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[[Funworld]] was set to be the happiest [[planet]] in the [[galaxy]]. A planet of joy, of euphoria, of laughter and delight. Except construction was marred by reports of a predator and then, a few days before opening, all communication ceased. | [[Funworld]] was set to be the [[happines|happiest]] [[planet]] in the [[galaxy]]. A planet of joy, of [[euphoria]], of [[laughter]] and [[delight]]. Except construction was marred by reports of [[Vashta Nerada|a predator]] and then, a few days before opening, all communication ceased. | ||
Owner [[Georgia Donnelly]] is desperate to open the resort and has hired [[Amanda Steele]]'s crew to find out what happened on the planet. They're the best. But even they might not be up to the task. | Owner [[Georgia Donnelly]] is desperate to open the [[resort]] and has hired [[Amanda Steele]]'s crew to find out what happened on the planet. They're the best. But even they might not be up to the task. | ||
Joined by [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and being picked off one by one, they slowly start to realise that something terrifying lurks in the | Joined by [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] and being picked off one by one, they slowly start to realise that something terrifying lurks in the [[shadow]]s. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* Phelan is a psychic. | * The Doctor says that his previous companion has just departed. | ||
* Georgia Donnelly is the owner of Funworld. | * Phelan is a [[psychic]]. | ||
* The Doctor describes [[human]]s as intelligent | * [[Georgia Donnelly]] is the owner of [[Funworld]]. | ||
* Steele once killed an entire [[Sontaran]] assassination squad. | * The Doctor describes [[human]]s as intelligent [[predator]]s. | ||
* [[Amanda Steele|Steele]] once killed an entire [[Sontaran]] assassination squad. | |||
* Steele describes the Doctor as "a right wuss". | * Steele describes the Doctor as "a right wuss". | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The Doctor describes Donnelly as a "{{w|Bandersnatch|frumious Bandersnatch}}", a reference to a creature from the 1872 novel {{wi|Through the Looking-Glass}} by {{w|Lewis Carroll}}. | * The Doctor describes Donnelly as a "{{w|Bandersnatch|frumious Bandersnatch}}", a reference to a creature from the 1872 novel {{wi|Through the Looking-Glass}} by {{w|Lewis Carroll}}. | ||
* Phelan is offered a chance to travel in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] but dies before she has the opportunity to do so. The same fate also befell several characters in the revived series including [[Lynda Moss]], [[Madame de Pompadour]], [[Astrid Peth]], [[Rita (The God Complex)|Rita]] and [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]]. | * Phelan is offered a chance to travel in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] but dies before she has the opportunity to do so. The same fate also befell several characters in the revived series including [[Lynda Moss]], [[Madame de Pompadour]], [[Astrid Peth]], [[Rita (The God Complex)|Rita]] and [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:21, 27 July 2017
Night of the Vashta Nerada was the first story in Classic Doctors, New Monsters Volume Two. It featured the Fourth Doctor and the Vashta Nerada.
Publisher's summary
Funworld was set to be the happiest planet in the galaxy. A planet of joy, of euphoria, of laughter and delight. Except construction was marred by reports of a predator and then, a few days before opening, all communication ceased.
Owner Georgia Donnelly is desperate to open the resort and has hired Amanda Steele's crew to find out what happened on the planet. They're the best. But even they might not be up to the task.
Joined by the Doctor and being picked off one by one, they slowly start to realise that something terrifying lurks in the shadows.
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Tom Baker
- Amanda Steele - Pam Ferris
- Georgia Donnelly - Lorelei King
- Phelan - Emma Lowndes
- Bennetto - Matt Devitt
- Katy Bell - Maya Sondhi
References
- The Doctor says that his previous companion has just departed.
- Phelan is a psychic.
- Georgia Donnelly is the owner of Funworld.
- The Doctor describes humans as intelligent predators.
- Steele once killed an entire Sontaran assassination squad.
- Steele describes the Doctor as "a right wuss".
Notes
- The Doctor describes Donnelly as a "frumious Bandersnatch", a reference to a creature from the 1872 novel Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll.
- Phelan is offered a chance to travel in the TARDIS but dies before she has the opportunity to do so. The same fate also befell several characters in the revived series including Lynda Moss, Madame de Pompadour, Astrid Peth, Rita and Osgood.
Continuity
- Phelan refers to the fact that the Vashta Nerada exist on many planets, including Earth. (TV: Silence in the Library)
- The Doctor describes the Vashta Nerada as the piranhas of the air. (TV: Silence in the Library)
- The Doctor would later encounter the Vashta Nerada in his eighth, (AUDIO: Day of the Vashta Nerada) tenth (TV: Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead) and eleventh incarnations. (GAME: Shadows of the Vashta Nerada; COMIC: Space Oddity)
External links
- Official Night of the Vashta Nerada page at bigfinish.com
