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|image = Other Lives cover.jpg | |||
|range = Main Range | |||
|number in range = 77 | |||
series=[[ | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
number= 77 | | |number = 77 | ||
doctor= | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
companions= [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley | |companions = [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]], [[C'rizz]] | ||
enemy= [[Jacob Crackles]]| | |enemy = [[Christian Griswold]], [[Jacob Crackles]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[1851]] | |||
writer= | |writer = Gary Hopkins | ||
director= [[Gary Russell]] | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|music = [[David Darlington]] | |||
|sound = [[David Darlington]] | |||
|cover = [[Lee Binding]] | |||
format= | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
production code= [[List of production codes|8Y]] | | |release date = 13 December 2005 | ||
isbn= ISBN 1-84435-162- | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
prev= Singularity (audio story) | | |production code = [[List of production codes|8Y]] | ||
next= Pier Pressure (audio story)}}{{ | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-162-6 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-983-4 (digital) | ||
|prev = Singularity (audio story) | |||
|next = Pier Pressure (audio story) | |||
|made prev = Scaredy Cat (audio story) | |||
|made next = LIVE 34 (audio story) | |||
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-other-lives-trailer | |||
|producer = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]|epcount=4 | |||
}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventy-seventh 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]] and [[Conrad Westmaas]] as [[C'rizz]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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Scene of the [[The Great Exhibition|Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations]]. | Scene of the [[The Great Exhibition|Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations]]. | ||
Scene also of a plot to unseat the government, dethrone the [[Victoria | Scene also of a plot to unseat the government, dethrone the [[Victoria|monarch]] and start a republic. | ||
If the [[Arthur Wellesley|Duke of Wellington]] himself is to be believed... | If the [[Arthur Wellesley|Duke of Wellington]] himself is to be believed... | ||
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While the [[Eighth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] are drawn into the murky world of [[19th century|nineteenth-century]] politics, C'rizz struggles to maintain his dignity against growing odds. | While the [[Eighth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] are drawn into the murky world of [[19th century|nineteenth-century]] politics, C'rizz struggles to maintain his dignity against growing odds. | ||
What begins as an attempt to prevent murder quickly becomes a desperate race to avert revolution. Separated from | What begins as an attempt to prevent murder quickly becomes a desperate race to avert revolution. Separated from [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], the travellers are left to wonder if they'll get their own lives back or be forever entangled with the lives of others. | ||
And who is Mrs Georgina Marlowe? What need does she feel the Doctor can satisfy? | And who is Mrs Georgina Marlowe? What need does she feel the Doctor can satisfy? | ||
== Plot == | |||
==== Part one ==== | |||
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==== Part two ==== | |||
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==== Part three ==== | |||
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==== Part four ==== | |||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]] | * [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]]/[[Edward Marlow]] - [[Paul McGann]] | ||
* [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] - [[India Fisher]] | * [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]]/[[Madeline de Roche|Madame de Roche]] - [[India Fisher]] | ||
* [[C'rizz]] - [[Conrad Westmaas]] | * [[C'rizz]] / [[Christian de Roche|Monsieur de Roche]] - [[Conrad Westmaas]] | ||
* [[Christian Griswold]] - [[Gary Bakewell]] | |||
* The [[Arthur Wellesley|Duke of Wellington]] - [[Ron Moody]] | * The [[Arthur Wellesley|Duke of Wellington]] - [[Ron Moody]] | ||
* [[Mr | * [[Fazackerly|Mr. Fazackerly]] - [[Michael Hobbs]] | ||
* [[Jacob Crackles]] - [[Mike | * [[Jacob Crackles]] - [[Mike Holoway]] | ||
* [[Maxi]] - [[Peter Howe]] | * [[Maxi]] - [[Peter Howe]] | ||
* [[Georgina Marlow]] - [[Francesca Hunt]] | * [[Georgina Marlow]] - [[Francesca Hunt]] | ||
* [[Rufus Dimplesqueeze]] - [[Maitland Chandler]] | * [[Rufus Dimplesqueeze]] - [[Maitland Chandler]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
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* Cover Art - [[Lee Binding]] | |||
* Director - [[Gary Russell]] | |||
* Music & Sound Design - [[David Darlington]] | |||
