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== References == | == References == | ||
''to be | * The Doctor states it's "the wrong side of the [[30th century]]." | ||
* He refers to himself as a "jack of all spades." | |||
* The Cybermen located a dimensional phase shifter weapon after the [[Last Great Cyberwar]]. | |||
* The Doctor states that [[cyber-technology]] has "a mind of it's own." | |||
* The Cybermen have passed into myth. | |||
* The [[Colonial Wars]] are said to be over, and apparently occurred ''after'' the [[Cyber-Wars]]. | |||
* Everything covered in tinsel comes alive, and Mel remarks that they move like [[sea anemone]]s. | |||
* The [[Cyber-Warship]]'s destruction by the phase shifter, with co-ordinates programmed to the [[Inner Worlds]], leaves a "scar in [[hyperspace]]" that's essentially a [[wormhole]] shortcut. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * This story was written to match the [[Season 24]] feel of the ''Silver and Ice'' boxset. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be | * The Doctor still speaks in [[malapropism]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'') | ||
* Carol is, and Mel pretends to be, from [[Galactic centre|Galactic Central]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol (TV story)|The Happiness Patrol]]'') | |||
* The Cybermen tried using a new weapon and ended up phasing out of reality and being stuck, similar to the [[Philadelphia Experiment]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Macros (audio story)|The Macros]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 23:36, 26 October 2022
Bad Day in Tinseltown was the first story in the audio anthology Silver and Ice produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Dan Starkey and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush.
Publisher's summary
The Doctor and Mel drop in on the frontier town of Brightedge - dubbed ‘Tinseltown’ after the curious by-products from its depleted mine. The Mayor thinks the future lies in entertainment, but as the locals start behaving oddly, a hidden force of Cybermen has other plans...
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor – Sylvester McCoy
- Melanie Bush – Bonnie Langford
- Mitzi Cinque – Jasmin Hinds
- Carol Protraxus – Jeany Spark
- Mungo – Dan Starkey
- Nelson / Big Gerald / The Cybermen – Nicholas Briggs
References
- The Doctor states it's "the wrong side of the 30th century."
- He refers to himself as a "jack of all spades."
- The Cybermen located a dimensional phase shifter weapon after the Last Great Cyberwar.
- The Doctor states that cyber-technology has "a mind of it's own."
- The Cybermen have passed into myth.
- The Colonial Wars are said to be over, and apparently occurred after the Cyber-Wars.
- Everything covered in tinsel comes alive, and Mel remarks that they move like sea anemones.
- The Cyber-Warship's destruction by the phase shifter, with co-ordinates programmed to the Inner Worlds, leaves a "scar in hyperspace" that's essentially a wormhole shortcut.
Notes
- This story was written to match the Season 24 feel of the Silver and Ice boxset.
Continuity
- The Doctor still speaks in malapropisms. (TV: Time and the Rani)
- Carol is, and Mel pretends to be, from Galactic Central. (TV: The Happiness Patrol)
- The Cybermen tried using a new weapon and ended up phasing out of reality and being stuck, similar to the Philadelphia Experiment. (AUDIO: The Macros)
External links
- Official Bad Day in Tinseltown page at bigfinish.com
Footnotes
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