67-522: [REDACTED] Look up silver lining in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Silver Lining , A Silver Lining or The Silver Lining may refer to: Silver lining (idiom) , a metaphor for optimism in the common English-language idiom "Every cloud has a silver lining" Film [ edit ] The Silver Lining (1915 film), a short directed by B. Reeves Eason The Silver Lining (1919 film) ,
134-470: A Gallifrey in ruins, writing her story which she left among the ruins. The last entry of Dead Romance states that she believed that the "real" universe was just a bigger bottle within bigger and bigger bottles; and maybe she could keep traveling upwards through the different bottles until she found the real universe. However she did not seem to achieve this goal as she sent a letter to Bernice in Twilight of
201-491: A 2010 Singaporean series starring Richard Ng "Silver Lining" ( The Jeffersons ) , an episode "Silver Lining" ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent ) , an episode Other uses [ edit ] Silver Lining (play) , a play by Sandi Toksvig The Silver Lining (video game) , a 2010 fan-created game based on Sierra's King's Quest series Silver Lining Foundation a Chinese non-profit organization for orphans and cerebral palsy victims Silver Lining Productions,
268-491: A 2010 Singaporean series starring Richard Ng "Silver Lining" ( The Jeffersons ) , an episode "Silver Lining" ( Law & Order: Criminal Intent ) , an episode Other uses [ edit ] Silver Lining (play) , a play by Sandi Toksvig The Silver Lining (video game) , a 2010 fan-created game based on Sierra's King's Quest series Silver Lining Foundation a Chinese non-profit organization for orphans and cerebral palsy victims Silver Lining Productions,
335-455: A British silent sports film The Silver Lining (1921 film) , a silent drama directed by Roland West The Silver Lining (1927 film) , a British silent drama directed by Thomas Bentley The Silver Lining (1932 film) , a film starring Maureen O'Sullivan Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Silver Lining (Bonnie Raitt album) , 2002 Silver Lining (Nils Lofgren album) , 1991 A Silver Lining , by We Shot
402-695: A baby boy whom she named Peter . The Killorans appear in the Doctor Who audio plays Arrangements for War (where they invade the planet Világ) and its sequel Thicker than Water . The novella Hiding Places by Stewart Sheargold , published in the anthology Parallel Lives , reveals that Adrian was present on Világ. This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in at least one season. The first season of Bernice Summerfield audio plays are all adaptations of New Adventures novels originally published by Virgin Publishing . Each of
469-571: A darker, more mysterious past than the audience has previously been led to believe. The other two plays that comprise the third season focus more specifically on Bernice. The Greatest Shop in the Galaxy remains the most light-hearted play of the season, while The Dance of the Dead reintroduces the Ice Warriors from Doctor Who . While not officially part of the third season (at least as far as
536-563: A degree from Heidelberg University. She published an archaeological book called Down Among the Dead Men in the year 2566. Theatre of War features the first encounter between Bernice and Irving Braxiatel (from her perspective). He later becomes a regular character in the Bernice Summerfield-only New Adventures. In Sanctuary Bernice falls in love with Guy de Carnac, a former Knight Templar . He
603-646: A film starring Maureen O'Sullivan Music [ edit ] Albums [ edit ] Silver Lining (Bonnie Raitt album) , 2002 Silver Lining (Nils Lofgren album) , 1991 A Silver Lining , by We Shot the Moon, 2009 The Silver Lining (Earshot album) , 2008 The Silver Lining (Soul Asylum album) , 2006 The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern , by Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap, 2015 Silver Lining , by Jake Miller , 2018 Silver Linings , by Milow , 2014 Songs [ edit ] " Silver Lining (Crazy 'Bout You) ", by Jessie J from
670-684: A former UK-based animation studio and licensing firm, later a subsidiary of Chorion Silver Lining (horse) , a Thoroughbred racehorse, three-time Hong Kong Horse of the Year Silver Lining , a gardening book by Karen Platt The Silver Lining , a 1949—1964 BBC radio programme presented by Stuart Hibberd Silverlining , the disk drive formatting software utility from LaCie . See also [ edit ] My Silver Lining (disambiguation) Silver Line (disambiguation) Silver Linings Playbook Silver Lining Suite , an album by Hiromi Uehara "The Lining Is Silver",
737-615: A former UK-based animation studio and licensing firm, later a subsidiary of Chorion Silver Lining (horse) , a Thoroughbred racehorse, three-time Hong Kong Horse of the Year Silver Lining , a gardening book by Karen Platt The Silver Lining , a 1949—1964 BBC radio programme presented by Stuart Hibberd Silverlining , the disk drive formatting software utility from LaCie . See also [ edit ] My Silver Lining (disambiguation) Silver Line (disambiguation) Silver Linings Playbook Silver Lining Suite , an album by Hiromi Uehara "The Lining Is Silver",