* Producers - Gary Russell and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Writer - [[Gary Hopkins]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* The Doctor adjusts the [[isomorphic controls]] of the TARDIS to allow C'rizz to open the doors. | |||
* The Doctor mentions the [[Montgolfier brothers]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* To date, this is the only pure historical story in performed ''Doctor Who'' to feature the Eighth Doctor. | [[File:Other Lives textless.png|thumb|right|Textless cover printed in [[DWM 364]].]] | ||
* This is the first of two audio dramas released in the | * To date, this is the only [[pure historical]] story in performed ''Doctor Who'' to feature the Eighth Doctor. | ||
* [[ | * This is the first of two audio dramas released in the [[Main Range]] to feature the [[Duke of Wellington]] as a character. The other is ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'' in January 2012, in which the Duke was played by [[Granville Saxton]]. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[29 April|29]] and [[30 April]] [[2005]]. | * [[Paul McGann]], [[India Fisher]] and [[Conrad Westmaas]] all play dual roles in this story. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[29 April (production)|29]] and [[30 April (production)|30 April]] [[2005 (production)|2005]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | |||
* A textless version of the cover was printed in [[DWM 364]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The [[Second Doctor]] previously met the Duke of Wellington in [[September]] [[1805]] and [[May]] and [[June]] [[1815]]. ([[ | * The [[Second Doctor]] previously met the Duke of Wellington in [[September]] [[1805]] and [[May]] and [[June]] [[1815]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'') Later in his personal timeline, the Doctor visited the Duke in [[1816]] and they went on a trip to [[Brighton]], where they met the Prince Regent. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Players (novel)|Players]]'') As was the case with his second incarnation, the [[Sixth Doctor]] was present at the [[Battle of Waterloo]] on [[18 June]] [[1815]]. The same was true of [[Davros]] and the [[Dalek]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'') | ||
* The [[Fifth Doctor]] once attempted to take his companions [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]] to the Great Exhibition as "a treat" in the wake of [[Adric]]'s death but the TARDIS instead | * The [[Fifth Doctor]] once attempted to take his companions [[Nyssa]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]] to the Great Exhibition as "a treat" in the wake of [[Adric]]'s death but the TARDIS instead [[materialise]]d on the tarmac at [[Heathrow Airport]] in [[1982]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'') | ||
* The Doctor once again observes that "sleep is for tortoises." ([[ | * The Doctor once again observes that "sleep is for tortoises." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | ||
* Charley previously visited the [[Crystal Palace]] as a child. ([[ | * Charley previously visited the [[Crystal Palace]] as a child in the [[1910s]] or [[1920s]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]'') | ||
* C'rizz is forced to perform in Jacob Crackles' freakshow in the same manner as [[Captain]] [[Kybo]] in [[Jonathan Jaggers]]' [[circus]] in [[1884]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Judoon in Chains (audio story)|Judoon in Chains]]'') and the alien creatures in [[Thaddeus P. Winklemeyer]]'s freakshow in [[Buzzard Creek]], [[Arizona]] in [[1905]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Freakshow (audio story)|Freakshow]]'') | |||
* During his [[Eleventh Doctor|eleventh incarnation]], the Doctor would later return to the Great Exhibition in the company of [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]] and encounter the [[Hypothetical Gentleman]]. On that occasion, he mentioned that he had to be careful not to run into himself. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Hypothetical Gentleman (comic story)|Hypothetical Gentleman]]'') | |||
* The Doctor and his companions agree to meet at [[Oslers Crystal Fountain]]. The [[Seventh Doctor]] previously dealt with an incident involving the fountain. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Claws of the Klathi! (comic story)|Claws of the Klathi!]]'') | |||
== | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/other-lives-243|Other Lives}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|who_bf77.htm|Other Lives}} | |||
{{tetrap|8/otherlives.html|Other Lives}} | |||
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[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:13, 17 November 2024
Other Lives was the seventy-seventh story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Gary Hopkins and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, India Fisher as Charlotte Pollard and Conrad Westmaas as C'rizz.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Scene of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations.
