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* The Constable sang '''Here we go round the prickly pear at five o’clock in the morning''<nowiki/>' which is a quotation from [[The Hollow Men|''The Hollow Men'']] by [[T.S. Eliot|T. S. Eliot]], the same poem which the Barber-Surgeon referenced in ''[[The Mission (audio story)|The Mission]]''. | * The Constable sang '''Here we go round the prickly pear at five o’clock in the morning''<nowiki/>' which is a quotation from [[The Hollow Men|''The Hollow Men'']] by [[T.S. Eliot|T. S. Eliot]], the same poem which the Barber-Surgeon referenced in ''[[The Mission (audio story)|The Mission]]''. | ||
*The Constable | *The Constable used [[Promethean Everlasting Matches|matches that don't go out]], and claimed that 'the Foreman' invente<nowiki/>d them. | ||
* The Constable referred to the Barber-Surgeon as '[[76 Totter's Lane|the Foreman]]'. | * The Constable referred to the Barber-Surgeon as '[[76 Totter's Lane|the Foreman]]'. | ||
*The Barber-Surgeon's [[Ultimate Weapon|ultimate weapon]] | *The Barber-Surgeon's [[Ultimate Weapon|ultimate weapon]] was a [[temporal obliterator]] called [[the Unforgiving Minute]] which he described as a 'trap for fools' that the Doctor must flee with 'sixty seconds' worth of distance run'; all quotes from the poem [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If%E2%80%94#Text If—] by [[Rudyard Kipling]]. | ||
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Revision as of 09:07, 28 December 2022
The Horror was the third and final audio story in the anthology He Who Fights With Monsters, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Robert Valentine and featured Jonathon Carley as the War Doctor, Ken Bones as The General and Nicholas Le Prevost as the Barber-Surgeon.
Synopsis
The Doctor is missing in action. As Gallifrey and Skaro face total destruction, Time Lord and Dalek forces converge on the realm of the Barber-Surgeon. From his junkyard fortress in a lost dimension, the renegade warmonger is about to create his ultimate weapon...Who or what can possibly stop him?
Plot
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Cast
- The War Doctor - Jonathon Carley
- The General - Ken Bones
- The Barber-Surgeon - Nicholas Le Prevost
- Dalek Hunter-Killer - Jason Merrells
- The Constable / Comms Officer - Richie Daysh
- The Companion / Time Lord Navigator - Paksie Vernon
- The Daleks / D9 - Nicholas Briggs
References
- The Constable sang 'Here we go round the prickly pear at five o’clock in the morning' which is a quotation from The Hollow Men by T. S. Eliot, the same poem which the Barber-Surgeon referenced in The Mission.
- The Constable used matches that don't go out, and claimed that 'the Foreman' invented them.
- The Constable referred to the Barber-Surgeon as 'the Foreman'.
- The Barber-Surgeon's ultimate weapon was a temporal obliterator called the Unforgiving Minute which he described as a 'trap for fools' that the Doctor must flee with 'sixty seconds' worth of distance run'; all quotes from the poem If— by Rudyard Kipling.
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Notes
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Continuity
- The Barber-Surgeon has set up base in Totter's Yard. (TV: An Unearthly Child et al.)
- The Barber-Surgeon has previously met a version of the Doctor who met Ian and Barbara at Barnes Common after a car crash, rather than Totter's Lane. (PROSE: Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks)
External links
- Official The Horror page at bigfinish.com
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