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|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
|setting=  
|companions     = [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]]
|writer= [[Jonathan Morris]]
|enemy           = [[Cannibalist]]s
|director= [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]  
|setting         = [[Haven Station One]]
|post production= [[Andy Hardwick]]
|writer         = Jonathan Morris
|publisher= [[Big Finish Productions]]
|director       = [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]  
|cover=[[Simon Holub]]
|producer        = [[David Richardson]], [[Barnaby Edwards]]
|release date= [[31 August (releases)|31 August]] [[2009]]
|music          = [[Andy Hardwick]]
|format= 1 CD  
|sound          = Andy Hardwick
|production code=BFPDWCDMG022  
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-398-9  
|epcount        = 2
|prev= The Scapegoat (audio story)
|cover           = [[Simon Holub]]
|next= The Eight Truths (audio story)
|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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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixth release of the third series of [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories#The New Eighth Doctor Adventures|The New Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'' audio stories.
'''''{{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 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!
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 (The Cannibalists)|Minerva]] - [[Charlotte Fields]]
* [[Minerva (The Cannibalists)|Minerva]] - [[Charlotte Fields]]
* Elevator Voice - [[Beth Chalmers]]
* Elevator Voice - [[Beth Chalmers]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
* Lucie describes the Cannibalists as a cross between a biker gang and a cutlery drawer.
 
* The Cannibalists think the Doctor is some sort of menial grade drone covered in some strange fabric insulation, with a "disgusting" liquid vascular system and a padded outer layer.
* Cover Art - [[Simon Holub]]
* The Assemblers think Lucie is not a human being because she has a distinct lack of facial hair growth, truncated height and has unorthodox protrusions.
* Director - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* The Doctor can understand the hexadecimal machine code used by Servo in his poetry.
* 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]]''.
* 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 (production)|22 October]] [[2008]] at [[The Moat Studios]].
[[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 ==
* In [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pirate Loop]]'', the [[Tenth Doctor]] and [[Martha Jones]] also arrive in a place populated only by robots waiting for the humans to arrive.
* 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.
* Minerva recognises the Doctor as an "organic approximating human form", and detects that he contains "human genetic content". ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'')
* 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}}
* {{tetrap|8/cannibalists.html|The Cannibalists}}
* {{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]]

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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]]