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#1732771835693804-551: A missile to destroy a Dalek spy satellite. In the audio drama Death and the Daleks , Summerfield is portrayed by Ian Collier , who voiced Omega in Arc of Infinity and Omega . Narrator of the standalone novel Dead Romance , which did not feature Bernice. Christine found out her entire world was a bottle universe being used by Time Lords as a bolt hole to escape the Gods. During
871-455: A nuclear device on Earth. This would trigger an arms-race that could lead to the development of weapons capable of defeating the Daleks when they tried to invade Earth in the 22nd century. However, the alien he was conspiring with was revealed to be a Dalek agent, and was uncovered by the Doctor. Managing to forgive her father for his manipulation, Bernice teamed up with him and the Doctor and used
938-552: A series of affairs with female students. Bernice tells him about the events of The Goddess Quandary and then The Crystal of Cantus . During the second of these adventures, he also has his memory erased by Irving Braxiatel . He left the Collection in Collected Works after one of his love affairs ended tragically; though he says he might return, Benny doubts she'll see him again. Admiral Isaac Douglas Summerfield
1005-611: A song by Relient K from The Nashville Tennis EP , released with The Bird and the Bee Sides Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Silver Lining . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Silver_Lining&oldid=1251262606 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1072-544: A song by Relient K from The Nashville Tennis EP , released with The Bird and the Bee Sides Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Silver Lining . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Silver_Lining&oldid=1251262606 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
1139-464: A worm hole which deposited him back in time to 1963. There he organised a resistance cell to fight the Daleks. 20 years later, Bernice managed to locate him in the village of Little Caldwell. The Admiral was running an underground network helping stranded aliens to leave Earth. He always worried that he would be discovered and shut down by the Doctor . However, he also had a more sinister plan to detonate
1206-584: Is Benny. When they discuss their sex lives, Jason candidly discusses having slept with nine women, five men and a number of (to varying degrees) humanoid aliens. He becomes a romantic foil for Benny, with their marriage being the centrepiece for Happy Endings , itself celebrating the New Adventures line as its fiftieth book. They are a happily married couple in Return of the Living Dad , however when
1273-541: Is Bernice Summerfield's robotic secretary. He appears in several Bernice stories across the Virgin New Adventures and Big Finish 's Bernice stories. Jason Peter Kane was introduced in Death and Diplomacy . In 1996, 13-year-old runaway Jason is caught in an alien transportation beam, which deposits him in a swamp on the planet t'Kao in the 26th century. After thirteen years, the first human being he meets
1340-591: Is a Killoran construction worker for the Braxiatel collection. Killorans are a species who resemble a cross between a wolf and an ape , and Adrian was seven feet tall with huge claws and fangs. He took his name from Hadrian's Wall , in preference to his native Killoran name, after studying the Roman emperor During the events of The Squire's Crystal , Bernice was possessed by an alien sorceress. Whilst possessed she became impregnated by Adrian, and later gave birth to
1407-440: Is also suspicious as to his past. Investigating, she finds evidence (planted by Braxiatel) that he was a Fifth Axis soldier. She asks him to leave the Collection but, unknown to her, he meets with Braxiatel who tells him that the one good summer he promised is over. Then, a year later, Jason Kane finds McGinley on the planet Cantus . Braxiatel has connected the man to an army of Cybermen in order to keep them under control. During
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#17327718356931474-420: Is an office worker from the early 21st Century. One day, while having a cigarette, he meets Irving Braxiatel who promises him one summer of adventure. Braxiatel brings McGinley to the Collection and instigates a romance between him and Clarissa Jones . She is still mourning the loss of her lover, Bernard Moskoff, who was killed during the events of Death and the Daleks . Clarissa enjoys her time with Ronan but
1541-413: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages silver lining (Redirected from Silver lining ) [REDACTED] Look up silver lining in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Silver Lining , A Silver Lining or The Silver Lining may refer to: Silver lining (idiom) , a metaphor for optimism in
