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|image= The Death Collectors cover.jpg | |image = The Death Collectors cover.jpg | ||
|range = Main Range | |range = Main Range | ||
|number in range = 109a | |number in range = 109a | ||
|series=''[[Main Range]]'' | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|number= 109a | |number = 109a | ||
|doctor= Seventh Doctor | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|companions= | |companions = | ||
|enemy= [[Decay]] | |enemy = [[Decay (The Death Collectors)|Decay]] | ||
|setting= [[Antikon]] | |setting = [[Antikon]] | ||
|writer= | |writer = Stewart Sheargold | ||
|director= [[Ken Bentley]] | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
| | |music = [[David Darlington]] | ||
|cover=[[Barry Piggott]] | |sound = David Darlington | ||
|publisher= Big Finish Productions | |cover = [[Barry Piggott]] | ||
|release date= | |epcount = 3 | ||
|format= | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|production code= [[ | |release date = June 2008 | ||
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-318-7 | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download<br/>1st of 2 stories | ||
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|next= Spider's Shadow (audio story) | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-318-7 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-656-6 (digital) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the three-part story comprising part of the one hundred and ninth release | {{you may|The Death Collector|n1 = The N-Space book of a similar name}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the three-part story comprising part of the one hundred and ninth release in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Stewart Sheargold]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]]. | |||
Released in [[June (releases)|June]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]], it was the third monthly story to feature the Seventh Doctor without any travelling companions. It was the first performed 3-part Seventh Doctor story since 1989's ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''. | Released in [[June (releases)|June]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]], it was the third monthly story to feature the Seventh Doctor without any travelling companions. It was the first performed 3-part Seventh Doctor story since 1989's ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''. | ||
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* [[Opera singer]] - [[Rebecca Bottone]] | * [[Opera singer]] - [[Rebecca Bottone]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
* The Doctor says that he is a personal friend of [[Death ( | * The Doctor says that he is a personal friend of [[Death (mythology)|Death]]. | ||
[[File:The Death Collectors DWM 396.jpg|thumb|Illustrated preview by [[Cliff Robinson]] from [[DWM 396]].]] | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[17 March (production)|17]] and [[18 March (production)|18 March]] 2008 at [[ | * The Doctor is depicted with a green paisley hatband and tie, and bright blue eyes on the cover, as opposed to his usual red paisley and darker blue/grey eyes. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[17 March (production)|17]] and [[18 March (production)|18 March]] [[2008 (production)|2008]] at [[the Moat Studios]].<ref name=":0">'Backstage' tab of [https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-death-collectors-275 the official ''The Death Collectors'' page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com].</ref> | |||
* This story is set between ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' and [[Doctor Who (TV story)|the 1996 TV Movie]], and after ''[[Frozen Time (audio story)|Frozen Time]]''.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
* This story was previewed in [[DWM 396]] with an illustration from [[Cliff Robinson]]. | |||
* The reference book ''[[AHistory]]'' arbitrarily places this story in [[43rd century|4300]], as it seems to feature humans in the far future. | * The reference book ''[[AHistory]]'' arbitrarily places this story in [[43rd century|4300]], as it seems to feature humans in the far future. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The | * The [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nyssa]], [[Tegan Jovanka]] and [[Adric]] encountered the [[Dar Trader]]s for the first time in the later-released story, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Darkening Eye (audio story)}}. | ||
* The Doctor mentions being the [[Lord President]] in a previous life | * The Doctor mentions being the [[Lord President]] in a previous life, referring to the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s short tenure in the post in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Invasion of Time (TV story)}}. The Fifth Doctor would later be appointed by the [[High Council]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Five Doctors (TV story)}} to take up the post once more, although he left in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] to avoid it. However, he was eventually brought to [[Gallifrey]] to serve as Lord President in [[AUDIO]]: {{Cs|Time in Office (audio story)}}. | ||
