Full Fathom Five (audio story)

Full Fathom Five
Main character(s):	The Doctor
Main setting:	2039 and 2066 (alternative timeline)
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::Big Finish Productions]]
Writer:	David Bishop
Director:	Gary Russell
Producer:	Andy Hardwick and Gareth Jenkins
Release details
Release number:	3
Release date:	July 2003
Format:	1 CD, 65 minutes
Production code:	DWUN03
ISBN:	ISBN 1-84435-014-2

Publisher's summary

“If I told you the truth, I’d have to kill you...”

The Deep-sea Energy Exploration Project was apparently destroyed by dirty bombs in 2039 AD, turning the surrounding sea bed into a radioactive tomb. Rumours suggest the DEEP was conducting illegal, unethical experiments...

In 2066, the Doctor discovers the research centre remains intact. The terrible truth about what happened twenty-seven years ago will soon be revealed. The Doctor is determined to be the first to uncover and confront the secrets of the DEEP.

But unearthing the past can have terrible consequences for your future...

Cast

• The Doctor - David Collings
• General Flint - Ed Bishop
• Ruth - Siri O'Neal
• Hoskins - Jeremy James
• Professor Vollmer - Matthew Benson
• Lee - Jack Galagher
• The New Doctor - Ian Brooker

References

to be added

Notes

• Over the course of the story, the 'What If' scenario is revealed to be "What if the Doctor believed the ends justified the means?", with Collings's Doctor being portrayed as a Doctor who kills as the first option for the 'greater good' where the Doctor in canon would be more willing to rely on peoples' better natures and allow them to live after making dangerous mistakes rather than killing them in case they repeated their errors.
• This audio drama was recorded on 19 May 2003.

Continuity

to be added

Timeline

• Flashbacks to 2039 occur before ST: Sustainable Energy.
• This story occurs after ST: Sustainable Energy.

External links

• Official Full Fathom Five page at bigfinish.com
• Full Fathom Five at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
• DisContinuity for Full Fathom Five at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide