The Waters of Amsterdam (audio story)
The Waters of Amsterdam was the two hundred and eighth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It featured the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, and Nyssa.
Publisher's summary
Reunited with the Doctor and Nyssa, Tegan joins them on a trip to Amsterdam's Rijkmuseum to see a new exhibition of the work of Rembrandt van Rijn, featuring his drawings of "Vessels of the Stars". The Doctor is astonished to discover that they are designs for spaceships that would actually work, and decides to pop back to the Dutch Golden Age for a quiet word with Rembrandt – but the world-weary artist is no mood to help.
Meanwhile, strange forces are swirling in the canals, creatures from ancient myth, the watery, goblin-like Nix. What is their connection to the mysterious Countess Mach-Teldak – and to the events of Tegan’s life during her year away from the Doctor?
Plot
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Part two
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Part three
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Part four
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Cast
- The Doctor - Peter Davison
- Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
- Tegan - Janet Fielding
- Kyle - Tim Delap
- Rembrandt Van Rijn - Richard James
- Teldak - Elizabeth Morton
- Polsbroek/Nix - Robbie Stevens
- Glauber - Wayne Forester
References
- Tegan explains how to ride a bicycle to Nyssa, who understands the principle.
- The Doctor lies to Nyssa about Kyle not being human so she doesn't have to lie to Tegan.
- The Nix can condensate themselves out of the rain. They come from the seventh planet in the Kepple Beta system.
- The Countess commissions Rembrandt's sketches of spacecraft.
- She creates an alternate timeline where, by 1983, the Galactic Dutch Company has created domed colonies on both Venus and Mars, and possesses a fleet of 1,000 interstellar ships.
- She wiped out her "craven" race and is pursued by the Nix to stand trial.
- The TARDIS can float.
- Teldak's craft includes warp drive and a focus resonator.
- Nyssa mentions the dimensional stabiliser.
Notes
- This story was recorded on 22 and 23 June 2015 at The Moat Studios.
Continuity
- This story takes place immediately after Omega is defeated, (Arc of Infinity) and a year after Tegan left the Doctor and Nyssa. (TV: Time-Flight)
- Tegan references some of her past trips in the TARDIS, including visiting spaceships (TV: Four to Doomsday), the 1920s (TV: Black Orchid) and the Great Fire of London. (TV: The Visitation)
- The Countess wants the Doctor to take her back in time and prevent the destruction of her homeworld, something he says has been tried before. (TV: The Hand of Fear)
- The Doctor wonders why he hasn't been another sonic screwdriver. (TV: The Visitation)
- At the conclusion of the story, the Doctor departs from Amsterdam in the TARDIS, leaving Nyssa and Tegan behind until he returns thirty seconds later, saying that he had to run a "quick errand" for the Time Lords. (AUDIO: Omega)
External links
- Official The Waters of Amsterdam page at bigfinish.com
