Wednesday, 17 July 2024

N is for... Nightingale, Larry


Larry was the brother of Kathy Nightingale, who was a close friend of Sally Sparrow. She first met him when he stayed overnight with his sister - going to the toilet in the middle of the night whilst naked.
Larry worked at Banto's video store. He had become obsessed with a number of very strange DVD easter eggs, found on a number of seemingly random discs. These featured a man in a brown suit speaking - but only half of the conversation was recorded. Without the other half, it seemed impossible to work out what was being discussed. Larry was part of an internet group which was dedicated to these extras.
Kathy vanished after a visit to an abandoned house called Wester Drumlins, and Sally discovered that she had been sent back in time to 1920. Investigating, she was able to tell Larry that the 17 discs which contained the mysterious man - the Doctor - were those already owned by her. An encounter with a police officer, who was also sent back through time, revealed that he had arranged for them to be placed on the discs.
It transpired that the missing half of the conversation was actually Sally's responses to the easter eggs, which she and Larry conducted one night at Wester Drumlins. Weeping Angels fed on potential temporal energy by sending their victims back through time. They had captured the TARDIS, leaving the Doctor and Martha stranded in 1969 where they met the police officer. They arranged for Sally in the present day to reunite the Doctor with the TARDIS and defeat the Angels - setting up the whole chain of events.
Larry took over the DVD shop, working alongside Sally.

Played by: Finlay Robertson. Appearances: Blink (2007).

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