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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth and final story in the audio anthology ''[[Dark Eyes 2]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Matt Fitton]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Ruth Bradley]] as [[Molly O'Sullivan]] and [[Nicola Walker]] as [[Liv Chenka]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth and final story in the audio anthology ''[[Dark Eyes 2]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Matt Fitton]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Ruth Bradley]] as [[Molly O'Sullivan]] and [[Nicola Walker]] as [[Liv Chenka]]. | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Liv Chenka|Liv]] and [[Molly O'Sullivan|Molly]] arrive back on [[Earth]] in the [[1970s]] to investigate the [[Ides Scientific Institute|Ides Institute]]. The [[timeline]]s have shifted since the Doctor and Molly first travelled here and all is not as it was. Dr [[Sally Armstrong]] is still working for the Ides, but her associate has a devastating plan in mind. | [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]], [[Liv Chenka|Liv]] and [[Molly O'Sullivan|Molly]] arrive back on [[Earth]] in the [[1970s]] to investigate the [[Ides Scientific Institute|Ides Institute]]. The [[timeline]]s have shifted since the Doctor and Molly first travelled here and all is not as it was. Dr [[Sally Armstrong]] is still working for the Ides, but her associate has a devastating plan in mind. | ||
Soon, Molly's "[[Retro-genitor particle|dark eyes]]" prove to be at the centre of a plot to seize control of all [[life]] in [[N-Space|the universe]]. | Soon, Molly's "[[Retro-genitor particle|dark eyes]]" prove to be at the centre of a plot to seize control of all [[life]] in [[N-Space|the universe]]. | ||
== Plot== | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
*[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]] | * [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]] | ||
*[[Molly O'Sullivan]] - [[Ruth Bradley]] | * [[Molly O'Sullivan]] - [[Ruth Bradley]] | ||
*[[Liv Chenka]] - [[Nicola Walker]] | * [[Liv Chenka]] - [[Nicola Walker]] | ||
*[[Reborn Master|The Master]] - [[Alex Macqueen]] | * [[Reborn Master|The Master]] - [[Alex Macqueen]] | ||
*[[Sally Armstrong|Dr Sally Armstrong]] - [[Natalie Burt]] | * [[Sally Armstrong|Dr Sally Armstrong]] - [[Natalie Burt]] | ||
*[[David Walker]] - [[David Shaw-Parker]] | * [[David Walker]] - [[David Shaw-Parker]] | ||
*[[Elizabeth Gantry|Mrs Gantry]] - [[Jacqueline King]] | * [[Elizabeth Gantry|Mrs Gantry]] - [[Jacqueline King]] | ||
*[[Soldier (Eyes of the Master)|Soldier]] - [[Frank Skinner]] | * [[Soldier (Eyes of the Master)|Soldier]] - [[Frank Skinner]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
*The Master runs the vision clinic in [[Harley Street]]. | * The Master runs the vision clinic in [[Harley Street]]. | ||
*David Walker married a woman named [[Isabelle Walker|Isabelle]] and they raised their two sons in [[107 Baker Street]]. One of them is named Nigel who lives in Manchester while the other lives in [[Australia]] and has three daughters. | * David Walker married a woman named [[Isabelle Walker|Isabelle]] and they raised their two sons in [[107 Baker Street]]. One of them is named Nigel who lives in Manchester while the other lives in [[Australia]] and has three daughters. | ||
*[[Sally Armstrong]] is armed with the Master's [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]]. | * [[Sally Armstrong]] is armed with the Master's [[Tissue Compression Eliminator]]. | ||
*David stopped driving in [[1962]]. | * David stopped driving in [[1962]]. | ||
*The Master states his many encounters with the Third Doctor [[UNIT dating controversy|happening in the 1970's]]. | * The Master states his many encounters with the Third Doctor [[UNIT dating controversy|happening in the 1970's]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This is the first non-[[Multi-Doctor story|multi-Doctor audio drama]] in which the Eighth Doctor confronts the Master. They previously encountered each other in the audio story ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''. | * This is the first non-[[Multi-Doctor story|multi-Doctor audio drama]] in which the Eighth Doctor confronts the Master. They previously encountered each other in the audio story ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''. | ||
*[[David Sibley]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] are not credited for their roles as [[the Eminence]] and the [[Dalek Time Controller]] respectively. | * [[David Sibley]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] are not credited for their roles as [[the Eminence]] and the [[Dalek Time Controller]] respectively. | ||
*This was the last ''Dark Eyes'' story to feature the [[Dalek]]s until ''[[The Monster of Montmartre (audio story)|The Monster of Montmartre]]'', as they made no appearance in ''[[Dark Eyes 3]]''. | * This was the last ''Dark Eyes'' story to feature the [[Dalek]]s until ''[[The Monster of Montmartre (audio story)|The Monster of Montmartre]]'', as they made no appearance in ''[[Dark Eyes 3]]''. | ||
