Beneath the Viscoid (audio story)
Beneath the Viscoid was the first story in the audio anthology Only the Good, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Nicholas Briggs and featured Derek Jacobi as the War Master.
This was the first audio story to feature Jacobi as the Master, his first time reprising the role in a full cast story since appearing in TV: Utopia in 2007.
Publisher's summary
On the ocean planet Gardezza, deep beneath the Viscoid, a mysterious capsule is recovered from the Time War, and an equally mysterious stranger found within. The Doctor's reputation precedes him, even here… but can he be trusted?
Plot
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Cast
- The War Master - Derek Jacobi
- The Daleks - Nicholas Briggs
- Nius - Jacqueline King
- Osen - Deirdre Mullins
- Glortz - Mark Elstob
References
- The Doctor visited Gardezza before the Time War.
- In a flashback, the Master gets caught in a temporal whirlpool.
- Due to the crash, the Master's TARDIS is leaking temporal energy, resulting in time distortion.
Notes
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Continuity
- The Master warns the Daleks that to assault his damaged TARDIS could potentially endanger the entire universe. (TV: The Pandorica Opens)
- Once again, the Master impersonates the Doctor because of his reputation as a "do-gooder". (AUDIO: Dominion) He would later do so again for different reasons. (TV: World Enough and Time)
- The Master briefly allies with the Daleks again. (TV: Frontier in Space, PROSE: The Not-So-Sinister Sponge, AUDIO: Master of the Daleks)
- This story continues on from the story AUDIO: He Who Wins even though that was the first ever War Master Story released.
External links
- Official Beneath the Viscoid page at bigfinish.com
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