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The Abyss was the second story in the audio anthology He Who Fights With Monsters, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Robert Valentine and featured Jonathon Carley as the War Doctor, Louise Jameson as Leela and Nicholas Le Prevost as the Barber-Surgeon.
Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor journeys towards his target through the ravages of the Time War, the trail leading him back into his own personal history. With the Daleks close behind and the mysterious Barber-Surgeon anticipating his every move, he comes to suspect that this is one mission he won't be coming back from.
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The War Doctor - Jonathon Carley
- Leela - Louise Jameson
- The Barber-Surgeon - Nicholas Le Prevost
- Narthex - Harry Kershaw
- Dalek Hunter-Killer - Jason Merrells
- The Daleks - Nicholas Briggs
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Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- When infiltrating Kaalann on Skaro, the War Doctor is apprehended by Spider Daleks.
- The Council previously recruited the War Master to assassinate the Barber-Surgeon, however lost contact with him and his two handlers.
- The coordinates the War Doctor obtains to the Barber-Surgeon's weapons factory lead him to planet Earth in 10,000 BC.
- The password to open the Archway to the Barber-Surgeon's domain is 'Theta Sigma'.
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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Barber-Surgeon's transmission references "physician, heal thyself". (TV: The Night of the Doctor [+]Loading...["The Night of the Doctor (TV story)"])
- Leela is working with the War Council. (AUDIO: The Last Days of Freme [+]Loading...["The Last Days of Freme (audio story)"])
- Narthex mentions the Doctor's exile on Earth. (TV: The War Games [+]Loading...["The War Games (TV story)"]-The Three Doctors [+]Loading...["The Three Doctors (TV story)"])
- Upon the death of the Doctor's TARDIS, he states "not with a bang". Upon finding itself outside of the Doctor's universe, the Tenth Doctor's TARDIS appeared to die after a very, big explosion. (TV: Rise of the Cybermen [+]Loading...["Rise of the Cybermen (TV story)"])
- The Doctor notes he's been in this time period of Earth before. (TV: An Unearthly Child [+]Loading...["An Unearthly Child (TV story)"])
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Abyss page at bigfinish.com