*Liv says she comes from [[1000 (number)|1000]] years in the future, meaning she's from approximately the [[29th century]]. | * Liv says she comes from [[1000 (number)|1000]] years in the future, meaning she's from approximately the [[29th century]]. | ||
*While the story itself doesn't indicate which year it's set in, Liv recalls living in [[107 Baker Street]] in 1972 in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lost Property (audio story)|Lost Property]]''. | * While the story itself doesn't indicate which year it's set in, Liv recalls living in [[107 Baker Street]] in 1972 in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Lost Property (audio story)|Lost Property]]''. | ||
[[File:Centre Fold Eyes of the Master.jpg|thumb|Illustration of the Doctor and Molly facing off against the Master and Sally that came with the physical product]] | [[File:Centre Fold Eyes of the Master.jpg|thumb|Illustration of the Doctor and Molly facing off against the Master and Sally that came with the physical product]] | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
*Molly refers to working as a chambermaid for the Donaldson family in [[Eaton Place]] in [[London]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Great War (audio story)|The Great War]]'') She tells Liv that she has not walked the streets of London for more than fifty years, since [[1918]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The White Room (audio story)|The White Room]]'') | * Molly refers to working as a chambermaid for the Donaldson family in [[Eaton Place]] in [[London]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Great War (audio story)|The Great War]]'') She tells Liv that she has not walked the streets of London for more than fifty years, since [[1918]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The White Room (audio story)|The White Room]]'') | ||
* Liv mentions that it took centuries for her to travel across the universe. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time's Horizon (audio story)|Time's Horizon]]'') | * Liv mentions that it took centuries for her to travel across the universe. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time's Horizon (audio story)|Time's Horizon]]'') | ||
*Molly and Liv discuss the latter's illness. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time's Horizon (audio story)|Time's Horizon]]'') | * Molly and Liv discuss the latter's illness. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time's Horizon (audio story)|Time's Horizon]]'') | ||
*The Doctor refers to the fact that [[Kotris]] never existed. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[X and the Daleks (audio story)|X and the Daleks]]'') | * The Doctor refers to the fact that [[Kotris]] never existed. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[X and the Daleks (audio story)|X and the Daleks]]'') | ||
*The Doctor tells Liv that he and Molly met on a battlefield. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Great War (audio story)|The Great War]]'') | * The Doctor tells Liv that he and Molly met on a battlefield. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Great War (audio story)|The Great War]]'') | ||
*The Doctor owns a purple [[Volkswagen Beetle]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Vampire Science (novel)|Vampire Science]]'', ''[[Longest Day (novel)|Longest Day]]'', ''[[Seeing I (novel)|Seeing I]]'') | * The Doctor owns a purple [[Volkswagen Beetle]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Vampire Science (novel)|Vampire Science]]'', ''[[Longest Day (novel)|Longest Day]]'', ''[[Seeing I (novel)|Seeing I]]'') | ||
*David Walker has lived in 107 Baker Street since 1918. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The White Room (audio story)|The White Room]]'') | * David Walker has lived in 107 Baker Street since 1918. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The White Room (audio story)|The White Room]]'') | ||
*Liv refers to her ''[[Orpheus]]'' crewmates [[Dal Brock]], [[Vi Kruger]] and [[Bron Kell]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time's Horizon (audio story)|Time's Horizon]]'') | * Liv refers to her ''[[Orpheus]]'' crewmates [[Dal Brock]], [[Vi Kruger]] and [[Bron Kell]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time's Horizon (audio story)|Time's Horizon]]'') | ||
*The Master is aware that Liv worked for the [[Dalek]]s on [[Nixyce VII]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Traitor (audio story)|The Traitor]]'') | * The Master is aware that Liv worked for the [[Dalek]]s on [[Nixyce VII]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Traitor (audio story)|The Traitor]]'') | ||
* The Master notes that the Eighth Doctor has cut his hair and changed his clothes since they last met in [[San Francisco]] on [[31 December]] [[1999]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | * The Master notes that the Eighth Doctor has cut his hair and changed his clothes since they last met in [[San Francisco]] on [[31 December]] [[1999]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
