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|doctor | |number in range = 135 | ||
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|enemy | |number = 135 | ||
| | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|writer | |featuring = [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]], [[Rob Roy MacGregor|MacGregor]], [[Nemo]], the [[Karkus]] | ||
|director | |companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon (Land of Fiction)|"Jamie"]] | ||
|producer | |enemy = [[Cyber-Planner (Legend of the Cybermen)|Cyber-Planner]] | ||
| | |setting = [[Land of Fiction]] | ||
|release date | |writer = Mike Maddox | ||
|format | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|production code = 7C/PK | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|isbn | |music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | ||
| | |sound = Jamie Robertson | ||
|next story | |cover = [[Simon Holub]] | ||
}} | |epcount = 4 | ||
''''' | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = 30 June 2010 | |||
|format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | |||
|production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|7C/PK]] | |||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-459-7 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-682-5 (digital) | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the one hundred and thirty-fifth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Mike Maddox]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Frazer Hines]] as [[Jamie McCrimmon (Land of Fiction)|"Jamie"]] and [[Wendy Padbury]] as [[Zoe Heriot]] | |||
It featured the first joint appearance of Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury since [[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' in 1983 and the first appearance of Zoe in a full cast audio drama. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The Cybermen are on the march through the Hundred Realms, killing and converting as they go. Resistance is useless. Trapped on the outermost fringes of the battle, the Doctor and Jamie are astonished to encounter an old friend: astrophysicist Zoe Heriot. It's the happiest of reunions. But what hope is there of a happy ending against the unstoppable Cybermen? | The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] are on the march through the Hundred Realms, killing and converting as they go. Resistance is useless. | ||
Trapped on the outermost fringes of the battle, the [[Sixth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon (Land of Fiction)|Jamie McCrimmon]] are astonished to encounter an old friend: astrophysicist [[Zoe Heriot]]. | |||
It's the happiest of reunions. But what hope is there of a happy ending against the unstoppable Cybermen? | |||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
==Cast== | == Cast == | ||
*[[Sixth Doctor]] | * [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] – [[Colin Baker]] | ||
*[[Jamie McCrimmon]] | * [[Jamie McCrimmon (Land of Fiction)|Jamie McCrimmon]] – [[Frazer Hines]] | ||
*[[Zoe Heriot]] - [[Wendy Padbury]] | * [[Zoe Heriot]] - [[Wendy Padbury]] | ||
* | * [[Artful Dodger]] / [[Little Lord Fauntleroy]] – [[Steven Kynman]] | ||
* | * [[Alice Liddell (Land of Fiction)|Alice Liddell]] – [[Abigail Hollick]] | ||
* | * [[Dracula (fictional character)|Count Dracula]] / [[Long John Silver]] – [[Ian Gelder]] | ||
* | * [[Rob Roy MacGregor]] – [[Charlie Ross]] | ||
* | * [[Nemo]] – [[Alexander Siddig]] | ||
*The | * The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] / The [[Karkus]] / [[Nicholas Briggs (in-universe)|Himself]] – [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
=== Uncredited cast === | |||
* [[Toby Hrycrek-Robinson|Himself]] – [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]] | |||
== | == Credits == | ||
* Recording by - [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]] | |||
* Sound Design, Music, and CD Mastering by - [[Jamie Robertson]] | |||
* CD Extras Interviews by - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* CD Extras Edited by - [[Jamie Griffiths]] | |||
* Series Theme by - [[Ron Grainer]] | |||
* Arranged by - [[Dominic Glynn]] | |||
* Theme Remastered by - [[David Darlington]] | |||
* BFP Administration - [[Miles Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Gary Atterton]] | |||
* Producer's Assistants - [[Paul Spragg]] and [[Frances Welsh]] | |||
* Cover Illustration - [[Simon Holub]] | |||
* Booklet Design - [[Alex Mallinson]] | |||
* Web Editor - [[Paul Wilson]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Cybermen created by [[Kit Pedler]] and [[Gerry Davis]] | |||
=== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* | === Cultural references from the real world === | ||
* The works of [[Charles Dickens]] play a part in the metafictional element of the Land of Fiction, as well as the works of other authors. | |||
* Characters from authors such as Wagner, [[Lewis Carroll|Carrol]], [[Bram Stoker|Stoker]], [[Jules Verne|Verne]], Melville and [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] appear. These characters include the Artful Dodger, Oliver Twist, [[Alice Liddell (fictional character)|Alice Liddell]] of ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'', Dracula and Captain Nemo. | |||
