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Revision as of 15:14, 1 January 2022
Dead London was the first story in the second series of the Eighth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Pat Mills and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Sheridan Smith as Lucie Miller.
Publisher's summary
Someone's playing with us. Manipulating time and space for their own ends.
The TARDIS lands in London. But which one? The Doctor and Lucie find themselves trapped in a maze of interlocking Londons from Roman times to the present day.
But they are not alone in this labyrinth: a killer is on their trail.
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Paul McGann
- Lucie Miller - Sheridan Smith
- Sepulchre - Rupert Vansittart
- Spring-Heeled Sophie - Clare Buckfield
- Clerks - Richard Laing
- Yellow Beryl - Katarina Olsson
References
- Don Quixote is mentioned.
The Doctor
- The Doctor mentions the bad fashion sense of his previous incarnations, in particular the brightly-coloured clothes of the Sixth Doctor.
- The Doctor mentions once being grabbed by a Sea Devil.
Clothes and fashion
- Lucie Miller wears a Beatles vest top.
Objects
- The Cista Mystica is a Roman artefact used by the followers of Dionysus.
Planets
- Quagreeg is a marsh world in the Sirius system inhabited by unpleasant reptilian life forms who are a gestalt being.
Recreation
- Spring-Heeled Sophie is a funambulist.
Science
- Telmonium is an incredibly durable and rare extra-terrestrial metal.
Film
- Lucie has seen the movie The Wicker Man.
Notes
- This audio drama was recorded on 21 August 2007 at The Moat Studios.
- This story debuts a new theme arrangement for the Eighth Doctor, arranged by Nicholas Briggs and based on the Delia Derbyshire theme tunes. This replaces the David Arnold theme used from Storm Warning through to Human Resources.
- The story was broadcast on BBC Radio 7 on 19 October 2008.
Continuity
- The Doctor mentions the cult of Mithras. (AUDIO: Seasons of Fear)
- Different time zones has been created in a similar fashion as in TV: The War Games.
- The Doctor uses his cravat to create a zip wire and slide in a rope from the Wicker Man in the same fashion he does in COMIC: The Forgotten, shouting Geronimo (one of the catchphrases of the Eleventh Doctor).
External links
- Official Dead London page at bigfinish.com
- Dead London at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for Dead London at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
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