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|image = The Doomwood Curse cover.jpg | |||
{{Infobox | |range = Main Range | ||
| | |number in range = 111 | ||
| | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|series = ''[[ | |||
|number = 111 | |number = 111 | ||
|doctor = | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley | |companions = [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[Grel]] | ||
| | |setting = {{il|The [[Archive of Alexandria IV]]|[[England]], [[1738]]}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Jacqueline Rayner | ||
|director = [[Barnaby Edwards | |director = [[Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
| | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|music = [[Martin Johnson (composer)|Martin Johnson]] | |||
|sound = Martin Johnson | |||
|cover = [[Grant Kempster]] | |cover = [[Grant Kempster]] | ||
|publisher = | |epcount = 4 | ||
|release date = | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|format = | |release date = August 2008 | ||
|production code = 7C/PB | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435- | |production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|7C/PB]] | ||
|prev | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-320-0 (physical)<r/>ISBN 978-1-78575-658-0 (digital) | ||
|next | |prev = The Boy That Time Forgot (audio story) | ||
}} | |next = Kingdom of Silver (audio story) | ||
{{audio stub}} | |made prev = Keepsake (audio story) | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the one hundred and eleventh [[Big Finish | |made next = Brotherhood of the Daleks (audio story) | ||
}}{{audio stub}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the one hundred and eleventh story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Jacqueline Rayner]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[India Fisher]] as [[Charlotte Pollard]]. | |||
It was the first ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story to feature the [[Grel]], a species introduced in audio form in ''[[Oh No It Isn't! (audio story)|Oh No It Isn't!]]'', the first story ever produced by Big Finish Productions. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Curses and tombs, revenge from beyond the grave | Curses and tombs, revenge from beyond the grave — and Dick Turpin! | ||
[[England]], [[1738]]. On the trail of a lost book, the Doctor and Charley arrive at the beautiful country estate of Sir Ralph and Lady Sybil. But all is far from idyllic. | [[England]], [[1738]]. On the trail of a lost book, the Doctor and Charley arrive at the beautiful country estate of Sir Ralph and Lady Sybil. But all is far from idyllic. There's a murderer on the loose, and the nearby woods are the haunt of the notorious highwayman [[Dick Turpin]]. | ||
And | And that's not all. Something else has journeyed here. Something that could destroy the very fabric of reality. The Doctor and Charley have just forty-eight hours to solve the mystery before the whole world succumbs to The Doomwood Curse. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[John (The Doomwood Curse)|John]] - [[Jonathan Firth]] | * [[John (The Doomwood Curse)|John]] - [[Jonathan Firth]] | ||
* [[Eleanor (The Doomwood Curse)|Eleanor]] - [[Hayley Atwell]] | * [[Eleanor (The Doomwood Curse)|Eleanor]] - [[Hayley Atwell]] | ||
* [[ | * Sir [[Ralph (The Doomwood Curse)|Ralph]] - [[Trevor Cooper]] | ||
* [[ | * Lady [[Sybil (The Doomwood Curse)|Sybil]] - [[Geraldine Newman]] | ||
* [[Susan (The Doomwood Curse)|Susan]] - [[Daisy Douglas]] | * [[Susan (The Doomwood Curse)|Susan]] - [[Daisy Douglas]] | ||
* [[Molly (The Doomwood Curse)|Molly]] - [[Suzie Chard]] | * [[Molly (The Doomwood Curse)|Molly]] - [[Suzie Chard]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
'' | |||
* Cover Art - [[Grant Kempster]] | |||
* Director - [[Barnaby Edwards]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Designer - [[Martin Johnson (composer)|Martin Johnson]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]] | |||
* Writer - [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* The Doctor is returning a copy of [[Harrison Ainsworth]]'s romantic novel ''[[Rookwood]]'' to the [[Archive of Alexandria IV]], which is 300 years past its due date. | |||
* The Doctor has met [[Capability Brown]]. | |||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250"> | |||
File:Centre Fold The Doomwood Curse.jpg|CD Booklet interior art. | |||
File:Doomwoodillustration.jpg|Illustrated preview from [[DWM 398]]. Illustration by [[Brian Williamson]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This is the first appearance of the [[Grel]] in ''Doctor Who'' itself. All of the previous appearances occurred in the ''[[Bernice Summerfield]]'' novel and audio drama series. | |||
* This is the first appearance of the [[Grel]] in ''Doctor Who'' itself. All of the previous | * An illustrated preview by [[Brian Williamson]] appeared in [[DWM 398]] for this story. | ||
* Charley Pollard is referred to in this story and others as being fair-haired, but this story's cover art portrays her as a brunette without explanation. However, Charley is depicted in the CD booklet artwork of The Condemned as a brunette and the picture of Charley on the cover of The Girl Who Never Was is a picture of India Fisher as a brunette. It is assumed therefore that Charley was, much like India Fisher at the time, a brunette for her last travels with the Eighth Doctor and early travels with the Sixth Doctor. | |||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[21 May (production)|21]] and [[22 May (production)|22 May]] [[2008 (production)|2008]] at [[The Moat Studios]].<ref name=":0">'Backstage' tab of [https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-doomwood-curse-277 the official ''The Doomwood Curse'' page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com].</ref> | |||