1608-667: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Silver Lining (audio drama) Professor Bernice Surprise Summerfield , or simply Benny , is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing 's range of original full-length Doctor Who novels, the New Adventures . The New Adventures were authorised novels carrying on from where
1675-519: Is killed later in the novel. In Death and Diplomacy she meets her future husband Jason Kane , who she marries in the next novel, Happy Endings . Bernice leaves the TARDIS after this novel, but she appears in certain subsequent Doctor Who novels. In Return of the Living Dad , Bernice finally resolves the mystery of what happened to her father. Virgin had long considered a non- Doctor Who spin-off series, but plans were moved forwards when they lost
1742-573: Is the father of Bernice. A high-ranking officer in space fleet, he went to fight against the Daleks and never returned to his wife and child. Bernice never gave up hope that he could still be alive, and was eventually rewarded when she found him on Earth in 1983. It was revealed in Kate Orman 's novel Return of the Living Dad that, during a battle at Bellatrix, the Admiral's ship had been drawn into
1809-706: The Doctor Who television series had left off, and Summerfield was introduced in Cornell's novel Love and War in 1992. A 26th-century archeologist , Summerfield became a hugely popular character amongst fans of the books, and was present until their end in 1997. She officially stopped travelling with the Doctor in Happy Endings but returned a few times thereafter, including the last Virgin New Adventure, The Dying Days . That year, Virgin had lost
1876-660: The "classic Who monsters" season, with each play featuring an alien adversary that previously appeared in the Doctor Who television series. The Bellotron Incident predominantly features the Rutan Host (their major enemies, the Sontarans , are also referred to but don't actually appear), The Draconian Rage features the Draconians , The Poison Seas casts a more sympathetic light on the Sea Devils , while Death and
1943-818: The BBC withdrew the Doctor Who licence, and the New Adventures continued with Benny as the lead character, an editorial decision was taken to split the couple up, as depicted in Eternity Weeps . Jason remains an intermittently recurring character. He remarries in Deadfall , but his new wife does not appear again in the series. When the New Adventures came to an end, he was trapped in an alternate dimension equivalent to Hell, but Benny's adventures continued with an ongoing series of novels and audio dramas by Big Finish Productions and, through an agreement with creator Dave Stone, Jason re-appeared (portrayed by Stephen Fewell in
2010-486: The Blacklight "Silver Lining", by Stiff Little Fingers from Go for It "Silver Lining (Clap Your Hands)", by Imany , 2016 "Silver Linings", by Frank Fischer from Café del Mar Television [ edit ] Silver Lining (audio drama) , a Bernice Summerfield story based on Doctor Who The Silver Lining (TV series) , a 1997 Singaporean Chinese drama series Silver Lining (TV series) ,
2077-427: The Blacklight "Silver Lining", by Stiff Little Fingers from Go for It "Silver Lining (Clap Your Hands)", by Imany , 2016 "Silver Linings", by Frank Fischer from Café del Mar Television [ edit ] Silver Lining (audio drama) , a Bernice Summerfield story based on Doctor Who The Silver Lining (TV series) , a 1997 Singaporean Chinese drama series Silver Lining (TV series) ,
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2144-471: The Daleks (the first double CD release in the series since Just War ) sees the first appearance of the Daleks within the Bernice Summerfield series. Prior to its release, Death and the Daleks was entitled The Axis of Evil to keep the appearance of the Daleks a secret. Big Finish also published an anthology of short stories, entitled Life During Wartime , that was specially written as
2211-920: The Disco, 2018 "Silver Lining", by Ace of Hearts, a band formed by Alpharad , 2020 "Silver Lining", by Beulah from The Coast Is Never Clear "Silver Lining", by David Gray from White Ladder "Silver Lining", by Gang of Four from Hard "Silver Lining", by Garfunkel and Oates "Silver Lining", by Hunter Brothers from State of Mind "Silver Lining", by Hurts from Happiness "Silver Lining", by Kacey Musgraves from Same Trailer Different Park "Silver Lining", by Lee DeWyze from Frames "Silver Lining", by Maya Delilah "Silver Lining", by Mt. Joy "Silver Lining", by Nadia Ali from Embers "Silver Lining", by Neck Deep from Rain in July "Silver Lining", by Polly Scattergood from Arrows "Silver Lining", by Rilo Kiley from Under
2278-491: The Doctor has never been firmly established. Originally published once a month, the New Adventures went to once every two months after The Sword of Forever . The New Adventures continued with Bernice generally in the leading role. Oh No It Isn't! provides the set-up for subsequent stories, with Bernice becoming Professor of Archaeology at St Oscar's University on the planet Dellah. She has now put her failed marriage to Jason Kane behind her. Oh No It Isn't! also re-introduces
