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|image = The Game cover.jpg | |image = The Game cover.jpg | ||
|range = Main Range | |range = Main Range | ||
|number in range = 66 | |number in range = 66 | ||
|series = [[ | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|number = 66 | |number = 66 | ||
|doctor = Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
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|enemy = [[Morian]] | |enemy = [[Morian]] | ||
|setting = [[Cray (planet)|Cray]], [[25th century]] | |setting = [[Cray (planet)|Cray]], [[25th century]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Darin Henry | ||
|director = [[Gary Russell]] | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
| | |producer = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | ||
| | |music = [[Andy Hardwick]] | ||
|sound = [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]] | |||
|cover = [[Lee Binding]] | |cover = [[Lee Binding]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = February 2005 | ||
|format = | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = [[List of production codes|6C/G]] | |production code = [[List of production codes|6C/G]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 1-84435-100- | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-100-8 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78178-770-0 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Juggernauts (audio story) | |prev = The Juggernauts (audio story) | ||
|next = Dreamtime (audio story) | |next = Dreamtime (audio story) | ||
|made prev = Catch-1782 (audio story) | |||
|made next = Dreamtime (audio story) | |||
|epcount = 6 | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixty-sixth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Darin Henry]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the sixty-sixth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Darin Henry]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Sarah Sutton]] as [[Nyssa]]. | ||
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The arena is set, and the kick-off is approaching... | The arena is set, and the kick-off is approaching... | ||
When the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]] arrive, however, they find that [[Naxy]] is a sport that anyone can play ... whether they want to or not. Cray's entire future depends on the match's outcome, but the time travellers soon realise that it is anything but just a game... | When the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]] arrive, however, they find that [[Naxy]] is a [[sport]] that anyone can play ... whether they want to or not. Cray's entire future depends on the match's outcome, but the time travellers soon realise that it is anything but just a game... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* Ambassador [[Faye Davis]] - [[Ursula Burton]] | * Ambassador [[Faye Davis]] - [[Ursula Burton]] | ||
* [[Ockle Dirr]] - [[Robert Curbishley]] | * [[Ockle Dirr]] - [[Robert Curbishley]] | ||
* Coach [[Bela Destry]] - [[ | * Coach [[Bela Destry]] - [[Greg Donaldson]] | ||
* [[Morian]] - [[Christopher Ellison]] | * [[Morian]] - [[Christopher Ellison]] | ||
* [[Hollis Az]] - [[Andrew Lothian]] | * [[Hollis Az]] - [[Andrew Lothian]] | ||
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* Coach [[Sharz Sevix]] - [[Dickon Tolson]] | * Coach [[Sharz Sevix]] - [[Dickon Tolson]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== History === | === History === | ||
* [[Darzil Carlisle]] was born outside [[Olympus Mons]] on [[Mars]] in [[2414]]. | * [[Darzil Carlisle]] was born outside [[Olympus Mons]] on [[Mars]] in [[2414]]. | ||
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* A [[rev]] is equivalent to forty Earth [[minute]]s. | * A [[rev]] is equivalent to forty Earth [[minute]]s. | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250"> | |||
The Game cover.jpg|Original cover art | |||
The Game.jpg|Textless cover art | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[27 October (production)|27 | * This audio drama was recorded on [[27 October (production)|27]]-[[29 October (production)|29 October]] [[2004 (production)|2004]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* The reference book ''[[aHistory]]'' dates this story to circa 2484 (Lord Darzil Carlisle was born in 2414, started his career around age twenty, and has been working for fifty years). | * The reference book ''[[aHistory]]'' dates this story to circa 2484 (Lord Darzil Carlisle was born in 2414, started his career around the age of twenty, and has been working for fifty years). | ||
* The out of sequence friendship between [[the Doctor]] and [[Darzil Carlisle]] predates that of [[River Song]]. | |||
* [[William Russell]] is known for portraying the [[First Doctor]]'s companion [[Ian Chesterton]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Fifth Doctor audio stories]] | [[Category:Fifth Doctor audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 25th century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 25th century]] | ||
[[Category:Audio stories that use the Peter Howell | [[Category:Audio stories that use the Peter Howell theme]] | ||
[[Category:Fifth Doctor Main Range audio stories]] | [[Category:Fifth Doctor Main Range audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:2005 Main Range audio stories]] | [[Category:2005 Main Range audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Six part audio stories]] | |||
Latest revision as of 02:05, 18 April 2024
The Game was the sixty-sixth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Darin Henry and featured Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor and Sarah Sutton as Nyssa.
William Russell also appeared, playing a different character than that of companion Ian Chesterton. It was therefore a kind of fulfilment of the original plan for Mawdryn Undead, which would have starred Davison and Russell, instead of Nicholas Courtney.
Until the release of Cold Fusion in 2016, this was the only Fifth Doctor story in audio or television to be six episodes long. However, this was a somewhat misleading distinction, since the episodes of this story were unusually short, and the total runtime was no different than the average Big Finish release.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
On the planet Cray, it's game time...
The Gora and the Lineen are set to face off in the grudge match to end all grudge matches. The players are limbering up, the commentators are preparing, the fans are daubing themselves in their team's colours.
The arena is set, and the kick-off is approaching...
When the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa arrive, however, they find that Naxy is a sport that anyone can play ... whether they want to or not. Cray's entire future depends on the match's outcome, but the time travellers soon realise that it is anything but just a game...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Peter Davison
- Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
- Ambassador Faye Davis - Ursula Burton
- Ockle Dirr - Robert Curbishley
- Coach Bela Destry - Greg Donaldson
- Morian - Christopher Ellison
- Hollis Az - Andrew Lothian
- Garny Diblick - Jonathan Pearce
- Lord Darzil Carlisle - William Russell
- Coach Sharz Sevix - Dickon Tolson
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Darzil Carlisle was born outside Olympus Mons on Mars in 2414.
Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cray has recently been twinned with Earth, a status which causes much embarrassment to Earth due to Cray's poor reputation and ongoing civil war.
- The planet Galtry is on the other side of Cray's galaxy and uses coin currency, issued by the Bank of Galtry.
Species[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Velosian bornoxes are dog-like bipeds capable of being tamed and trained to kill.
- Mayzerians naturally emit a highly addictive pheromone with effects like a love potion. They come from Maser.
Units of time[[edit] | [edit source]]
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Original cover art
Textless cover art
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This audio drama was recorded on 27-29 October 2004 at the Moat Studios.
- The reference book aHistory dates this story to circa 2484 (Lord Darzil Carlisle was born in 2414, started his career around the age of twenty, and has been working for fifty years).
- The out of sequence friendship between the Doctor and Darzil Carlisle predates that of River Song.
- William Russell is known for portraying the First Doctor's companion Ian Chesterton.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Game page at bigfinish.com
- The Game at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for The Game at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
