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|companions = [[Melanie Bush|Mel]], [[Hebe Harrison|Hebe]] | |companions = [[Melanie Bush|Mel]], [[Hebe Harrison|Hebe]] | ||
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|setting = [[North Sea]] | |setting = [[Albatross Alpha]], [[North Sea]], [[2000s]] | ||
|writer = [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | |writer = [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | ||
|director = [[Helen Goldwyn]] | |director = [[Helen Goldwyn]] | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
A mysterious SOS summons [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] to | A mysterious SOS summons [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] to [[Albatross Alpha|an oil rig]] in the [[North Sea]] where a dwindling group of survivors awaits rescue from a lethal menace. One of their number is [[Hebe Harrison]], a wheelchair-using [[marine biologist]] who is definitely more than she seems. Can our heroes escape the rig? And just what is killing off the rig's beleaguered crew? | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part one === | |||
[[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] finally manages to find the source of an [[distress call|SOS]]: a [[mobile phone]] from the [[2000s]], connected to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. Following it, the Doctor and [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] arrive on a powerless [[oil rig]] called in the [[North Sea]] called [[Albatross Alpha]] and fail to save [[Dean (The Rotting Deep)|a man]] from falling to a height due to aggressive [[gull]]s. They meet [[marine biologist]] [[Hebe Harrison|Hebe]] and are introduced to [[Jonah Strong|Jonah]], [[Sky Bennett|Sky]], [[Carl Price|Carl]] and [[Ancient Mariner (The Rotting Deep)|A.M.]], all of whom Mel admonishes for not helping Hebe, a [[wheelchair]] user, join them in the [[canteen]]. The sixth person, [[Bill (The Rotting Deep)|Bill]] is working in the power room. | |||
Hebe is irritated by Mel being angry on her behalf and tells the Doctor that she is here to recommend whether or not the rig is to remain; she is currently in favour of it staying due to it serving as an artificial [[reef]], but the [[diver]]s who went to document the diversity of the wildlife disappeared. Whilst Sky goes looking for Bill, Mel returns to the Doctor and they share what they have learnt; four divers have disappeared, as have three engineers and three people from the oil company, and all of the [[food]] has disappeared or became covered in [[slime]]. The others join them, but the impatient Jonah goes outside and survives a fall when the gulls attack. One gets inside and attacks Hebe, but the Doctor grabs it with a [[jumper]] and traps it in a [[wardrobe]]. | |||
Power returns to the rig and the Doctor heads down to the [[infirmary]] with Carl and the wounded Jonah. Mel stays with Hebe and A.M. and is attacked when the gulls break through a [[window]]. They swarm A.M., allowing Mel and Hebe to escape and head downstairs in the [[lift]]. When the power goes out again, the Doctor goes into the power room to find Sky and Bill whilst Mel and Hebe are trapped in the lift. They hear something slithering above them, trying to get in. | |||
=== Part two === | |||
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* [[Sky Bennett]] - [[Mandi Symonds]] | * [[Sky Bennett]] - [[Mandi Symonds]] | ||
* [[Carl Price]] / [[Dean (The Rotting Deep)|Dean]] - [[Charlie Tighe]] | * [[Carl Price]] / [[Dean (The Rotting Deep)|Dean]] - [[Charlie Tighe]] | ||
* [[A.M. 'Ancient Mariner']] - [[James Smillie]] | * [[A.M. (The Rotting Deep)|A.M. 'Ancient Mariner']] - [[James Smillie]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
''to | * There are a number of species of [[gull]] which live offshore, but there is no such thing as an actual [[seagull]]. | ||
* Hebe jokes that she is not [[Vlad the Impaler]]. | |||
* Mel is covered in [[guano]]. | |||
* [[Hebe]] is the goddess of [[youth]] and [[cupbearer]] to the gods. | |||
* There is no [[tea]] or [[coffee]] on the rig. | |||
* Hebe's best friend at [[university]] likes [[John Keats|Keats]], [[Mary Shelley|Shelley]] and [[Christina Rossetti]]. | |||
* The Doctor quotes [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge|Coleridge]]. | |||
* The Doctor's coat reminds Hebe of a [[sea slug]]. Sea slugs eat [[poison]]ous things which they then use to defend themselves. | |||
* When she was eight or nine, Hebe saw ''[[The Little Mermaid]]'' and shouted when the main character, [[Ariel (fictional character)|Ariel]], gave up her tail for legs. [[Hebe Harrison's mother|Her mother]] told her that she would not have any [[ice cream]] if she did not stop it. | |||
* Jonah has swum with [[shark]]s. | |||
* Jonah wants to make a [[documentary]] on artificial [[reef]]s. | |||
* [[Dean (The Rotting Deep)|Dean]] belonged to Jonah's production company. | |||
* [[Sky Bennett|Sky]] represents an ecological [[charity]]. | |||
* [[A.M. (The Rotting Deep)|A.M.]] is the [[cook]]. | |||
* [[Carl Price|Carl]] is the [[safety officer]]. | |||
* [[Bill (The Rotting Deep)|Bill]] is an [[engineer]]. Three other engineers have disappeared. | |||
* Hebe says "suffering [[seahorse]]s" as an expletive. She started using it ironically with her friends. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Mel worries that there might be a [[Dalek]] on the rig. She first met the Daleks in ''[[The Juggernauts (audio story)|The Juggernauts]]''. | |||
* Hebe studied at the [[Sheffield Hallam University|same university]] professor [[Evelyn Smythe]] used to teach. Hebe talked fondly of Evelyn and the former companion was the reason why Hebe was able to send a S.O.S. to the Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)|The Marian Conspiracy]]'' et al) | * Hebe studied at the [[Sheffield Hallam University|same university]] professor [[Evelyn Smythe]] used to teach. Hebe talked fondly of Evelyn and the former companion was the reason why Hebe was able to send a S.O.S. to the Doctor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)|The Marian Conspiracy]]'' et al) | ||
Revision as of 17:27, 1 November 2022
The Rotting Deep was the first story in the audio anthology Water Worlds produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Jacqueline Rayner and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush and introduced Ruth Madeley as new companion Hebe Harrison.
Publisher's summary
A mysterious SOS summons the Doctor and Mel to an oil rig in the North Sea where a dwindling group of survivors awaits rescue from a lethal menace. One of their number is Hebe Harrison, a wheelchair-using marine biologist who is definitely more than she seems. Can our heroes escape the rig? And just what is killing off the rig's beleaguered crew?
Plot
Part one
The Doctor finally manages to find the source of an SOS: a mobile phone from the 2000s, connected to the TARDIS. Following it, the Doctor and Mel arrive on a powerless oil rig called in the North Sea called Albatross Alpha and fail to save a man from falling to a height due to aggressive gulls. They meet marine biologist Hebe and are introduced to Jonah, Sky, Carl and A.M., all of whom Mel admonishes for not helping Hebe, a wheelchair user, join them in the canteen. The sixth person, Bill is working in the power room.
Hebe is irritated by Mel being angry on her behalf and tells the Doctor that she is here to recommend whether or not the rig is to remain; she is currently in favour of it staying due to it serving as an artificial reef, but the divers who went to document the diversity of the wildlife disappeared. Whilst Sky goes looking for Bill, Mel returns to the Doctor and they share what they have learnt; four divers have disappeared, as have three engineers and three people from the oil company, and all of the food has disappeared or became covered in slime. The others join them, but the impatient Jonah goes outside and survives a fall when the gulls attack. One gets inside and attacks Hebe, but the Doctor grabs it with a jumper and traps it in a wardrobe.
Power returns to the rig and the Doctor heads down to the infirmary with Carl and the wounded Jonah. Mel stays with Hebe and A.M. and is attacked when the gulls break through a window. They swarm A.M., allowing Mel and Hebe to escape and head downstairs in the lift. When the power goes out again, the Doctor goes into the power room to find Sky and Bill whilst Mel and Hebe are trapped in the lift. They hear something slithering above them, trying to get in.
Part two
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Melanie Bush - Bonnie Langford
- Hebe Harrison - Ruth Madeley
- Jonah Strong - Rove McManus
- Sky Bennett - Mandi Symonds
- Carl Price / Dean - Charlie Tighe
- A.M. 'Ancient Mariner' - James Smillie
References
- There are a number of species of gull which live offshore, but there is no such thing as an actual seagull.
- Hebe jokes that she is not Vlad the Impaler.
- Mel is covered in guano.
- Hebe is the goddess of youth and cupbearer to the gods.
- There is no tea or coffee on the rig.
- Hebe's best friend at university likes Keats, Shelley and Christina Rossetti.
- The Doctor quotes Coleridge.
- The Doctor's coat reminds Hebe of a sea slug. Sea slugs eat poisonous things which they then use to defend themselves.
- When she was eight or nine, Hebe saw The Little Mermaid and shouted when the main character, Ariel, gave up her tail for legs. Her mother told her that she would not have any ice cream if she did not stop it.
- Jonah has swum with sharks.
- Jonah wants to make a documentary on artificial reefs.
- Dean belonged to Jonah's production company.
- Sky represents an ecological charity.
- A.M. is the cook.
- Carl is the safety officer.
- Bill is an engineer. Three other engineers have disappeared.
- Hebe says "suffering seahorses" as an expletive. She started using it ironically with her friends.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- Mel worries that there might be a Dalek on the rig. She first met the Daleks in The Juggernauts.
- Hebe studied at the same university professor Evelyn Smythe used to teach. Hebe talked fondly of Evelyn and the former companion was the reason why Hebe was able to send a S.O.S. to the Doctor. (AUDIO: The Marian Conspiracy et al)
External links
- Official The Rotting Deep page at bigfinish.com
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