Second Chances (Short Trips: How the Doctor Changed My Life).

Prose  What happens to a megalomaniac after their dastardly scheme's been defeated by the Doctor?  How do they pick up the pieces once the Time Lord and his plus one have left the scene?  Where do they go?  In Krellig's case, it's back to live with his parents and find a job.  There are lots of lovely writing in Bernard O'Toole's story, like the scene featuring the villain's emotionally staccato pigeon fancying father and how the thrilling details of the Doctor Who portion of the story crash against the mundanity of the job centre.  The Eighth Doctor and Charley are present and correct although most other combination would have done the trick.  But it's not about them.  It's about the aftershocks of their presence on this one man's life, the kind of story for which the short form is perfect.

Placement:  In the gap between With Charley Seasons One and Two I should think.