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|setting          = [[The Doctor's TARDIS]]<br />An unspecified ocean on [[Earth]]
|setting          = [[The Doctor's TARDIS]]
|writer          = [[Ally Kennen]]
|writer          = Ally Kennen
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|read by          = [[Peter Davison]]
|read by          = [[Peter Davison]]
|music            = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|music            = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|sound            = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|sound            = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|publisher        = [[Big Finish Productions]]
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|release date    = [[November]] [[2010]]
|release date    = 5 November 2010
|format          = 1 X 15 min.
|format          = 1 X 15 min.
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|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-547-1
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-547-1
|previous story   = [[Death-Dealer]]
|prev   = Death-Dealer (audio story)
|next story       = [[The Wings of a Butterfly]]
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}}'''''The Deep''''' is a [[2010]] [[Big Finish]] audio short story read by [[Peter Davison]]. It features the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]]. It is most notable for being the first piece of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fiction written by the award-winning author of young adult fiction, [[Ally Kennen]].
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'''''The Deep''''' is a [[2010]] [[Big Finish]] audio short story read by [[Peter Davison]]. It features the [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]]. It is most notable for being the first piece of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fiction written by the award-winning author of young adult fiction, [[Ally Kennen]].


Narratively, it is one of the rare stories that dealt with repairing the [[chameleon circuit]].
Narratively, it is one of the rare stories that dealt with repairing the [[chameleon circuit]].


== Summary ==
== Summary ==
When Nyssa attempts to fix the [[chameleon circuit]], [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] turns into a [[whale]]. Can the Doctor and she recapture it and turn it back into the old TARDIS before it's stuck in the form of a whale forever?
When Nyssa attempts to fix the [[chameleon circuit]], [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] turns into a [[whale]]. Can she and the Doctor recapture it and turn it back into the old TARDIS before it's stuck in the form of a whale forever?


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Nyssa]]  
* [[Nyssa]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] takes on the shape of a [[whale]].
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS]] takes on the shape of a [[whale]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* Given that the TARDIS's chameleon circuit is operational, this is one of the few ''Doctor Who'' stories in any medium in which the TARDIS appears in a form other than that of a [[police box]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Nyssa is not the only [[companion]] to have an idea about how to fix the chameleon circuit. The "[[Doctor Donna]]" seemed to have the solution right on the tip of her tongue, right before she had to have her memories wiped by the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Journey's End]]'')
* Nyssa is not the only [[companion]] to have an idea about how to fix the chameleon circuit. The "[[Doctor Donna]]" seemed to have the solution right on the tip of her tongue, right before she had to have her memories wiped by the [[Tenth Doctor]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'')
* This story allows for a very loose "[[chameleon circuit]] trilogy" featuring the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]], Fifth and [[Sixth Doctor]]s. It sits in between the other failed efforts seen in ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' and ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]''.
* The Doctor mentions having a [[TARDIS manual]], as seen in ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'' and ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]'', and wonders how Nyssa could possibly have ''begun'' repairing the [[chameleon circuit]] without it.
* The Doctor mentions having a [[TARDIS manual]], as seen in ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'' and ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'', and wonders how Nyssa could possibly have ''begun'' repairing the [[chameleon circuit]] without it.
* The Doctor is said to have a symbiotic relationship with the TARDIS, as stated in many stories, including ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'' and others.
* The Doctor is said to have a symbiotic relationship with the TARDIS, as stated in many stories, including ''[[Journey's End]]'', ''[[The End of the World (TV story)|The End of the World]]'' and others.
* The rhythm of the Doctor's [[binary vascular system|double heartsbeat]] is used to call the whale-TARDIS under water. It's [[foley]]ed to be exactly the same four-beat structure as {{Simm}}'s heartsbeat in [[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]''.
* The rhythm of the Doctor's [[binary vascular system|double heartsbeat]] is used to call the whale-TARDIS under water. It's [[foley]]ed to be exactly the same four-beat structure as [[The Master (Harold Saxon)|the Master]]'s heartsbeat in [[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]''s.
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== Timeline ==
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Though the play gives no specifics as to its timing, ''The Deep'' takes place somewhere between ''[[Time-Flight]]'' and ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'', because Nyssa is travelling alone with the Doctor.
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The Deep is a 2010 Big Finish audio short story read by Peter Davison. It features the Fifth Doctor and Nyssa. It is most notable for being the first piece of Doctor Who fiction written by the award-winning author of young adult fiction, Ally Kennen.

Narratively, it is one of the rare stories that dealt with repairing the chameleon circuit.

Summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

When Nyssa attempts to fix the chameleon circuit, the TARDIS turns into a whale. Can she and the Doctor recapture it and turn it back into the old TARDIS before it's stuck in the form of a whale forever?

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Given that the TARDIS's chameleon circuit is operational, this is one of the few Doctor Who stories in any medium in which the TARDIS appears in a form other than that of a police box.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]