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|image = The Last cover.jpg | |image = The Last cover.jpg | ||
|range = Main Range | |range = Main Range | ||
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|enemy = [[Excelsior (The Last)|Excelsior]] | |enemy = [[Excelsior (The Last)|Excelsior]] | ||
|setting = [[Bortresoye]], the [[Divergent Universe]] | |setting = [[Bortresoye]], the [[Divergent Universe]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Gary Hopkins | ||
|director = [[Gary Russell]] | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|producer = Gary Russell, [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |producer = Gary Russell, [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | ||
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|cover = [[Steve Johnson]] | |cover = [[Steve Johnson]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 18 October 2004 | ||
|format = | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = [[List of production codes|8T]] | |production code = [[List of production codes|8T]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 1-84435-102-5 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-102-2 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-762-5 (digital) | ||
|prev = Faith Stealer (audio story) | |prev = Faith Stealer (audio story) | ||
|next = Caerdroia (audio story) | |next = Caerdroia (audio story) | ||
|made prev = Caerdroia (audio story) | |made prev = Caerdroia (audio story) | ||
|made next = Faith Stealer (audio story) | |made next = Faith Stealer (audio story) | ||
|epcount = 4 | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixty-second story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Gary Hopkins]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[India Fisher]] as [[Charlotte Pollard]] | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixty-second story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Gary Hopkins]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[India Fisher]] as [[Charlotte Pollard]], [[Conrad Westmaas]] as [[C'rizz]] and [[Stephen Perring]] as The [[Kro'ka]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be | '''''The Last''''' began with [[Excelsior (The Last)|Excelsior]], [[Voss (The Last)|Minister Voss]], and [[Tralfinial|Minister Tralfinial]] discussing a war they planned to engage in, and [[Excelsior]]'s announcement of the coming war to the people of [[Bortresoye]]. Excelsior gave her speech from their underground [[bunker]], and then ordered the [[Death sentence|execution]] of her [[Make-up assistant (The Last)|make-up assistant]]. | ||
Then it cut to the Doctor in the [[Interzone]], where the [[Kro'Ka]] shows him [[Adric]] and [[Katarina]]. He was upset to see them. He then arrived on Bortresoye, which had been utterly destroyed in a nuclear war. The Doctor, Charley, and C'rizz took cover in a building, which soon collapsed down on them. The Doctor was completely buried in the rubble, Charley was [[paralysis|paralysed]] from the neck down, and C'rizz left to get help. | |||
C'rizz found [[Requiem (The Last)|Requiem]], who he assumes to be a survivor, and leads him back to where he left Charley and the Doctor, only to find them gone. Meanwhile, Charley and the Doctor are taken to the underground bunker by [[Landscar]]. The Doctor finds Charley, who tells him that she has damage to her spine and is likely permanently paralysed. | |||
C'rizz followed Requiem to the [[archive]] where they worked, and found fifty survivors. Together, they set off for the underground bunker. When they arrived, the Doctor insisted on letting C'rizz in, but no one could see the survivors, including Requiem. It was theorised that they were either [[ghost]]s or [[hallucination]]s. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Make-up assistant (The Last)|Make-Up Assistant]] - [[John Dorney]] | * [[Make-up assistant (The Last)|Make-Up Assistant]] - [[John Dorney]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Steve Johnson]] | |||
* Director - [[Gary Russell]] | |||
* Executive Producer - [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[David Darlington]] | |||
* Producers - Gary Russell and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Writer - [[Gary Hopkins]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* Voss is the Bortresoye Minister of War while Tralfinial is the Minister of Peace. | * Voss is the Bortresoye Minister of War while Tralfinial is the Minister of Peace. | ||
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* The Doctor refers to Katarina as "the little handmaiden from [[Troy]]." He regrets taking her away from her own time and giving her hope, only for her to be killed shortly afterwards. | * The Doctor refers to Katarina as "the little handmaiden from [[Troy]]." He regrets taking her away from her own time and giving her hope, only for her to be killed shortly afterwards. | ||
