The Gathering (audio story)
{{Infobox CD|
cd name= The Gathering |
image= 
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series=Doctor Who -
Big Finish Audio Dramas |
number= 87 |
doctor= Fifth Doctor|
companions= Tegan Jovanka |
enemy= Cybermen|
year= Earth, Australia, Brisbane, [[September[[, 22nd, 2006|
writer= Joseph Lidster |
director= Gary Russell |
producer= David Darlington|
publisher= Big Finish |
release date= September 2006 |
format= 4 Episodes on 2 CDs |
production code= 6Q/J |
isbn= ISBN 1-84435-195-5 |
previous story= The Reaping |
next story= Memory Lane}}
Publisher's Summary
On the morning of 22 September 2006, Tegan woke up. She was expecting to spend the day relaxing at home and, that evening, tolerate a party thrown to celebrate her 46th birthday.
But things don't always go as expected it's been over twenty years since she chose to leave the Doctor. She's got a job, mates... a life.
Meanwhile her friend, Katherine Chambers, makes a decision that could change all their lives, and Tegan discovers that you can never really escape the past.
Cast & Characters
- The Doctor - Peter Davison
- Tegan - Janet Fielding
- Katherine Chambers - Jane Perry
- James Clarke - Richard Grieve
- Michael Tanaka - Dait Abuchi
- Eve Morris - Janie Booth
- Jodi Boyd - Zehra Naqvi
- Waiter - Jef Higgins
- Alan Fitzgerald - Nicholas Briggs
- Rosemary Stark - Belinda Hoare
References
- Tegan mentions having friends 'mowed down by Daleks, her possession by the Mara and nearly being killed by Cybermen.
Notes
- This is the one and only appearance of Janet Fielding in a Big Finish audio drama, Fielding has stated this is a one time occurrence.
- This audio drama is part of a loose trilogy encompasing: The Reaping, The Gathering and The Harvest.
Continuity
- Tegan last appeared in Resurrection of the Daleks
- The 'Sister' computer system appears in The Harvest
- The Doctor mentions dropping his companions in Monte Carlo, which ties in with the events of The Veiled Leopard.
- Tegan mentions the Mara (Kinda and Snakedance) and nearly being killed by Cybermen (Earthshock and The Five Doctors).
Timeline
The Reaping has a some what difficult timeline...
Over all adventures for the Fifth Doctor
- The Gathering occurs after: The Veiled Leopard
For the Fifth Doctor (in terms of personal continuity)
- The Gathering occurs before: The Reaping
For everyone on Earth
- The Gathering occurs after: The Reaping
- The Gathering occurs before: The Harvest