=== | === The Doctor === | ||
*The | * The Doctor tells Jamie and Zoe of his trial by the [[Time Lord]]s, his [[exile on Earth]] and his regeneration caused by [[spectrox toxaemia]]. | ||
=== | === Individuals === | ||
* | * [[Zoe Heriot]] was able to break the locks placed on her memories by the [[Time Lord]]s. | ||
===[[: | === Species === | ||
*[[ | * A [[Cyber-Planner]] is present within the Land of Fiction. | ||
* | * A [[Cyber Controller]] is mentioned as having been destroyed. | ||
* The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] convert several fictional species into Cybermen including: [[mermaid]]s, [[giant]]s and [[ogre]]s. | |||
* The Cybermen also attempted to convert woodsmen who were in fact [[werewolf|werewolves]]. | |||
* [[Fairy|Fairies]], [[mermaid]]s and [[troll]]s exist within the Land of Fiction. | |||
* As Jamie regains his memories, he hears the sounds of [[Dalek]]s' weapons firing, the fire/recharge cycle that [[Quark]]s go through and the [[Robot Yeti]] sphere's. | |||
* The Doctor is hostile to the Count, saying that [[Time Lord|his people]] and "[[Vampire|that thing's]]" have a long history. Jamie compares it to a Highland blood feud. | |||
===[[ | == Notes == | ||
* This story cleverly breaks the [[fourth wall]] several times, most notably a cameo by [[Nicholas Briggs]] (playing himself) and Zoe describing the Doctor's adventures as being "targeted at children, but loved by adults". | |||
* | * Many musical cues appear to take inspiration from classic adventure and horror movies. | ||
* This story marks the first appearance of the [[Land of Fiction]] in an audio drama. | |||
* All of the preexisting mythological or literary characters and creatures featured in this story are in the public domain. | |||
*[[ | * One of the fictional adventures that Zoe created for the Doctor is entitled ''[[The Laird of McCrimmon (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Laird of McCrimmon]]''. This is a reference to an unproduced [[Season 6 (Doctor Who 1963)|Season 6]] serial which would have been written by [[Mervyn Haisman]] and [[Henry Lincoln]]. The storyline would have involved a possessed Jamie piloting the TARDIS to [[Scotland]] in [[1746]], specifically his ancestral home, Castle McCrimmon. Once there, he finds the current laird, Sir James McCrimmon, on his deathbed. [[Robot Yeti]] appear and surround the castle where the local villagers fall under the influence of the [[Great Intelligence]]. The only person who seems to be immune is a girl named Fiona, with whom Jamie falls in love. The Great Intelligence wants to inhabit Jamie's body and become the laird once Sir James dies. However, the Great Intelligence is ultimately defeated by the Doctor. Jamie decides to leave the TARDIS and become the laird himself. A candidate for [[Frazer Hines]]' departure story, it was abandoned in August 1968.<ref>http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/lostgl.html</ref> | ||
* | * This audio drama was recorded on [[19 October (production)|19]] and [[20 October (production)|20 October]] [[2009 (production)|2009]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
*The | * Subscribers whose subscription included this story also received the audio short story ''[[The Switching (short story)|The Switching]]''. | ||
* The closing theme for part four is a combination of the 2nd [[Delia Derbyshire]] theme and the [[Dominic Glynn]] theme. | |||
* This story was released on CD and download. It is now available as a download only. | |||
== | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250"> | |||
LegendoftheCybermen-cover .jpg| Original Cd cover art. | |||
Legend of the Cybermen.jpg|Textless cover. | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
*The Karkus, previously seen in [[ | * The [[Karkus]], previously seen in [[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'', reappears. He is the only denizen of the Land of Fiction to appear in both stories. | ||
*The Doctor mentions his trial by the Time Lords | * The Doctor mentions his trial by the Time Lords, ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'') his waking up in a [[Ashbridge Cottage Hospital|hospital]] on Earth ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') and his poisoning by [[spectrox toxaemia]] and subsequent [[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'') Notably, the Doctor implies that his [[exile on Earth]] began on the same day (relatively speaking) as Jamie and Zoe were returned to their native eras by the Time Lords. This would seem to indicate that the [[Second Doctor]]'s memories of his activities on behalf of his people during [[Season 6B]] were erased. This is consistent with the fact that the Sixth Doctor did not seem to remember his first visit to [[Space Station Camera]] in his second incarnation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') It's also consistent with the Doctor not remembering his memories of missions for the Time Lords in ([[Colony of Fear (audio story)|AUDIO: ''Colony of Fear'']]). | ||
* The Doctor speaks as though his visit to the Land of Fiction in his second incarnation was his last visit to the Land; this contradicts the events of ''[[The Crooked Man (audio story)|The Crooked Man]]'', where the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Leela]] visit the Land, but this can be explained by assuming that the Doctor is simply stating that he was last in the ''void'' in his second incarnation, where the Fourth Doctor's visit to the Land took him into the Land directly. | |||
