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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the eighth story in [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Doctor Who]]'' Novel Adaptations range. It was an adaptation of [[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|the novel of the same name]] by [[Andy Lane]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the eighth story in [[Big Finish Productions]]' ''[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Doctor Who]]'' Novel Adaptations range. It was an adaptation of [[All-Consuming Fire (novel)|the novel of the same name]] by [[Andy Lane]]. It is notable for incorporating the versions of [[Sherlock Holmes|Holmes]] and [[John Watson|Watson]] from the Big Finish audio series, as portrayed by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Hugh Fraser]], into a ''Doctor Who'' story. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
=== Holmes and Watson === | |||
* [[Martha Hudson|Mrs Hudson]] is visiting her sister in [[Carlisle]]. [[Sherlock Holmes|Holmes]] refers to her as his landlady. | |||
* Holmes and [[John Watson|Watson]] are contacted by the [[Pope]]. | |||
* Watson remembers serving time in [[Afghanistan]]. | |||
* Watson has worked with Holmes for several years. He is doubting whether he wants to continue. | |||
=== The Doctor === | |||
* The Doctor visited the [[Library of St John the Beheaded|Library of St. John the Beheaded]] 500 years ago. | |||
* The Doctor is lodging in [[Hampstead]] with Professor [[George Litefoot]]. Watson is familiar with him as an eminent [[Pathology|pathologist]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Richard Earl]] have previously portrayed their roles as [[Sherlock Holmes|Holmes]] and [[John Watson|Watson]] on stage and in a series of [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] audio plays. | * [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Richard Earl]] have previously portrayed their roles as [[Sherlock Holmes|Holmes]] and [[John Watson|Watson]] on stage and in a series of [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] audio plays. In keeping with this, the first episode opens with the ''Sherlock Holmes'' theme tune, but uses the ''Doctor Who'' theme tune following a short prologue with Holmes and Watson. | ||
* Holmes and Watson previously appeared in a Big Finish story that also featured characters that exist within the same universe as [[Doctor Who|''Doctor Who'']], such as [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Iris Wildthyme]], ''[[The Worlds of Big Finish (audio anthology)|The Worlds of Big Finish]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * The Doctor recalls studying a medical degree at the University of [[Edinburgh]] in [[1870]]. Watson remembers studying a BA and Baccalaureate at the university from 1870 onwards, but the Doctor says he [[Regeneration|looked different then]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Juror's Story (short story)|The Juror's Story]], ''[[TV]]: ''[[Tooth and Claw (TV story)|Tooth and Claw]]'') [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] was also a student at the university. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Monstrous Menagerie (audio story)|The Monstrous Menagerie]]'') | ||
* The Doctor says he is a doctor of practically everything. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Rulers of the Universe (audio story)|The Rulers of the Universe]]'') | |||
== Deviations from the original novel == | == Deviations from the original novel == | ||
* The audio version does not have a framing story with an [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] novel within a novel. | * The audio version does not have a framing story with an [[Arthur Conan Doyle]] novel within a novel, however sections of the story are narrated as a first-person monologue from Watson's perspective. This narrative device was used in both the original novel and [[Arthur Conan Doyle]]'s original ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' stories. Generally, Big Finish only usually use this device in their ''[[Companion Chronicles]] ''series. | ||
* The name [[Azathoth]] was changed to [[Azazoth]]. | * The name [[Azathoth]] was changed to [[Azazoth]]. | ||