The Innocent (audio story)
The Innocent was the first audio story in the anthology Only the Monstrous. It featured John Hurt as the War Doctor and Jacqueline Pearce as Cardinal Ollistra. It is notable for being the first Big Finish story to utilise a new series Doctor.
Publisher's summary
As the Daleks mass their time fleet for a final assault on Gallifrey, something ancient is waiting for them at Omega One. And a sacrifice must be made.
Arch-manipulator and Time Lord strategist, Cardinal Ollistra receives shock news of the Doctor’s death.
Meanwhile, on the planet Keska, a parochial war has returned to plague a peaceful civilisation after decades of tranquillity. But how can such a war have any connection with the great Time War which, at any one moment in the whole of eternity, could threaten to tear the universe apart?
If only the Doctor were still alive.
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - John Hurt
- Cardinal Ollistra - Jacqueline Pearce
- The Nursemaid - Lucy Briggs-Owen
- Veklin - Beth Chalmers
- The Daleks - Nicholas Briggs
- Time Lord - Nicholas Briggs (uncredited)
References
- The Doctor believes himself to be a monster.
Notes
- This story was recorded at The Moat Studios on 27 September 2015.
- This story incorporates a new theme tune composed by Howard Carter, reflecting a more militaristic Doctor.
Continuity
- The Daleks identify the Time Destructor by its origin on Kembel. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan) The Time Destructor was previously employed by the Daleks in PROSE: Natural Regression.
- The Daleks are preparing an invasion of Gallifrey. (PROSE: Engines of War, TV: The Day of the Doctor)
- The Doctor has renounced his title. (TV: The Name of the Doctor, The Day of the Doctor)
- The Doctor believes some Time Lords are no better than the Daleks. (TV: The Night of the Doctor)
- The Doctor feels an aversion to pressing big red buttons. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
External links
- Official Only the Monstrous page at bigfinish.com
