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A bizarre manifestation in the Control Room forces the TARDIS onto the Plutonian shores of the irradiated world Nevermore, whose sole inhabitant is the war criminal Morella Wendigo – a prisoner of this devastated planet. But the Doctor and his new companion aren’t Morella’s only visitors. Senior Prosecutor Uglosi fears the arrival of an assassin, after the blood of his prize prisoner. An assassin with claws… | A bizarre manifestation in the Control Room forces the TARDIS onto the Plutonian shores of the irradiated world Nevermore, whose sole inhabitant is the war criminal Morella Wendigo – a prisoner of this devastated planet. But the Doctor and his new companion aren’t Morella’s only visitors. Senior Prosecutor Uglosi fears the arrival of an assassin, after the blood of his prize prisoner. An assassin with claws… | ||
There’s no escape from Nevermore, whose raven-like robot jailers serve to demonstrate Uglosi’s macabre obsession with the works of the 19th century horror writer Edgar Allan Poe. An obsession that might yet lead to the premature burial of everyone on the planet’s surface – wreathed in the mist they call the Red Death! | There’s no escape from Nevermore, whose raven-like robot jailers serve to demonstrate Uglosi’s macabre obsession with the works of the [[19th century]] horror writer [[Edgar Allan Poe]]. An obsession that might yet lead to the premature burial of everyone on the planet’s surface – wreathed in the mist they call the Red Death! | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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== [[Eighth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] == | == [[Eighth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]] == | ||
* ''Nevermore'' occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[Situation Vacant]]'' | * ''Nevermore'' occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[Situation Vacant (audio story)|Situation Vacant]]'' | ||
* ''Nevermore'' occurs before [[BFA]]: ''[[The Book of Kells]]'' | * ''Nevermore'' occurs before [[BFA]]: ''[[The Book of Kells (audio story)|The Book of Kells]]'' | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 20:06, 9 April 2012
Nevermore was the third release of the fourth series of The New Eighth Doctor Adventures.
Publisher's summary
A bizarre manifestation in the Control Room forces the TARDIS onto the Plutonian shores of the irradiated world Nevermore, whose sole inhabitant is the war criminal Morella Wendigo – a prisoner of this devastated planet. But the Doctor and his new companion aren’t Morella’s only visitors. Senior Prosecutor Uglosi fears the arrival of an assassin, after the blood of his prize prisoner. An assassin with claws…
There’s no escape from Nevermore, whose raven-like robot jailers serve to demonstrate Uglosi’s macabre obsession with the works of the 19th century horror writer Edgar Allan Poe. An obsession that might yet lead to the premature burial of everyone on the planet’s surface – wreathed in the mist they call the Red Death!
Cast
- The Doctor - Paul McGann
- Tamsin Drew - Niky Wardley
- Morella Wendigo - Fenella Woolgar
- Senior Prosecutor Uglosi - Michael J Shannon
- Berenice - Emilia Fox
- Pilot - Eric Loren
- Ravens - John Banks
References
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Notes
- Fenella Woolgar (Morella Wendigo) previously played Agatha Christie in DW: The Unicorn and the Wasp and Commander Hellan Femor in BFA: Fitz's Story.
- Emilia Fox (Berenice) would later play Lady Elizabeth Winters in VG: The Gunpowder Plot.
- Eric Loren (Pilot) previously played Mr Diagoras in DW: Daleks in Manhattan, Dalek Sec in DW: Evolution of the Daleks and John Parker in BFA: Assassin in the Limelight.
Continuity
- The identity of the "strange little man" who set these events in motion is revealed in BFA: The Book of Kells.
- The Doctor mentions that he knew Edgar Allan Poe, whom he had met during his exile on Earth. (EDA: The Deadstone Memorial)
Timeline
- Nevermore occurs after BFA: Situation Vacant
- Nevermore occurs before BFA: The Book of Kells
External links
- Nevermore at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- Official Nevermore page at bigfinish.com