Scene also of a plot to unseat the government, dethrone the monarch and start a republic.
If the Duke of Wellington himself is to be believed...
While the Doctor and Charley are drawn into the murky world of nineteenth-century politics, C'rizz struggles to maintain his dignity against growing odds.
What begins as an attempt to prevent murder quickly becomes a desperate race to avert revolution. Separated from the TARDIS, the travellers are left to wonder if they'll get their own lives back or be forever entangled with the lives of others.
And who is Mrs Georgina Marlowe? What need does she feel the Doctor can satisfy?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Part two[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Part three[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Part four[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor/Edward Marlow - Paul McGann
- Charley Pollard/Madame de Roche - India Fisher
- C'rizz / Monsieur de Roche - Conrad Westmaas
- Christian Griswold - Gary Bakewell
- The Duke of Wellington - Ron Moody
- Mr. Fazackerly - Michael Hobbs
- Jacob Crackles - Mike Holoway
- Maxi - Peter Howe
- Georgina Marlow - Francesca Hunt
- Rufus Dimplesqueeze - Maitland Chandler
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Lee Binding
- Director - Gary Russell
- Music & Sound Design - David Darlington
- Producers - Gary Russell and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Writer - Gary Hopkins
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor adjusts the isomorphic controls of the TARDIS to allow C'rizz to open the doors.
- The Doctor mentions the Montgolfier brothers.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Textless cover printed in DWM 364.
- To date, this is the only pure historical story in performed Doctor Who to feature the Eighth Doctor.
- This is the first of two audio dramas released in the Main Range to feature the Duke of Wellington as a character. The other is The Curse of Davros in January 2012, in which the Duke was played by Granville Saxton.
- Paul McGann, India Fisher and Conrad Westmaas all play dual roles in this story.
- This audio drama was recorded on 29 and 30 April 2005 at the Moat Studios.
- A textless version of the cover was printed in DWM 364.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Second Doctor previously met the Duke of Wellington in September 1805 and May and June 1815. (PROSE: World Game) Later in his personal timeline, the Doctor visited the Duke in 1816 and they went on a trip to Brighton, where they met the Prince Regent. (PROSE: Players) As was the case with his second incarnation, the Sixth Doctor was present at the Battle of Waterloo on 18 June 1815. The same was true of Davros and the Daleks. (AUDIO: The Curse of Davros)
- The Fifth Doctor once attempted to take his companions Nyssa and Tegan Jovanka to the Great Exhibition as "a treat" in the wake of Adric's death but the TARDIS instead materialised on the tarmac at Heathrow Airport in 1982. (TV: Time-Flight)
- The Doctor once again observes that "sleep is for tortoises." (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang)
- Charley previously visited the Crystal Palace as a child in the 1910s or 1920s. (AUDIO: The Next Life)
- C'rizz is forced to perform in Jacob Crackles' freakshow in the same manner as Captain Kybo in Jonathan Jaggers' circus in 1884 (AUDIO: Judoon in Chains) and the alien creatures in Thaddeus P. Winklemeyer's freakshow in Buzzard Creek, Arizona in 1905. (AUDIO: Freakshow)
- During his eleventh incarnation, the Doctor would later return to the Great Exhibition in the company of Amy Pond and Rory Williams and encounter the Hypothetical Gentleman. On that occasion, he mentioned that he had to be careful not to run into himself. (COMIC: Hypothetical Gentleman)
- The Doctor and his companions agree to meet at Oslers Crystal Fountain. The Seventh Doctor previously dealt with an incident involving the fountain. (COMIC: Claws of the Klathi!)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Other Lives page at bigfinish.com
- Other Lives at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for Other Lives at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
