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|series           = ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]''
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|range            = The Fourth Doctor Adventures
|number         = 2.06
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|number in series  = 6
|companions     = [[Romana I|Romana]], [[K9 Mark II|K9]]
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|enemy           = The [[Daleks]]
|companions       = [[K9 Mark II]], [[Romana I]]
|setting        =  
|enemy            = [[Silver Dalek]]s, [[Cuthbert (The Sands of Life)|Cuthbert]]
|writer         = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|setting           = {{il|''[[Fortune II]]''|[[Proxima Major]]}}
|director        = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|writer            = Nicholas Briggs
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|director         = Nicholas Briggs
|music           = [[Alistair Lock]]
|producer          = [[David Richardson]]
|sound           = [[Alistair Lock]]
|music             = [[Alistair Lock]]
|publisher       = [[Big Finish Productions]]
|sound             = Alistair Lock
|release date   = [[June]] [[2013]]
|cover            = [[Alex Mallinson]]
|format         = 1 CD, 2 Parts
|publisher         = Big Finish Productions
|production code =  
|release date     = 11 June 2013
|isbn           = ISBN978-1-78178-059-6  
|format           = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>Parts 1 & 2 of 4
|prev = Phantoms of the Deep (audio story)
|production code   = BFPTOMCD012
|next     = The Final Phase (audio story)  
|isbn             = ISBN 978-1-78178-059-6 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-474-7 (digital)
}}'''''The Dalek Contract''''' was the sixth story in the second story of [[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]. It featured the return of [[Cuthbert (The Sands of Life)|Cuthbert]] and [[Dorrick|Mr Dorrick]] from [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sands of Life (audio story)|The Sands of Life]]'' and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[War Against the Laan (audio story)|War against the Laan]]''.  
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|next             = The Final Phase (audio story)  
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|epcount = 2
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'''''The Dalek Contract''''' was the sixth story in the [[Series 2 (4DA)|second series]] of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and featured [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Mary Tamm]] as [[Romana I]], [[John Leeson]] as [[K9 Mark II]], [[David Warner]] as [[Cuthbert (The Sands of Life)|Cuthbert]] and [[Dorrick|Mr Dorrick]] as [[Dorrick|Mr Dorrick]].
 
It featured the return of Cuthbert and Mr Dorrick from ''[[The Sands of Life (audio story)|The Sands of Life]]'' / ''[[War Against the Laan (audio story)|War Against the Laan]]''.
 
It was the first of a two-part story, which concluded in ''[[The Final Phase (audio story)|The Final Phase]]''.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
''These creatures have ravaged half the cosmos. They're experts at this kind of thing. Nothing can stand in their way.''
''These creatures have ravaged half the cosmos. They're experts at this kind of thing. Nothing can stand in their way.''


[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]] find themselves in the Proxima System, where enigmatic Conglomerate CEO [[Cuthbert (The Sands of Life)|Cuthbert]] has been conducting his infamous 'experiment'. An experiment which might accidentally rip the universe apart.
[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]] find themselves in the [[Proxima System]], where enigmatic Conglomerate CEO [[Cuthbert (The Sands of Life)|Cuthbert]] has been conducting his infamous "experiment". An experiment which might accidentally rip the universe apart.


Meanwhile, living conditions on [[Proxima Major]] have become harsh and hostile. Climate change has turned the landscape into a freezing wasteland and an alien power has condemned much of the population to life inside internment camps. For those still clinging to their freedom, the struggle for survival is now beyond desperate and outsiders such as the Doctor and Romana are only seen as a threat.
Meanwhile, living conditions on [[Proxima Major]] have become harsh and hostile. Climate change has turned the landscape into a freezing wasteland and an alien power has condemned much of the population to life inside internment camps. For those still clinging to their freedom, the struggle for survival is now beyond desperate and outsiders such as the Doctor and Romana are only seen as a threat.


What is Cuthbert really up to in the [[Proxima System]] stem, and just how does he expect the dreaded [[Daleks]] to fit into his plan?
What is Cuthbert really up to in the Proxima System stem, and just how does he expect the dreaded [[Dalek]]s to fit into his plan?


== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
*[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]]
* [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]]
*[[Romana I|Romana]] - [[Mary Tamm]]
* [[Romana I]] - [[Mary Tamm]]
*[[K9 Mark II|K9]]/[[Tollivun]] - [[John Leeson]]  
* [[K9 Mark II]] / [[Tollivun]] - [[John Leeson]]
*[[Cuthbert (The Sands of Life)|Cuthbert]] - [[David Warner]]
* [[Cuthbert (The Sands of Life)|Cuthbert]] - [[David Warner]]
*[[Dorrick|Mr Dorrick]] - [[Toby Hadoke]]
* [[Dorrick|Mr Dorrick]] - [[Toby Hadoke]]
*[[Chidak]] - [[Dominic Mafham]]
* [[Chidak]] - [[Dominic Mafham]]
*[[Daleks]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* The [[Dalek]]s / The [[Dalek Supreme (The Dalek Contract)|Dalek Supreme]] / Pilot - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
*[[Halka]] - [[Jane Slavin]]  
* [[Halka]] - [[Jane Slavin]]
*[[Sterris]] - [[John Dorney]]
* [[Sterris]] - [[John Dorney]]
 
