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number= 43 |
|number in range = 43
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|doctor         = Sixth Doctor
year= |
|companions     = [[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]]
writer= [[Jacqueline Rayner]] |
|enemy           = [[Red Jasper]]
director= [[Barnaby Edwards]] |
|setting        = [[Caribbean Sea]], [[18th century]];<br/>[[Sheffield]], early [[2000s]]
producer= [[David Darlington]]|
|writer          = Jacqueline Rayner
publisher= [[Big Finish Productions]] |
|director       = [[Barnaby Edwards]]
release date= [[April]] [[2003]] |
|producer       = [[Gary Russell]], [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
format= 4 Episodes on 2 CDs |
|music          = [[Tim Sutton|Timothy Sutton]]
production code= [[List of production codes|7C/H]] |
|sound          = [[David Darlington]]
isbn= ISBN 1-84435-024-X |
|cover          = [[Lee Binding]]
previous story= [[The Dark Flame]] |
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
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|release date    = April 2003
|format         = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code = [[List of production codes|7C/H]]
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-024-7 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-84435-758-1 (digital)
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|next = Creatures of Beauty (audio story)
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''', or '''''The Lass that Lost a Sailor''''', was the forty-third story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Jacqueline Rayner]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Maggie Stables]] as [[Evelyn Smythe]].


==Publisher's summary==
It was also Big Finish Productions' first [[Musical theatre|musical]] audio story. It has a score inspired by [[Gilbert and Sullivan]] songs.
 
== Publisher's summary ==
All aboard, me hearties, for a rip-roaring tale of adventure on the high seas!
All aboard, me hearties, for a rip-roaring tale of adventure on the high seas!


There'll be rum for all and sea shanties galore as we travel back in time to join the valiant crew of the good ship Sea Eagle, braving perils, pirates and a peripatetic old sea-dog known only as the Doctor!
There'll be [[rum]] for all and sea shanties galore as we travel back in time to join the valiant crew of the good ship ''Sea Eagle'', braving perils, pirates and a peripatetic old sea-dog known only as the Doctor!


Gasp as our Gallifreyan buccaneer crosses swords with the fearsome Red Jasper, scourge of the seven seas and possessor of at least one wooden leg! Thrill as Evil Evelyn the Pirate Queen sets sail in search of buried treasure, with only a foppish ship's captain and an innocent young cabin boy by her side! Marvel at the melodious mayhem which ensues as we sail the ocean blue!
Gasp as our [[Gallifreyan]] buccaneer crosses swords with the fearsome [[Red Jasper]], scourge of the seven seas and possessor of at least one wooden leg! Thrill as Evil [[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]] the Pirate Queen sets sail in search of buried treasure, with only a foppish ship's captain and an innocent young cabin boy by her side! Marvel at the melodious mayhem which ensues as we sail the ocean blue!


And wonder why Evelyn still hasn't realised that very few stories have happy endings...
And wonder why Evelyn still hasn't realised that very few stories have happy endings...


==Cast ==
== Plot ==
*[[Sixth Doctor | The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]]
[[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]] comes by to see one of her students, [[Sally (Doctor Who and the Pirates)|Sally]], and begins telling her a story, despite the objections of the distressed Sally, who is not in the mood to see anyone. With some inaccuracies and exaggerations, Evelyn retells an adventure she has just experienced with [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]], in which they found themselves in the hold of a ship being boarded by the [[pirate]]s in the [[Caribbean Sea]] in the [[18th century]]. The Doctor himself soon comes over and joins Evelyn in her storytelling. Together, they talk - and sing - about how they accompanied the crew and the pirates to the [[Ruby Islands]], named so after the treasure buried there. With little help from the incompetent captain [[Emmanuel Swan|Swan]], the Doctor was able to reunite him with his crew and send them on their way in the usurped pirate ship, while leaving the pirates stranded on the Islands with the treasure and a fake treasure map.
*[[Evelyn Smythe]] - [[Maggie Stables]]
 
*Jem - [[Dan Barratt]]
During this adventure, the cruel pirate captain [[Red Jasper]] beat a cabin boy to death, which deeply affected Evelyn, who blamed herself for not being able to stop Jasper. When she and the Doctor eventually returned to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], she asked to be taken home. She wanted to take a break from travelling in the TARDIS and seeing all the horrors that come with it - only to discover another one waiting at home: a [[suicide]] letter from Sally. Sally had lost someone close to her in a [[car accident]], and since she was the one driving, she blamed herself - just like Evelyn with the cabin boy. However, while Evelyn had the Doctor to talk to about it, Sally had nobody. Thus Evelyn asked the Doctor to travel back in time to the day the letter was sent, so that they could spend time with Sally and talk her out of killing herself. After spending the entire night with her, they succeed: greeting the next day with a smile, Sally now understands that life is worth living, because there are still people who care about her.
*Sally - [[Helen Goldwyn]]
 
*Jasper - [[Bill Oddie]]
== Cast ==
*Emmanuel Swan - [[Nicholas Pegg]]
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]]
*Mr. Merryweather - [[Mark Siney]]
* [[Evelyn Smythe]] - [[Maggie Stables]]
*Mate/Sailor/Pirate - [[Timothy Sutton]]
* [[Jem (Doctor Who and the Pirates)|Jem]] - [[Dan Barratt]]
* [[Sally (Doctor Who and the Pirates)|Sally]] - [[Helen Goldwyn]]
* [[Red Jasper|Jasper]] - [[Bill Oddie]]
* [[Emmanuel Swan]] - [[Nicholas Pegg]]
* Mr. [[Merryweather]] - [[Mark Siney]]
* [[Mate (Doctor Who and the Pirates)|Mate]]/[[Sailor (Doctor Who and the Pirates)|Sailor]]/[[Pirate (Doctor Who and the Pirates)|Pirate]] - [[Tim Sutton]]
 
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Lee Binding]]
* Director - [[Barnaby Edwards]]
* Writer & Executive Producer - [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
* Music - [[Tim Sutton]]
* Producers - [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Sound Design - [[David Darlington]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Individuals ===
* In a song, the Doctor refers to [[Mavic Chen]], [[Tobias Vaughn]] and [[Hecate]].
 
=== Species ===
* The Doctor also mentions [[Dalek]]s, [[Quark]]s, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], [[Auton]]s, [[Axon]]s, [[Dæmon]]s, [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]], [[Monoid]]s, [[Vampire]]s and [[Voord]].
 
=== Planets ===
* Again, the Doctor also mentions that he saved the planets [[Manussa (planet)|Manussa]], [[Dulkis]], [[Skonnos]] and [[Tigella]].
 
=== Literature ===
* The Doctor has a copy of ''[[War and Peace]]'' in his pocket.
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250">
DW and the pirates cover.jpg|Original CD cover
DW AND THE PIRATES.jpg|Preview illustration by [[Martin Geraghty]] featured in [[DWM 329]]
Dwm 332 pirates.jpg|Illustration by [[Roger Langridge]] featured in [[DWM 332]]
</gallery>
 
== Notes ==
* The subtitle "The Lass that Lost a Sailor" suggests the subtitle of Gilbert & Sullivan's ''HMS Pinafore'', "The Lass Who Loved a Sailor".
* In addition to a number of Gilbert and Sullivan inspired songs, Part 4 ends with a version of the theme arranged to imitate the style incidental music used in the drama.
* Most of the story — including the musical numbers — is told in flashback, as a story the Doctor and Evelyn tell a young woman, allowing musical numbers to erupt in the otherwise non-musical Doctor Who universe.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[22 January (production)|22]], [[23 January (production)|23]] and [[24 January (production)|24 January]] [[2003 (production)|2003]] at [[The Moat Studios]].
* This story is set between ''[[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' and ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''.
* The Doctor mentions that he and Evelyn have arrived during the reign of Queen Anne, who came to the throne of England in 1702. Red Jasper mentions that nine years earlier William III and Mary II ruled England; Mary II died in 1694. This means that this story is set in 1703 at the latest.
* This story is a "[[pure historical]]" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor, Evelyn and the TARDIS.


==References==
=== Songs ===
* In the Doctor's song he mentions: [[Dalek]]s, [[Quark]]s, [[Cybermen]], [[Mavic Chen]], [[Tobias Vaughn]], [[Auton]]s, [[Axon]]s, [[Dæmon]]s, [[Kroton]]s, [[Monoid]]s, [[Vampire]]s, [[Voord]]s, [[Hecate]], [[Manussa]], [[Dulkis]], [[Skonnos]], and [[Tigella]].
1. ''[[I Am the Very Model of a Gallifreyan Buccaneer]]''
* "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General" from ''The Pirates of Penzance''
* Lead Vocals: Colin Baker
* Backing Vocals: Dan Barratt, Helen Goldwyn, Nicholas Pegg
:
2. ''[[An Assassin's Lot]]''
* "When a Felon's Not Engaged in his Employment (A Policeman's Lot)" from ''The Pirates of Penzance''
* Lead Vocal: Mark Siney
* Backing Vocals: Dan Barrat, Nicholas Pegg, Mark Siney
:
3. ''[[Jasper's Man/Blood on My Hands/The Price We Pay]]''
* "I Am So Proud" from ''The Mikado''
* Lead Vocals: Colin Baker, Helen Goldwyn, Mark Siney
:
4. ''[[I Am Alone]]''
* "The Sun Whose Rays" from ''The Mikado''
* Lead Vocal: Helen Goldwyn
:
5. ''I'm a Better Sailor Far Than You''
* "We Sail the Ocean Blue/I Am the Captain of the Pinafore" from ''HMS Pinafore''
* Lead Vocals: Colin Baker, Mark Siney
* Backing Vocals: Dan Barratt, Helen Goldwyn, Nicholas Pegg, Mark Siney, Tim Sutton
:
6. ''Enter Evelyn''
* "I Claim My Perjured Lover, Nanki-Poo" from ''The Mikado''
* Lead Vocal: Colin Baker
:
7. ''Evil Evelyn''
* "Oh Better Far to Live and Die" from ''The Pirates of Penzance''
* Lead Vocals: Colin Baker, Bill Oddie, Maggie Stables
* Backing Vocals: Dan Barratt, Helen Goldwyn, Nicholas Pegg, Mark Siney, Tim Sutton
:
8. ''For I Am a Pirate King''
* Reprise of "Oh Better Far to Live and Die" from ''The Pirates of Penzance''
* Lead Vocal: Bill Oddie
* Backing Vocals: Dan Barratt, Helen Goldwyn, Nicholas Pegg, Mark Siney, Timothy Sutton
:
9. ''The Dawning Day''
* "The Threatened Cloud has Passed Away" from ''The Mikado''
* Lead Vocal: Helen Goldwyn
:


==Notes==
== Continuity ==
* This audio drama has three conceivable titles:
* The Doctor does not like to talk about the [[Great Fire of London]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'')
:* '''Doctor Who and the Pirates''' (making it similar to [[Doctor Who and the Silurians]])
* Evelyn offers some milk chocolate, saying that "people from the past are always impressed" by it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Marian Conspiracy (audio story)|The Marian Conspiracy]]'')
:* '''The Lass that Lost a Sailor'''
* The Sixth Doctor's singing abilities — and particularly his proclivity towards theatrical singing — was established on screen at the end of ''[[Terror of the Vervoids (TV story)|Terror of the Vervoids]]'', where [[Melanie Bush|Mel]] complains about his awful rendition of "[[On with the Motley]]".
:* '''The Pirates'''


==Continuity==
* During the Doctor's song, ''I Am the Very Model of a Gallifreyan Buccaneer'', he mentions many previous adventures in the lyrics
''to be added''
** ''"I've been into the Death Zone and played the Game of Rassilon."'' ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'')
** ''"In fact on some occasions I've held office presidentially."'' ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'')
** ''"I've overthrown dictators from Tobias Vaughn to Mavic Chen."'' ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'', ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'')
** ''"I've rescued helpless maidens from the devastating Viking hordes."'' ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]'')
* In the song, the Doctor also mentions defeating [[Dalek]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' et al.), [[Quark]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'') [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'' et al.), [[Auton]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]''), [[Axon]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Claws of Axos (TV story)|The Claws of Axos]]'') [[Dæmon]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') [[Kroton (species)|Krotons]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'') [[Monoid]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]'') [[Vampire]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'') and [[Voord]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'') As well as saving planets such as [[Manussa (planet)|Manussa]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Snakedance (TV story)|Snakedance]]'') [[Dulkis]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'') [[Skonnos]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Horns of Nimon (TV story)|The Horns of Nimon]]'') and [[Tigella]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'')


==[[Sixth Doctor - Timeline|Timeline]]==
== External links ==
*The Pirates occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[Jubilee]]''
{{bigfinish|releases/v/doctor-who-and-the-pirates-209|Doctor Who and the Pirates}}; note that it is out of print and is available as download only.
*The Pirates occurs before [[ST]]: ''[[Old Boys]]''
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{{BFA monthly}}
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==External links==
[[Category:Stories set in the 18th century]]
* [http://www.bigfinish.com/43-Doctor-Who-and-The-Pirates Big Finish '''Doctor Who and the Pirates''' page]
[[Category:Stories set in London]]
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_bf43.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''Doctor Who and the Pirates''']
[[Category:Stories set in 2003]]
* [http://www.tetrap.com/drwho/disccon/6/pirates.html The Discontinuity Guide '''Doctor Who and the Pirates''' page]
[[Category:Musical stories]]
[[Category:Sixth Doctor audio plays]]
[[Category:Audio stories that use the Dominic Glynn theme]]
[[Category:Big Finish Audio Dramas]]
[[Category:Audio stories with unique variations of the Doctor Who theme]]
[[Category:2003 audio plays]]
[[Category:Stories set in the Caribbean]]
[[Category:Stories set in Sheffield]]
[[Category:Sixth Doctor Main Range audio stories]]
[[Category:2003 Main Range audio stories]]

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Doctor Who and the Pirates, or The Lass that Lost a Sailor, was the forty-third story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Jacqueline Rayner and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Maggie Stables as Evelyn Smythe.

It was also Big Finish Productions' first musical audio story. It has a score inspired by Gilbert and Sullivan songs.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

All aboard, me hearties, for a rip-roaring tale of adventure on the high seas!

There'll be rum for all and sea shanties galore as we travel back in time to join the valiant crew of the good ship Sea Eagle, braving perils, pirates and a peripatetic old sea-dog known only as the Doctor!

Gasp as our Gallifreyan buccaneer crosses swords with the fearsome Red Jasper, scourge of the seven seas and possessor of at least one wooden leg! Thrill as Evil Evelyn the Pirate Queen sets sail in search of buried treasure, with only a foppish ship's captain and an innocent young cabin boy by her side! Marvel at the melodious mayhem which ensues as we sail the ocean blue!

And wonder why Evelyn still hasn't realised that very few stories have happy endings...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Evelyn comes by to see one of her students, Sally, and begins telling her a story, despite the objections of the distressed Sally, who is not in the mood to see anyone. With some inaccuracies and exaggerations, Evelyn retells an adventure she has just experienced with the Doctor, in which they found themselves in the hold of a ship being boarded by the pirates in the Caribbean Sea in the 18th century. The Doctor himself soon comes over and joins Evelyn in her storytelling. Together, they talk - and sing - about how they accompanied the crew and the pirates to the Ruby Islands, named so after the treasure buried there. With little help from the incompetent captain Swan, the Doctor was able to reunite him with his crew and send them on their way in the usurped pirate ship, while leaving the pirates stranded on the Islands with the treasure and a fake treasure map.

During this adventure, the cruel pirate captain Red Jasper beat a cabin boy to death, which deeply affected Evelyn, who blamed herself for not being able to stop Jasper. When she and the Doctor eventually returned to the TARDIS, she asked to be taken home. She wanted to take a break from travelling in the TARDIS and seeing all the horrors that come with it - only to discover another one waiting at home: a suicide letter from Sally. Sally had lost someone close to her in a car accident, and since she was the one driving, she blamed herself - just like Evelyn with the cabin boy. However, while Evelyn had the Doctor to talk to about it, Sally had nobody. Thus Evelyn asked the Doctor to travel back in time to the day the letter was sent, so that they could spend time with Sally and talk her out of killing herself. After spending the entire night with her, they succeed: greeting the next day with a smile, Sally now understands that life is worth living, because there are still people who care about her.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Species[[edit] | [edit source]]

Planets[[edit] | [edit source]]

Literature[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The subtitle "The Lass that Lost a Sailor" suggests the subtitle of Gilbert & Sullivan's HMS Pinafore, "The Lass Who Loved a Sailor".
  • In addition to a number of Gilbert and Sullivan inspired songs, Part 4 ends with a version of the theme arranged to imitate the style incidental music used in the drama.
  • Most of the story — including the musical numbers — is told in flashback, as a story the Doctor and Evelyn tell a young woman, allowing musical numbers to erupt in the otherwise non-musical Doctor Who universe.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 22, 23 and 24 January 2003 at The Moat Studios.
  • This story is set between The Trial of a Time Lord and Time and the Rani.
  • The Doctor mentions that he and Evelyn have arrived during the reign of Queen Anne, who came to the throne of England in 1702. Red Jasper mentions that nine years earlier William III and Mary II ruled England; Mary II died in 1694. This means that this story is set in 1703 at the latest.
  • This story is a "pure historical" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor, Evelyn and the TARDIS.

Songs[[edit] | [edit source]]

1. I Am the Very Model of a Gallifreyan Buccaneer

  • "I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General" from The Pirates of Penzance
  • Lead Vocals: Colin Baker
  • Backing Vocals: Dan Barratt, Helen Goldwyn, Nicholas Pegg

2. An Assassin's Lot

  • "When a Felon's Not Engaged in his Employment (A Policeman's Lot)" from The Pirates of Penzance
  • Lead Vocal: Mark Siney
  • Backing Vocals: Dan Barrat, Nicholas Pegg, Mark Siney

3. Jasper's Man/Blood on My Hands/The Price We Pay

  • "I Am So Proud" from The Mikado
  • Lead Vocals: Colin Baker, Helen Goldwyn, Mark Siney

4. I Am Alone

  • "The Sun Whose Rays" from The Mikado
  • Lead Vocal: Helen Goldwyn

5. I'm a Better Sailor Far Than You

  • "We Sail the Ocean Blue/I Am the Captain of the Pinafore" from HMS Pinafore
  • Lead Vocals: Colin Baker, Mark Siney
  • Backing Vocals: Dan Barratt, Helen Goldwyn, Nicholas Pegg, Mark Siney, Tim Sutton

6. Enter Evelyn

  • "I Claim My Perjured Lover, Nanki-Poo" from The Mikado
  • Lead Vocal: Colin Baker

7. Evil Evelyn

  • "Oh Better Far to Live and Die" from The Pirates of Penzance
  • Lead Vocals: Colin Baker, Bill Oddie, Maggie Stables
  • Backing Vocals: Dan Barratt, Helen Goldwyn, Nicholas Pegg, Mark Siney, Tim Sutton

8. For I Am a Pirate King

  • Reprise of "Oh Better Far to Live and Die" from The Pirates of Penzance
  • Lead Vocal: Bill Oddie
  • Backing Vocals: Dan Barratt, Helen Goldwyn, Nicholas Pegg, Mark Siney, Timothy Sutton

9. The Dawning Day

  • "The Threatened Cloud has Passed Away" from The Mikado
  • Lead Vocal: Helen Goldwyn

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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