* The Doctor quotes [[Dante]]'s "Inferno". | * The Doctor quotes [[Dante]]'s "Inferno". | ||
* The Doctor states that he doesn't consider himself to be suicidal. | |||
=== TARDIS === | === TARDIS === | ||
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=== Conflicts === | === Conflicts === | ||
* Following the [[nuclear war]], Voss reports that 60 million of Bortresoye's population of 75 million have been killed. However, Tralfinial believes that the death toll is even higher than that. | * Following the [[nuclear war]], Voss reports that 60 million of Bortresoye's population of 75 million have been killed. However, Tralfinial believes that the death toll is even higher than that. | ||
== Gallery == | |||
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The Last cover.jpg|Original CD cover art | |||
Thelastpreview.jpg|Illustrated preview by [[Martin Geraghty]] from [[DWM 349]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* An illustrated preview for this story appeared in [[DWM 349]] by [[Martin Geraghty]]. | * An illustrated preview for this story appeared in [[DWM 349]] by [[Martin Geraghty]]. | ||
* A deleted scene from Episode 4 with the Eighth Doctor was included with [[Big Finish Magazine]] #6. The clip had been removed for time and pacing considerations. It is 1:59 in length. | * A deleted scene from Episode 4 with the Eighth Doctor was included with [[Big Finish Magazine]] #6. The clip had been removed for time and pacing considerations. It is 1:59 in length. | ||
* The working titles for this story were ''Would The Last Person To Leave The Planet Please Switch Off The Light?'' and ''Last''. | * The working titles for this story were ''Would The Last Person To Leave The Planet Please Switch Off The Light?'' and ''Last''. | ||
* This story is unusual in that it does not feature the TARDIS. It was the last such story in the main range until [[AUDIO]]: ''[[LIVE 34 (audio story)|LIVE 34]]'' in September 2005. | * This story is unusual in that it does not feature the TARDIS. It was the last such story in the main range until [[AUDIO]]: ''[[LIVE 34 (audio story)|LIVE 34]]'' in [[September (releases)|September]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[9 June (production)|9]] and [[10 June (production)|10 June]] 2004. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[9 June (production)|9]] and [[10 June (production)|10 June]] [[2004 (releases)|2004]] at [[The Moat Studios]]. | ||
* This story was originally released on CD. It is now available as a download only. | * This story was originally released on CD. It is now available as a download only. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor encounters the shades of his | * The Doctor encounters the shades of his former companions [[Katarina]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Myth Makers (TV story)|The Myth Makers]]'' et al.) and [[Adric]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Full Circle (TV story)|Full Circle]]'' et al.) He refers to the fact that they both died while travelling with him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', ''[[Earthshock (TV story)|Earthshock]]'') | ||
* C'rizz wears a moon stone around his neck which was given to him by his father [[Guidance]] on the day of his wedding to [[L'da]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'', ''[[The Creed of the Kromon (audio story)|The Creed of the Kromon]]'') | * C'rizz wears a moon stone around his neck which was given to him by his father [[Guidance (The Next Life)|Guidance]] on the day of his wedding to [[L'da]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'', ''[[The Creed of the Kromon (audio story)|The Creed of the Kromon]]'') | ||
* C'rizz and Charley discuss the fate of L'da. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Creed of the Kromon (audio story)|The Creed of the Kromon]]'') | * C'rizz and Charley discuss the fate of L'da. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Creed of the Kromon (audio story)|The Creed of the Kromon]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-last-228|The Last}} | {{bigfinish|releases/v/the-last-228|The Last}} | ||
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151208095459/http://www.chakoteya.net/8Doctor/main62.html The Last Transcript] | |||
{{dwrefguide|who_bf62.htm|The Last}} | {{dwrefguide|who_bf62.htm|The Last}} | ||
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[[Category:Eighth Doctor Main Range audio stories]] | [[Category:Eighth Doctor Main Range audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:2004 Main Range audio stories]] | [[Category:2004 Main Range audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Charlotte Pollard audio stories]] | |||