Trail of the White Worm (audio story)
Trail of the White Worm was the fifth story in the first series of The Fourth Doctor Adventures.
Synopsis
The legend dates back to Roman times, at least: a great White Worm, as wide as a man, slithers out of the rocks of the Dark Peak Gap to take animals, sometimes even children, for its food.
When the Doctor and Leela arrive in the wilds of Derbyshire, only to get caught up in the hunt for a missing girl, they soon discover that the legend of the Worm is very much alive – even now, in 1979.
Worse still, it seems that the Doctor isn't the only renegade Time Lord on the trail of this deadly and mysterious Worm…
Plot
Part 1
The Doctor and Leela land in Derbyshire, 1979. On the way out of the TARDIS, Leela steps in mucus, witch she realizes that it is from a large beast, which has slithered into the woods. Soon enough, men arrive with viscous dogs, which are hunting the sent of the beast now on the Doctor and Leela. They escape into the woods, after the tracks of the beast the men are tracking. The men are part of a search party, and they theorize that Lella and the Doctor have something to do with the monster.
Part 2
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Cast
- The Doctor - Tom Baker
- Leela - Louise Jameson
- The Master - Geoffrey Beevers
- Colonel Spindleton - Michael Cochrane
- Demesne Furze - Rachael Stirling
- Carswell/Mercenary - John Banks
- Julie - Becci Gemmell
- John - Mark Field
References
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Notes
- This is the first Big Finish audio drama to feature the Master since BFA: Master in October 2003.
- Geoffrey Beevers reprises his role as the Master from DW: The Keeper of Traken, BFA: Dust Breeding and BFA: Master.
- This is the first Fourth Doctor story in performed Doctor Who to feature the Master since DW: Logopolis in 1981.
- The Master stays true to form and initially adopts an alias. In this case, it is "Mwalimu," which is Swahili for "teacher" or "master."
- This audio drama was recorded on 18 August 2011.
Continuity
- Leela mentions that she has met Romans. (BFA: The Wrath of the Iceni)
- The Doctor notes that the Master has a slightly less "putrescant" appearance than when they last met on Gallifrey. This can most likely attributed to his own theory that the Master was able convert the energy from the Eye of Harmony and effectively heal himself, albeit partially. (DW: The Deadly Assassin)
Timeline
For the Doctor and Leela
- This story occurs after BFA: Energy of the Daleks
- This story occurs before BFA: The Oseidon Adventure
For the Master
- This story occurs after DW: The Deadly Assassin
- This story occurs before BFA: The Oseidon Adventure
External links
- Official Trail of the White Worm page at bigfinish.com
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