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|series = [[ | |image = The Wormery cover.jpg | ||
|number = 51 | |range = Main Range | ||
|doctor = | |number in range = 51 | ||
|companions = [[Iris Wildthyme]] | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|enemy = [[Bianca]] | |number = 51 | ||
| | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|writer = | |companions = [[Iris Wildthyme|Iris]] | ||
|director = [[Gary Russell]] | |featuring = [[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
|producer = [[ | |enemy = [[Bianca (The Wormery)|Bianca]], [[psychic worm]]s | ||
| | |setting = [[Bianca's Cabaret]] | ||
| | |writer = Paul Magrs, Stephen Cole | ||
|format = | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|producer = Gary Russell, [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
|music = [[Stephen Cole]], [[Jason Loborik]] | |||
|sound = [[Ian Potter]] | |||
|cover = [[Lee Binding]] | |||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |||
|release date = 31 October 2003 | |||
|format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | |||
|production code = [[List of production codes|SS5]] | |production code = [[List of production codes|SS5]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 1-84435-033-9 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-033-9 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78703-874-5 (digital) | ||
| | |prev = Zagreus (audio story) | ||
|next story = [[ | |next = Scherzo (audio story) | ||
|made prev = Bang-Bang-a-Boom! (audio story) | |||
|made next = Nekromanteia (audio story) | |||
|epcount = 4 | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifty-first story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Paul Magrs]] and [[Stephen Cole]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Katy Manning]] as [[Iris Wildthyme]]. | |||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
There's one place in creation where the truth really can be found in the bottom of a glass | There's one place in creation where the truth really can be found in the bottom of a glass — [[Bianca's]], a very special and very exclusive little club. | ||
The Doctor, careworn and seeking quiet distraction, gains admission. But his rest and relaxation is soon shattered by the wobbly arrival of louche trans-temporal adventuress Iris Wildthyme. She claims she's on a secret mission of vital importance, the success of which hinges on her getting paralytic. When she's drunk, she can hear the whispering voices in her head.. | [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]], careworn and seeking quiet distraction, gains admission. But his rest and relaxation is soon shattered by the wobbly arrival of louche trans-temporal adventuress [[Iris Wildthyme]]. She claims she's on a secret mission of vital importance, the success of which hinges on her getting paralytic. When she's [[alcohol|drunk]], she can hear the whispering voices in her head.. | ||
The Doctor soon learns that Bianca's airs and graces cover not just one malevolent power lurking in the shadows, but several. And a wriggling, writhing presence has designs on the clientele | The Doctor soon learns that Bianca's airs and graces cover not just one malevolent power lurking in the shadows, but several. And a wriggling, writhing presence has designs on the clientele — just as [[Bianca (The Wormery)|Bianca]] herself has designs on the Doctor. | ||
At last, after so many centuries, the weary Time Lord is dragged by the heels into that darkest of undiscovered countries... love... | At last, after so many centuries, the weary Time Lord is dragged by the heels into that darkest of undiscovered countries... love... | ||
== | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== | == Cast == | ||
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]] | |||
* [[Iris Wildthyme]] - [[Katy Manning]] | |||
* [[Bianca (The Wormery)|Bianca]] - [[Maria McErlane]] | |||
* [[Mickey (The Wormery)|Mickey]] - [[Jane MacFarlane]] | |||
* [[Henry (The Wormery)|Henry]] - [[Paul Clayton]] | |||
* [[Allis and Ballis|Allis & Ballis]] - [[James Campbell]] | |||
* [[Heinrich]] - [[Jason Loborik]] | |||
* [[Sturmer]] - [[Mark Donovan]] | |||
* [[Barman (The Wormery)|Barman]] - [[Ian Brooker]] | |||
* [[Seventh Doctor|Mysterious patron]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
*Paul Magrs revealed on the Iris Wildthyme website that Bianca is the final incarnation of Iris, and that the club itself is the remains of Iris' [[Iris | * Paul Magrs revealed on the Iris Wildthyme website that Bianca is the final incarnation of Iris, and that the club itself is the remains of [[Celestial Omnibus|Iris' TARDIS]].<ref>http://www.iriswildthyme.thiswaydown.org/who.html</ref> | ||
* Along with ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'', ''[[Project Lazarus (audio story)|Project: Lazarus]]'', ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'', ''[[Thicker Than Water (audio story)|Thicker Than Water]]'', ''[[The Four Doctors (audio story)|The Four Doctors]]'', ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'', ''[[The Brink of Death (audio story)|The Brink of Death]]'' and ''[[Collision Course (audio story)|Collision Course]]'', this is one of nine [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories]] in which both [[Colin Baker]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]] appear. | |||
* The story's setting is loosely based on the stage musical ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabaret_(musical) Cabaret]''. | |||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[1 November (production)|1]] and [[10 November (production)|10 November]] [[2002 (production)|2002]] at [[The Moat Studios]]. | |||
* This audio and ''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]'' were released in the same month, the first time in Big Finish history that two main range releases were. | |||
* Despite being the fifty-first title in Big Finish's Main Range, it was released before the fiftieth story, ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20031214172951/http://www.bigfinish.com/news/news_031031_wormeryjumpsthequeue.shtml</ref> | |||
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] refers to his friend [[Douglas Adams (in-universe)|Douglas]], who once answered what was wrong with being drunk with "Ask a glass of water". This is a direct reference to [[Douglas Adams]] and his creation ''[[The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | |||
* The Seventh Doctor makes a cameo appearance in a Sixth Doctor story. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Thicker Than Water (audio story)|Thicker Than Water]]'', ''[[The Brink of Death (audio story)|The Brink of Death]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions that he once met Iris in his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]], just after [[Jo Grant|Jo]] left him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress (novel)|The Scarlet Empress]]'') | |||
* The Doctor refers to the second time that he was put on trial by the [[Time Lord]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|The Trial of a Time Lord]]'') | |||
* An agent of the [[Celestial Intervention Agency]] is implied to be in the audience during this story. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Blind Eye (audio story)|A Blind Eye]]'') | |||
* Iris talks of when one of her previous incarnations was a singer in [[Las Vegas]] during the [[1960s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mad Dogs and Englishmen (novel)|Mad Dogs and Englishmen]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions that he used to be keen on [[fishing]] as a hobby. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') | |||
* Bianca notes that the Doctor "walk[s] in eternity." ([[TV]]: ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]'') | |||
* Iris tells the Doctor that she is as serious as he, but "not necessarily the way [she does it]." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'') | |||
== | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-wormery-217|The Wormery}} | |||
* The | {{dwrefguide|who_bf51.htm|The Wormery}} | ||
* {{tetrap|6/wormery.html|The Wormery}} | |||
== | == Footnotes == | ||
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[[Category:Iris Wildthyme audio stories]] | |||
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[[Category:Audio stories that use the Dominic Glynn theme]] | |||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Sixth Doctor Main Range audio stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Seventh Doctor Main Range audio stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2003 Main Range audio stories]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:10, 22 April 2024
The Wormery was the fifty-first story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Paul Magrs and Stephen Cole and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Katy Manning as Iris Wildthyme.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
There's one place in creation where the truth really can be found in the bottom of a glass — Bianca's, a very special and very exclusive little club.
The Doctor, careworn and seeking quiet distraction, gains admission. But his rest and relaxation is soon shattered by the wobbly arrival of louche trans-temporal adventuress Iris Wildthyme. She claims she's on a secret mission of vital importance, the success of which hinges on her getting paralytic. When she's drunk, she can hear the whispering voices in her head..
The Doctor soon learns that Bianca's airs and graces cover not just one malevolent power lurking in the shadows, but several. And a wriggling, writhing presence has designs on the clientele — just as Bianca herself has designs on the Doctor.
At last, after so many centuries, the weary Time Lord is dragged by the heels into that darkest of undiscovered countries... love...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Iris Wildthyme - Katy Manning
- Bianca - Maria McErlane
- Mickey - Jane MacFarlane
- Henry - Paul Clayton
- Allis & Ballis - James Campbell
- Heinrich - Jason Loborik
- Sturmer - Mark Donovan
- Barman - Ian Brooker
- Mysterious patron - Sylvester McCoy
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Paul Magrs revealed on the Iris Wildthyme website that Bianca is the final incarnation of Iris, and that the club itself is the remains of Iris' TARDIS.[1]
- Along with The Sirens of Time, Project: Lazarus, Zagreus, Thicker Than Water, The Four Doctors, The Light at the End, The Brink of Death and Collision Course, this is one of nine Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories in which both Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy appear.
- The story's setting is loosely based on the stage musical Cabaret.
- This audio drama was recorded on 1 and 10 November 2002 at The Moat Studios.
- This audio and Master were released in the same month, the first time in Big Finish history that two main range releases were.
- Despite being the fifty-first title in Big Finish's Main Range, it was released before the fiftieth story, Zagreus.[2]
- The Doctor refers to his friend Douglas, who once answered what was wrong with being drunk with "Ask a glass of water". This is a direct reference to Douglas Adams and his creation The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Seventh Doctor makes a cameo appearance in a Sixth Doctor story. (AUDIO: Thicker Than Water, The Brink of Death)
- The Doctor mentions that he once met Iris in his third incarnation, just after Jo left him. (TV: The Green Death, PROSE: The Scarlet Empress)
- The Doctor refers to the second time that he was put on trial by the Time Lords. (TV: The Trial of a Time Lord)
- An agent of the Celestial Intervention Agency is implied to be in the audience during this story. (AUDIO: A Blind Eye)
- Iris talks of when one of her previous incarnations was a singer in Las Vegas during the 1960s. (PROSE: Mad Dogs and Englishmen)
- The Doctor mentions that he used to be keen on fishing as a hobby. (TV: The Two Doctors)
- Bianca notes that the Doctor "walk[s] in eternity." (TV: Pyramids of Mars)
- Iris tells the Doctor that she is as serious as he, but "not necessarily the way [she does it]." (TV: The Time Warrior)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Wormery page at bigfinish.com
- The Wormery at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for The Wormery at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
