Deadfall (novel)

''Deadfall'' is an original novel by

Gary Russell Gary Russell (born 18 September 1963) is a British freelance writer, producer and former child actor. As a writer, he is best known for his work in connection with the television series ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-offs in other media. As an a ...

featuring the fictional archaeologist

Bernice Summerfield Bernice Surprise Summerfield (later Professor Bernice Summerfield or just 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 ...

. The New Adventures were a spin-off from the long-running British

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series ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

''. ''Deadfall'' was the first of the post-''Doctor Who'' New Adventures not to be centred on

. Instead, the main characters are Jason Kane (Benny's ex-husband) and

Chris Cwej Christopher Rodonanté Cwej, usually just known as Chris Cwej, is a fictional character from the Virgin New Adventures range of spin-offs based on the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. His surname is properly pronounced "Shva ...

, both previously introduced in the ''Doctor Who'' New Adventures, and Emile Mars-Smith, previously introduced in an earlier post-''Doctor Who'' New Adventure, '' Beyond the Sun''. The Knights of Jeneve, an organisation introduced in the post-''Doctor Who'' New Adventure ''

Dragons' Wrath Bernice Surprise Summerfield (later Professor Bernice Summerfield or just 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 Wh ...

'' but related to the ''Doctor Who'' organisation

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, also feature. Elements of the plot were re-used from Russell's play of the same name in the

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series (written under the pseudonym Warren Martyn). 1997 British novels 1997 science fiction novels Virgin New Adventures Novels by Gary Russell {{1990s-DoctorWho-novel-stub