Splinters (audio story)

	Tenth Doctor
	K9 Mark II
	Leela
	The Spriggan
	Big Finish Productions
	John Dorney
	Helen Goldwyn
	David Richardson
	Howard Carter
	Howard Carter
	1
	14 September 2022
	1 CD Download
	BFPDW10THCC1
	ISBN 978-1-83868-589-8 (physical); ISBN 978-1-83868-590-4 (digital)
Tenth Doctor Classic Companions
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Splinters was the first story in the audio anthology Tenth Doctor Classic Companions, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by John Dorney and featured David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, John Leeson as K9 Mark II and Louise Jameson as Leela.

Publisher's summary

The Doctor finds K9 floating in space, and sets off to clear up Time War fallout. First, they find Leela protecting a village from the Spriggan.

Plot

to be added

Cast

• The Doctor / The Spriggan - David Tennant
• K9 Mark II - John Leeson
• Leela - Louise Jameson
• Peter Kelly - Joseph Millson
• Jessica Kelly / Kathy Kelly - Scarlett Courtney

Worldbuilding

• The Doctor quotes Macbeth.

Notes

to be added

Continuity

• K9 was sent by Romana II to look after the dimensional anomaly.
• The Doctor mentions the Lady of Obsidian (AUDIO: The Lady of Obsidian) and that it has been a while since he last saw her. (AUDIO: The Enigma Dimension)
• The TARDIS console briefly returns to the wooden desktop theme. (TV: The Masque of Mandragora, etc.)
• The Doctor uses the term "desktop theme" to describe the way the console room looked. (TV: Time Crash)
• The Doctor mentions the way that he met Leela, (TV: The Face of Evil) and how she chose to leave him for Andred. (TV: The Invasion of Time)
• Leela recalls the sad memory of Andred's death. (AUDIO: Insurgency)
• Leela has lost Romana (AUDIO: Homecoming) Narvin (AUDIO: The First Days of Phaidon) and Ollistra. (AUDIO: The Enigma Dimension)

External links

• Official Splinters page at bigfinish.com