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Revision as of 18:59, 25 November 2013
The Final Phase was the seventh story in the second series of The Fourth Doctor Adventures.
Publisher's summary
'The raw power of the very fabric of reality itself. And you dare to think you can conquer it?'
Cuthbert's plan for the Proxima System is reaching its final phase.
The Doctor and Romana have been separated. The Doctor is aiding the Proximan fight-back. Romana and K9 are prisoners of the Daleks.
And as the countdown to the opening of the Quantum Gateway begins, the Daleks reveal their true intentions.
Cast
- The Doctor - Tom Baker
- Romana - Mary Tamm
- K9 - John Leeson
- Cuthbert - David Warner
- Mr Dorrick - Toby Hadoke
- Chidak - Dominic Mafham
- The Daleks / The Dalek Supreme - Nicholas Briggs
- Halka - Jane Slavin
- Security Man/Warrior - John Dorney
References
- Halka refers to the Doctor as a "simpleton."
- Cuthbert refers to President Sheridan Moorkurk as a "sanctimonious bitch."
- K9 is equipped with a stealth mode. He has never previously used it as "no one ever asked."
- After searching for years, Cuthbert and Mr Dorrick discovered a dimensional fissure in the universe in the Proxima System. It was only two atoms across but the Conglomerate were able to expand it exponentially. Cuthbert refers to as the Quantum Gateway and intends to use it to travel into the past. It exists in a separate universe from Normal Space.
- Cuthbert's experiments with the Quantum Gateway caused Proxima Major to be shifted out of its orbit.
- The Daleks intend to use the Quantum Gateway for the "conquest of infinity." Their dimension ship is necessary in order to do so.
- Cuthbert describes the Daleks as "squawking, mobile, metal, robotic things good at impressing people."
- Cuthbert refers to Romana and K9 as "the harpy and the metal mutt."
- After the Doctor is believed to have been killed, Romana tells Mr Dorrick that she and the Doctor initially had an adversarial relationship but that they had gradually become good friends without even noticing it.
Notes
- This story contains Mary Tamm's final performance as Romana before her death on 24 July 2012.
- This audio drama shares its title with Episode Four of TV: The Space Museum.
Continuity
- Cuthbert tells the Dalek Supreme of his previous encounter with the Doctor on Earth. (AUDIO: The Sands of Life / War Against the Laan)
- Cuthbert once again refers to Romana as "Ramona." (AUDIO: The Dalek Contract)
- The Doctor tells Chidak that "all-out war with the Daleks is not an attractive prospect" for the Time Lords. (TV: The End of the World, et. al)
- During her second incarnation, Romana would later encounter the Daleks for a second time on their homeworld Skaro. (TV: Destiny of the Daleks)
External links
- Official The Final Phase page at bigfinish.com
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