*The Land of Fiction | * Zoe mentions the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'' and refers to [[Leo Ryan]] by name. | ||
*Zoe | * Zoe created fictionalised versions of her adventures with the Doctor including ''[[Doctor Who and the Dominators]]'' ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'') and ''[[Doctor Who and the Krotons]]''. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'') Zoe had previously began writing a fictional take on ''The Dominators'' in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Future Imperfect (short story)|Future Imperfect]]''. | ||
*The Doctor returns Zoe, her memories again locked by the Time Lords | * The Doctor returns Zoe, her memories again locked by the Time Lords, to the Wheel at a point after the events of [[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]''. | ||
* The Doctor refers to his encounter with [[Vlad the Impaler]] in [[1462]] as well as the nobleman's brief engagement to his former companion [[Erimem]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Son of the Dragon (audio story)|Son of the Dragon]]'') | |||
* Jamie recalls his encounter with the [[Zarbi]] on [[Vortis]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Twilight of the Gods (MA novel)|Twilight of the Gods]]'') | |||
* During his [[Seventh Doctor|seventh incarnation]], the Doctor would visit the Land of Fiction on two subsequent occasions. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Conundrum (novel)|Conundrum]]'', ''[[Head Games (novel)|Head Games]]'') | |||
== | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/legend-of-the-cybermen-301|Legend of the Cybermen}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|who_bf135.htm|Legend of the Cybermen}} | |||
* | * {{tetrap|6/legendofthecybermen.html|Legend of the Cybermen}} | ||
== | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist}} | |||
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{{Cyberman stories}} | |||
{{Land of Fiction stories}} | |||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Audio stories with unique variations of the Doctor Who theme]] | ||
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[[Category:2010 Main Range audio stories]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:14, 22 April 2024
Legend of the Cybermen was the one hundred and thirty-fifth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Mike Maddox and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Frazer Hines as "Jamie" and Wendy Padbury as Zoe Heriot
It featured the first joint appearance of Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury since TV: The Five Doctors in 1983 and the first appearance of Zoe in a full cast audio drama.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Cybermen are on the march through the Hundred Realms, killing and converting as they go. Resistance is useless.
Trapped on the outermost fringes of the battle, the Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon are astonished to encounter an old friend: astrophysicist Zoe Heriot.
It's the happiest of reunions. But what hope is there of a happy ending against the unstoppable Cybermen?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor – Colin Baker
- Jamie McCrimmon – Frazer Hines
- Zoe Heriot - Wendy Padbury
- Artful Dodger / Little Lord Fauntleroy – Steven Kynman
- Alice Liddell – Abigail Hollick
- Count Dracula / Long John Silver – Ian Gelder
- Rob Roy MacGregor – Charlie Ross
- Nemo – Alexander Siddig
- The Cybermen / The Karkus / Himself – Nicholas Briggs
Uncredited cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Recording by - Toby Hrycek-Robinson
- Sound Design, Music, and CD Mastering by - Jamie Robertson
- CD Extras Interviews by - David Richardson
- CD Extras Edited by - Jamie Griffiths
- Series Theme by - Ron Grainer
- Arranged by - Dominic Glynn
- Theme Remastered by - David Darlington
- BFP Administration - Miles Haigh-Ellery and Gary Atterton
- Producer's Assistants - Paul Spragg and Frances Welsh
- Cover Illustration - Simon Holub
- Booklet Design - Alex Mallinson
- Web Editor - Paul Wilson
- Producer - David Richardson
- Script Editor - Alan Barnes
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Cybermen created by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Cultural references from the real world[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The works of Charles Dickens play a part in the metafictional element of the Land of Fiction, as well as the works of other authors.
- Characters from authors such as Wagner, Carrol, Stoker, Verne, Melville and Arthur Conan Doyle appear. These characters include the Artful Dodger, Oliver Twist, Alice Liddell of Alice in Wonderland, Dracula and Captain Nemo.
The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor tells Jamie and Zoe of his trial by the Time Lords, his exile on Earth and his regeneration caused by spectrox toxaemia.
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Zoe Heriot was able to break the locks placed on her memories by the Time Lords.