*The Master recalls when the Doctor wore a [[Third Doctor#Appearance|cape and frills]] while he had a "rather more sophisticated wardrobe" and a {{delgado|n=beard}}. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'', et al.) | * The Master recalls when the Doctor wore a [[Third Doctor#Appearance|cape and frills]] while he had a "rather more sophisticated wardrobe" and a {{delgado|n=beard}}. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'', et al.) | ||
*The Master has been rescued from a "predicament" by the [[Time Lord | * The Master has been rescued from a "predicament" by the [[Time Lord]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Day of the Master (audio story)|Day of the Master]]'') | ||
*The Master thinks that the Time Lords are preparing him for [[Last Great Time War|something]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | * The Master thinks that the Time Lords are preparing him for [[Last Great Time War|something]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | ||
*After seeing the Doctor's TARDIS, the Master thinks it might be "[[Seventh Doctor|that tiresome little man with the umbrella]]." The [[Eighth Doctor]] inherited his TARDIS design from his predecessor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | * After seeing the Doctor's TARDIS, the Master thinks it might be "[[Seventh Doctor|that tiresome little man with the umbrella]]." The [[Eighth Doctor]] inherited his TARDIS design from his predecessor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
*The Doctor recalls his first meeting with Sally Armstrong in an [[Alternate timeline|alternative timeline]] in [[1972]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fugitives (audio story)|Fugitives]]'') | * The Doctor recalls his first meeting with Sally Armstrong in an [[Alternate timeline|alternative timeline]] in [[1972]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Fugitives (audio story)|Fugitives]]'') | ||
*The Master discusses the Doctor's mission to avert the [[creation of the Daleks]], as well as the Time Lords' (actually [[Narvin]]'s) prediction of a future where the only surviving life is [[Dalek]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]; ''[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ascension (audio story)|Ascension]]'') | * The Master discusses the Doctor's mission to avert the [[creation of the Daleks]], as well as the Time Lords' (actually [[Narvin]]'s) prediction of a future where the only surviving life is [[Dalek]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Genesis of the Daleks (TV story)|Genesis of the Daleks]]; ''[[AUDIO]]: ''[[Ascension (audio story)|Ascension]]'') | ||
*The Master refers to the Doctor stealing [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] from [[Gallifrey]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beginning (audio story)|The Beginning]]'') and his first visit to [[Skaro]] during his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') | * The Master refers to the Doctor stealing [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] from [[Gallifrey]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beginning (audio story)|The Beginning]]'') and his first visit to [[Skaro]] during his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'') | ||
*The Master tells the Doctor that Molly's [[retro-genitor particle]]s were reactivated when they were reunited in 1918. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The White Room (audio story)|The White Room]]'') | * The Master tells the Doctor that Molly's [[retro-genitor particle]]s were reactivated when they were reunited in 1918. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The White Room (audio story)|The White Room]]'') | ||
*While on Nixyce VII, the Doctor uses the pseudonym "[[The Doctor's aliases#Eighth Doctor|Bert Higgins]]." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Traitor (audio story)|The Traitor]]'') | * While on Nixyce VII, the Doctor uses the pseudonym "[[The Doctor's aliases#Eighth Doctor|Bert Higgins]]." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Traitor (audio story)|The Traitor]]'') | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
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Revision as of 16:55, 6 September 2023
Eyes of the Master was the fourth and final story in the audio anthology Dark Eyes 2, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Matt Fitton and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, Ruth Bradley as Molly O'Sullivan and Nicola Walker as Liv Chenka.
Publisher's summary
The Doctor, Liv and Molly arrive back on Earth in the 1970s to investigate the Ides Institute. The timelines have shifted since the Doctor and Molly first travelled here and all is not as it was. Dr Sally Armstrong is still working for the Ides, but her associate has a devastating plan in mind.
