The Whispering Forest (audio story)
The Whispering Forest was the one hundred and thirty-seventh monthly Doctor Who audio story produced by Big Finish Productions. It was the second Big Finish audio story in the 2010 Fifth Doctor season. It continued a series of stories starring Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding and Mark Strickson, who were reunited as a TARDIS team for their first new Doctor Who stories since 1983.
Publisher's summary
The TARDIS arrives in alien woodlands, where a small group of humans hold tight against the the menace of the Takers – strange creatures who come by night to spirit away members of their settlement.
But if there’s one thing that the inhabitants of Purity Bay fear more than the Takers, it’s the dirt and disease spread by strangers. Strangers like the Doctor, Tegan, Turlough and Nyssa...
The fanatical Sister Mertil and her hygiene-obsessed acolytes are victims of a terrible corruption – but not in the way they think. Only the whispering forest knows the truth…
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Peter Davison
- Tegan Jovanka - Janet Fielding
- Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
- Turlough - Mark Strickson
- Seksa - Hayley Atwell
- Mertil/Woman - Sue Wallace
- Jestan/Man/Taker - Paul Shelley
- Hervey/Taker/Demi-Taker - Harry Melling
- Anulf/Taker - Lennox Greaves
- Antan/Taker - Aneurin Barnard
References
Conflicts
- During the 27th century, the Earth Empire was engaged in conflicts across Dravidian space.
Planets
- The planet Cherdor, on the eastern edge of Heldebrin has at least one moon, but no strategic or mineral importance.
Notes
- Harry Melling (Hervey) is the grandson of Patrick Troughton and the nephew of David Troughton. He is best known for playing Dudley in the Harry Potter film series.
- Paul Shelley (Jestan) previously played the Minister of Persuasion in TV: Four to Doomsday.
- Hayley Atwell (Seksa) previously played Asha in AUDIO: Blood of the Daleks and Eleanor in AUDIO: The Doomwood Curse.
- This audio drama was recorded on 30 December 2009 and 5 January 2010 at The Moat Studios.
Continuity
- A green crescent moon is the universal symbol for medical care. (TV: New Earth, TV: Gridlock)
- This story shares similarities to TV: The Face of Evil, with a lost colony based on the remnants of a spacecraft scenario.
- Tegan is concerned that the Mara is still inside of her. (TV: Kinda, TV: Snakedance)
- The events of this story lead directly into AUDIO: The Cradle of the Snake.
External links
- Official The Whispering Forest page at bigfinish.com
- The Whispering Forest at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for The Whispering Forest at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