*An illustrated preview by [[Brian Williamson]] appeared in [[DWM 398]] for this story. | * This story is set between [[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|''The Trial of a Time Lord'']] and ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]'', and after ''[[The Condemned (audio story)|The Condemned]]''.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
* Charley Pollard is referred to in this story and others as being fair-haired, but this story's cover art portrays her as a brunette without explanation. | |||
*This audio drama was recorded on [[21 May|21]] and [[22 May]] [[2008]] at [[The Moat Studios]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Charley has only recently joined the Sixth Doctor on his travels after parting ways with the [[Eighth Doctor]] in [[AUDIO]]: | * Charley has only recently joined the Sixth Doctor on his travels after parting ways with the [[Eighth Doctor]] in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Girl Who Never Was (audio story)}} and joining the Sixth on her first adventure in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Condemned (audio story)}}. | ||
* The Grel first appeared in [[PROSE]]: | * The Grel first appeared in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Oh No It Isn't! (novel)}}. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-doomwood-curse-277|The Doomwood Curse}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|who_bf111.htm|The Doomwood Curse}} | |||
*{{tetrap|6/doomwoodcurse.html|The Doomwood Curse}} | * {{tetrap|6/doomwoodcurse.html|The Doomwood Curse}} | ||
{{BFA monthly}} | == Footnotes == | ||
<references />{{BFA monthly}} | |||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Audio stories that use the Dominic Glynn theme]] | ||
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[[Category:2008 Main Range audio stories]] | |||
Latest revision as of 22:11, 11 September 2024
The Doomwood Curse was the one hundred and eleventh story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Jacqueline Rayner and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and India Fisher as Charlotte Pollard.
It was the first Doctor Who story to feature the Grel, a species introduced in audio form in Oh No It Isn't!, the first story ever produced by Big Finish Productions.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Curses and tombs, revenge from beyond the grave — and Dick Turpin!
England, 1738. On the trail of a lost book, the Doctor and Charley arrive at the beautiful country estate of Sir Ralph and Lady Sybil. But all is far from idyllic. There's a murderer on the loose, and the nearby woods are the haunt of the notorious highwayman Dick Turpin.
And that's not all. Something else has journeyed here. Something that could destroy the very fabric of reality. The Doctor and Charley have just forty-eight hours to solve the mystery before the whole world succumbs to The Doomwood Curse.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Charley Pollard - India Fisher
- Dick Turpin - Nicky Henson
- John - Jonathan Firth
- Eleanor - Hayley Atwell
- Sir Ralph - Trevor Cooper
- Lady Sybil - Geraldine Newman
- Susan - Daisy Douglas
- Molly - Suzie Chard
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Grant Kempster
- Director - Barnaby Edwards
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Music and Sound Designer - Martin Johnson
- Producer - David Richardson
- Script Editor - Alan Barnes
- Writer - Jacqueline Rayner
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor is returning a copy of Harrison Ainsworth's romantic novel Rookwood to the Archive of Alexandria IV, which is 300 years past its due date.
- The Doctor has met Capability Brown.
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
CD Booklet interior art.
Illustrated preview from DWM 398. Illustration by Brian Williamson
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This is the first appearance of the Grel in Doctor Who itself. All of the previous appearances occurred in the Bernice Summerfield novel and audio drama series.
- An illustrated preview by Brian Williamson appeared in DWM 398 for this story.
- Charley Pollard is referred to in this story and others as being fair-haired, but this story's cover art portrays her as a brunette without explanation. However, Charley is depicted in the CD booklet artwork of The Condemned as a brunette and the picture of Charley on the cover of The Girl Who Never Was is a picture of India Fisher as a brunette. It is assumed therefore that Charley was, much like India Fisher at the time, a brunette for her last travels with the Eighth Doctor and early travels with the Sixth Doctor.
- This audio drama was recorded on 21 and 22 May 2008 at The Moat Studios.[1]
- This story is set between The Trial of a Time Lord and Time and the Rani, and after The Condemned.[1]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Charley has only recently joined the Sixth Doctor on his travels after parting ways with the Eighth Doctor in AUDIO: The Girl Who Never Was [+]Loading...["The Girl Who Never Was (audio story)"] and joining the Sixth on her first adventure in AUDIO: The Condemned [+]Loading...["The Condemned (audio story)"].
- The Grel first appeared in PROSE: Oh No It Isn't! [+]Loading...["Oh No It Isn't! (novel)"].
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Doomwood Curse page at bigfinish.com
- The Doomwood Curse at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for The Doomwood Curse at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Backstage' tab of the official The Doomwood Curse page at bigfinish.com.
