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|image = The Raincloud Man cover.jpg | |image = The Raincloud Man cover.jpg | ||
|range = Main Range | |range = Main Range | ||
|number in range = 116 | |number in range = 116 | ||
|series = ''[[Main Range]]'' stories | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' stories | ||
|number = 116 | |number = 116 | ||
|doctor = Sixth Doctor | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] | |companions = [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] | ||
|featuring = [[Patricia Menzies]] | |featuring = [[Patricia Menzies]] | ||
|enemy = [[Tabbalac]] | |enemy = [[Tabbalac]] | ||
|setting = [[Manchester (city)|Manchester]] and [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[2008]] | |setting = [[Manchester (city)|Manchester]] and [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[2008]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Eddie Robson | ||
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|music = [[Andy Hardwick]] | |music = [[Andy Hardwick]] | ||
|sound = Andy Hardwick | |sound = Andy Hardwick | ||
|cover = [[Grant Kempster]] | |cover = [[Grant Kempster]] | ||
|epcount = 4 | |epcount = 4 | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 11 December 2008 | ||
|format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|7C/PD]] | |production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|7C/PD]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-325-5 (physical) | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-325-5 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-663-4 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Word Lord (audio story) | |prev = The Word Lord (audio story) | ||
|next = The Judgement of Isskar (audio story) | |next = The Judgement of Isskar (audio story) | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Having just defeated the [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]], | Having just defeated the [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]], [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] is treating [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] to a hearty [[English breakfast]], when an intriguing mystery suddenly presents itself. And to solve it, they must plunge back into the criminal underbelly of [[Manchester (city)|Manchester]], where an old friend is up to her neck in alien trouble. | ||
But what seemed like a mere mystery ends up being a life or death struggle at the centre of an interplanetary war in which the stakes are so high, the Doctor or Charley must gamble and lose their identity. And throughout, the lone figure of the Raincloud Man may hold the key to success or failure. | But what seemed like a mere mystery ends up being a life or death struggle at the centre of an interplanetary war in which the stakes are so high, the Doctor or Charley must gamble and lose their identity. And throughout, the lone figure of the Raincloud Man may hold the key to success or failure. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Carmen (The Raincloud Man)|Carmen]] - [[Octavia Walters]] | * [[Carmen (The Raincloud Man)|Carmen]] - [[Octavia Walters]] | ||
* [[Kelsa]] - [[Simon Sherlock]] | * [[Kelsa]] - [[Simon Sherlock]] | ||
* [[Tabbalac leader|Tabbalac Leader]] - [[Jeremy James]] | * [[Tabbalac leader|Tabbalac Leader]] - [[Jez Fielder|Jeremy James]] | ||
* The Bouncers - [[Steve Hansell]] | * The Bouncers - [[Steve Hansell]] | ||
* [[Cyrox|The Cyrox]] - [[Andrew Dickens]] | * [[Cyrox|The Cyrox]] - [[Andrew Dickens]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Grant Kempster]] | |||
* Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Designer - [[Andy Hardwick]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]] | |||
* Writer - [[Eddie Robson]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
=== Culture === | === Culture === | ||
* DI Menzies has grasped the fundamentals of [[time travel]] so readily because she has seen ''[[Back to the Future]]''. | * DI Menzies has grasped the fundamentals of [[time travel]] so readily because she has seen ''[[Back to the Future]]''. | ||
[[File:Raincloud Man Preview.jpg|thumb|Illustrated preview from [[DWM 403]] by [[Rob Davis]].]] | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The Tabbalac virus may be one of the | * The [[Tabbalac]] virus may be one of the [[virus]]es from the [[Amethyst Viral Containment Station]] created by the [[Viyran]]s during their war with their unknown enemy. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[26 June (production)|26]] and [[27 June (production)|27 June]] [[2008 (production)|2008]] at [[ | * This story was originally released on CD and download on [[11 December (releases)|11 December]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081225035750/http://www.bigfinish.com:80/whatsnew.aspx LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 25-12-2008]</ref> | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[26 June (production)|26]] and [[27 June (production)|27 June]] [[2008 (production)|2008]] at [[the Moat Studios]].<ref name=":0">'Backstage' tab of [https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-raincloud-man-282 the official ''The Raincloud Man'' page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com].</ref> | |||
* This story is set between [[TV]]: {{cs|The Trial of a Time Lord (TV story)}} and {{cs|Time and the Rani (TV story)}}, and after [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Return of the Krotons (audio story)}}.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
* An illustrated preview for this story by [[Rob Davis]] appeared in [[DWM 403]]. | * An illustrated preview for this story by [[Rob Davis]] appeared in [[DWM 403]]. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor and Charley refer to their recent encounter with the [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]] | * The Doctor and Charley refer to their recent encounter with the [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]], in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Return of the Krotons (audio story)}}. | ||
* Charley tells D.I. Menzies that she has met the Doctor out of order, given that she previously travelled with his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]]. | * Charley tells D.I. Menzies that she has met the Doctor out of order, given that she previously travelled with his [[Eighth Doctor|eighth incarnation]]. This began in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Storm Warning (audio story)}} and ended in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Girl Who Never Was (audio story)}}. Menzies would have the same experience herself two years later, when she met the [[Sixth Doctor]] earlier in his timeline in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)}}. | ||
* The Doctor politely refuses D.I. Menzies' request to travel with him, citing the growing mystery surrounding Charley's true identity, though he states that one day he may return and take her up on the offer. It was later revealed in [[AUDIO]]: | * The Doctor politely refuses D.I. Menzies' request to travel with him, citing the growing mystery surrounding Charley's true identity, though he states that one day he may return and take her up on the offer. It was later revealed in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)}} that the Doctor had met Menzies prior to the events of [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Condemned (audio story)}} in his personal timeline in [[2010]] while in the company of [[Evelyn Smythe]]. | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* {{tetrap|6/raincloudman.html|The Raincloud Man}} | * {{tetrap|6/raincloudman.html|The Raincloud Man}} | ||
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== Footnotes == | |||
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[[Category:Sixth Doctor Main Range audio stories]] | [[Category:Sixth Doctor Main Range audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:2008 Main Range audio stories]] | [[Category:2008 Main Range audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in | [[Category:Stories set in Rio de Janeiro]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:59, 29 August 2024
The Raincloud Man was the one hundred and sixteenth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Eddie Robson and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, India Fisher as Charlotte Pollard and Anna Hope as Patricia Menzies.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Having just defeated the Krotons, the Doctor is treating Charley to a hearty English breakfast, when an intriguing mystery suddenly presents itself. And to solve it, they must plunge back into the criminal underbelly of Manchester, where an old friend is up to her neck in alien trouble.
But what seemed like a mere mystery ends up being a life or death struggle at the centre of an interplanetary war in which the stakes are so high, the Doctor or Charley must gamble and lose their identity. And throughout, the lone figure of the Raincloud Man may hold the key to success or failure.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Charley Pollard - India Fisher
- D.I. Menzies - Anna Hope
- Brooks - Michael Fenton-Stevens
- Lish - Aiden J David
- Carmen - Octavia Walters
- Kelsa - Simon Sherlock
- Tabbalac Leader - Jeremy James
- The Bouncers - Steve Hansell
- The Cyrox - Andrew Dickens
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Grant Kempster
- Director - Nicholas Briggs
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Music and Sound Designer - Andy Hardwick
- Producer - David Richardson
- Script Editor - Alan Barnes
- Writer - Eddie Robson
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]
- DI Menzies has grasped the fundamentals of time travel so readily because she has seen Back to the Future.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Tabbalac virus may be one of the viruses from the Amethyst Viral Containment Station created by the Viyrans during their war with their unknown enemy.
- This story was originally released on CD and download on 11 December 2008.[1]
- This audio drama was recorded on 26 and 27 June 2008 at the Moat Studios.[2]
- This story is set between TV: The Trial of a Time Lord [+]Loading...["The Trial of a Time Lord (TV story)"] and Time and the Rani [+]Loading...["Time and the Rani (TV story)"], and after AUDIO: Return of the Krotons [+]Loading...["Return of the Krotons (audio story)"].[2]
- An illustrated preview for this story by Rob Davis appeared in DWM 403.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor and Charley refer to their recent encounter with the Krotons, in AUDIO: Return of the Krotons [+]Loading...["Return of the Krotons (audio story)"].
- Charley tells D.I. Menzies that she has met the Doctor out of order, given that she previously travelled with his eighth incarnation. This began in AUDIO: Storm Warning [+]Loading...["Storm Warning (audio story)"] and ended in AUDIO: The Girl Who Never Was [+]Loading...["The Girl Who Never Was (audio story)"]. Menzies would have the same experience herself two years later, when she met the Sixth Doctor earlier in his timeline in AUDIO: The Crimes of Thomas Brewster [+]Loading...["The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)"].
- The Doctor politely refuses D.I. Menzies' request to travel with him, citing the growing mystery surrounding Charley's true identity, though he states that one day he may return and take her up on the offer. It was later revealed in AUDIO: The Crimes of Thomas Brewster [+]Loading...["The Crimes of Thomas Brewster (audio story)"] that the Doctor had met Menzies prior to the events of AUDIO: The Condemned [+]Loading...["The Condemned (audio story)"] in his personal timeline in 2010 while in the company of Evelyn Smythe.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Raincloud Man page at bigfinish.com
- The Raincloud Man at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for The Raincloud Man at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 25-12-2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 'Backstage' tab of the official The Raincloud Man page at bigfinish.com.
