History Recap / DoctorWhoMissingAdventures20TheEnglishWayOfDeath

* HitmanWithAHeart: Julia's far more reasonable than any assassin has any right to be. Though she starts off as a lackey of [[ArcVillain Stackhouse]], and very much shoots to kill at the chance, she never holds the VillainBall or gives into ArbitrarySkepticism despite the strange things she sees and is told. She's downright an AntiHero by the second half, working to stop Zodaal's plan to blow up the world without being told to or offered anything in turn (albeit with the potential prize of the seismic stimulator to work for).

It was released in 1996 by author (and future episode writer) Gareth Roberts, and with his blessing, was adapted into a full-cast AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho audio drama starring Creator/TomBaker, Creator/LallaWard & John Leeson in 2015. It can be purchased [[http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-english-way-of-death-standard-edition-1003 here]]. The book was re-released in 2015, less than two months after the audio was released.

It was released in 1996 by author (and future episode writer) Gareth Roberts, and with his blessing, was adapted into a full-cast AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho audio drama starring Creator/TomBaker, Lalla Ward & John Leeson in 2015. It can be purchased [[http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-english-way-of-death-standard-edition-1003 here]]. The book was re-released in 2015, less than two months after the audio was released.

* TheBusCameBack: Lalla Ward and Tom Baker finally appear together in a performed piece of Doctor Who, for the first time in ''34 years''!

* BigDamnHeroes: Romana, K-9 and "Good" Zodaal pull one to rescue the Doctor from Zodaal and reunite the "nice" part of him with the "evil" part. The result only turned him AffablyEvil.
--> '''The Doctor''': You know Romana, when you turned up just then, I got an idea of how others feel when I appear and rescue everyone. Shame you didn't. [[EpicFail But to get something that badly wrong]], it takes talent! [[SarcasmMode Well done!]]

* BigWhat: Romana, after being told by K9 that the TARDIS is running optimally... ''[[TheAllegedCar at 39% efficiency]]''.

--> '''Zodaal''': I'm going to destroy the world next Tuesday!
--> '''Fourth Doctor''': How vulgar! Nobody does anything of importance on a Tuesday!

--> '''Miss Chater''': Pardon me, but did or didn't that plan work?
--> '''Zodaal''': Didn't. I'm still going to kill everyone.

--> '''The Doctor''': Have you ever managed to kill ''anyone'' when you shoot them?

--> '''The Doctor''': HELLO, ZOMBIES!
--> (Percy faints)

* JumpedAtTheCall: The Colonel is more than happy to assist Romana, even when he's aware of the danger that would ensue. Felicia herself is very eager to jump into the fray after Percy, and defers to the Doctor's expertise despite his personality.

-->'''Porteous''': How they mocked, when now they'll see that my theories were sound!
-->'''The Doctor''': Oh yes, [[DeadpanSnarker they'll see]], and as their front gardens are swallowed up by molten lava, the first thing they'll say is "Oh, old Porteous was right!" Rather a PyrrhicVictory, wouldn't you say?

* UpperClassTwit: Percy seems to have settled into the period nicely.

-->'''Zodaal''': (As soon as Romana arrives to rescue the Doctor) You! [[SpannerInTheWorks You're just as bad as the Doctor!]]
-->'''Romana''': I surely hope not!

* ContinuityNod/ RightForTheWrongReasons: Mrs Chater assumes The Doctor is an artist due to his bohemian clothing style. Her next logical conclusion is that [[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E2CityOfDeath he spends his time in Paris, having misadventures with paintings]].

It was released in 1996 by author (and future episode writer) Gareth Roberts, and with his blessing, was adapted into a full-cast radio drama by Creator/BigFinish starring [[Creator/TomBaker Tom Baker]], Lalla Ward & John Leeson in 2015. It can be purchased [[http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-english-way-of-death-standard-edition-1003 here]]. The book was re-released in 2015, less than 2 months after the audio was released..

For the sake of ease, mention if a trope is exclusive to the audio or novel.

!!Zodaal's Will demands that you place your Tropes here!

* TheBusCameBack: Lalla Ward and Tom Baker finally appear together in a performed piece of Doctor Who, for the first time in ''34 years''!

