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|image           = TheCannibalists.jpg  
name= The Cannibalists|
|range          = Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)
image= TheCannibalists.jpg |
|series in range = Series 3 (8DA)
series= [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories#The New Eighth Doctor Adventures|The New Eighth Doctor Adventures]] |
|series number in range = 3
number= 3.6|
|number in series = 6
doctor= [[Eighth Doctor]]|
|series          = ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]''
companions= [[Lucie Miller]] |  
|number         = 3.6
enemy= [[Cannibalist]]s|
|doctor         = Eighth Doctor
writer= [[Jonathan Morris]]|
|companions     = [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]]
director= [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] |
|enemy           = [[Cannibalist]]s
year= |
|setting        = [[Haven Station One]]
producer= [[Andy Hardwick]]|
|writer          = Jonathan Morris
publisher= [[Big Finish Productions]]|
|director       = [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]  
release date= [[31 August]] [[2009]]|
|producer        = [[David Richardson]], [[Barnaby Edwards]]
format= 1 CD |
|music          = [[Andy Hardwick]]
production code=BFPDWCDMG022 |
|sound          = Andy Hardwick
isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-398-9 |
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
prev= The Scapegoat (audio story)|
|epcount        = 2
next= The Eight Truths (audio story)|
|cover          = [[Simon Holub]]
|release date    = 16-23 May 2009
|format         = 1 CD<br/>Download
|production code = BFPDWCDMG022  
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-398-9 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-756-4 (digital)
|prev           = The Scapegoat (audio story)
|next           = The Eight Truths (audio story)
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'''The Cannibalists''' was the sixth release of the third series of ''[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories#The New Eighth Doctor Adventures|The New Eighth Doctor Adventures]]''.  
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixth story in the [[Series 3 (8DA)|third series]] of the ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Sheridan Smith]] as [[Lucie Miller]].
 
== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
'''The Haven hangs in space. A vast star city, devoid of life. Organic life, that is.'''
''The Haven hangs in space. A vast star city, devoid of life. Organic life, that is.''


From their high spire, looking out over silent streets and empty plazas, the Assemblers are waiting for the day when the humans arrive. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting…
From their high spire, looking out over silent streets and empty plazas, the Assemblers are waiting for the day when the humans arrive. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting...


When the TARDIS brings the Doctor and Lucie to the Haven, it seems like Assemblers’ long wait might be over. Living beings! Without batteries! Protocol be praised!
When [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] brings the Doctor and Lucie to the Haven, it seems like Assemblers' long wait might be over. Living beings! Without batteries! Protocol be praised!


Except – they’re headed for the lower levels. They don’t want to do that. That’s where the Cannibalists live. And if the Cannibalists catch them well, they won’t be living beings much longer...
Except — they're headed for the lower levels. They don't want to do that. That's where the Cannibalists live. And if the Cannibalists catch them well, they won't be living beings much longer...


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
* [[Lucie Miller]] - [[Sheridan Smith]]
* [[Lucie Miller]] - [[Sheridan Smith]]
* Titus - [[Phil Davis]]
* [[Titus (The Cannibalists)|Titus]] - [[Phil Davis]]
* Servo - [[Phill Jupitus]]
* [[Servo]] - [[Phill Jupitus]]
* Domitian/Diode - [[Nigel Lambert]]
* [[Domitian]] / [[Diode]] - [[Nigel Lambert]]
* Macrinus/Crusher - [[Teddy Kempner]]
* [[Macrinus]] / [[Crusher]] - [[Teddy Kempner]]
* Probus/Ripper - [[Oliver Senton]]
* [[Probus]] / [[Ripper]] - [[Oliver Senton]]
* Minerva - [[Charlotte Fields]]
* [[Minerva (The Cannibalists)|Minerva]] - [[Charlotte Fields]]
* Elevator Voice - [[Beth Chalmers]]
* Elevator Voice - [[Beth Chalmers]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
''to be added''
 
* Cover Art - [[Simon Holub]]
* Director - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and Jason Haigh-Ellery
* Music and Sound Design - [[Andy Hardwick]]
* Producers - [[Barnaby Edwards]] and [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]]
* Writer - [[Jonathan Morris]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Lucie has watched a lot of ''[[Star Trek]]''.
* Titus quotes [[Neil Young]] by saying, "It's better to burn out than to fade away".
* The Assemblers cannot distinguish between [[Man|men]] and [[Woman|women]]. As a result of this, they struggle to confirm that Lucie is [[human]] and repeatedly refer to her [[breast]]s as "unorthodox protrusions".


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This audio drama was recorded on [[22 October]] [[2008]].
[[File:The Cannibalists.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]]
* This audio drama was recorded on [[22 October (production)|22 October]] [[2008 (production)|2008]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* The story was initially released as a download on the Big Finish website on [[16 May (releases)|16]] and [[23 May (releases)|23 May]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]], and was later broadcast on [[BBC Radio 7]] from [[27 June (releases)|27 June]] to [[4 July (releases)|4 July]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]].
* This story was originally released on CD and download.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* In [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pirate Loop (novel)|The Pirate Loop]]'', the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]] also arrive in a place populated only by robots waiting for the humans to arrive.
* Lucie mentions meeting [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and [[Auton]]s, as she previously did in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Human Resources (audio story)|Human Resources]]'', ''[[Brave New Town (audio story)|Brave New Town]]'')
* Minerva recognises the Doctor as an "organic approximating human form", and detects that he contains "human genetic content", an allusion to the "half-human" like in [[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'')
 
== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{dwrefguide|bbc7_19.htm|The Cannibalists}}
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* {{bigfinish|36-Doctor-Who-The-Cannibalists|The Cannibalists}}
{{dwrefguide|bbc7_19.htm|The Cannibalists}}
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* {{tetrap|8/cannibalists.html|The Cannibalists}}
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The Cannibalists was the sixth story in the third series of the Eighth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Jonathan Morris and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Sheridan Smith as Lucie Miller.

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

The Haven hangs in space. A vast star city, devoid of life. Organic life, that is.

From their high spire, looking out over silent streets and empty plazas, the Assemblers are waiting for the day when the humans arrive. Waiting. Waiting. Waiting...

When the TARDIS brings the Doctor and Lucie to the Haven, it seems like Assemblers' long wait might be over. Living beings! Without batteries! Protocol be praised!

Except — they're headed for the lower levels. They don't want to do that. That's where the Cannibalists live. And if the Cannibalists catch them — well, they won't be living beings much longer...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Lucie has watched a lot of Star Trek.
  • Titus quotes Neil Young by saying, "It's better to burn out than to fade away".
  • The Assemblers cannot distinguish between men and women. As a result of this, they struggle to confirm that Lucie is human and repeatedly refer to her breasts as "unorthodox protrusions".

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Textless cover art

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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