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image= [[Image:DW106TheDarkHusband.jpg|250px]]<BR>Cover by [[Grant Kempster]]|
|image           = DW106TheDarkHusband.jpg
series=[[Big Finish Doctor Who Audio Dramas]]|
|range          = Main Range
number= 106 |
|number in range = 106
doctor= [[Seventh Doctor]]|
|series         = ''[[Main Range]]''
companions= [[Ace]], [[Hex]] |
|number         = 106
enemy= |
|doctor         = Seventh Doctor
year= |
|companions     = [[Ace]], [[Hex]]
writer= [[David Quantick]] |
|enemy           =  
director= [[Nicholas Briggs]] |
|setting        = [[Tuin]]
producer= [[Steve Foxon]]|
|writer          = David Quantick
publisher= [[Big Finish Productions]] |
|director       = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
release date= [[March]] [[2008]] |
|producer        = [[David Richardson]]
format= 4 Episodes on 2 CDs |
|music          = [[Steve Foxon]]
production code= [[List of production codes|7W/G]] |
|sound          = Steve Foxon
isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-315-6 |
|cover          = [[Grant Kempster]]
previous story= [[The Condemned]] |
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
next story= [[The Haunting of Thomas Brewster]]}}{{audio stub}}
|release date   = March 2008
|format         = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code = [[List of production codes|7W/G]]
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-315-6 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-653-5 (digital)
|prev            = The Condemned (audio story)
|next           = The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (audio story)
|made prev      = The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (audio story)
|made next      = Assassin in the Limelight (audio story)
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|epcount = 4
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the one hundred and sixth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[David Quantick]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]] and [[Philip Olivier]] as [[Hex]].


==Publisher's summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
'''A new adventure in time and space for the Seventh Doctor and his companions Ace and Hex.'''
"This whole wedding is like making a nuclear bomb with half the instructions missing!"


''"This whole wedding is like making a nuclear bomb with half the instructions missing!"''
A week-long respite from a prolonged and bloody war, the Festival of the Twin Moons of [[Tuin]] makes [[Glastonbury]] look like a church fete... or so the brochure says. The Doctor and Ace are looking for rest and recreation. Hex is looking for the [[beer]] tent. But eternal enemies the [[Ginger (trait)|ginger]]-haired [[Ri]] and the coot-bald [[Ir]] are plotting to turn their Festival truce to their own advantage. Only the Dark Husband might stop the celebrations turning to horror... but who is the [[Dark Husband]]? And what terror awaits him on his wedding night?


A week-long respite from a prolonged and bloody war, the Festival of the Twin Moons of Tuin makes [[Glastonbury]] look like a church fete... or so the brochure says. The Doctor and Ace are looking for rest and recreation. Hex is looking for the beer tent. But eternal enemies the ginger-haired Ri and the coot-bald Ir are plotting to turn their Festival truce to their own advantage. Only the Dark Husband might stop the celebrations turning to horror... but who is the [[Dark Husband]]? And what terror awaits him on his wedding night?
If anyone knows any just cause or impediment... speak now. The lives of billions depend on it.


If anyone knows any just cause or impediment... speak now. The lives of billions depend on it.
== Plot ==
''to be added''
 
== Cast ==
* [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]
* [[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]]
* [[Hex]] - [[Philip Olivier]]
* [[Ori]] - [[Danny Webb]]
* [[Irit]] - [[Danny Webb|Andy B Newb]]
* [[Tuin]] - [[Danny Webb|Benny Dawb]]
* Bard - [[Katarina Olsson]]
* Bard - [[Sean Connolly]]
 
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Grant Kempster]]
* Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[Steve Foxon]]
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]]
* Writer - [[David Quantick]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Culture ===
* Ace mentions the musical groups [[Right Said Fred]] and [[The Rolling Stones]].
 
=== Foods and beverages ===
* [[Tuin]] is known as the "[[Brewery]] of the Galaxy" as its [[beer]] houses boast 1,400 different varieties of [[ale]].


==Cast==
=== Music ===
*[[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]
* [[Glastonbury Festival]] appears to still be running in the [[2020s]].
*[[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]]
*[[Hex]] - [[Philip Olivier]]
*Ori - [[Danny Webb]]
*Irit - [[Danny Webb|Andy B Newb]]
*Tuin - [[Danny Webb|Benny Dawb]]
*Bard - [[Katarina Olsson]]
*Bard - [[Sean Connolly]]


==References==
== Gallery ==
*[[Ace]] mentions the musical groups [[Right Said Fred]] and [[The Rolling Stones]].
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250">
DW106TheDarkHusband.jpg|Original cover art
BFA-DW_x106_-_The_Dark_Husband_-_Comic_Preview.jpg|Illustrated preview by [[Anthony Dry]] from [[DWM 393]]
</gallery>


==Notes==
== Notes ==
*Andy B Newb and Benny Dawb are anagrams of Danny Webb.
* Andy B Newb and Benny Dawb, credited as playing [[Irit]] and [[Tuin]], are [[anagram]]s of [[Danny Webb]].
*Glastonbury appears to still be running in the 2020s
* This audio drama was recorded on [[18 December (production)|18]] and [[21 December (production)|21 December]] [[2007 (production)|2007]] at [[The Moat Studios]].
* This story is set after ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''.


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
''to be added''


==[[Seventh Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
== External links ==
*The Dark Husband occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[Nocturne]]''
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*The Dark Husband occurs before [[BFA]]: ''[[Forty-Five]]''
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==External links==
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The Dark Husband was the one hundred and sixth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by David Quantick and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Philip Olivier as Hex.

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

"This whole wedding is like making a nuclear bomb with half the instructions missing!"

A week-long respite from a prolonged and bloody war, the Festival of the Twin Moons of Tuin makes Glastonbury look like a church fete... or so the brochure says. The Doctor and Ace are looking for rest and recreation. Hex is looking for the beer tent. But eternal enemies the ginger-haired Ri and the coot-bald Ir are plotting to turn their Festival truce to their own advantage. Only the Dark Husband might stop the celebrations turning to horror... but who is the Dark Husband? And what terror awaits him on his wedding night?

If anyone knows any just cause or impediment... speak now. The lives of billions depend on it.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Foods and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Tuin is known as the "Brewery of the Galaxy" as its beer houses boast 1,400 different varieties of ale.

Music[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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