Nightmare of the Daleks (audio story)
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Nightmare of the Daleks was the third and final story in the audio anthology The Lost Resort and Other Stories. It was written by Martyn Waites and featured Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka, George Watkins as Marc.
Publisher's summary
Deep within a drilling rig on planet XB93, its crew has been suffering nightmares: dreams of cold, metallic creatures, stalking them through the base, killing them as they sleep. Fortunately for the crew, the Daleks' own worst nightmare has just arrived – and he goes by the name of the Doctor.
Plot
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Cast
- The Doctor - Peter Davison
- Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
- Tegan Jovanka - Janet Fielding
- Marc - George Watkins
- Foster - Ajjaz Awad
- Chelmer - Alana Maria
- Jez - Kayi Ushe
- The Daleks - Nicholas Briggs
References
- The workers on the rig use sleep pods, which the Doctor says were developed in the 49th century.
- Marc thinks he is in the Underworld while in the dream world.
Notes
- On 15 January 2020, the day of recording, George Watkins posted a photograph of the script cover for Nightmare of the Daleks on Instagram.[1]
- This story was originally intended to be part of Perils and Nightmares, the 269th release of the Monthly Adventures range, alongside The Perils of Nellie Bly.
Continuity
- This is Tegan's second encounter with the Daleks, after The Elite. She would later encounter them once again on the day she parted company from the Doctor. (TV: Resurrection of the Daleks)
- Nyssa is already familiar with the Daleks due to encountering them on many previous occasions. (AUDIO: The Mutant Phase, Renaissance of the Daleks, Plague of the Daleks, Alien Heart)
- The Doctor would once again deal with monsters invading by using sleep pods in his twelfth incarnation. (TV: Sleep No More)
- The Doctor refers to himself as the Daleks' greatest enemy. (TV: The Chase, Victory of the Daleks, Evolution of the Daleks)
- The Daleks tell the Doctor that "Daleks do not take orders". (TV: Doomsday)
- The Doctor describes his friends as "the best of me". His eleventh incarnation would also refer to his companions in the same way. (TV: The Wedding of River Song)
- Marc recalls his history and his travels with the Doctor, remembering Cicero and his family, Tartarus, (AUDIO: Tartarus) Cybermen (AUDIO: Warzone) and Slitheen. (AUDIO: Madquake) He also mentioned Adric's death. (AUDIO: The Lost Resort)
External links
- Official Nightmare of the Daleks page at bigfinish.com
Footnotes
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