why's that?"
(Furious) "I'll tell you why, because this is MY coach!"
"Do you want me to get rid of him, Mr Dickens?"
"Dickens?"
"Yes?"
"Charles Dickens?"
"Yes."
"THE Charles Dickens?"
"Yes!"
"You're brilliant! Absolutely fantastic! I've read all your stories.... the one with the ghosts, what's it called?"
"Christmas Carol?"
"No no, the other one...The Signalman, that's it! Brilliant!"
"Do you want me to get rid of him, sir?"
(Calmed down and proud) "No, he can stay."
Posted by Ghost of a flea at January 2, 2006 08:43 AM
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