Soon, Molly's "dark eyes" prove to be at the centre of a plot to seize control of all life in the universe.
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Paul McGann
- Molly O'Sullivan - Ruth Bradley
- Liv Chenka - Nicola Walker
- The Master - Alex Macqueen
- Dr Sally Armstrong - Natalie Burt
- David Walker - David Shaw-Parker
- Mrs Gantry - Jacqueline King
- Soldier - Frank Skinner
Worldbuilding
- The Master runs the vision clinic in Harley Street.
- David Walker married a woman named Isabelle and they raised their two sons in 107 Baker Street. One of them is named Nigel who lives in Manchester while the other lives in Australia and has three daughters.
- Sally Armstrong is armed with the Master's Tissue Compression Eliminator.
- David stopped driving in 1962.
- The Master states his many encounters with the Third Doctor happening in the 1970's.
Notes
- This is the first non-multi-Doctor audio drama in which the Eighth Doctor confronts the Master. They previously encountered each other in the audio story The Light at the End.
- David Sibley and Nicholas Briggs are not credited for their roles as the Eminence and the Dalek Time Controller respectively.
- This was the last Dark Eyes story to feature the Daleks until The Monster of Montmartre, as they made no appearance in Dark Eyes 3.
- Liv says she comes from 1000 years in the future, meaning she's from approximately the 29th century.
- While the story itself doesn't indicate which year it's set in, Liv recalls living in 107 Baker Street in 1972 in AUDIO: Lost Property.
Continuity
- Molly refers to working as a chambermaid for the Donaldson family in Eaton Place in London. (AUDIO: The Great War) She tells Liv that she has not walked the streets of London for more than fifty years, since 1918. (AUDIO: The White Room)
- Liv mentions that it took centuries for her to travel across the universe. (AUDIO: Time's Horizon)
- Molly and Liv discuss the latter's illness. (AUDIO: Time's Horizon)
- The Doctor refers to the fact that Kotris never existed. (AUDIO: X and the Daleks)
- The Doctor tells Liv that he and Molly met on a battlefield. (AUDIO: The Great War)
- The Doctor owns a purple Volkswagen Beetle. (PROSE: Vampire Science, Longest Day, Seeing I)
- David Walker has lived in 107 Baker Street since 1918. (AUDIO: The White Room)
- Liv refers to her Orpheus crewmates Dal Brock, Vi Kruger and Bron Kell. (AUDIO: Time's Horizon)
- The Master is aware that Liv worked for the Daleks on Nixyce VII. (AUDIO: The Traitor)
- The Master notes that the Eighth Doctor has cut his hair and changed his clothes since they last met in San Francisco on 31 December 1999. (TV: Doctor Who)
- The Master recalls when the Doctor wore a cape and frills while he had a "rather more sophisticated wardrobe" and a beard. (TV: Terror of the Autons, et al.)
- The Master has been rescued from a "predicament" by the Time Lords. (AUDIO: Day of the Master)
- The Master thinks that the Time Lords are preparing him for something. (TV: The Sound of Drums)
- After seeing the Doctor's TARDIS, the Master thinks it might be "that tiresome little man with the umbrella." The Eighth Doctor inherited his TARDIS design from his predecessor. (TV: Doctor Who)
- The Doctor recalls his first meeting with Sally Armstrong in an alternative timeline in 1972. (AUDIO: Fugitives)
- The Master discusses the Doctor's mission to avert the creation of the Daleks, as well as the Time Lords' (actually Narvin's) prediction of a future where the only surviving life is Dalek. (TV: Genesis of the Daleks; AUDIO: Ascension)
- The Master refers to the Doctor stealing the TARDIS from Gallifrey (TV: The Name of the Doctor; AUDIO: The Beginning) and his first visit to Skaro during his first incarnation. (TV: The Daleks)
- The Master tells the Doctor that Molly's retro-genitor particles were reactivated when they were reunited in 1918. (AUDIO: The White Room)
- While on Nixyce VII, the Doctor uses the pseudonym "Bert Higgins." (AUDIO: The Traitor)
External links
- Official Eyes of the Master page at bigfinish.com
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