* ContinuityNod/ RightForTheWrongReasons: In the novel, Mrs Chater assumes The Doctor is an artist due to his bohemian clothing style. Her next logical conclusion is that [[Recap/DoctorWhoS17E2CityOfDeath he spends his time in Paris, having misadventures with paintings]].

* EstablishingCharacterMoment: The Doctor and Romana's first scene where Romana freaks out that the TARDIS is running at 39% efficiency while the Doctor is quite pleased with the result serves as one, since it's their first scene together [[note]] although it was released at the same time as The Romance of Crime. [[/note]] in performed Doctor Who for 34 years and introduces them to a relatively new audience on audio.

* OffTheShelfFX: The open time vortex entrance in the Episode 2 cliffhanger uses the same SFX as the Time Vortex in several episodes of the TV series, starting from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E3TheUnquietDead The Unquiet Dead.]]

-->'''Romana''': I surely hope not!

* DoctorWhoMissingAdventures[=/=]AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho: This story holds a rare distinction in being part of ''two'' series of Doctor Who expanded universe material.

* AndIMustScream: Zodaal's radmium form has a very long shelf-life, meaning that if he were to stay trapped in a confined area, well, he'd have quite a long time before he'd die. [[spoiler:Julia inflicts this fate on him to prevent him from picking up where he left off, albeit at the cost of her own life]].
* BigDamnHeroes: Romana, K-9 and [[spoiler:"Good"!Zodaal]] pull one to rescue the Doctor from Zodaal and [[spoiler:reunite the "nice" part of him with the "evil" part. The result only turned him AffablyEvil]].

** [[spoiler: The Doctor, when Romana's BigDamnHeroes moment GoesHorriblyWrong]].

* TheDogWasTheMastermind: [[spoiler: Most of the period-specific characters express surprise that the CEO of a biscuit company was behind the plot to destroy the Earth.]]

* HeroicSacrifice: Crossed with MercyKill; [[spoiler:Julia, strapped in Zodaal's spaceship and surgically altered to allow him to siphon himself into her completely, shoots herself with her gun to prevent him from having a body to control deep in space. That said, with wires running directly to her brain, it's hard to think of how she could safely have gotten out of the scenario if Zodaal had been beaten another way]].

* HopeSpot: [[spoiler: When Zodaal is reunited with his "rational" part he had jettisoned prior to the story, everyone is pleased that now he is reasonable enough to stop destroying the world. Then he assures them he knows how to accelerate the process to destroy the world with new information "Rational" Zodaal gathered while separated. The Doctor doesn't take it well.]]

* MrExposition: [[spoiler: "Rational!Zodaal"]]

* OffTheShelfFX: The [[spoiler: open time vortex entrance in the Episode 2 cliffhanger uses the same SFX as the Time Vortex in several episodes of the TV series, starting from [[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E3TheUnquietDead The Unquiet Dead.]] ]]
* OmnicidalManiac: Zodaal, like classic 4th Doctor villains before him. [[spoiler:Unlike those other villains, part of the story revolves around putting the hidden "Fun and Rational" part of Zodaal with the "Jerkass and Omnicidal" part to avert this trope. It doesn't work.]]

* LighterAndSofter: WordOfGod stated in 2015 that despite most of the Missing Adventure authors attempting to write stories for an adult/ young adult audience (many stories feature topics of drugs, death, and sex), he wanted to do something more of the 4th Doctor period, because it's the kind of story ''he'' would want to watch (or read). When compared to other darker stories in the same series like [[Recap/DoctorWhoNewAdventures55DamagedGoods Damaged Goods]], the characters in this story are nicer, there's a bigger focus on comedy and the zombies themselves are OutOfFocus.

* ActingForTwo: John Leeson as K-9 and Zodaal.

The Fourth Doctor, Romana II and K-9 land in London, post World War 1, so that the Doctor can return some library books. All is well, K-9 ensures that this location and time period has historically got no alien invasions or other spooky-going-ons to delay the Doctor, so naturally, guess what happens? Zombies begin invading England, while their leader, an evil cloud, plans to destroy the Earth to abuse his evil power of turning dead people into zombies.

* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: The Doctor [[LampshadeHanging makes fun of]] a surprising amount of tropes in this story.