* The Doctor refers to the fact that he can survive in the vacuum of space for a brief period of time. | * The Doctor refers to the fact that he can survive in the vacuum of space for a brief period of time. He did so in [[TV]]: {{cs|Nightmare of Eden (TV story)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|Four to Doomsday (TV story)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)}}, [[TV]]: {{Cs|Oxygen (TV story)}}; [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Unregenerate! (audio story)}}; [[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)}}, and [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Imperial Moon (novel)}}. | ||
* The Doctor refuses to die to the sound of ''[[Madame Butterfly]]'', which he calls "[[elevator]] | * The Doctor refuses to die to the sound of ''[[Madame Butterfly]]'', which he calls "[[lift music|elevator music]]". He later died in surgery to the sound of that very opera in [[TV]]: {{cs|Doctor Who (TV story)}}. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-death-collectors-275|The Death Collectors}} | {{bigfinish|releases/v/the-death-collectors-275|The Death Collectors}} | ||
{{dwrefguide|who_bf109.htm|The Death Collectors}} | {{dwrefguide|who_bf109.htm|The Death Collectors}} | ||
{{tetrap|7/deathcollectors.html|The Death Collectors}} | |||
{{BFA monthly}} | == Footnotes == | ||
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[[Category:Seventh Doctor Main Range audio stories]] | [[Category:Seventh Doctor Main Range audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:2008 Main Range audio stories]] | [[Category:2008 Main Range audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Audio stories that use the Keff McCulloch theme]] | [[Category:Audio stories that use the Keff McCulloch theme]] | ||
[[Category:Three part audio stories]] |
Latest revision as of 23:15, 17 November 2024
The Death Collectors was the three-part story comprising part of the one hundred and ninth release in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Stewart Sheargold and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor.
- You may be looking for The N-Space book of a similar name.
Released in June 2008, it was the third monthly story to feature the Seventh Doctor without any travelling companions. It was the first performed 3-part Seventh Doctor story since 1989's Survival.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
There is only death.
A virulent disease that killed millions. A missing scientist. An ancient race of salvagers who collect and preserve the dead. The quarantined planet Antikon connects them all.
When the Doctor arrives on a sky station above Antikon, a single accident has already set in motion a chain of events that will mean the death of every living thing.
And the only way he can stop it is to die. Again.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor says that he is a personal friend of Death.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor is depicted with a green paisley hatband and tie, and bright blue eyes on the cover, as opposed to his usual red paisley and darker blue/grey eyes.
- This audio drama was recorded on 17 and 18 March 2008 at the Moat Studios.[1]
- This story is set between Survival and the 1996 TV Movie, and after Frozen Time.[1]
- This story was previewed in DWM 396 with an illustration from Cliff Robinson.
- The reference book AHistory arbitrarily places this story in 4300, as it seems to feature humans in the far future.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan Jovanka and Adric encountered the Dar Traders for the first time in the later-released story, AUDIO: The Darkening Eye [+]Loading...["The Darkening Eye (audio story)"].
- The Doctor mentions being the Lord President in a previous life, referring to the Fourth Doctor's short tenure in the post in TV: The Invasion of Time [+]Loading...["The Invasion of Time (TV story)"]. The Fifth Doctor would later be appointed by the High Council in TV: The Five Doctors [+]Loading...["The Five Doctors (TV story)"] to take up the post once more, although he left in his TARDIS to avoid it. However, he was eventually brought to Gallifrey to serve as Lord President in AUDIO: Time in Office [+]Loading...["Time in Office (audio story)"].
- The Doctor refers to the fact that he can survive in the vacuum of space for a brief period of time. He did so in TV: Nightmare of Eden [+]Loading...["Nightmare of Eden (TV story)"], TV: Four to Doomsday [+]Loading...["Four to Doomsday (TV story)"], TV: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe [+]Loading...["The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)"], TV: Oxygen [+]Loading...["Oxygen (TV story)"]; AUDIO: Unregenerate! [+]Loading...["Unregenerate! (audio story)"]; PROSE: The Taking of Planet 5 [+]Loading...["The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)"], and PROSE: Imperial Moon [+]Loading...["Imperial Moon (novel)"].
- The Doctor refuses to die to the sound of Madame Butterfly, which he calls "elevator music". He later died in surgery to the sound of that very opera in TV: Doctor Who [+]Loading...["Doctor Who (TV story)"].
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 'Backstage' tab of the official The Death Collectors page at bigfinish.com.