The Land of the Dead (audio story)
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The Land of the Dead was the fourth release by Big Finish Productions. It was the first audio story to feature Nyssa, played by Sarah Sutton.
Publisher's summary
Landing in Alaska, the Doctor and Nyssa encounter a group of people in a most unusual house, cut off not only by the harsh climate but by their individual secrets and obsessions.
Millionaire Shaun Brett is utilising chunks of the local area to construct a shrine to his dead father. But when deadly creatures start roaming outside, and a terrifying discovery is made inside the house, the Doctor realises that Brett has unleashed an unimaginably ancient force.
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Peter Davison
- Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
- Monica Lewis - Lucy Campbell
- Supplier - Alistair Lock
- Shaun Brett - Christopher Scott
- Tulung - Neil Roberts
- Gaborik - Andrew Fettes
References
- Nyssa mentions Tegan's recent departure from the TARDIS.
- The Doctor notes, a little defensively, that several elements of the TARDIS are not working quite as well as they should, particularly the visual sensors and audio circuits.
Notes
- This is the first audio drama featuring Sarah Sutton as Nyssa.
- The cover image shows an adapted image of John Merrick's skull.
- The inner pamphlet includes a map of the base.
- This is one of the few Big Finish Productions audios to be originally released on cassette tape and well as CD.
- Chronologically, this is the earliest audio drama in the main Doctor Who range to feature the Fifth Doctor. It therefore takes place prior to the events of every other audio drama in that range.
- This audio drama was recorded on 24 and 25 July 1999.
Continuity
- Tegan Jovanka recently departed the TARDIS during a brief return to Heathrow Airport in 1982. (DW: Time-Flight)
- The Seventh Doctor would visit Alaska again in 1934 in the company of Ace and Hex. (BFA: Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge)
Timeline
- This story occurs after VD: Lonely Days
- This story occurs before VD: Past Reckoning
External links
- Official The Land of the Dead page at bigfinish.com
- The Land of the Dead at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for The Land of the Dead at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide