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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the [[Series 1 (TLS)|first series]] of ''[[The Lost Stories]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was adapted by [[John Ainsworth]], from the original script by [[Graham Williams]], and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Nicola Bryant]] as [[Peri Brown]] and introduced [[David Bailie]] as [[the Toymaker]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the [[Series 1 (TLS)|first series]] of ''[[The Lost Stories]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was adapted by [[John Ainsworth]], from the original script by [[Graham Williams]], and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Nicola Bryant]] as [[Peri Brown]] and introduced [[David Bailie]] as [[the Toymaker]]. | ||
This story was originally intended to be the first story of the original [[Season 23]], but was cancelled along with other planned stories when ''Doctor Who'' went on a production hiatus. | This story was originally intended to be the first story of the original [[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 23]], but was cancelled along with other planned stories when ''Doctor Who'' went on a production hiatus. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part one === | === Part one === | ||
After [[the TARDIS]] is pulled to [[Blackpool]] in [[1986]] by | After [[the TARDIS]] is pulled to [[Blackpool]] in [[1986]] by a [[space-time vortex|space/time vortex]], [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] takes [[Peri Brown|Peri]] up [[Blackpool Tower]] and around the [[Blackpool Pleasure Beach|amusement park]]. Peri is not initially enamoured by the experience, but they enjoy a [[roller coaster]] ride together and go for a walk, during which the Doctor [[telepathy|telepathically]] hears a [[voice]] he had previously mistaken for Peri saying his name. He senses that something is wrong as they watch [[Woman (The Nightmare Fair)|a woman]] find [[Tyrone (The Nightmare Fair)|her missing son]] and traces the voice to the [[Galactic Adventure]] ride to which they are followed by [[Kevin Stoney|Kevin]], who has been watching the pair. | ||
The [[attendant (The Nightmare Fair)|attendant]] puts Peri and Kevin in one carriage and the Doctor in one to himself despite his protestations. When Peri disembarks at the end of the ride, she notices that the Doctor has disappeared and goes with Kevin to speak to security about his whereabouts, but a man with a [[gun]] captures them and leads them away until Kevin manages to get the weapon and shoot at him, injuring himself with a ricocheting [[bullet]]. Kevin tells Peri how his brother, [[Geoff Bickerstaff|Geoff]], disappeared near the [[video arcade]] and that he has seen a [[Mandarin (bureaucrat)|mandarin]], strange lights and a red creature there. | The [[attendant (The Nightmare Fair)|attendant]] puts Peri and Kevin in one carriage and the Doctor in one to himself despite his protestations. When Peri disembarks at the end of the ride, she notices that the Doctor has disappeared and goes with Kevin to speak to security about his whereabouts, but a man with a [[gun]] captures them and leads them away until Kevin manages to get the weapon and shoot at him, injuring himself with a ricocheting [[bullet]]. Kevin tells Peri how his brother, [[Geoff Bickerstaff|Geoff]], disappeared near the [[video arcade]] and that he has seen a [[Mandarin (bureaucrat)|mandarin]], strange lights and a red creature there. | ||
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* This is actually the second audio adaptation of ''[[The Nightmare Fair (TV story)|The Nightmare Fair]]'' (which was also adapted as [[The Nightmare Fair (novelisation)|a novelisation]]); in 2003 an unofficial adaptation, without any of the original cast, was produced for charity. | * This is actually the second audio adaptation of ''[[The Nightmare Fair (TV story)|The Nightmare Fair]]'' (which was also adapted as [[The Nightmare Fair (novelisation)|a novelisation]]); in 2003 an unofficial adaptation, without any of the original cast, was produced for charity. | ||
* Seven months before this audio was released, [[Big Finish Productions]] brought back the Celestial Toymaker in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magic Mousetrap (audio story)|The Magic Mousetrap]]''. | * Seven months before this audio was released, [[Big Finish Productions]] brought back the Celestial Toymaker in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magic Mousetrap (audio story)|The Magic Mousetrap]]''. | ||
