The Annihilators (audio story)
The Annihilators was the story comprising the ninth release in The Third Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Nicholas Briggs and featured Tim Treloar as the Third Doctor, Daisy Ashford as Liz Shaw, Jon Culshaw as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon and introduced Michael Troughton, son of Patrick, as the Second Doctor.
Publisher's summary
There’s something in the water at Lewgate Docks. Something strange, and green, and deadly. Summoned to the North of England by a mystery informer, the Brigadier finds his investigations hampered at every turn by the local police. Just what are they trying to hide?
While the Doctor uncovers sinister goings-on in the city morgue, Liz attracts the attention of something unearthly. But with Time running out, quite literally, the Doctor, Liz and UNIT aren’t the only ones to find themselves targeted by a world-shattering alien menace...
...because they’ve got a previous Doctor and his best friend Jamie in their sights, too!
Plot
Plot to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Tim Treloar
- Liz Shaw - Daisy Ashford
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Jon Culshaw
- The Doctor - Michael Troughton
- Jamie McCrimmon - Frazer Hines
- DCI Denise Walker - Karen Archer
- Sergeant Al Sinclair - Daon Broni
- Private Pritchard / Sergeant Snell - Sam Stafford
- Grestrenor Leader / DC Staniton / Dr Daniels / Sergeant Major Roach - Mark Elstob
- Grestrenor Sub-Leader / Dr Jane Broadbelt - Bethan Walker
References
Notes
.jpg)
- To keep the Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon's appearance in this audio drama secret, Big Finish initially released a fake cover on their website.
- The Annihilators was the first 7 part story Big Finish had made, in accordance with the production choices of Season 7.
- This story was recorded on 6, 8 and 21-23 September 2021 at the Soundhouse and Audio Sorcery.
Continuity
To prove his identity to Jamie, The Doctor had to mention a few name of friends to verify they travelled together and that he was his Doctor, Victoria Waterfield (The Evil of the Daleks (TV story) and Zoe Heriot (The Wheel in Space (TV story) was mentioned to confirm the story. On top of this, to verify it was him even further by mentioning their encounter with The Brigadier in the London Underground against Yeti The Web of Fear (TV story)
When The Brigadier is catching up with Jamie and noting he is older, the last time they both saw each other respectively was their encounter against The Cybermen (The Invasion (TV story)
Due to the nature of this multi doctor-event, unlike the normal circumstances of their meetings, The Third Doctor has no memories of The Second Doctor's POV, a result due to his results of working for the timelords (The Two Doctors (TV story). This will also explain how The Second Doctor is aware of his future self's exile to earth (Spearhead from Space (TV story). And due to the timeline resetting, it is why The Brigadier does not remember he has met his Doctor again, of which he will do for the first time in the proper timeline The Three Doctors (TV story).
Liz is aware of regeneration as well as The Brigadier knowing the Doctor in a previous body Spearhead from Space (TV story), The Invasion (TV story).
External links
- Official The Annihilators page at bigfinish.com
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
