The Star Men (audio story)
The Star Men was the two hundred and twenty-first story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was the first appearance of Matthew Waterhouse as Adric in the main range, after his Big Finish debut in The Fifth Doctor Box Set.
Publisher's summary
Astronomical navigation is a tricky business. To help Adric with his studies, the Doctor sets course for Gallius Ultima – a planet on the edge of the Milky Way, housing one of the most impressive observatories ever constructed.
But the TARDIS arrives to find Gallius U in a state of emergency, tracking the return of the Explorer-class ship Johannes Kepler from its mission into the heart of the mysterious Large Magellanic Cloud. A mission that met with disaster…
To find out what overtook the crew of the Johannes Kepler, the Doctor and his companions must journey into the heart of the Cloud... and beyond, into the darkness of another reality altogether. The universe of the Star Men.
Plot
Part one
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Part two
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Part three
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Part four
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Cast
- The Doctor - Peter Davison
- Adric - Matthew Waterhouse
- Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
- Tegan - Janet Fielding
- Kala Tace - Sue Holderness
- Autumn Tace - Sophie Wu
- Rovus - Peter Guinness
- Fell/Lom - Damian Lynch
- Nomar/Vedrin/Surgical Robot/Pilot - Kris Dyer
- Computer - Barnaby Edwards
References
- The Doctor is attempting to teach Adric how to pilot the TARDIS.
- Humanity was confined to Mutter's Spiral until the discovery of the intergalactic drive in the 54th century.
- The Keltin require solonium to survive.
- Mutter's Spiral is ten times the size of the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Notes
- This story was recorded on 9 and 10 June 2016 at The Moat Studios, London.
Continuity
- Nyssa refers to Adric's badge for mathematical excellence. (TV: Full Circle)
- Tegan reminds the Doctor that he still has to return her to Heathrow Airport in 1981. (TV: Four to Doomsday, Kinda, The Visitation; AUDIO: Psychdrome, Iterations of I, Smoke and Mirrors)
- Adric refers to the starliner on Alzarius. (TV: Full Circle)
- Kala Tace mistakes the Doctor, Adric, Nyssa and Tegan for members of Earth Security. (TV: Frontier in Space; AUDIO: Invasion of the Daleks)
- Tegan once again uses "Rabbits!" as an expletive. (TV: Logopolis, Frontios; AUDIO: Psychodrome)
- The Doctor says, "Brave heart, Tegan". Tegan herself later says it to Nyssa. (AUDIO: Psychdrome; TV: Earthshock, et. al)
- The Doctor refers to E-Space. (TV: Full Circle, State of Decay, Warriors' Gate; AUDIO: The Invasion of E-Space)
- Adric says, "When I say 'run,' run." (TV: The Power of the Daleks, et. al)
- The Doctor tells Adric that he cannot travel back in time and save Autumn as her death is part of established events. He would later tell Nyssa and Tegan the same thing after Adric himself was killed. (TV: Earthshock, Time-Flight)
External links
- Official The Star Men page at bigfinish.com