Species[[edit] | [edit source]]
- A Cyber-Planner is present within the Land of Fiction.
- A Cyber Controller is mentioned as having been destroyed.
- The Cybermen convert several fictional species into Cybermen including: mermaids, giants and ogres.
- The Cybermen also attempted to convert woodsmen who were in fact werewolves.
- Fairies, mermaids and trolls exist within the Land of Fiction.
- As Jamie regains his memories, he hears the sounds of Daleks' weapons firing, the fire/recharge cycle that Quarks go through and the Robot Yeti sphere's.
- The Doctor is hostile to the Count, saying that his people and "that thing's" have a long history. Jamie compares it to a Highland blood feud.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story cleverly breaks the fourth wall several times, most notably a cameo by Nicholas Briggs (playing himself) and Zoe describing the Doctor's adventures as being "targeted at children, but loved by adults".
- Many musical cues appear to take inspiration from classic adventure and horror movies.
- This story marks the first appearance of the Land of Fiction in an audio drama.
- All of the preexisting mythological or literary characters and creatures featured in this story are in the public domain.
- One of the fictional adventures that Zoe created for the Doctor is entitled Doctor Who and the Laird of McCrimmon. This is a reference to an unproduced Season 6 serial which would have been written by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln. The storyline would have involved a possessed Jamie piloting the TARDIS to Scotland in 1746, specifically his ancestral home, Castle McCrimmon. Once there, he finds the current laird, Sir James McCrimmon, on his deathbed. Robot Yeti appear and surround the castle where the local villagers fall under the influence of the Great Intelligence. The only person who seems to be immune is a girl named Fiona, with whom Jamie falls in love. The Great Intelligence wants to inhabit Jamie's body and become the laird once Sir James dies. However, the Great Intelligence is ultimately defeated by the Doctor. Jamie decides to leave the TARDIS and become the laird himself. A candidate for Frazer Hines' departure story, it was abandoned in August 1968.[1]
- This audio drama was recorded on 19 and 20 October 2009 at the Moat Studios.
- Subscribers whose subscription included this story also received the audio short story The Switching.
- The closing theme for part four is a combination of the 2nd Delia Derbyshire theme and the Dominic Glynn theme.
- This story was released on CD and download. It is now available as a download only.
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Karkus, previously seen in TV: The Mind Robber, reappears. He is the only denizen of the Land of Fiction to appear in both stories.
- The Doctor mentions his trial by the Time Lords, (TV: The War Games) his waking up in a hospital on Earth (TV: Spearhead from Space) and his poisoning by spectrox toxaemia and subsequent regeneration. (TV: The Caves of Androzani) Notably, the Doctor implies that his exile on Earth began on the same day (relatively speaking) as Jamie and Zoe were returned to their native eras by the Time Lords. This would seem to indicate that the Second Doctor's memories of his activities on behalf of his people during Season 6B were erased. This is consistent with the fact that the Sixth Doctor did not seem to remember his first visit to Space Station Camera in his second incarnation. (TV: The Two Doctors) It's also consistent with the Doctor not remembering his memories of missions for the Time Lords in (AUDIO: Colony of Fear).
- The Doctor speaks as though his visit to the Land of Fiction in his second incarnation was his last visit to the Land; this contradicts the events of The Crooked Man, where the Fourth Doctor and Leela visit the Land, but this can be explained by assuming that the Doctor is simply stating that he was last in the void in his second incarnation, where the Fourth Doctor's visit to the Land took him into the Land directly.
- Zoe mentions the events of TV: The Wheel in Space and refers to Leo Ryan by name.
- Zoe created fictionalised versions of her adventures with the Doctor including Doctor Who and the Dominators (TV: The Dominators) and Doctor Who and the Krotons. (TV: The Krotons) Zoe had previously began writing a fictional take on The Dominators in PROSE: Future Imperfect.
- The Doctor returns Zoe, her memories again locked by the Time Lords, to the Wheel at a point after the events of TV: The Wheel in Space.
- The Doctor refers to his encounter with Vlad the Impaler in 1462 as well as the nobleman's brief engagement to his former companion Erimem. (AUDIO: Son of the Dragon)
- Jamie recalls his encounter with the Zarbi on Vortis. (PROSE: Twilight of the Gods)
- During his seventh incarnation, the Doctor would visit the Land of Fiction on two subsequent occasions. (PROSE: Conundrum, Head Games)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Legend of the Cybermen page at bigfinish.com
- Legend of the Cybermen at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for Legend of the Cybermen at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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