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|range = Stranded (audio series) | |||
|range | |series in range = Stranded 2 | ||
|series in range = Stranded 2 | |||
|series number in range = 2 | |series number in range = 2 | ||
|number in series = 2 | |number in series = 2 | ||
|audio anthology = | |audio anthology = Stranded 2 | ||
|number | |number = 2.2 | ||
|doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions | |companions = [[Andy Davidson|Andy]] | ||
|featuring | |featuring = The Brigadier | ||
|enemy | |featuring2 = Ron Winters{{!}}Ron | ||
|setting | |featuring3 = Tony Clare{{!}}Tony | ||
|writer | |featuring4 = Liv Chenka | ||
|director | |featuring5 = Helen Sinclair | ||
|producer | |enemy = [[Gron (UNIT Dating)|Gron]] | ||
|music | |setting = {{il|[[107 Baker Street]], [[2020]]|[[UNIT HQ, Tower of London|UNIT HQ]], [[20th century]]}} | ||
|sound | |writer = Roy Gill | ||
|director = [[Ken Bentley]] | |||
|publisher | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|epcount | |music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | ||
|release date | |sound = [[Benji Clifford]] | ||
|format | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|production code = BFPDWCDMG049 | |epcount = 1 | ||
|isbn | |release date = 10 March 2021 | ||
|series | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>2nd of 4 stories | ||
|prev | |production code = BFPDWCDMG049 | ||
|next | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-83868-167-8 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-83868-168-5 (digital) | ||
|series = ''[[Stranded (audio series)|Stranded]]'' | |||
|prev = Dead Time (audio story) | |||
|next = Baker Street Irregulars (audio story) | |||
}} | }} | ||
''''' | '''''UNIT Dating''''' was the second story in the audio anthology ''[[Stranded 2]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Roy Gill]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Nicola Walker]] as [[Liv Chenka]], [[Hattie Morahan]] as [[Helen Sinclair]], [[Tom Price]] as [[Andy Davidson]] and [[Jon Culshaw]] as [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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* [[Ron Winters]] - [[Oscar Batterham]] | * [[Ron Winters]] - [[Oscar Batterham]] | ||
* [[Tony Clare]] - [[Ewan Goddard]] | * [[Tony Clare]] - [[Ewan Goddard]] | ||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* [[Jo Grant]] is mentioned several times. The Doctor gives Andy her UNIT lanyard, later Andy pretends to be "Joseph Grant", and Ron Winters tells Tony Clare that she was "lots of fun" and "popular with the soldiers". | |||
* [[Jo Grant]] is mentioned several times | * Helen has a brother called [[Albert Sinclair|Albert]] who was arrested for [[homosexuality]] and disowned by their father. | ||
* Helen has a brother called Albert who was arrested for homosexuality and disowned by their father. | |||
=== Sexuality === | === Sexuality === | ||
* Helen says homosexuality was legalised in the UK in [[1967]]. | * Helen says homosexuality was legalised in the UK in [[1967]]. | ||
* Liv says that Helen's brother's interest in men made him gay, bisexual or pansexual. | * Liv says that Helen's brother's interest in men made him gay, bisexual or pansexual. | ||
=== Unified Intelligence Taskforce === | |||
* UNIT already has their underground base in the [[Tower of London]] in the 1970s. | |||
=== Music === | |||
* Ron and Tony's favorite band is [[Ziggy Zigford and the Zigsters]], who wrote the song [[Wizards of the Universe]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The story's title is a reference to the [[UNIT dating controversy]]. | * The story's title is a reference to the [[UNIT dating controversy]]. | ||
* | * From the Brigadier's perspective, this story is set anywhere between ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'', with the Eighth Doctor implying a setting shortly before the latter. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Andy has mixed feelings on [[pterodactyl]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Everything Changes (TV story)|Everything Changes]]'', et al.) | |||
* Andy | * The Doctor recalls meeting a pterodactyl in the [[London Underground]] and hitting it with a mop. ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'') | ||
* The Doctor recalls meeting a | * The TARDIS is still unable to travel in space. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Dead Time (audio story)|Dead Time]]'') | ||
* The Doctor and Andy visit UNIT's base in the [[Tower of London]]. ([[TV]]: [[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)| | * The Eighth Doctor talks about the Time Lords' lifting the [[Third Doctor]]'s exile and aims to arrive shortly before this. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') | ||
