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|featuring = [[Racnoss]] | |featuring = [[Racnoss]] | ||
|enemy = [[Racnoss Empress]] | |enemy = [[Empress of the Racnoss (Empire of the Racnoss)|Racnoss Empress]] | ||
|setting = {{il|[[Racnoss homeworld]]|[[Iota 7]]}} | |setting = {{il|[[Racnoss homeworld]]|[[Iota 7]]}} | ||
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When a [[distress call]] rips [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] from [[Time Vortex|the Vortex]], dragging it back through time, it arrives in the midst of [[Racnoss Wars|a conflict]] between [[Gallifrey]] and [[Racnoss|an ancient foe]]. | When a [[distress call]] rips [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] from [[Time Vortex|the Vortex]], dragging it back through time, it arrives in the midst of [[Racnoss Wars|a conflict]] between [[Gallifrey]] and [[Racnoss|an ancient foe]]. | ||
[[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]], as ever, wants to help, but in returning [[Racnoss Consort|a wounded combatant]] [[Racnoss homeworld|home]], he becomes further and further entangled in a web of deceit and recrimination. A web spun by [[Racnoss | [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]], as ever, wants to help, but in returning [[Racnoss Consort|a wounded combatant]] [[Racnoss homeworld|home]], he becomes further and further entangled in a web of deceit and recrimination. A web spun by [[Empress of the Racnoss (Empire of the Racnoss)|an eight-legged Empress]] and her minions... | ||
The [[Empire of the Racnoss]] is at [[Racnoss Wars|war]], and wherever he stands, the Doctor is on the wrong side. | The [[Empire of the Racnoss]] is at [[Racnoss Wars|war]], and wherever he stands, the Doctor is on the wrong side. | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]] | * [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]] | ||
* [[Racnoss Empress]] - [[Adjoa Andoh]] | * [[Empress of the Racnoss (Empire of the Racnoss)|Racnoss Empress]] - [[Adjoa Andoh]] | ||
* [[Old Racnoss Emperor]] / [[Herrax]] - [[Nigel Planer]] | * [[Old Racnoss Emperor]] / [[Herrax]] - [[Nigel Planer]] | ||
* [[Racnoss Consort]] - [[Andrew French]] | * [[Racnoss Consort]] - [[Andrew French]] | ||
Revision as of 22:51, 12 August 2017
Empire of the Racnoss was the second story in Classic Doctors, New Monsters Volume Two. It featured the Fifth Doctor and the Racnoss.
Publisher's summary
When a distress call rips the TARDIS from the Vortex, dragging it back through time, it arrives in the midst of a conflict between Gallifrey and an ancient foe.
The Doctor, as ever, wants to help, but in returning a wounded combatant home, he becomes further and further entangled in a web of deceit and recrimination. A web spun by an eight-legged Empress and her minions...
The Empire of the Racnoss is at war, and wherever he stands, the Doctor is on the wrong side.
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Peter Davison
- Racnoss Empress - Adjoa Andoh
- Old Racnoss Emperor / Herrax - Nigel Planer
- Racnoss Consort - Andrew French
- Alayna - Lisa Kay
References
- The Doctor quips that the Racnoss Consort must have eaten a lot of flies to reach his size.
- The Doctor boasts that his TARDIS beats an escape pod any day of the week, "except perhaps Pancake Tuesdays."
- The Doctor compares the bickering of the Racnoss Empress and Alayna to having two Tegans in the TARDIS at the same time.
- The Doctor describes the Racnoss Wars as "a long and bloody affair".
Notes
- The plot of the story is partially inspired by the play Medea. (BFX: Classic Doctors, New Monsters Volume Two)
Continuity
- The Empress of the Racnoss refers to the Webstar. (TV: The Runaway Bride)
- The Old Racnoss Emperor refers to Huon energy. (TV: The Runaway Bride)
- The Racnoss were almost wiped out by the Fledgling Empires, including Gallifrey, during the Dark Times. (TV: The Runaway Bride)
- The Doctor makes use of the fast return switch. (TV: The Edge of Destruction, et. al)
- The Doctor would encounter the Empress of the Racnoss again in London on 24 December 2007 during his tenth incarnation. (TV: The Runaway Bride)
External links
- Official Classic Doctors, New Monsters page at bigfinish.com
