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|name= The Ultimate Adventure
|range          = The Stageplays (audio series)
|image=The Ultimate Adventure.jpg
|number in range = 1
|series= [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories#Stage plays|Doctor Who - The Stageplays]]  
|series         = ''[[The Stageplays (audio series)|The Stageplays]]''
|number= 1
|number         = 1
|doctor= Sixth Doctor
|adapted from    = The Ultimate Adventure (stage play){{!}}The Ultimate Adventure
|companions= [[Jason (The Ultimate Adventure)|Jason]], [[Crystal (The Ultimate Adventure)|Crystal]]  
|doctor         = Sixth Doctor
|enemy= {{il|The [[Dalek]]s|The [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]}}
|companions     = [[Jason (The Ultimate Adventure)|Jason]], [[Crystal (The Ultimate Adventure)|Crystal]], [[Zog (The Ultimate Adventure)|Zog]]
|adapted from= The Ultimate Adventure
|featuring      = [[Margaret Thatcher]]
|writer= [[Terrance Dicks]]  
|enemy          = [[Dalek Prime|Dalek Emperor]]
|director= [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
|setting         = {{il|[[Skaro]]|[[London]], [[1980s]]|[[Altair III]]|[[Bar Galactica]]|[[Paris]], [[1789]]|[[Dalek Emperor]]'s ship}}
|setting= {{il|[[Skaro]]|[[London]], [[1988]]|[[Altair III]]|The [[Bar Galactica]]|[[Paris]], [[1789]]|The [[Dalek Emperor]]'s ship}}
|writer          = Terrance Dicks
|producer= [[Andy Hardwick]] and [[Matthew Cochrane]]
|director        = [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
|publisher= Big Finish Productions
|music          = [[Andy Hardwick]]
|release date= [[September (releases)|September]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]]
|sound          = [[Thea Cochrane]]
|format= Two CDs, Two episodes, 50 minutes each
|cover          = [[Grant Kempster]]
|production code= BFPDWSPCD01  
|publisher       = Big Finish Productions
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-373-6
|release date   = September 2008
|prev=none
|format         = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|next=Seven Keys to Doomsday (audio story)
|production code = BFPDWSPCD01  
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a Big Finish Productions adaptation of [[The Ultimate Adventure|the stage play of the same name]].
|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|stage-play]] from the 1980s.
A special audio adaptation of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[stage play|stage-play]] from the 1980s.


The [[Dalek]]s have allied themselves with the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|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.
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.
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* [[Crystal (The Ultimate Adventure)|Crystal]] - [[Claire Huckle]]
* [[Crystal (The Ultimate Adventure)|Crystal]] - [[Claire Huckle]]
* [[Karl (The Ultimate Adventure)|Karl]] - [[David Banks]]
* [[Karl (The Ultimate Adventure)|Karl]] - [[David Banks]]
* [[Delilah|Madame Delilah]] / [[Margaret Thatcher|Mrs T]] - [[Nadine Cox]]
* [[Delilah (The Ultimate Adventure)|Madame Delilah]] / [[Margaret Thatcher|Mrs T]] - [[Nadine Cox]]
* [[Envoy]] / [[Zog]] - [[Derek Carlyle]]
* [[Envoy (The Ultimate Adventure)|Envoy]] / [[Zog (The Ultimate Adventure)|Zog]] / Revolutionary Guard / Alien Insects - [[Derek Carlyle]]
* [[Nightclub MC]] - [[Bryan Pilkington]]
* [[Nightclub MC]] / Bodyguard / Mercenary / Alien Insects - [[Bryan Pilkington]]
* The [[Dalek]]s / The [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* The [[Dalek]]s / The [[Dalek Prime|Dalek Emperor]] / The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
 
== Crew ==


== References ==
* Cover Art - [[Grant Kempster]]
* 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]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* After meeting the [[British Prime Minister]] in [[10 Downing Street]], the Doctor tells Jason that "[[Margaret Thatcher|that woman]]" terrifies him.
* After meeting the [[British Prime Minister]] in [[10 Downing Street]], the Doctor tells Jason that "[[Margaret Thatcher|that woman]]" terrifies him.
* Crystal is a singer at the [[Number Ten (The Ultimate Adventure)|Number Ten]], a nightclub in Clarendon Square.
* Crystal is a singer at the [[Number 10|Number Ten]], a nightclub in Clarendon Square.
* Jason's full name is the Marquis de Saint Epiman de Sinee de la Tour. His mother was English and he was educated in [[England]], not returning to his birthplace until shortly before the outbreak of the [[French Revolution]] in [[1789]].
* 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 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]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
[[File:The_Ultimate_Adventure_Potser.jpg|thumb|A poster for the Big Finish version of the play.]]
[[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 ''[[Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure]]''. [[Colin Baker]] and [[David Banks]] are the only actors from the original play to reprise their roles for the audio version.
* 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.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[5 June (production)|5]] and [[6 June (production)|6 June]] [[2008 (production)|2008]].
* 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
* Chronologically, this is the earliest story to feature the Daleks and the Cybermen alongside each other. It is not, however, the first story to feature them both - an honour instead held by [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' (or more accurately the [[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|novelisation]] which was released first). It is also not the earliest story to be ''produced'' in which the Daleks and Cybermen appear side by side each other since, as it was [[2008 (releases)|released in 2008]], it was beaten to that position by [[TV]]: ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'' by [[2006 (releases)|two years]]. It would be followed by [[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'' in [[2010 (releases)|2010]].
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* Daleks are present in the TARDIS. Once more, ''The Ultimate Adventure'' is chronologically the earliest story in which this has happened. From a release standpoint however, it was beaten by [[PROSE]]: ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]'' in [[1997 (releases)|1997]] and [[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'' in [[2005 (releases)|2005]].
|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 ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor tells Crystal that he's "had many, many companions in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] over the years - [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]], [[Leela]], [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]]." The original play, of course, makes no reference to Evelyn, who was introduced for the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|audio range]].
* The [[Dalek]]s also tried to sabotage a [[World Peace Conference]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|Day of the Daleks (TV story)}}.
* The Daleks have tried to sabotage a [[World Peace Conference]] before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'')
* 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.
* The Doctor finds his [[Fourth Doctor|fourth incarnation]]'s [[The Doctor's scarf|scarf]] in the TARDIS.
* 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.
* The Doctor mentions that Daleks cannot stand the cold. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]'')
* The Doctor talks about a time when he spoke with [[Winston Churchill]] ("Winnie") after the [[Allies|Allied]] defeat at [[Dunkirk]] during [[World War II]]. He convinced a dispirited Churchill to keep [[British Army|Britain]] in the war in defiance of [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] by quoting to him what would become Churchill's own "finest hour" speech. ''[[Victory of the Daleks]]'' would later paint the image of the relationship between Winston and the Doctor as one where they had bet many times, and he even understood his changing face.
* The Doctor, Jason and Crystal would later return to [[Bar Galactica]] to attend [[Delilah|Madame Delilah]]'s [[funeral]], which was her final request. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Beyond the Ultimate Adventure (audio story)|Beyond the Ultimate Adventure]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Bigfinish|releases/v/the-ultimate-adventure-549|The Ultimate Adventure}}
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* {{Dwrefguide|who_bfsp1.htm|The Ultimate Adventure}}
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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!

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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.
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