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'''The Macros,''' formerly "The Macro Men", is the eighth and final Lost Story of [[Season 23]] to be developed into an audio play. It stars [[Colin Baker]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri]]. | '''The Macros,''' formerly "The Macro Men", is the eighth and final Lost Story of [[Season 23]] to be developed into an audio play. It stars [[Colin Baker]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri]]. | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The TARDIS materialises on the [[USS Eldridge]], after the Philadelphia Experiment has gone disastrously wrong. Most of the crew are dead, the ship is disintegrating, and the Doctor soon realises that the problem comes from another dimension… | The TARDIS materialises on the [[USS Eldridge]], after the Philadelphia Experiment has gone disastrously wrong. Most of the crew are dead, the ship is disintegrating, and the Doctor soon realises that the problem comes from another dimension… | ||
As they attempt to find a way to get the ship home, the Doctor and Peri visit the distant planet Capron and meet its tyrannical ruler Osloo. But the search for a possible solution only creates increasingly dire problems. Osloo's horizons have been widened – and space and time are hers for the taking… | As they attempt to find a way to get the ship home, the Doctor and Peri visit the distant planet Capron and meet its tyrannical ruler Osloo. But the search for a possible solution only creates increasingly dire problems. Osloo's horizons have been widened – and space and time are hers for the taking… | ||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Cast== | == Cast == | ||
*[[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] – [[Colin Baker]] | * [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] – [[Colin Baker]] | ||
*[[Peri Brown]] – [[Nicola Bryant]] | * [[Peri Brown]] – [[Nicola Bryant]] | ||
*[[Osloo]] - [[Linda Marlowe]] | * [[Osloo]] - [[Linda Marlowe]] | ||
*[[Ezz]] - [[Jack Galagher]] | * [[Ezz]] - [[Jack Galagher]] | ||
*[[Yka]] - [[Rachael Elizabeth]] | * [[Yka]] - [[Rachael Elizabeth]] | ||
*[[Tessler|Professor Tessler]] - [[Vincent Pirillo]] | * [[Tessler|Professor Tessler]] - [[Vincent Pirillo]] | ||
*[[Bosun]]/[[Guard (The Macros)|Guard]] - [[Stewart Alexander]] | * [[Bosun]]/[[Guard (The Macros)|Guard]] - [[Stewart Alexander]] | ||
*[[Mers]]/[[Calloway]]/[[1st Rigger]] - [[Paul David-Gough]] | * [[Mers]]/[[Calloway]]/[[1st Rigger]] - [[Paul David-Gough]] | ||
*[[Bundth]]/[[2nd Rigger]]/Captain/Guard/Tannoy - [[Matt Addis]] | * [[Bundth]]/[[2nd Rigger]]/Captain/Guard/Tannoy - [[Matt Addis]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*The Macros, originally '''''The Macro Men''''', was an unproduced story for ''[[Doctor Who]]'' written by [[Ingrid Pitt]] and her husband Tony Rudlin after the former played [[Solow]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'' in [[1984]]. Pitt also played [[Galleia]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'' in [[1972]]. | * The Macros, originally '''''The Macro Men''''', was an unproduced story for ''[[Doctor Who]]'' written by [[Ingrid Pitt]] and her husband Tony Rudlin after the former played [[Solow]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'' in [[1984]]. Pitt also played [[Galleia]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Time Monster]]'' in [[1972]]. | ||
*The couple first got the idea from reading Charles Berlitz' ''The Philadelphia Experiment'', a story about an experiment conducted by the [[United States]] during [[World War II]] in the attempts to try and make the ''USS Eldridge'' invisible to [[radar]]. {{fact}} | * The couple first got the idea from reading Charles Berlitz' ''The Philadelphia Experiment'', a story about an experiment conducted by the [[United States]] during [[World War II]] in the attempts to try and make the ''USS Eldridge'' invisible to [[radar]]. {{fact}} | ||
*After meeting with [[Eric Saward]] numerous times, ''The Macro Men'' became ''The Macros'' and many revisions only resulted in a draft first episode script before all progress was stopped.{{fact}} | * After meeting with [[Eric Saward]] numerous times, ''The Macro Men'' became ''The Macros'' and many revisions only resulted in a draft first episode script before all progress was stopped.{{fact}} | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*The U.S.S. ''Eldridge'' would later appear in [[VG]]: ''[[Shadows of the Vashta Nerada]]''. | * The U.S.S. ''Eldridge'' would later appear in [[VG]]: ''[[Shadows of the Vashta Nerada]]''. | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
* The story takes place immediately after [[BFA]]: ''[[The Song of Megaptera]]'' | * The story takes place immediately after [[BFA]]: ''[[The Song of Megaptera]]'' | ||
* The story takes place before [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/BBCR BBCR]: ''[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Slipback Slipback]'' | * The story takes place before [http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/BBCR BBCR]: ''[http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Slipback Slipback]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*{{Template:Bigfinish|108-Doctor-Who-The-Macros|The Macros}} | * {{Template:Bigfinish|108-Doctor-Who-The-Macros|The Macros}} | ||
*{{Template:Dwrefguide|loststories08.htm|The Macros}} | * {{Template:Dwrefguide|loststories08.htm|The Macros}} | ||
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Revision as of 18:33, 5 November 2011
The Macros, formerly "The Macro Men", is the eighth and final Lost Story of Season 23 to be developed into an audio play. It stars Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant as the Sixth Doctor and Peri.
Publisher's summary
The TARDIS materialises on the USS Eldridge, after the Philadelphia Experiment has gone disastrously wrong. Most of the crew are dead, the ship is disintegrating, and the Doctor soon realises that the problem comes from another dimension…
As they attempt to find a way to get the ship home, the Doctor and Peri visit the distant planet Capron and meet its tyrannical ruler Osloo. But the search for a possible solution only creates increasingly dire problems. Osloo's horizons have been widened – and space and time are hers for the taking…
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor – Colin Baker
- Peri Brown – Nicola Bryant
- Osloo - Linda Marlowe
- Ezz - Jack Galagher
- Yka - Rachael Elizabeth
- Professor Tessler - Vincent Pirillo
- Bosun/Guard - Stewart Alexander
- Mers/Calloway/1st Rigger - Paul David-Gough
- Bundth/2nd Rigger/Captain/Guard/Tannoy - Matt Addis
References
to be added
Notes
- The Macros, originally The Macro Men, was an unproduced story for Doctor Who written by Ingrid Pitt and her husband Tony Rudlin after the former played Solow in DW: Warriors of the Deep in 1984. Pitt also played Galleia in DW: The Time Monster in 1972.
- The couple first got the idea from reading Charles Berlitz' The Philadelphia Experiment, a story about an experiment conducted by the United States during World War II in the attempts to try and make the USS Eldridge invisible to radar. [source needed]
- After meeting with Eric Saward numerous times, The Macro Men became The Macros and many revisions only resulted in a draft first episode script before all progress was stopped.[source needed]
Continuity
- The U.S.S. Eldridge would later appear in VG: Shadows of the Vashta Nerada.
Timeline
- The story takes place immediately after BFA: The Song of Megaptera
- The story takes place before BBCR: Slipback
External links
- Official The Macros page at bigfinish.com
- The Macros at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
 
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