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|name= The Dark Flame
|range          = Main Range
|image=The Dark Flame cover.jpg  
|number in range = 42
|series=[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]]
|series         = ''[[Main Range]]''
|number= 42  
|number         = 42
|doctor=Seventh Doctor  
|doctor         = Seventh Doctor
|companions= [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield]]  
|companions     = [[Ace]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]]
|enemy= [[Villus Krull]], [[Cult of the Dark Flame]]
|featuring      = [[Joseph (Oh No It Isn't!)|Joseph]]
|year= [[Orbos]] and [[Marran Alpha]], [[26th century]]
|enemy           = [[Vilus Krull]], [[Cult of the Dark Flame]]
|writer= [[Trevor Baxendale]]  
|setting        = [[Orbos]] and [[Marran Alpha]], [[26th century]]
|director= [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]  
|writer         = Trevor Baxendale
|post production=[[Gareth Jenkins]] @ ERS  
|director        = [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
|music=[[Andy Hardwick]] @ ERS  
|producer        = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
|publisher= [[Big Finish Productions]]  
|sound          = [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]] @ [[ERS]]
|cover=[[Lee Binding]]
|music           = [[Andy Hardwick]] @ ERS
|release date= [[March]] [[2003]]
|cover          = [[Lee Binding]]
|format= 4 Episodes on 2 CDs  
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|production code= [[List of production codes|SS4]]  
|release date   = 28 March 2003
|isbn= ISBN 1-84435-025-8
|format         = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|prev= Nekromanteia (audio story)  
|production code = [[Side Step (audio series)|SS4]]
|next= Doctor Who and the Pirates (audio story)
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-025-4 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-84435-756-7 (digital)
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the forty-second [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|monthly ''Doctor Who'' audio story]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the second audio story to feature the "side step" into the [[Virgin New Adventures]] series featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]] played by [[Sylvester McCoy]], [[Ace]] played by [[Sophie Aldred]] and [[Bernice Summerfield]] played by [[Lisa Bowerman]].  
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the forty-second story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Trevor Baxendale]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]], [[Lisa Bowerman]] as [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Steven Wickham]] as [[Joseph (Oh No It Isn't!)|Joseph]].
 
It was the second Main Range audio story to be branded a "''[[Side Step (audio series)|side step]]''" into the lore and storylines of the [[Virgin New Adventures]] series. It was also the final to do so until Benny's appearance in [[2009 (releases)|2009]]'s ''[[Benny's Story (audio story)|Benny's Story]]''.


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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== Plot ==
== 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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* [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* [[Joseph (Oh No It Isn't!)|Joseph]] / [[Victor Farrison]] - [[Steven Wickham]]
* [[Joseph (Oh No It Isn't!)|Joseph]] / [[Victor Farrison]] - [[Steven Wickham]]
* [[Remmnex]] / [[Villus Krull]] - [[Andrew Westfield]]
* [[Remnex]] / [[Vilus Krull]] - [[Andrew Westfield]]
* [[Slyde]] - [[Michael Praed]]
* [[Slyde]] - [[Michael Praed]]
* [[Lomar]] - [[Hannah Smith]]
* [[Lomar]] - [[Hannah Smith]]
* [[Broke]] - [[Toby Longworth]]
* [[Broke]] - [[Toby Longworth]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Lee Binding]]
* Director - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Executive Producer - [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
* Music - [[Andy Hardwick]]
* Producers - [[Gary Russell]] and Jason Haigh-Ellery
* Sound Design - [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
* Writer - [[Trevor Baxendale]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Energy and radiation ===
=== Energy and radiation ===
* [[Black light]] is defined as not the uv-light.
* [[Black light]] is defined as not the uv-light.
* The Doctor is sensitive to a [[parachronic]] time field.
* The Doctor is sensitive to a [[parachronic]] time field.
* The Doctor describes himself as the [[butterfly]] of the [[butterfly effect]].


=== Species ===
=== Species ===
* The Doctor observes that "sleep is for [[Chelonian]]s."
* The Doctor observes that "sleep is for [[Chelonian]]s."
[[File:DWM 328 DARKFLAME.jpg|thumb|Preview illustration by [[Martin Geraghty]] featured in DWM 328]]
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250">
The Dark Flame cover.jpg|Original CD cover
DWM 328 DARKFLAME.jpg|Preview illustration by [[Martin Geraghty]] featured in [[DWM 328]]
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This is part of Big Finish's '''Side Step into Virgin Territory'''.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[26 January (production)|26]] and [[27 January (production)|27 January]] [[2003 (production)|2003]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[26 January|26]] and [[27 January]] [[2003]] at [[The Moat Studios]].
* Big Finish's later ''New Adventures-''era stories would be ''[[Companion Chronicles]]'', ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]'', [[Love and War (audio story)|novel adaptations]] or ''[[The Seventh Doctor: The New Adventures]]''.
* This story is set between the novels ''[[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|All-Consuming Fire]]'' and ''[[Blood Harvest (novel)|Blood Harvest]]''.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
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* The Doctor refers to Ace's time with the military. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deceit (novel)|Deceit]]'')
* The Doctor refers to Ace's time with the military. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Deceit (novel)|Deceit]]'')
* Benny mentions the [[Ogron]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'')
* Benny mentions the [[Ogron]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'')
 
* Waking Ace, the Doctor tells her "we've got work to do." ([[TV]]: ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'')
* ''The Dark Flame'' occurs before [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Prisoner's Dilemma (audio story)|The Prisoner's Dilemma]]''


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{bigfinish|releases/v/the-dark-flame-208|The Dark Flame}}
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* {{dwrefguide|who_bf42.htm|The Dark Flame}}
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The Dark Flame was the forty-second story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Trevor Baxendale and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace, Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield and Steven Wickham as Joseph.

It was the second Main Range audio story to be branded a "side step" into the lore and storylines of the Virgin New Adventures series. It was also the final to do so until Benny's appearance in 2009's Benny's Story.

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

A thousand years ago, the evil Cult of the Dark Flame infiltrated every star system in the galaxy. In the history books the Cult is legendary, its despotic leader a terrible memory.

But for some the Dark Flame still burns. For some, its horrifying power is the ultimate goal. All that is required is for the right people to be in the wrong place and time...

An archaeologist and his robot are on the poisonous world of Marran Alpha, where they will uncover a hideous relic. The Doctor and Ace are on their way to the deep space research centre Orbos, where Professor Bernice Summerfield is soon to start the countdown to universal Armageddon.

Four acolytes of Evil.

Three mad scientists.

Two companions.

One Doctor.

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Part One[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Part Two[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Part Three[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Energy and radiation[[edit] | [edit source]]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor observes that "sleep is for Chelonians."

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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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