The Gates of Hell (audio story)

The Gates of Hell
Main character(s):	Tenth Doctor, Fifth Doctor
Main enemy:	Cyber-Leader
Main setting:	Paris, 1809, 1944, 1769, 1761 and 1388
Key crew
Publisher:	Big Finish Productions
Writer:	David Llewellyn
Director:	Ken Bentley
Producer:	David Richardson
Music:	Howard Carter
Sound:	Howard Carter
Cover by:	Tom Webster
Release details
Number of parts:	1
Release number:	2
Release date:	2 June 2021
Format:	1 CD Download
Production code:	BFPDWSPOOT2
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-83868-378-8 (physical); ISBN 978-1-83868-379-5 (digital)
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The Gates of Hell was the second story in the Out of Time series, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by David Llewellyn and featured David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor and Nicholas Briggs as the Cybermen.

Publisher's summary

Paris, 1809. The Fifth Doctor takes a tour of the Catacombs and meets a sassy Time Agent doing the same...

Paris, 1944. The Tenth Doctor misses his target and lands in occupied France. He hides from the Nazis – in the Catacombs.

A collision of two Doctors' timelines triggers a temporal catastrophe, granting the Cybermen dominion over the Earth.

The Doctors must travel back in time to find the source of the Cyber-invasion and close the Gates of Hell...

Plot

to be added

Cast

• The Doctor - David Tennant
• The Doctor - Peter Davison
• Tina Drake - Shelley Conn
• Joseph Delon - Mark Gatiss
• Marcel Delon / Charles VI - Glen McCready
• The Cybermen - Nicholas Briggs

References

to be added

Notes

• Producer David Richardson recalled that the idea for Out of Time 2 - the teaming up of the Tenth and Fifth Doctors - was discussed even before Out of Time 1. It was inspired by Time Crash and the familial relationship between David Tennant and Peter Davison. The idea was returned to in 2020 when both actors were available during the Coronavirus lockdown, by which point Out of Time 1 had already been recorded. (BFX: The Gates of Hell)
• David Llewellyn re-watched Time Crash to get an idea of the relationship between the two Doctors. (VOR 147) Time Crash was also used as a point of reference for Out of Time 1, though exclusively for the Tenth Doctor. (VOR 137)
• Because the multi-Doctor element took precedent, the Cybermen were a later addition to the story. The involvement of the Daleks in Out of Time 1 aided the decision to pit two Doctors against another popular recurring foe. (BFX: The Gates of Hell)
• Numerous discussions were had about which model of Cyberman would be used in the story. Ultimately, it was decided to use the CyberFaction from The Invasion. (BFX: The Gates of Hell) Similar discussions had been held about the Daleks in Out of Time 1, where it was decided to use both new and old. (VOR 137)
• Llewellyn's script was inspired by a trip he made to the Paris Catacombs in 2018. The entrance to the Catacombs was at a place called the Gates of Hell. (VOR 147)
• This story was recorded remotely on 30 June 2020.

Continuity

• The Fifth Doctor remembers meeting a minotaur the last time he was in the Parisian catacombs. (COMIC: The Forgotten)
• The Fifth Doctor remarks how the Cyber-Leader looks different to the other Cybermen. (AUDIO: Return of the Cybermen)
• The two Doctors recall encountering each other before. (TV: Time Crash)
• The Tenth Doctor remembers having ice cream with Romana in Paris. (TV: City of Death)
• Joseph Delon proclaims the rule of the Cyber-Empire as "the Age of Steel". (TV: The Age of Steel)

Cover gallery

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External links

• Official The Gates of Hell page at bigfinish.com