The Dispossessed (audio story)
The Dispossessed was the two hundred and forty second story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Mark Morris and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush.
Publisher's summary
The Doctor, Ace and Mel are caught in a forever night. After crossing the threshold, a strange world awaits them.
An army of tortured souls. A lift that leads to an alien landscape. An alien warlord, left for dead, and willing to do anything to prolong his life... it's all in a day's work for the Doctor.
But when his companions become victims of the desperate and powerful Arkallax, the Doctor will have to do battle in a psychic environment where he must make a choice. Save his companions... or himself.
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Ace - Sophie Aldred
- Mel - Bonnie Langford
- Ruck - Morgan Watkins
- Jan - Anna Mitcham
- Isobel - Stirling Gallacher
- Arkallax - Nick Ellsworth
Crew
- Sound Design - Josh Arakelian and Joe Kraemer
- Cover Art - Simon Holub
- Director - Jamie Anderson
- Executive Producer - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
- Music - Joe Kraemer
- Producer - Nicholas Briggs
- Script Editor - Alan Barnes
- Written - Mark Morris
- Senior Producer - David Richardson
Worldbuilding
- Arkallax describes himself as feared throughout the Nine Galaxies.
- It took the combined might of nearly 30 planets in the Jovian cluster to defeat Arkallax and his people.
- The tower block in Manchester is hidden by a perception filter with an auto-suggestion circuit.
Notes
- This audio was recorded on 9 and 10 October 2017 at the Moat Studios.
- This story leads directly into The Quantum Possibility Engine.
Continuity
- In Mel's experience, tower blocks are usually filled with "mad caretakers" and old ladies who want to eat people. (TV: Paradise Towers)
- Ace exclaims "Gordon Bennett!" (TV: The Happiness Patrol)
- Ace uses one of the Doctor's everlasting matches. (PROSE: Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks)
- Mel delivers the TARDIS to Josiah W. Dogbolter. (COMIC: The Moderator)
External links
- Official The Dispossessed page at bigfinish.com