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series= [[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Big Finish - Doctor Who Audio Dramas#Special Releases | Big Finish Audio Dramas]] |
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number= 1|
|range          = The Stageplays (audio series)
doctor= [[Sixth Doctor]]|
|number in range = 1
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|series          = ''[[The Stageplays (audio series)|The Stageplays]]''
enemy= [[Daleks|The Daleks]] and [[Mondasian Cybermen|The Cybermen]] |
|number          = 1
writer= [[Terrance Dicks]] |
|adapted from    = The Ultimate Adventure (stage play){{!}}The Ultimate Adventure
director= [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]|
|doctor          = Sixth Doctor
year=|
|companions      = [[Jason (The Ultimate Adventure)|Jason]], [[Crystal (The Ultimate Adventure)|Crystal]], [[Zog (The Ultimate Adventure)|Zog]]
producer= [[Andy Hardwick]]|
|featuring      = [[Margaret Thatcher]]
publisher= [[Big Finish]]|
|enemy          = [[Dalek Prime|Dalek Emperor]]
release date= [[Sepetember]] [[2008]]|
|setting        = {{il|[[Skaro]]|[[London]], [[1980s]]|[[Altair III]]|[[Bar Galactica]]|[[Paris]], [[1789]]|[[Dalek Emperor]]'s ship}}
format= 2 CDs|
|writer         = Terrance Dicks
production code= BFPDWSPCD01 |
|director       = [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-373-6|
|music          = [[Andy Hardwick]]
previous story=|
|sound          = [[Thea Cochrane]]
next story=[[The Seven Keys to Doomsday (Audio)|The Seven Keys to Doomsday]]|
|cover          = [[Grant Kempster]]
}}
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|release date   = September 2008
|format         = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code = BFPDWSPCD01  
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-373-6
|next           = Seven Keys to Doomsday (audio story)
|producer        = [[David Richardson]]
|epcount        = 2
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a Big Finish Productions adaptation of [[The Ultimate Adventure (stage play)|the stage play of the same name]].


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
''''A special audio adaptation of the Doctor Who stage-play from the 1980s.''''
A special audio adaptation of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[stage play|stage-play]] from the 1980s.


The Daleks have allied themselves with the Cybermen and a deadly band of mercenaries. The future of Earth depends upon a vital peace conference. And Mrs T knows that only one Time Lord can save the world.  
The [[Dalek]]s have allied themselves with the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and a deadly band of [[Mercenary|mercenaries]]. The future of [[Earth]] depends upon a vital peace conference. And [[Margaret Thatcher|Mrs T]] knows that only [[The Doctor|one]] [[Time Lord]] can save the world.


There are epic battles. There are betrayals. There is love, and there even songs.  
There are epic battles. There are betrayals. There is love, and there even songs.


Take your seat for... Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure!
Take your seat for... Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure!


== Plot ==
=== Act I ===
''to be added''


==Cast==
=== Act II ===
*[[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]]
''to be added''
*[[Jason]] - [[Noel Sullivan]]
*[[Crystal]] - [[Claire Huckle]]
*[[Karl]] - [[David Banks]]
*[[Delilah]] / [[Mrs T]] - [[Nadine Cox]]
*Nightclub MC - [[Bryan Pilkington]]
*[[Envoy]] / [[Zog]] - [[Derek Carlyle]]
*[[Daleks|The Daleks]] / [[Mondasian Cybermen|The Cybermen]]  - [[Nicholas Briggs]]


==References==
== Cast ==
''To be Added''
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]]
* [[Jason (The Ultimate Adventure)|Jason]] - [[Noel Sullivan]]
* [[Crystal (The Ultimate Adventure)|Crystal]] - [[Claire Huckle]]
* [[Karl (The Ultimate Adventure)|Karl]] - [[David Banks]]
* [[Delilah (The Ultimate Adventure)|Madame Delilah]] / [[Margaret Thatcher|Mrs T]] - [[Nadine Cox]]
* [[Envoy (The Ultimate Adventure)|Envoy]] / [[Zog (The Ultimate Adventure)|Zog]] / Revolutionary Guard / Alien Insects - [[Derek Carlyle]]
* [[Nightclub MC]] / Bodyguard / Mercenary / Alien Insects - [[Bryan Pilkington]]
* The [[Dalek]]s / The [[Dalek Prime|Dalek Emperor]] / The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]


==Notes==
== Crew ==
''To be Added''


==Continuity==
* Cover Art - [[Grant Kempster]]
''To be Added''
* Director - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Music - [[Andy Hardwick]] and [[Steven Edis]]
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Sound Design - [[Thea Cochrane]]
* Writer - [[Terrance Dicks]]
* Musical Director - [[Darren Lord]]
* Orchestration - [[David Darlington]]


==Timeline==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The Ultimate Adventure  occurs before:''To be Added''
* After meeting the [[British Prime Minister]] in [[10 Downing Street]], the Doctor tells Jason that "[[Margaret Thatcher|that woman]]" terrifies him.
* The Ultimate Adventure  occurs after: ''To be added''
* Crystal is a singer at the [[Number 10|Number Ten]], a nightclub in Clarendon Square.
* Jason was educated in [[England]], not returning to his birthplace until shortly before the outbreak of the [[French Revolution]] in [[1789]].
* The Doctor compares an attempted Dalek invasion of [[Altair III]] to humans causing [[global warming]] on Earth.
* The Doctor refers to his former companions [[Susan Foreman]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Zoe Heriot]], [[Leela]], [[Peri Brown]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]].


==See Also==
== Notes ==
*[[Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure]]  
[[File:The_Ultimate_Adventure_Poster.jpg|thumb|A poster for the Big Finish version of the play.]]
* This was an adaptation of the original stage play ''[[The Ultimate Adventure (stage play)|The Ultimate Adventure]]''. [[Colin Baker]] and [[David Banks]] are the only actors from the original play to reprise their roles for the audio version.
* The original play was potentially going to be {{cs|The Ultimate Adventure (unproduced novelisation)|novelised|noital=1}} by Dicks, but this was seemingly never written,<ref name="TTB">{{cite book
|first=David
|last=J Howe
|date=20 October 2007
|publisher=[[Telos Publishing]]
|title=[[The Target Book]]
|accessdate=8 May 2024
|pages=131
|coauthors=Neal, Tim}}</ref> thus making the audio drama the only published adaptation.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[5 June (production)|5]] and [[6 June (production)|6 June]] [[2008 (production)|2008]] at [[The Moat Studios]].
* This story sees a very rare instance where the Sixth Doctor has a [[sonic screwdriver]] in his possession, though it does not explain when or where he obtained another one to replace his [[Fifth Doctor|predecessor]]'s after it was destroyed in {{cs|The Visitation (TV story)}}.
* This story was originally released on CD and download. It is now available as a download, as well as to stream on Spotify.


== Continuity ==
* The [[Dalek]]s also tried to sabotage a [[World Peace Conference]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|Day of the Daleks (TV story)}}.
* The Doctor mentions that Daleks cannot stand the cold. It was demonstrated in [[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of the Daleks (TV story)}} that the shock of sudden cold can kill a Dalek, and indeed, an entire army of Daleks was buried in molten ice in the same story.
* In the ''[[The Companion Chronicles|Companion Chronicle]]'' sequel to this story, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Beyond the Ultimate Adventure (audio story)}}, The Doctor, Jason and Crystal returned to [[Bar Galactica]] to attend [[Delilah (The Ultimate Adventure)|Madame Delilah]]'s [[funeral]], which was her final request.


==External Links==
== External links ==
''To be Added''
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-ultimate-adventure-549|The Ultimate Adventure}}
{{dwrefguide|who_bfsp1.htm|The Ultimate Adventure}}
{{tetrap|6/ultimateadventure.html|The Ultimate Adventure}}


[[Category:Sixth Doctor audio plays]]
== Footnotes ==
[[Category:Big Finish Audio Dramas]]
=== Sources ===
[[Category:2008 audio plays]]
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[[Category:Stories set in London]]
[[Category:Stories set in the 1980s]]
[[Category:Stories set in Paris]]
[[Category:Stories set in 1789]]
[[Category:Dalek audio stories]]
[[Category:Audio stories that use Delia Derbyshire's 1st theme]]
[[Category:Stories that use Andy Hardwick's Doctor Who Stageplays theme]]
[[Category:Cyberman audio stories]]
[[Category:Musical stories]]

Latest revision as of 23:15, 17 November 2024

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The Ultimate Adventure was a Big Finish Productions adaptation of the stage play of the same name.

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

A special audio adaptation of the Doctor Who stage-play from the 1980s.

The Daleks have allied themselves with the Cybermen and a deadly band of mercenaries. The future of Earth depends upon a vital peace conference. And Mrs T knows that only one Time Lord can save the world.

There are epic battles. There are betrayals. There is love, and there even songs.

Take your seat for... Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure!

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Act I[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Act II[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

A poster for the Big Finish version of the play.
  • This was an adaptation of the original stage play The Ultimate Adventure. Colin Baker and David Banks are the only actors from the original play to reprise their roles for the audio version.
  • The original play was potentially going to be novelised [+]Loading...{"noital":"1","1":"The Ultimate Adventure (unproduced novelisation)","2":"novelised"} by Dicks, but this was seemingly never written,[1] thus making the audio drama the only published adaptation.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 5 and 6 June 2008 at The Moat Studios.
  • This story sees a very rare instance where the Sixth Doctor has a sonic screwdriver in his possession, though it does not explain when or where he obtained another one to replace his predecessor's after it was destroyed in The Visitation [+]Loading...["The Visitation (TV story)"].
  • This story was originally released on CD and download. It is now available as a download, as well as to stream on Spotify.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Sources[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. J Howe, David; Neal, Tim (20 October 2007). The Target Book pp. 131. Telos Publishing. Retrieved on 8 May 2024.