2345-538: The Doctor. Bernice appears in one of the New Series Adventures with the Twelfth Doctor (the novel was originally planned for River Song , but plans for the 2015 Christmas special The Husbands of River Song prompted Russell to use Benny instead). This is a list of recurring characters from the Bernice Summerfield stories, both the original Virgin New Adventures featuring Bernice and
2412-627: The Gods where it is stated that she took a post at a university on the planet Vremnya. Some point after this she was initiated into Faction Paradox where she adopted the title, Cousin Eliza, and is subsequently quoted in The Book of the War ; she is one of the central characters in the Faction Paradox audio dramas. Peter Guy Summerfield is the son of Bernice and Adrian Wall. His middle name Guy
2479-456: The Moon, 2009 The Silver Lining (Earshot album) , 2008 The Silver Lining (Soul Asylum album) , 2006 The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern , by Tony Bennett and Bill Charlap, 2015 Silver Lining , by Jake Miller , 2018 Silver Linings , by Milow , 2014 Songs [ edit ] " Silver Lining (Crazy 'Bout You) ", by Jessie J from the film Silver Linings Playbook , 2012 " (Fuck A) Silver Lining ", by Panic! at
2546-540: The New Adventures novel Theatre of War . Whereas the previous seasons had focused primarily on the character of Bernice Summerfield, Big Finish used the third season as an opportunity to introduce an ensemble feel to the productions. This is most evident in The Green-Eyed Monsters and The Mirror Effect where the characters Jason Kane, Adrian Wall and Irving Braxiatel are significantly developed. The latter, in particular, suggests that Braxiatel has
2613-583: The People and Jason, and becomes romantically involved with her. Lafayette also appears in the audio play Birthright , although he had not appeared in the New Adventure on which it was based. Emile Mars-Smith was introduced in Matthew Jones 's novel Beyond the Sun in 1997. Beyond the Sun was adapted into an audio drama by Big Finish Productions , in which Emile was portrayed by Lewis Davis . Emile
2680-678: The People's Dyson sphere and is eventually revealed (in Tears of the Oracle ) to be a character from The Also People . God is the super-advanced artificial intelligence controlling the People's Dyson sphere . The character was introduced by Ben Aaronovitch in The Also People and became a frequently recurring character in the later New Adventures based around Bernice. On several occasions, God sought to use Bernice as his agent, often sending his emissary Clarence to visit her. Joseph
2747-549: The People, a highly advanced alien race from the Doctor Who New Adventures. In Ghost Devices , we meet Clarence (named after the angel in It's a Wonderful Life ). Clarence appears in the form of an angel, but is an artificial intelligence from the People who is eventually (in Tears of the Oracle ) revealed to be a character from The Also People . In Dragons' Wrath , Bernice meets Irving Braxiatel for
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2814-676: The Seventh Doctor briefly appears as "the Evil Renegade" in Chris's tampered memories. Almost the entirety of the book is set within a bottle universe, a concept most fully explored in Miles's two-book cycle Interference , and it is implied that it is the same bottle universe. A second edition of Dead Romance contained some minor alterations making the book more consistent with Miles's later Faction Paradox mythos. However, this idea
2881-522: The audio dramas) and his relationship with Benny restarted. It is strongly implied in The End of the World that he has been killed. John Lafayette (from Walking to Babylon ) was a Victorian translator who was exploring the ruins of Babylon. There, he stumbled across a time corridor and was drawn back in time to the city in ancient times. There he met with Bernice who was seeking out renegade members of
2948-669: The character of Bernice Summerfield from Paul Cornell, Irving Braxiatel from Justin Richards and Jason Kane from Dave Stone , but other elements of the Virgin New Adventures' fictional universe were not obtained. Instead, Gary Russell , Jacqueline Rayner and Cornell developed a new background and character ensemble, introduced in the anthology The Dead Men Diaries and developed in the initial run of paperbacks. The most notable development in Big Finish's paperback novels
3015-455: The character on CD, and they continue to do so, making her the longest-running audio drama series in the world, the longest-running science fiction audio drama series, the longest-running audio drama series with a female lead, and – together with the books – the longest-running science fiction series with a female lead. The character is played in all Big Finish's productions by actress Lisa Bowerman , who also reprised
