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{{Infobox Story | |image = Final Phase Cover.jpg | ||
| | |series = ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'' | ||
|range = The Fourth Doctor Adventures | |||
|series | |series in range = Series 2 (4DA) | ||
|number | |number in series = 7 | ||
|doctor | |number = 2.07 | ||
|companions | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|enemy | |companions = [[Romana I]], [[K9 Mark II]] | ||
|setting | |enemy = [[Silver Dalek]]s, [[Cuthbert (The Sands of Life)|Cuthbert]] | ||
|writer = | |setting = ''[[Fortune II]]'' | ||
| | |writer = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|music | |director = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|sound | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|publisher | |music = [[Alistair Lock]] | ||
|release date | |sound = Alistair Lock | ||
|format | |cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
|production code = | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|isbn | |release date = 15 July 2013 | ||
|prev | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>Parts 3 & 3 of 4 | ||
|next | |production code = BFPTOMCD013 | ||
}}'''''The Final Phase''''' was the seventh story in the second series of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]''. | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-060-2 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-475-4 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Dalek Contract (audio story) | |||
|next = The King of Sontar (audio story) | |||
|epcount = 2 | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | |||
'''''The Final Phase''''' was the seventh and final 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 [[Toby Hadoke]] as [[Dorrick|Mr Dorrick]]. | |||
It was the conclusion of a two-part story, which began in ''[[The Dalek Contract (audio story)|The Dalek Contract]]''. | |||
This was Mary Tamm's final audio story with Tom Baker due to her death a year prior to the story's release. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
"The raw power of the very fabric of reality itself. And you dare to think you can conquer it?" | |||
Cuthbert's plan for the Proxima System is reaching its final phase. | [[Cuthbert (The Sands of Life)|Cuthbert]]'s plan for the [[Proxima System]] is reaching its final phase. | ||
The [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]] have been separated. The Doctor is aiding the Proximan fight-back. Romana and [[K9 Mark II|K9]] are prisoners of the [[Dalek]]s. | The [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]] have been separated. The Doctor is aiding the Proximan fight-back. Romana and [[K9 Mark II|K9]] are prisoners of the [[Dalek]]s. | ||
And as the countdown to the opening of the Quantum Gateway begins, the Daleks reveal their true intentions. | And as the countdown to the opening of the [[Quantum Gateway]] begins, the Daleks reveal their true intentions. | ||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
*[[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | * [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | ||
*[[Romana I | * [[Romana I]] - [[Mary Tamm]] | ||
*[[K9 Mark II | * [[K9 Mark II]] - [[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]] | ||
*The [[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * The [[Dalek]]s / The [[Supreme Dalek|Dalek Supreme]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
*[[Halka]] - [[Jane Slavin]] | * [[Halka]] - [[Jane Slavin]] | ||
*[[Security | * [[Security man (The Final Phase)|Security Man]] / [[Warrior (The Final Phase)|Warrior]] - [[John Dorney]] | ||
== Crew == | |||
== | * Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
''to | * 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's items === | |||
* The Doctor believes that he left his [[Five Hundred Year Diary]] in the TARDIS's [[Cloister Room]]. However, Romana tells him that it is in the [[swimming pool]]. | |||
=== Individuals === | |||
* Cuthbert refers to [[Sheridan Moorkurk|President Sheridan Moorkurk]] as a "sanctimonious bitch." | |||
* The Doctor believes that Cuthbert's existence may represent a [[temporal paradox]]. | |||
* Although the Doctor tells Romana that he can return her to [[Gallifrey]], she elects to continue travelling in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | |||
=== Locations === | |||
* After searching for years, Cuthbert and Mr Dorrick discovered a dimensional fissure in the universe in the [[Proxima System]]. | |||
* Cuthbert's experiments with the Quantum Gateway caused [[Proxima Major]] to be shifted out of its orbit. | |||
=== Vehicles === | |||
* The Daleks intend to use the Quantum Gateway for the "conquest of infinity." Their [[Dalek dimension ship|dimension ship]] is necessary in order to do so. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This | * This was the final performance for [[Mary Tamm]] as [[Romana I]] before her death on [[26 July (people)|26 July]] [[2012 (people)|2012]]. | ||
* This audio drama shares its title with Episode Four of [[TV]] | * This audio drama shares its title with Episode Four of ''[[The Space Museum (TV story)|The Space Museum]]''. | ||
* This audio story was recorded on [[9 February (production)|9 February]] [[2012 (production)|2012]] at [[Audio Sorcery]]. | |||
* Along with ''[[The Dalek Contract (audio story)|The Dalek Contract]]'', this story was originally 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 | * The Doctor goes to look for his [[Five Hundred Year Diary]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* Cuthbert tells the Dalek Supreme of his previous encounter with the Doctor on [[Earth]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sands of Life (audio story)|The Sands of Life]]'' / ''[[War Against the Laan (audio story)|War Against the Laan]]'') | |||
* Cuthbert refers to Romana as "Ramona" repeatedly. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Dalek Contract (audio story)|The Dalek Contract]]'') | |||
* Romana tells Mr Dorrick that she was assigned to the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|The Ribos Operation]]'') | |||
* The Doctor refers to the [[Battle of Hastings]] on [[14 October]] [[1066]]. During his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]], he and his companions [[Vicki Pallister]] and [[Steven Taylor]] defeated a plot by the [[renegade Time Lord]] [[the Monk]] to alter history by allowing the [[Saxon]]s to defeat the [[Norman]]s in the battle. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'') The [[Eighth Doctor]] and his companion [[Mary Shelley]] would later meet King [[Harold Godwinson]] during the battle. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'') | |||
* During her [[Romana II|second incarnation]], Romana would later encounter the Daleks for a second time on their homeworld [[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]]'') | |||
* During the Daleks' second invasion of Gallifrey, Romana would once again encounter the Dalek Supreme. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ascension (Gallifrey audio story)|Ascension]]'') | |||
* The Daleks attempt to conquer other universes. They would later look for a universe where the Daleks conquered everything, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Project Infinity (audio story)|Project Infinity]]'') and invade the [[Gallifrey]]s of [[alternate timeline]]s via the [[Axis]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Extermination (audio story)|Extermination]]'') before attempting to destroy all realities. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') | |||
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