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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was the seventy-ninth [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish monthly ''Doctor Who'' audio story]] and the fifth audio story featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Hex]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
'I warn you, things could get very nasty here before they get better.' | 'I warn you, things could get very nasty here before they get better.' | ||
A remote Scottish mansion. Five bickering academics are haunted by ghosts from their past. Reluctantly they offer shelter to the Doctor and his companions Ace and Hex. | A remote Scottish mansion. Five bickering academics are haunted by ghosts from their past. Reluctantly they offer shelter to [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and his companions [[Ace]] and [[Hex]]. | ||
Hex, already troubled by a vivid nightmare, is further disturbed by the night-time appearance of a whistling, hooded apparition. | Hex, already troubled by a vivid nightmare, is further disturbed by the night-time appearance of a whistling, hooded apparition. | ||
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And then the killing begins. Gruesome deaths that lead the Doctor and his friends to discover the grisly truth behind the academics' plans, and -- as the ghosts of the past become ghosts of the present -- to recognise that sometimes death can be preferable to life... | And then the killing begins. Gruesome deaths that lead the Doctor and his friends to discover the grisly truth behind the academics' plans, and -- as the ghosts of the past become ghosts of the present -- to recognise that sometimes death can be preferable to life... | ||
==Plot== | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
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* [[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]] | * [[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]] | ||
* [[Hex]] - [[Philip Olivier]] | * [[Hex]] - [[Philip Olivier]] | ||
* [[Major Dickens]] - [[Bernard Kay]] | * [[Dickens|Major Dickens]] - [[Bernard Kay]] | ||
* The [[Bursar]] - [[Joanna McCallum]] | * The [[Bursar]] - [[Joanna McCallum]] | ||
* [[Dr O'Neil]] - [[Andrew Forbes]] | * [[O'Neil|Dr O'Neil]] - [[Andrew Forbes]] | ||
* [[Sue]] - [[Lizzie Hopley]] | * [[Sue]] - [[Lizzie Hopley]] | ||
* [[The Deacon]] - [[Ann Beach]] | * [[The Deacon]] - [[Ann Beach]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
===[[:Category:Individuals|Individuals]]=== | |||
* Ace's maternal grandmother, [[Kathleen Dudman]], died in [[1973]]. She remembered that her mother [[Audrey Dudman|Audrey]] cried for days afterwards. | * Ace's maternal grandmother, [[Kathleen Dudman]], died in [[1973]]. She remembered that her mother [[Audrey Dudman|Audrey]] cried for days afterwards. | ||
* Hex was raised by his father and maternal grandmother, the mother of [[Cassandra Scholefield|Cassie Scholefield]] whom the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]] had encountered in [[1999]] and [[2004]] ([[BFA]]: ''[[Project Twilight|Project: Twilight]]'', [[BFA]]: ''[[Project Lazarus (audio story)|Project: Lazarus]]''). He believed that his grandmother was actually his mother until he was six years old. | * Hex was raised by his father and maternal grandmother, the mother of [[Cassandra Scholefield|Cassie Scholefield]] whom the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]] had encountered in [[1999]] and [[2004]] ([[BFA]]: ''[[Project Twilight|Project: Twilight]]'', [[BFA]]: ''[[Project Lazarus (audio story)|Project: Lazarus]]''). He believed that his grandmother was actually his mother until he was six years old. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[File:Night Thoughts comic preview.png|thumb|300px|Comic preview from [[DWM 366]]. Illustration by [[Martin Geraghty]].]] | |||
* ''Night Thoughts'' was originally a story that would have been part of Season 27, had ''[[Doctor Who]]'' continued beyond ''[[Survival]]''. It would have been a three-part story.<ref>[[DWM 255]] - Article: ''27 up''</ref> | * ''Night Thoughts'' was originally a story that would have been part of Season 27, had ''[[Doctor Who]]'' continued beyond ''[[Survival]]''. It would have been a three-part story.<ref>[[DWM 255]] - Article: ''27 up''</ref> | ||
* [[Bernard Kay]] (Major Dickens) previously played [[Carl Tyler]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', [[Saladin]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Crusade]]'', [[Crossland|Detective Inspector Crossland]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'' and [[Caldwell]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]''. | * [[Bernard Kay]] (Major Dickens) previously played [[Carl Tyler]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', [[Saladin]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Crusade]]'', [[Crossland|Detective Inspector Crossland]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones]]'' and [[Caldwell]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Colony in Space]]''. | ||
