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* The Doctor claims that he has friends in the [[Knights Hospitaller]]s. | * The Doctor claims that he has friends in the [[Knights Hospitaller]]s. | ||
* Steven was not aware that Englishwomen did not have the vote in [[1912]]. | * Steven was not aware that Englishwomen did not have the vote in [[1912]]. | ||
* [[Thomas Arden]] is an enthusiast of "the newfangled [[car|motorcar]]." | |||
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Revision as of 19:38, 12 February 2013
The Suffering was a February 2010 entry in The Companion Chronicles series by Big Finish Productions. It starred Peter Purves and Maureen O'Brien.
Publisher's summary
The TARDIS materialises in England in the year 1912, a time of great social change. The Suffragette movement is lobbying for votes for women, and the skull of the so-called ‘missing link’ has been discovered in Piltdown.
While Vicki falls victim to a strange influence, the Doctor and Steven investigate the fossilised remains. The Suffering has been unleashed. Can the travellers survive its rage?
Plot
to be added
Cast
References
- Vicki describes Steven as a "handsome space pilot", herself as a "plucky orphan" and a "sensible girl" and the Doctor as a "mysterious, white haired old man."
- Steven studied anatomy as part of his basic training.
- The Doctor describes himself as "a student of science and the wonders of the universe."
- Constance Arden is a suffragette.
- The Doctor claims that he has friends in the Knights Hospitallers.
- Steven was not aware that Englishwomen did not have the vote in 1912.
- Thomas Arden is an enthusiast of "the newfangled motorcar."
Notes
Continuity
- Steven tells the Doctor that he has not eaten since 1066. (TV: The Time Meddler)
- Steven refers to his two years of imprisonment on Mechanus and his first encounter with the Doctor. (TV: The Chase)
- The Doctor and Steven would return to London in 1966 (AUDIO: The Perpetual Bond) and, later in their personal timelines, March 1965 (TV: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve).
External links
- The Suffering at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- Official The Suffering page at bigfinish.com
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