== Crew ==


== References ==
* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]]
''to be added''
* Writer & Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and Nicholas Briggs
* Music and Sound Design - [[Alistair Lock]]
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editor - [[John Dorney]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Doctor bypasses the [[randomiser]] in order to [[materialisation|materialise]] [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] in the [[Proxima System]] but turns it back on at Romana's insistence.
* The Doctor believes that [[Proxima Major]]'s orbit has shifted as it is a frozen tundra while the [[TARDIS information system]] indicated that the planet should have a tropical climate.
* Romana has heard of the [[Dalek]]s and tells [[Chidak]] and [[Tollivun]] that the Doctor has defeated them many times.
* The Doctor uses his [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] to interfere with the signals being received by a Dalek and partially disable it.
* The Doctor asks Chidak for some [[chocolate|hot chocolate]].
* At the time of the Dalek invasion of Proxima Major, Chidak was the [[Minister of Security]]. He is the most senior surviving member of the government.
* The people of Proxima Major have no [[god]]s.
* Romana tells the Daleks that she and the Doctor do not get along and that she intends to return to [[Gallifrey]] at the earliest opportunity.
* The [[Dalek Supreme (The Dalek Contract)|Dalek Supreme]] is present in the Proxima System.
* The [[Conglomerate]] [[Space Platform]] is called the ''[[Fortune II]]''.
* Romana is subjected to the Daleks' [[truth assessment]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* This audio story was recorded on [[6 February (production)|6 February]] [[2012 (production)|2012]] at [[Audio Sorcery]].
* The sound effect for the Daleks' weapons matches with the sound effects sound in ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]''.
* The story was originally written to feature [[Sarah Jane Smith]], but was adapted to feature [[Romana I]] and [[K9 Mark II]] instead following [[Elisabeth Sladen]]'s death. ([[BFX]]: ''The Dalek Contract'')


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* Romana refers to the [[Black Guardian]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'')
* Romana refers to Cuthbert's experiment in the Proxima system damaging the [[Laan]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[War Against the Laan (audio story)|War Against the Laan]]'')
* Romana mentions that a missile nearly struck the TARDIS in orbit of [[Atrios]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Armageddon Factor (TV story)|The Armageddon Factor]]'')
* Cuthbert's popularity has been severely damaged by "the Laan business" due to the efforts of [[Sheridan Moorkurk|President Sheridan Moorkurk]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sands of Life (audio story)|The Sands of Life]]'' / ''[[War Against the Laan (audio story)|War Against the Laan]]'')
* The Doctor tells Halka that the Daleks were born during the [[Thousand Year War]] on their homeworld [[Skaro]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'', ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]'')
* Proxima Major shifted out of its orbit due to Cuthbert's experiments with the [[Quantum Gateway]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Final Phase (audio story)|The Final Phase]]'')
* During her [[Romana II|second incarnation]], Romana would later encounter the Daleks for a second time on Skaro. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') After leaving the TARDIS and returning to [[Gallifrey]], she was held prisoner by the Daleks for two decades before escaping with the help of the [[Sixth Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]'') Later still, the Daleks invaded the Gallifrey of an [[Gallifrey (Forever)|alternative timeline]] while Romana was serving as its [[Lord President|Supreme Leader]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Arbitration (audio story)|Arbitration]]'', ''[[Extermination (audio story)|Extermination]]'')
* The Doctor says that he has known the Daleks to be susceptible to cold. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Bigfinish|releases/v/the-dalek-contract-691|The Dalek Contract}}
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The Dalek Contract was the sixth story in the second series of The Fourth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Nicholas Briggs and featured Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor, Mary Tamm as Romana I, John Leeson as K9 Mark II, David Warner as Cuthbert and Mr Dorrick as Mr Dorrick.

It featured the return of Cuthbert and Mr Dorrick from The Sands of Life / War Against the Laan.

It was the first of a two-part story, which concluded in The Final Phase.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

These creatures have ravaged half the cosmos. They're experts at this kind of thing. Nothing can stand in their way.

The Doctor and Romana find themselves in the Proxima System, where enigmatic Conglomerate CEO Cuthbert has been conducting his infamous "experiment". An experiment which might accidentally rip the universe apart.

Meanwhile, living conditions on Proxima Major have become harsh and hostile. Climate change has turned the landscape into a freezing wasteland and an alien power has condemned much of the population to life inside internment camps. For those still clinging to their freedom, the struggle for survival is now beyond desperate and outsiders such as the Doctor and Romana are only seen as a threat.

What is Cuthbert really up to in the Proxima System stem, and just how does he expect the dreaded Daleks to fit into his plan?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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