Thursday 23 August 2018

F is for... Fifi


A savage canine creature kept as a pet by Helen A, ruler of the Earth colony on Terra Alpha. She doted on the animal, loving it more than her consort. When the Doctor and Ace arrived on the planet, they set in motion a chain of events which led to rebellion against her tyrannical ways. Fifi was despatched into the network of tunnels beneath the capital city to attack the Doctor and his friends who were hiding there. Ace engineered an explosion which injured Fifi, but Helen A sent it back into the tunnels to continue the hunt. One of the Doctor's friends, Errol Sigma, used his harmonica to create an avalanche of solidified sugar syrup which fell on the creature. As Helen A attempted to flee the planet, she saw the dying Fifi crawl out of the tunnels. Her rule had been based on enforced happiness, but she broke down in tears at seeing her beloved pet die.
The Doctor recognised the species as a Stigorax, and told Ace that he had encountered one before, in 25th Century Birmingham.

Appearances: The Happiness Patrol (1988).
  • Fifi was also one of the Rani's menagerie of aliens which appeared in the Children In Need mini adventure Dimensions In Time (1993).

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