3082-582: The character's appearance has been modified, and recent changes include a longer hairstyle. The Doctor first meets Benny in Love and War ; she is a 30-year-old archaeologist. She was born in 2540 and is the daughter of Admiral Isaac Douglas Summerfield , a high-ranking Spacefleet officer. Her mother, Claire Summerfield, died when Daleks attacked their homeworld of Beta Caprisis, an Earth colony. She has not seen her father for many years and has spent much of her life searching for him. At times she falsely claims to have
3149-442: The common English-language idiom "Every cloud has a silver lining" Film [ edit ] The Silver Lining (1915 film), a short directed by B. Reeves Eason The Silver Lining (1919 film) , a British silent sports film The Silver Lining (1921 film) , a silent drama directed by Roland West The Silver Lining (1927 film) , a British silent drama directed by Thomas Bentley The Silver Lining (1932 film) ,
3216-490: The company has also published various novels and short story collections featuring the character. Bernice also appeared in several comic strips in Doctor Who Magazine , with Virgin and the magazine co-operating on her visual depiction. This depiction, which was also applied to novel cover art, was of a slim, statuesque build, with short dark hair, usually shown wearing a catsuit or some similar outfit. Over time
3283-460: The course of the novel she began a relationship with Chris Cwej and helped him to prepare the bottle for the arrival of the Time Lords. After learning of Bernice Summerfield she became fascinated by her and her history convinced there was a connection between them. The novel ended with her being betrayed by Cwej and deciding to leave the bottle for the "real" universe, she eventually ended up on
3350-555: The events of this story, McGinley dies. In the audio drama The Crystal of Cantus , McGinley is portrayed by Nicholas Briggs . Parasiel is a student on the Braxiatel Collection. When he first arrives, shortly after the end of the Fifth Axis Occupation, his lack of social skills means he is not particularly popular. As he spends more time on the Collection, his behaviour softens a little, and he has
3417-902: The film Silver Linings Playbook , 2012 " (Fuck A) Silver Lining ", by Panic! at the Disco, 2018 "Silver Lining", by Ace of Hearts, a band formed by Alpharad , 2020 "Silver Lining", by Beulah from The Coast Is Never Clear "Silver Lining", by David Gray from White Ladder "Silver Lining", by Gang of Four from Hard "Silver Lining", by Garfunkel and Oates "Silver Lining", by Hunter Brothers from State of Mind "Silver Lining", by Hurts from Happiness "Silver Lining", by Kacey Musgraves from Same Trailer Different Park "Silver Lining", by Lee DeWyze from Frames "Silver Lining", by Maya Delilah "Silver Lining", by Mt. Joy "Silver Lining", by Nadia Ali from Embers "Silver Lining", by Neck Deep from Rain in July "Silver Lining", by Polly Scattergood from Arrows "Silver Lining", by Rilo Kiley from Under
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#17327718356933484-461: The first time (from his perspective). Beyond the Sun introduces another recurring character, Emile Mars-Smith . Emile, Clarence and the People appear in a number of subsequent New Adventures, while Braxiatel appears in both further New Adventures and Benny stories from Big Finish. Where Angels Fear starts the Gods arc, a loose overarching story that finishes in Twilight of the Gods . Along
3551-413: The last New Adventure, The Dying Days , is again focused on Bernice more than the Doctor, with the Doctor absent from a substantial portion of the book. The Dying Days also features an ambiguous epilogue which can be taken to imply that the Doctor and Bernice have sex. This same epilogue also has the Doctor indicating that Benny is his longest-serving companion, although exactly how long she travelled with
3618-617: The licence to publish Doctor Who fiction, which was not renewed by the BBC. However, range editors Peter Darvill-Evans and Rebecca Levene decided to continue the series with Summerfield as the new lead and without the Doctor Who name, the Doctor or any other BBC copyright characters featuring. These New Adventures starring Bernice continued until 1999, when the Virgin fiction department closed down. The previous year, however, audio production company Big Finish Productions began issuing full-cast, licensed professional audio dramas starring
3685-495: The license from the BBC. A number of preparations were made for the transition to Bernice-led New Adventures (see below). As Virgin felt Bernice would make a better lead as a single woman, she and Jason Kane were split up. Thus, she appears again in Eternity Weeps , a novel which describes the breakdown of her marriage and is also focused on her more than the Doctor as a prototype for the Doctor-free novels to come. Likewise,
3752-524: The novel The Squire's Crystal by Jacqueline Rayner . The run of plays from the second season onwards take part in what has become known as the Collection continuity, as they are set primarily on the Braxiatel Collection, a combined museum and university located on the planetoid KS-159. A number of regular characters are introduced, most notably Irving Braxiatel. First referenced in the 1979 Doctor Who story City of Death (written by Douglas Adams and Graham Williams), Braxiatel first appeared in person in