* As originally filmed, [[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'', the final story of [[Season 22]], ended with the Doctor telling Peri "All right, I'll take you to [[Blackpool]]." This reference was removed before broadcast, being replaced with a freeze-frame before the Doctor could name the intended destination, as the BBC had decided to take the series off the air for eighteen months. The reference to Blackpool would have originally led into ''The Nightmare Fair''. Had it been produced, [[Michael Gough]] would have reprised his role as the title character from [[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''. | * As originally filmed, [[TV]]: ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]'', the final story of [[Season 22 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 22]], ended with the Doctor telling Peri "All right, I'll take you to [[Blackpool]]." This reference was removed before broadcast, being replaced with a freeze-frame before the Doctor could name the intended destination, as the BBC had decided to take the series off the air for eighteen months. The reference to Blackpool would have originally led into ''The Nightmare Fair''. Had it been produced, [[Michael Gough]] would have reprised his role as the title character from [[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''. | ||
* [[Doctor Who]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|audio series]] [[producer]] [[David Richardson]] briefed all the composers including [[Jamie Robertson]] to give the [[The Lost Stories|Lost Stories]] season an original but classic "[[1980s|80's]] Retro" feel. | * [[Doctor Who]]'s [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|audio series]] [[producer]] [[David Richardson]] briefed all the composers including [[Jamie Robertson]] to give the [[The Lost Stories|Lost Stories]] season an original but classic "[[1980s|80's]] Retro" feel. | ||
* Robertsoton used various synths for the music soundtrack and sound design including an AKAI AX-80 and a Yamaha SY85. | * Robertsoton used various synths for the music soundtrack and sound design including an AKAI AX-80 and a Yamaha SY85. | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[First Doctor]] visited the [[Celestial Toyroom]], the domain of [[the Toymaker]], in the company of [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Dodo Chaplet]] | * The [[First Doctor]] visited the [[Celestial Toyroom]], the domain of [[the Toymaker]], in the company of [[Steven Taylor]] and [[Dodo Chaplet]] in ([[TV]]: ''[[The Celestial Toymaker (TV story)|The Celestial Toymaker]]''. He would later encounter the Toymaker again in [[Switzerland]] in [[1926]] during [[Seventh Doctor|his seventh incarnation]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Magic Mousetrap (audio story)|The Magic Mousetrap]]'', and [[Stockbridge]] during [[Eighth Doctor|his eighth]] with [[Izzy Sinclair]] and [[Maxwell Edison]] in ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Endgame (DWM comic story)|Endgame]]'', before returning to the Toyroom in the company of [[Charlotte Pollard]] in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Solitaire (audio story)|Solitaire]]''. | ||
* The Doctor recalls his encounters with [[Magnus Greel]] and [[Mr Sin|the Peking Homunculus]] | * The Doctor recalls his encounters with [[Magnus Greel]] and [[Mr Sin|the Peking Homunculus]], as seen in [[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Butcher of Brisbane (audio story)|The Butcher of Brisbane]]'', and his visit to [[Brighton]] during his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]] in the company of [[Romana II|Romana]] and [[K9 Mark II|K9]] during [[TV]]: ''[[The Leisure Hive (TV story)|The Leisure Hive]]''. | ||
* In the TARDIS wardrobe, Peri finds a sporran with a £5 note in it. The Doctor believes that it belonged to [[Jamie McCrimmon]], noting that "He was always so careful with his cash." | * In the TARDIS wardrobe, Peri finds a sporran with a £5 note in it. The Doctor believes that it belonged to [[Jamie McCrimmon]], noting that "He was always so careful with his cash." | ||
* Peri is not surprised by the existence of androids. She previously met them on [[Androzani Minor]] | * Peri is not surprised by the existence of androids. She previously met them on [[Androzani Minor]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''. | ||
* The Doctor tells Kevin that he knew [[Duggan|a man who was always hitting things]] in [[Paris]] | * The Doctor tells Kevin that he knew [[Duggan|a man who was always hitting things]] in [[Paris]], from [[TV]]: ''[[City of Death (TV story)|City of Death]]''. | ||
* The Doctor refers to [[Romulus Sylvest|Romulus]] and [[Remus Sylvest|Remus]] | * The Doctor refers to [[Romulus Sylvest|Romulus]] and [[Remus Sylvest|Remus]] from [[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]''. | ||
* The Toymaker refers to the 1914 Christmas Truce. The [[First Doctor|First]] and [[Twelfth Doctor]]s were present at this event prior to their respective [[regeneration]]s | * The Toymaker refers to the 1914 Christmas Truce. The [[First Doctor|First]] and [[Twelfth Doctor]]s were present at this event prior to their respective [[regeneration]]s in [[TV]]: ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon a Time]]''. | ||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == |