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|number         = 116
doctor= [[Sixth Doctor]]|
|doctor         = Sixth Doctor
companions= [[Charley Pollard]] |
|companions     = [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]]
enemy= |
|featuring      = [[Patricia Menzies]]
year=[[Earth]] |
|enemy           = [[Tabbalac]]
writer= [[Eddie Robson]] |
|setting        = [[Manchester (city)|Manchester]] and [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[2008]]
director= [[Nicholas Briggs]] |
|writer         = Eddie Robson
producer= [[Andy Hardwick]] |
|director       = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
publisher= [[Big Finish Productions]] |
|producer        = [[David Richardson]]
release date= December 2008 |
|music          = [[Andy Hardwick]]
format= 4 Episodes on 2 CDs |
|sound          = Andy Hardwick
production code= 7C/PD |
|cover          = [[Grant Kempster]]
isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-325-5 |
|epcount        = 4
previous story= [[Forty-five]] |
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
next story= [[The Judgement of Isskar]]
|release date   = 11 December 2008
|format         = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|7C/PD]]
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-325-5 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-663-4 (digital)
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|next            = The Judgement of Isskar (audio story)
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'''''The Raincloud Man''''' is the fifth story to feature the out of chronology pairing of the Sixth Doctor and Charley Pollard and the first reappearance of [[Patricia Menzies]], played by [[Anna Hope]].
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the one hundred and sixteenth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|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 ==
== Publisher's summary ==
Having just defeated [[Kroton|the Krotons]], the [[Sixth Doctor]] is treating [[Charley 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]], where an old friend is up to her neck in alien trouble.
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.
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]]
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]]
* [[Charley Pollard]] - [[India Fisher]]
* [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] - [[India Fisher]]
* [[Patricia Menzies|D.I. Menzies]] - [[Anna Hope]]
* [[Patricia Menzies|D.I. Menzies]] - [[Anna Hope]]
* [[Brooks]] - [[Michael Fenton-Stevens]]
* [[Brooks (The Raincloud Man)|Brooks]] - [[Michael Fenton-Stevens]]
* [[Lish]] - [[Aiden J David]]
* [[Lish]] - [[Aiden J David]]
* [[Carmen (The Raincloud Man)|Carmen]] - [[Octavia Walters]]
* [[Carmen (The Raincloud Man)|Carmen]] - [[Octavia Walters]]
* [[Kelsa]] - [[Simon Sherlock]]
* [[Kelsa]] - [[Simon Sherlock]]
* [[Tabbalac Leader]] - [[Jeremy James]]
* [[Tabbalac leader|Tabbalac Leader]] - [[Jez Fielder|Jeremy James]]
* The Bouncers - [[Steven Hansell]]
* The Bouncers - [[Steve Hansell]]
* [[Cyrox|The Cyrox]] - [[Andrew Dickens]]
* [[Cyrox|The Cyrox]] - [[Andrew Dickens]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
''to be added''
 
* 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 ===
* 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 viruses from the Amethyst Viral Containment Station created by the Viyrans during their war with their unknown enemy.
* 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 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]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor and Charley refer to their recent encounter with the [[Kroton]]s. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Return of the 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]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Storm Warning]]'' to [[BFA]]: ''[[The Girl Who Never Was]]'') Menzies would have the same experience herself two years later. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'')
* 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 [[BFA]]: ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'' that the Doctor had met Menzies prior to the events of [[BFA]]: ''[[The Condemned]]'' in his personal timeline in [[2010]] while in the company of [[Evelyn Smythe]]. He would therefore have been aware from that encounter that Menzies did not or, from his perspective, would not become his companion in [[2008]]. Consequently, granting her request on this occasion would have altered history and thereby damaged the [[Web of Time]]. To that end, it is possible that the Doctor's grounds for refusal, namely the mystery surrounding Charley, may have simply been an excuse to avoid revealing to Menzies that he had already met her future self.
* 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]].


== Timeline ==
== External links ==
=== For the [[Sixth Doctor - Timeline|Sixth Doctor]] and Charley ===
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-raincloud-man-282|The Raincloud Man}}
* ''The Raincloud Man'' occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[Return of the Krotons]]''
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* ''The Raincloud Man'' occurs before [[BFA]]: ''[[Patient Zero]]''
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=== For Menzies ===
== Footnotes ==
* ''The Raincloud Man'' occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[The Condemned]]''
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* ''The Raincloud Man'' occurs before [[BFA]]: ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]''
 
== External links ==
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* {{dwrefguide|who_bf116.htm|The Raincloud Man}}
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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]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Culture[[edit] | [edit source]]

Illustrated preview from DWM 403 by Rob Davis.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 25-12-2008
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 'Backstage' tab of the official The Raincloud Man page at bigfinish.com.
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