* [[Andrew Forbes]] (Dr. O'Neil) previously played [[Omril]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Full Circle]]''. | * [[Andrew Forbes]] (Dr. O'Neil) previously played [[Omril]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Full Circle]]''. | ||
* [[Duncan Duff]] (Joe Hartley) previously played a [[Newsreader (Rise of the Cybermen)|newsreader]] from a [[Pete's World|parallel universe]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]''. | * [[Duncan Duff]] (Joe Hartley) previously played a [[Newsreader (Rise of the Cybermen)|newsreader]] from a [[Pete's World|parallel universe]] in [[DW]]: ''[[Rise of the Cybermen]]''. | ||
* | *This audio drama was recorded on [[7th November|7th]] and [[8th November]] [[2005]]. | ||
*An illustrated preview for this story appeared in [[DWM 366|issue 366]] of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' illustrated by [[Martin Geraghty]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor and Ace met her maternal grandmother [[Kathleen Dudman]] at [[Maiden's Point]] in [[1943]] | * The Doctor and Ace met her maternal grandmother [[Kathleen Dudman]] at [[Maiden's Point]] in [[1943]] in [[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]''. | ||
== Timeline == | == Timeline == | ||
Revision as of 15:24, 21 January 2012
Night Thoughts (audio story) was the seventy-ninth Big Finish monthly Doctor Who audio story and the fifth audio story featuring the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Hex.
Publisher's summary
'I warn you, things could get very nasty here before they get better.'
A remote Scottish mansion. Five bickering academics are haunted by ghosts from their past. Reluctantly they offer shelter to the Doctor and his companions Ace and Hex.
Hex, already troubled by a vivid nightmare, is further disturbed by the night-time appearance of a whistling, hooded apparition.
Ace tries to befriend the young housemaid, Sue. Sue knows secrets. She knows why the academics have assembled here, and she knows why they are all so afraid. But Sue's lips are sealed -- she prefers to communicate through her disturbing toy, Happy the Rabbit.
And then the killing begins. Gruesome deaths that lead the Doctor and his friends to discover the grisly truth behind the academics' plans, and -- as the ghosts of the past become ghosts of the present -- to recognise that sometimes death can be preferable to life...
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Ace - Sophie Aldred
- Hex - Philip Olivier
- Major Dickens - Bernard Kay
- The Bursar - Joanna McCallum
- Dr O'Neil - Andrew Forbes
- Sue - Lizzie Hopley
- The Deacon - Ann Beach
- Joe Hartley - Duncan Duff
References
Individuals
- Ace's maternal grandmother, Kathleen Dudman, died in 1973. She remembered that her mother Audrey cried for days afterwards.
- Hex was raised by his father and maternal grandmother, the mother of Cassie Scholefield whom the Sixth Doctor and Evelyn Smythe had encountered in 1999 and 2004 (BFA: Project: Twilight, BFA: Project: Lazarus). He believed that his grandmother was actually his mother until he was six years old.
Notes
File:Night Thoughts comic preview.png
Comic preview from DWM 366. Illustration by Martin Geraghty.
- Night Thoughts was originally a story that would have been part of Season 27, had Doctor Who continued beyond Survival. It would have been a three-part story.[1]
- Bernard Kay (Major Dickens) previously played Carl Tyler in DW: The Dalek Invasion of Earth, Saladin in DW: The Crusade, Detective Inspector Crossland in DW: The Faceless Ones and Caldwell in DW: Colony in Space.
- Andrew Forbes (Dr. O'Neil) previously played Omril in DW: Full Circle.
- Duncan Duff (Joe Hartley) previously played a newsreader from a parallel universe in DW: Rise of the Cybermen.
- This audio drama was recorded on 7th and 8th November 2005.
- An illustrated preview for this story appeared in issue 366 of Doctor Who Magazine illustrated by Martin Geraghty.
Continuity
- The Doctor and Ace met her maternal grandmother Kathleen Dudman at Maiden's Point in 1943 in DW: The Curse of Fenric.
Timeline
For the Doctor
- Night Thoughts occurs after ST: Presence
- Night Thoughts occurs before BFA: Thicker than Water (cameo)
For Ace and Hex
- Night Thoughts occurs after ST: Presence
- Night Thoughts occurs before BFA: The Veiled Leopard
External links
- Official Night Thoughts page at bigfinish.com
- Night Thoughts at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for Night Thoughts at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
