The Gathering (audio story)

The Gathering
Doctor:	[[doctor::Fifth Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Tegan Jovanka
Main enemy:	The Cybermen
Main setting:	Earth, Australia, Brisbane, September, 22nd, 2006
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::Big Finish]]
Writer:	Joseph Lidster
Director:	Gary Russell
Producer:	David Darlington
Release details
Release number:	87
Release date:	September 2006
Format:	4 Episodes on 2 CDs
Production code:	6Q/J
ISBN:	ISBN 1-84435-195-5

Publisher's Summary

On the morning of 22nd September 2006, Tegan woke up. She was expecting to spend the day relaxing at home and, that evening, tolerate a party thrown to celebrate her 46th birthday.

But things don't always go as expected ­ it's been over twenty years since she chose to leave the Doctor. She's got a job, mates... a life.

Meanwhile her friend, Katherine Chambers, makes a decision that could change all their lives, and Tegan discovers that you can never really escape the past.

Cast

• The Doctor - Peter Davison
• Tegan - Janet Fielding
• Katherine Chambers - Jane Perry
• James Clarke - Richard Grieve
• Michael Tanaka - Dait Abuchi
• Eve Morris - Janie Booth
• Jodi Boyd - Zehra Naqvi
• Waiter - Jef Higgins
• Alan Fitzgerald - Nicholas Briggs
• Rosemary Stark - Belinda Hoare

References

• Tegan mentions having friends 'mowed down by Daleks', her possession by the Mara, and nearly being killed by Cybermen.

Notes

• The story states that something will cause the Doctor to lose some of the memories of his Fifth incarnation. What will cause this has not yet been revealed.
• This is the one and only appearance of Janet Fielding in a Big Finish audio drama: Fielding has stated this is a one time occurrence.
• This audio drama is part of a loose trilogy encompasing: The Reaping, The Gathering and The Harvest.

Continuity

• Tegan last appeared in Resurrection of the Daleks
• The 'Sister' computer system appears in The Harvest
• The Doctor mentions dropping his companions in Monte Carlo, which ties in with the events of The Veiled Leopard.
• Tegan mentions the Mara (DW:Kinda and Snakedance) and nearly being killed by Cybermen (Earthshock and The Five Doctors).
• James Clarke is hinted to be an agent of The Forge.

Timeline

BFA:The Gathering has a somewhat difficult timeline...

Over all adventures for the Fifth Doctor

• The Gathering occurs after: The Veiled Leopard

For the Fifth Doctor (in terms of personal continuity)

• The Gathering occurs before: The Reaping

For everyone on Earth

• The Gathering occurs after: The Reaping
• The Gathering occurs before: The Harvest

External Links

• Big Finish The Gathering page
• The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of The Gathering