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The Daleks have allied themselves with the Cybermen and a deadly band of mercenaries. The future of Earth depends upon a vital peace conference. And Mrs T knows that only one Time Lord can save the world.

There are epic battles. There are betrayals. There is love, and there even songs.

Take your seat for... Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure!

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Act I[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Act II[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor - Colin Baker
Jason - Noel Sullivan
Crystal - Claire Huckle
Karl - David Banks
Madame Delilah / Mrs T - Nadine Cox
Envoy / Zog / Revolutionary Guard / Alien Insects - Derek Carlyle
Nightclub MC / Bodyguard / Mercenary / Alien Insects - Bryan Pilkington
The Daleks / The Dalek Emperor / The Cybermen - Nicholas Briggs

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cover Art - Grant Kempster
Director - Jason Haigh-Ellery
Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
Music - Andy Hardwick and Steven Edis
Producer - David Richardson
Sound Design - Thea Cochrane
Writer - Terrance Dicks
Musical Director - Darren Lord
Orchestration - David Darlington

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

After meeting the British Prime Minister in 10 Downing Street, the Doctor tells Jason that "that woman" terrifies him.
Crystal is a singer at the Number Ten, a nightclub in Clarendon Square.
Jason was educated in England, not returning to his birthplace until shortly before the outbreak of the French Revolution in 1789.
The Doctor compares an attempted Dalek invasion of Altair III to humans causing global warming on Earth.
The Doctor refers to his former companions Susan Foreman, Jamie McCrimmon, Zoe Heriot, Leela, Peri Brown and Evelyn Smythe.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

A poster for the Big Finish version of the play.

This was an adaptation of the original stage play The Ultimate Adventure. Colin Baker and David Banks are the only actors from the original play to reprise their roles for the audio version.
The original play was potentially going to be novelised ^[+]Loading...{"noital":"1","1":"The Ultimate Adventure (unproduced novelisation)","2":"novelised"} by Dicks, but this was seemingly never written,^[1] thus making the audio drama the only published adaptation.
This audio drama was recorded on 5 and 6 June 2008 at The Moat Studios.
This story sees a very rare instance where the Sixth Doctor has a sonic screwdriver in his possession, though it does not explain when or where he obtained another one to replace his predecessor's after it was destroyed in The Visitation ^[+]Loading...["The Visitation (TV story)"].
This story was originally released on CD and download. It is now available as a download, as well as to stream on Spotify.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Daleks also tried to sabotage a World Peace Conference in TV: Day of the Daleks ^[+]Loading...["Day of the Daleks (TV story)"].
The Doctor mentions that Daleks cannot stand the cold. It was demonstrated in TV: Planet of the Daleks ^[+]Loading...["Planet of the Daleks (TV story)"] that the shock of sudden cold can kill a Dalek, and indeed, an entire army of Daleks was buried in molten ice in the same story.
In the Companion Chronicle sequel to this story, AUDIO: Beyond the Ultimate Adventure ^[+]Loading...["Beyond the Ultimate Adventure (audio story)"], The Doctor, Jason and Crystal returned to Bar Galactica to attend Madame Delilah's funeral, which was her final request.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Official The Ultimate Adventure page at bigfinish.com
The Ultimate Adventure at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
DisContinuity for The Ultimate Adventure at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Sources[[edit] | [edit source]]

↑ J Howe, David; Neal, Tim (20 October 2007). The Target Book pp. 131. Telos Publishing. Retrieved on 8 May 2024.

[TTB-1] J Howe, David; Neal, Tim (20 October 2007). The Target Book pp. 131. Telos Publishing. Retrieved on 8 May 2024.

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+|featuring       = [[Margaret Thatcher]]
-publisher= [[Big Finish]]|
+|enemy           = [[Dalek Prime|Dalek Emperor]]
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+|producer        = [[David Richardson]]
+|epcount         = 2
+}}{{audio stub}}
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+'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a Big Finish Productions adaptation of [[The Ultimate Adventure (stage play)|the stage play of the same name]].
-==Publisher's summary==
+== Publisher's summary ==
-''''A special audio adaptation of the Doctor Who stage-play from the 1980s.''''
+A special audio adaptation of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' [[stage play|stage-play]] from the 1980s.
-The Daleks have allied themselves with the Cybermen and a deadly band of mercenaries. The future of Earth depends upon a vital peace conference. And Mrs T knows that only one Time Lord can save the world.
+The [[Dalek]]s have allied themselves with the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and a deadly band of [[Mercenary|mercenaries]]. The future of [[Earth]] depends upon a vital peace conference. And [[Margaret Thatcher|Mrs T]] knows that only [[The Doctor|one]] [[Time Lord]] can save the world.
 There are epic battles. There are betrayals. There is love, and there even songs.
 Take your seat for... Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure!
-==Cast==
+== Plot ==
-*[[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]]
+=== Act I ===
-*[[Jason (The Ultimate Adventure)|Jason]] - [[Noel Sullivan]]
+''to be added''
-*[[Crystal (The Ultimate Adventure)|Crystal]] - [[Claire Huckle]]
-*[[Karl (The Ultimate Adventure)|Karl]] - [[David Banks]]
-*[[Delilah|Madame Delilah]] / [[Mrs T]] - [[Nadine Cox]]
-*[[Envoy]] / [[Zog]] - [[Derek Carlyle]]
-*[[Nightclub MC]] - [[Bryan Pilkington]]
-*[[Dalek|The Daleks]] / [[Cybermen|The Cybermen]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
-==References==
+=== Act II ===
-''To be Added''
+''to be added''
-==Notes==
+== Cast ==
-*This was an adaptation of the original stageplay [[Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure]]
+* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]]
-*Is this the first time the Daleks and the Cybermen are together in the same audio play.
+* [[Jason (The Ultimate Adventure)|Jason]] - [[Noel Sullivan]]
+* [[Crystal (The Ultimate Adventure)|Crystal]] - [[Claire Huckle]]
+* [[Karl (The Ultimate Adventure)|Karl]] - [[David Banks]]
+* [[Delilah (The Ultimate Adventure)|Madame Delilah]] / [[Margaret Thatcher|Mrs T]] - [[Nadine Cox]]
+* [[Envoy (The Ultimate Adventure)|Envoy]] / [[Zog (The Ultimate Adventure)|Zog]] / Revolutionary Guard / Alien Insects - [[Derek Carlyle]]
+* [[Nightclub MC]] / Bodyguard / Mercenary / Alien Insects - [[Bryan Pilkington]]
+* The [[Dalek]]s / The [[Dalek Prime|Dalek Emperor]] / The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
-==Continuity==
+== Crew ==
-*The Doctor tells Crystal "I've had many, many companions in the [[TARDIS]] over the years - [[Susan Foreman|Susan]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] and [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]], [[Leela]], [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]]."
-==Timeline==
+* Cover Art - [[Grant Kempster]]
-* The Ultimate Adventure occurs before:''To be Added''
+* Director - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
-* The Ultimate Adventure occurs after: ''To be added''
+* Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and [[Nicholas Briggs]]
+* Music - [[Andy Hardwick]] and [[Steven Edis]]
+* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
+* Sound Design - [[Thea Cochrane]]
+* Writer - [[Terrance Dicks]]
+* Musical Director - [[Darren Lord]]
+* Orchestration - [[David Darlington]]
-==See also==
+== Worldbuilding ==
-*[[Doctor Who: The Ultimate Adventure]]
+* After meeting the [[British Prime Minister]] in [[10 Downing Street]], the Doctor tells Jason that "[[Margaret Thatcher|that woman]]" terrifies him.
+* Crystal is a singer at the [[Number 10|Number Ten]], a nightclub in Clarendon Square.
+* Jason was educated in [[England]], not returning to his birthplace until shortly before the outbreak of the [[French Revolution]] in [[1789]].
+* The Doctor compares an attempted Dalek invasion of [[Altair III]] to humans causing [[global warming]] on Earth.
+* The Doctor refers to his former companions [[Susan Foreman]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Zoe Heriot]], [[Leela]], [[Peri Brown]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]].
-==External links==
+== Notes ==
-*{{Dwrefguide|who_bfsp1.htm|The Ultimate Adventure}}
+[[File:The_Ultimate_Adventure_Poster.jpg|thumb|A poster for the Big Finish version of the play.]]
-[[Category:Sixth Doctor audio plays|Ultimate Adventure]]
+* This was an adaptation of the original stage play ''[[The Ultimate Adventure (stage play)|The Ultimate Adventure]]''. [[Colin Baker]] and [[David Banks]] are the only actors from the original play to reprise their roles for the audio version.
-[[Category:Big Finish Audio Dramas|Ultimate Adventure]]
+* The original play was potentially going to be {{cs|The Ultimate Adventure (unproduced novelisation)|novelised|noital=1}} by Dicks, but this was seemingly never written,<ref name="TTB">{{cite book
-[[Category:2008 audio plays|Ultimate Adventure]]
+|first=David
+|last=J Howe
+|date=20 October 2007
+|publisher=[[Telos Publishing]]
+|title=[[The Target Book]]
+|accessdate=8 May 2024
+|pages=131
+|coauthors=Neal, Tim}}</ref> thus making the audio drama the only published adaptation.
+* This audio drama was recorded on [[5 June (production)|5]] and [[6 June (production)|6 June]] [[2008 (production)|2008]] at [[The Moat Studios]].
+* This story sees a very rare instance where the Sixth Doctor has a [[sonic screwdriver]] in his possession, though it does not explain when or where he obtained another one to replace his [[Fifth Doctor|predecessor]]'s after it was destroyed in {{cs|The Visitation (TV story)}}.
+* This story was originally released on CD and download. It is now available as a download, as well as to stream on Spotify.
+== Continuity ==
+* The [[Dalek]]s also tried to sabotage a [[World Peace Conference]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|Day of the Daleks (TV story)}}.
+* The Doctor mentions that Daleks cannot stand the cold. It was demonstrated in [[TV]]: {{cs|Planet of the Daleks (TV story)}} that the shock of sudden cold can kill a Dalek, and indeed, an entire army of Daleks was buried in molten ice in the same story.
+* In the ''[[The Companion Chronicles|Companion Chronicle]]'' sequel to this story, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Beyond the Ultimate Adventure (audio story)}}, The Doctor, Jason and Crystal returned to [[Bar Galactica]] to attend [[Delilah (The Ultimate Adventure)|Madame Delilah]]'s [[funeral]], which was her final request.
+== External links ==
+{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-ultimate-adventure-549|The Ultimate Adventure}}
+{{dwrefguide|who_bfsp1.htm|The Ultimate Adventure}}
+{{tetrap|6/ultimateadventure.html|The Ultimate Adventure}}
+== Footnotes ==
+=== Sources ===
+{{reflist}}
+{{SP}}
+{{Dalek audio stories}}
+{{Cyberman stories}}
+{{TitleSort}}
+[[Category:The Stageplays audio stories]]
+[[Category:Sixth Doctor audio stories]]
+[[Category:2008 audio stories]]
+[[Category:Stories set on Skaro]]
+[[Category:Stories set in London]]
+[[Category:Stories set in the 1980s]]
+[[Category:Stories set in Paris]]
+[[Category:Stories set in 1789]]
+[[Category:Dalek audio stories]]
+[[Category:Audio stories that use Delia Derbyshire's 1st theme]]
+[[Category:Stories that use Andy Hardwick's Doctor Who Stageplays theme]]
+[[Category:Cyberman audio stories]]
+[[Category:Musical stories]]