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Izzy's Story was the third story in the audio anthology, The Company of Friends, which comprised the one hundred and twenty-third release in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Alan Barnes and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor and Jemima Rooper as Izzy Sinclair.
Barnes had created the character of Izzy and wrote many early Izzy stories in Doctor Who Magazine.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
TARDIS travel opens one's eyes to a universe of possibilities, reckons the Doctor. For geek girl Izzy, it's also a fantastic way to track down ultra-rare back copies of Aggrotron!, the most dangerous comic in history...
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Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Eighth Doctor refers to Old Man Harvey's farm and its cattle.
Publications[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Izzy tries to find the extremely rare 56th issue of Aggrotron!.
Real world[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Izzy frequently watched Star Trek: The Next Generation on VHS before travelling with the Doctor.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was recorded on 30 and 31 October 2008 at The Moat Studios.
- Jemima Rooper's performance as Izzy was praised by Alan Barnes, who said "she 'got' the character the second she spoke her first line, absolutely - walking the line between 'utterly adorable, give her a hug' and 'slightly irritating nerd' like she was born to play it!" (VOR 5)
- This remains the only story in which the character of Izzy was performed by an actor.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor refers to the mystery surrounding Atlantis' location. (TV: The Underwater Menace, The Dæmons, The Time Monster)
- Izzy recalls meeting "psychic weasels" and "vampire monkeys". (COMIC: Tooth and Claw)
- The Doctor once again produces a ten zaggian note. (COMIC: Doctor Who and the Iron Legion)