* | * The Doctor and Andy visit UNIT's base in the [[Tower of London]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', et al.) | ||
*The Brigadier says there are | * Liv describes her past relationships as having "timing malfunctions". ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]],'' [[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Life in the Day (audio story)|A Life in the Day]]'') | ||
*The | * The Brigadier says there are [[Ogron]]s still on Earth. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | ||
*The Doctor | * The Doctor says that mechanical [[raven]]s at the Tower of London used to be clockwork. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The Doctor talks about UNIT's unusual dating system. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | |||
* Andy still has his [[PlayStation]] console. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ghost Mission (audio story)|Ghost Mission]]'') | |||
* One of the times he introduces himself to the Brigadier, the Doctor says he’s “not the one you were expecting.” ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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{{BF EDA}} | {{BF EDA}} | ||
{{Ogron stories}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:33, 3 July 2024
UNIT Dating was the second story in the audio anthology Stranded 2, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Roy Gill and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, Nicola Walker as Liv Chenka, Hattie Morahan as Helen Sinclair, Tom Price as Andy Davidson and Jon Culshaw as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
When the Doctor dips into his past to help the TARDIS repairs in the present, Andy joins him on a trip to UNIT. In the 1970s, young soldier Ron Winters has just met lab assistant Tony Clare. But in 2020, they need Liv and Helen’s help when their memories start falling apart...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Paul McGann
- Liv Chenka - Nicola Walker
- Helen Sinclair - Hattie Morahan
- Sergeant Andy Davidson - Tom Price
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart / Gron - Jon Culshaw
- Ron Winters - David Shaw-Parker
- Tony Clare - Jeremy Clyde
- Ron Winters - Oscar Batterham
- Tony Clare - Ewan Goddard
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jo Grant is mentioned several times. The Doctor gives Andy her UNIT lanyard, later Andy pretends to be "Joseph Grant", and Ron Winters tells Tony Clare that she was "lots of fun" and "popular with the soldiers".
- Helen has a brother called Albert who was arrested for homosexuality and disowned by their father.
Sexuality[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Helen says homosexuality was legalised in the UK in 1967.
- Liv says that Helen's brother's interest in men made him gay, bisexual or pansexual.
Unified Intelligence Taskforce[[edit] | [edit source]]
- UNIT already has their underground base in the Tower of London in the 1970s.
Music[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ron and Tony's favorite band is Ziggy Zigford and the Zigsters, who wrote the song Wizards of the Universe.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The story's title is a reference to the UNIT dating controversy.
- From the Brigadier's perspective, this story is set anywhere between Day of the Daleks and The Three Doctors, with the Eighth Doctor implying a setting shortly before the latter.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Andy has mixed feelings on pterodactyls. (TV: Everything Changes, et al.)
- The Doctor recalls meeting a pterodactyl in the London Underground and hitting it with a mop. (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs)
- The TARDIS is still unable to travel in space. (AUDIO: Dead Time)
- The Eighth Doctor talks about the Time Lords' lifting the Third Doctor's exile and aims to arrive shortly before this. (TV: The Three Doctors)
- The Doctor and Andy visit UNIT's base in the Tower of London. (TV: The Christmas Invasion, et al.)
- Liv describes her past relationships as having "timing malfunctions". (TV: Doctor Who, AUDIO: A Life in the Day)
- The Brigadier says there are Ogrons still on Earth. (TV: Day of the Daleks)
- The Doctor says that mechanical ravens at the Tower of London used to be clockwork. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
- The Doctor talks about UNIT's unusual dating system. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
- Andy still has his PlayStation console. (AUDIO: Ghost Mission)
- One of the times he introduces himself to the Brigadier, the Doctor says he’s “not the one you were expecting.” (TV: The Night of the Doctor)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official UNIT Dating page at bigfinish.com
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