3819-488: The numbering is concerned), the Bernice Summerfield audio play The Plague Herds of Excelis (the fourth play in Big Finish's Excelis series; the first three plays fall under the Doctor Who umbrella) takes place between The Green-Eyed Monsters and The Dance of the Dead . Chronologically, the short story anthology A Life of Surprises also falls within this gap. The fourth season was unofficially dubbed
3886-504: The plays spans two CDs, except for Dragon's Wrath , which was issued on a single CD. The plays deviate from the original novels, in terms of plot and characters, to varying degrees. This is particularly evident with the productions of Birthright and Just War , both of which were originally Doctor Who novels. These changes were necessary because, at the time of their production, Big Finish Productions weren't licensed to produce Doctor Who audio plays. Actor and photographer Lisa Bowerman
3953-464: The role in the live-action fan film The Crystal Conundrum and a video advertisement for the audio The Triumph of Sutekh . After they gained the licence to produce Doctor Who audio dramas in 1999, Big Finish thrice featured Bernice in Doctor Who stories set during and after the run of the New Adventures novels. Big Finish are still regularly producing Bernice Summerfield audio dramas and
4020-403: The second season of Bernice Summerfield audio plays, Big Finish Productions experimented by developing ongoing character arcs that alternated between two different mediums—the audio plays and novels. Fans who did not collect the novels were initially confused to discover that Benny was pregnant during the final audio play of the season, The Skymines of Karthos . The pregnancy was explained in
4087-428: The subsequent and ongoing series of audio dramas and novels by Big Finish Productions . Clarence is an artificial intelligence from the People. The character was created and introduced by Simon Bucher-Jones for Ghost Devices in which Clarence appears in the form of an angel (he is named after the angel in It's a Wonderful Life ) to Benny. Clarence is an agent of God , the artificial intelligence that controls
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#17327718356934154-543: The way, Dellah is destroyed and Bernice is uprooted and loses her memory. Twilight of the Gods finishes with a new set-up for subsequent stories involving Bernice, Emile and others, but this was not used as Virgin stopped publishing the series. Though part of this sequence of stories, Dead Romance was released as a standalone, and Summerfield is not in it; and the main character and narrator Christine Summerfield are not connected to her in any way. A former New Adventures Seventh Doctor companion, Chris Cwej , does appear, and
4221-475: Was Bernice's pregnancy and the birth of her son in The Glass Prison . The paperback novels proved uneconomic and Big Finish stopped publishing them, subsequently re-launching their Benny books in hardback with the anthology A Life of Surprises . Each volume comprises a collection of three novellas. Bernice also appears in a number of Doctor Who short stories, mostly set during her travels with
4288-471: Was brought up by a strict religious father, and at the age of fifteen ran away to St. Oscar's University on the planet Dellah. Emile was one of Benny's students at St. Oscar's, and she took him on a field trip to the planet Apollox 4 where they became entangled with an alien species known as the Sunless. During the adventure, Emile finds himself attracted to another man, and realises he is gay. Ronan McGinley
4355-515: Was cast in the role of Bernice Summerfield. Bowerman had previously appeared in the Doctor Who story Survival (1989). The first series also co-starred Stephen Fewell as Jason Kane. A variety of actors familiar to Doctor Who fans played guest roles in many of the plays, including Colin Baker , Sophie Aldred , Nicholas Courtney , Elisabeth Sladen , Anneke Wills and Richard Franklin . For
4422-417: Was in honour of Sir Guy de Carnac, a man with whom Benny fell in love in the novel Sanctuary but who then apparently died. The circumstances of his conception were unusual because Benny was being controlled by an alien sorceress. Peter appeared the audio drama, The Grel Escape , in which he was voiced by Dacey Warriner and The Crystal of Cantus in which he was voiced by Thomas Grant . Adrian Wall
4489-424: Was never followed up on in any future novels. As well as continuing the New Adventures after losing the Doctor Who license, Virgin also continued with their Decalog series. These had been Doctor Who short story anthologies, but Decalog 5: Wonders featured a Benny short story ("The Judgement of Solomon") by Lawrence Miles alongside other shorts not set in the New Adventures continuity. Big Finish licensed
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