The Doll of Death (audio story)
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The Doll of Death was the eleventh release in the Companion Chronicles audio range. It was the third story of season 3. It was written by Marc Platt and featured Jo Grant.
Publisher's summary
A new adventure with the Third Doctor as told by his companion, Jo Grant.
“Retrocausation! Events before their cause. Time in reverse.”
While investigating a temporal anomaly in Central London, the Doctor and Jo Grant meet Professor Harold Saunders, a man who possesses an unstable alien artefact, and who is seemingly haunted by the ghosts of dolls.
Who is the mysterious Mrs Killebrew? Why is a pack of hounds hunting them in reverse? And can Jo pick up any bargains while backwards shopping on Oxford Street?
Plot
to be added
Cast
References
- Jo is concerned about her husband Clifford Jones' blood pressure.
- Jo is staying in a London hotel as she is attending a climate conference.
- Cliff has gained a professorship and has been given an MBE.
- According to Jo, alien invasions always seemed to occur on Fridays.
- Mike Yates refers to Jo as "Jemima Bond, Licence to Spill."
- Jo was 18 years old when she began working for UNIT.
- Jo describes the Doctor as a "whirlwind in a frilly shirt."
- In the National Museum, the Doctor indicates an Egyptian mummy to Jo, claiming that he knew the person in question in life.
- By the 2000s, UNIT HQ has become the embassy of an Eastern European country.
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart bans all private missions as he believes that the Doctor is wasting UNIT's money.
- The Doctor is now a British citizen.
- Jo describes Sgt. Benton as "quite a sweetie." He has recently bought a new Allegro and wears a corduroy jacket and purple flares.
- Sgt. Benton refers to the IRA.
- As a child, Jo had "an army of gonks and trolls" but even then found dolls creepy.
Notes
- This was the first time that Katy Manning had reprised her role as Jo Grant since her departure in TV: The Green Death in 1973.
- This is the first appearance of the Doctor's car Bessie in an audio drama.
- This audio drama was recorded on 23 May 2008.
Continuity
- Jo refers to being hypnotised by the Master. (TV: Terror of the Autons)
- After their encounter with Mrs Killebrew, the Doctor and Jo were sent to Zayin Eight in the far future by the Time Lords. (AUDIO: The Mists of Time)
- Polly Wright would later read about this incident on Jo's blog. (AUDIO: The Three Companions)
External links
- Official The Doll of Death page at bigfinish.com
- The Doll of Death at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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