Stories Comic IDW Comics Old Friend 1 image Overview Characters Reviews 1 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Wednesday, July 14, 2010 Written by Tony Lee Publisher IDW Publishing Pages 4 Time Travel Present Location (Potential Spoilers!) Shady Grove Rest Home Synopsis The Tenth Doctor and Emily exit the TARDIS into a house for the elderly. They are met with suspicions by the head nurse. They claim to have come as a "surprise inspection". In the house's main hall, a small party is being thrown for Barnaby Edwards, one of the residents, who recognises the Doctor and asks to talk to him. Complete Completed Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Tenth Doctor Emily Winter Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 1 review 11 February 2025 · 61 words Review by 15thDoctor Spoilers This review contains spoilers! There’s a sweet message behind this prelude which could apply to any companion. Their lives with The Doctor are just one part, and there is time before and after that. And of course, The Doctor does not always meet them in the right order. Matthew is in trouble and it’s time for Emily and The Doctor to step in. 15thDoctor View profile Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating230 members 3.64 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating230 votes 3.64 / 5 Member Statistics Completed 19 Favourited 1 Reviewed 1 Saved 1 Skipped 1 Owned 3 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote