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|companions= [[Liz Shaw|Liz]] | |companions= [[Liz Shaw|Liz]] | ||
|featuring= [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brig]], [[Mike Yates]], [[John Benton|Benton]] | |featuring= [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brig]], [[Mike Yates]], [[John Benton|Benton]] | ||
|enemy= The [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] | |enemy= The [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]], the [[Cybermat]]s | ||
|setting= [[England]] and [[Cambridge]], the [[1970s]] | |setting= [[England]] and [[Cambridge]], the [[1970s]] | ||
|writer= [[Nigel Fairs | |writer= [[Nigel Fairs]] | ||
|music= [[Lawrence Oakley]] | |||
|music= [[Lawrence | |sound= [[Lawrence Oakley]] and [[Robert Dunlop]] | ||
|sound= [[Lawrence | |||
|director= [[Mark J Thompson]] | |director= [[Mark J Thompson]] | ||
|cover= [[Simon Holub]] | |||
|publisher= Big Finish Productions | |publisher= Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date= [[January (releases)|January]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] | |release date= [[January (releases)|January]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] | ||
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|isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-265-4 | |isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-265-4 | ||
|prev= Fear of the Daleks (audio story) | |prev= Fear of the Daleks (audio story) | ||
|next= The Beautiful People (audio story) }} | |next= The Beautiful People (audio story) | ||
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'''''The Blue Tooth''''' was the third story in the first series of [[The Companion Chronicles]]. It was notable for being the only story {{ | '''''The Blue Tooth''''' was the third story in the first series of [[The Companion Chronicles]]. It was notable for being the only story {{as of|2014|lc = y}} in any ''Doctor Who'' medium to pit the [[Third Doctor]] against the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
"I suppose that was one of the Doctor's most endearing qualities: the ability to make the bizarre and the terrifying seem utterly normal." | "I suppose that was one of [[Third Doctor|the Doctor]]'s most endearing qualities: the ability to make the bizarre and the terrifying seem utterly normal." | ||
When Liz Shaw's friend Jean goes missing, the Doctor and U.N.I.T. are drawn to the scene to investigate. Soon Liz discovers a potential alien invasion that will have far-reaching affects on her life… and the Doctor is unexpectedly re-united with an old | When [[Liz Shaw]]'s friend [[Jean Baisemore|Jean]] goes missing, the Doctor and [[Unified Intelligence Taskforce|U.N.I.T.]] are drawn to the scene to investigate. Soon Liz discovers a potential alien invasion that will have far-reaching affects on her life… and the Doctor is unexpectedly re-united with an [[Cyberman (Mondas)|old enemy]]… | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
=== | === UNIT === | ||
* The electricity board threatens to cut off the power at UNIT HQ because the Doctor is using large amounts of power for his experiment on | * The [[electricity]] board threatens to cut off the power at [[UNIT HQ]] because the Doctor is using large amounts of power for his experiment on [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. | ||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* Liz was at the [[University of Cambridge]] in the [[1960s]] alongside [[Jean Baisemore]]. She hated Jean at first sight | * Liz was at the [[University of Cambridge]] in the [[1960s]] alongside [[Jean Baisemore]]. She hated Jean at first sight, but the pair gradually became friends and Jean opened Liz's eyes to life outside university. | ||
* Liz says she is in her mid-twenties whilst working at UNIT. | * Liz says she is in her mid-twenties whilst working at UNIT. | ||
* Liz doesn't like [[dentist]]s. | * Liz doesn't like [[dentist]]s. | ||
== Notes == | |||
[[File:The Blue Tooth clean.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]] | [[File:The Blue Tooth clean.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]] | ||
* This story marks the first appearances of Liz Shaw, Sergeant Benton and Captain Mike Yates in an audio drama. | * This story marks the first appearances of Liz Shaw, Sergeant Benton and Captain Mike Yates in an audio drama. | ||
* To date, this is the only appearance of the Cybermen in the ''Companion Chronicles''. | * To date, this is the only appearance of the Cybermen in the ''Companion Chronicles''. | ||
* Aside from a brief appearance in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'', this is the first Big Finish audio drama to feature the Third Doctor. | * Aside from a brief appearance in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'', this is the first Big Finish audio drama to feature the Third Doctor. | ||
* Liz refers to Mike Yates as | * Liz refers to Mike Yates as "Captain Yates", which is at odds with his rank as given in [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Scales of Injustice]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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Revision as of 22:26, 20 April 2015
The Blue Tooth was the third story in the first series of The Companion Chronicles. It was notable for being the only story as of 2014[update] in any Doctor Who medium to pit the Third Doctor against the Cybermen.
Publisher's summary
"I suppose that was one of the Doctor's most endearing qualities: the ability to make the bizarre and the terrifying seem utterly normal."
When Liz Shaw's friend Jean goes missing, the Doctor and U.N.I.T. are drawn to the scene to investigate. Soon Liz discovers a potential alien invasion that will have far-reaching affects on her life… and the Doctor is unexpectedly re-united with an old enemy…
Plot
to be added
Cast
- Liz Shaw - Caroline John
- The Cybermen - Nicholas Briggs
References
UNIT
- The electricity board threatens to cut off the power at UNIT HQ because the Doctor is using large amounts of power for his experiment on the TARDIS.
Individuals
- Liz was at the University of Cambridge in the 1960s alongside Jean Baisemore. She hated Jean at first sight, but the pair gradually became friends and Jean opened Liz's eyes to life outside university.
- Liz says she is in her mid-twenties whilst working at UNIT.
- Liz doesn't like dentists.
Notes
- This story marks the first appearances of Liz Shaw, Sergeant Benton and Captain Mike Yates in an audio drama.
- To date, this is the only appearance of the Cybermen in the Companion Chronicles.
- Aside from a brief appearance in AUDIO: Zagreus, this is the first Big Finish audio drama to feature the Third Doctor.
- Liz refers to Mike Yates as "Captain Yates", which is at odds with his rank as given in PROSE: The Scales of Injustice.
Continuity
- Liz says she lived with her mother whilst studying for her undergraduate degree. (AUDIO: The Last Post)
External links
- Official The Blue Tooth page at bigfinish.com
- The Blue Tooth at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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