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|doctor= Sixth Doctor
|doctor= Sixth Doctor
|companions= [[Jason (The Ultimate Adventure)|Jason]], [[Crystal (The Ultimate Adventure)|Crystal]], [[Zog (The Ultimate Adventure)|Zog]]
|companions= [[Jason (The Ultimate Adventure)|Jason]], [[Crystal (The Ultimate Adventure)|Crystal]], [[Zog (The Ultimate Adventure)|Zog]]
|enemy= [[Dalek]]s, [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]
|featuring= [[Margaret Thatcher]]
|enemy= [[Dalek Emperor]]
|setting= {{il|[[Skaro]]|[[London]], [[1980s]]|[[Altair III]]|[[Bar Galactica]]|[[Paris]], [[1789]]|[[Dalek Emperor]]'s ship}}
|setting= {{il|[[Skaro]]|[[London]], [[1980s]]|[[Altair III]]|[[Bar Galactica]]|[[Paris]], [[1789]]|[[Dalek Emperor]]'s ship}}
|writer= [[Terrance Dicks]]  
|writer= [[Terrance Dicks]]  
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* Crystal is a singer at the [[Number 10|Number Ten]], a nightclub in Clarendon Square.
* Crystal is a singer at the [[Number 10|Number Ten]], a nightclub in Clarendon Square.
* Jason was educated in [[England]], not returning to his birthplace until shortly before the outbreak of the [[French Revolution]] in [[1789]].
* Jason was educated in [[England]], not returning to his birthplace until shortly before the outbreak of the [[French Revolution]] in [[1789]].
* The Doctor compares an attempted Dalek invasion of Altair III to humans causing [[global warming]] on Earth.
* The Doctor compares an attempted Dalek invasion of [[Altair III]] to humans causing [[global warming]] on Earth.
* The Doctor refers to his former companions [[Susan Foreman]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Zoe Heriot]], [[Leela]], [[Peri Brown]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]].
* The Doctor refers to his former companions [[Susan Foreman]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]], [[Zoe Heriot]], [[Leela]], [[Peri Brown]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]].


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* This was an adaptation of the original stage play ''[[The Ultimate Adventure]]''. [[Colin Baker]] and [[David Banks]] are the only actors from the original play to reprise their roles for the audio version.
* This was an adaptation of the original stage play ''[[The Ultimate Adventure]]''. [[Colin Baker]] and [[David Banks]] are the only actors from the original play to reprise their roles for the audio version.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[5 June (production)|5]] and [[6 June (production)|6 June]] [[2008 (production)|2008]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[5 June (production)|5]] and [[6 June (production)|6 June]] [[2008 (production)|2008]].
* Chronologically, this is the earliest story to feature the Daleks and the Cybermen alongside each other. It is not, however, the first story to feature them both — an honour instead held by the television story ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' (or more accurately the [[The Five Doctors (novelisation)|novelisation]] which was released first). It is also not the earliest story to be ''produced'' in which the Daleks and Cybermen appear side by side each other since, as it was [[2008 (releases)|released in 2008]], it was beaten to that position by the television story ''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'' by two years.
* Daleks are present in the TARDIS. Once more, ''The Ultimate Adventure'' is chronologically the earliest story in which this has happened. From a release standpoint however, it was beaten by the novel ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]'' in [[1997 (releases)|1997]] and the television story ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'' in [[2005 (releases)|2005]].
* This story sees a very rare instance where the Sixth Doctor has a [[sonic screwdriver]] in his possession, though it does not explain when or where he obtained another one to replace his [[Fifth Doctor|predecessor]]'s after it was destroyed in the television story ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]''.
* This story sees a very rare instance where the Sixth Doctor has a [[sonic screwdriver]] in his possession, though it does not explain when or where he obtained another one to replace his [[Fifth Doctor|predecessor]]'s after it was destroyed in the television story ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]''.


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The Ultimate Adventure was a Big Finish Productions adaptation of the stage play of the same name.

Publisher's summary

A special audio adaptation of the Doctor Who stage-play from the 1980s.

The Daleks have allied themselves with the Cybermen and a deadly band of mercenaries. The future of Earth depends upon a vital peace conference. And Mrs T knows that only one Time Lord can save the world.

There are epic battles. There are betrayals. There is love, and there even songs.

Take your seat for... Doctor Who – The Ultimate Adventure!

Plot

Act I

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Act II

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Cast

References

Notes

File:The Ultimate Adventure Potser.jpg
A poster for the Big Finish version of the play.
  • This was an adaptation of the original stage play The Ultimate Adventure. Colin Baker and David Banks are the only actors from the original play to reprise their roles for the audio version.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 5 and 6 June 2008.
  • This story sees a very rare instance where the Sixth Doctor has a sonic screwdriver in his possession, though it does not explain when or where he obtained another one to replace his predecessor's after it was destroyed in the television story The Visitation.

Continuity

External links

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Stage plays
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