The Hollow Crown was the second audio story in the anthology The First Doctor Adventures: Volume Five. It was written by Sarah Grochala and featured David Bradley as the First Doctor, Claudia Grant as Susan Foreman, Jemma Powell as Barbara Wright and Jamie Glover as Ian Chesterton.
Publisher's summary
When the TARDIS lands in Shoreditch, 1601, the Doctor suggests going to see a play at the Globe Theatre and his friends readily agree.
But this is a turbulent time. There is violence in the street, plots against the Queen, and rebellion is in the air. At the centre of it all stands the most famous playwright in British history - William Shakespeare - who is having troubles of his own.
As tensions mount and wheels turn within wheels, the travellers are about to discover if the play really is the thing...
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - David Bradley
- Barbara Wright - Jemma Powell
- Ian Chesterton - Jamie Glover
- Susan - Claudia Grant
- William Shakespeare - Nicholas Asbury
- Judith Shakespeare - Lauren Cornelius
- Elizabeth I - Wendy Craig
- Lady Penelope Rich / Hawker - Liane-Rose Bunce
- Robert Devereaux, Earl of Essex / Lord Cecil - Ian Conningham
References
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Notes
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Continuity
- Both William Shakespeare and Elizabeth I recall meeting the Doctor before, but both conclude that the First Doctor is clearly a different person. (TV: The Shakespeare Code, The Day of the Doctor)
- The Doctor is arrested by guards at the Tower of London on standing order of Elizabeth I. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)
External links
- Official The Hollow Crown page at bigfinish.com