In 1984, the Doctor took Tegan Jovanka to Little Hodcombe to see her grandfather, Andrew Verney. They arrived during the annual reenactment of the battle, which was becoming increasingly and dangerously more realistic due to the reawakened Malus. The Doctor investigated the strange goings-on and defeated the Malus. (TV: The Awakening) The churchyard of Little Hodcombe had red sorrel growing in it. (PROSE: The Awakening)