The Enigma Dimension (audio story)
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The Enigma Dimension was the third and final story in the audio anthology Casualties of War, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Nicholas Briggs and featured John Hurt as the War Doctor, Jacqueline Pearce as Cardinal Ollistra and Louise Jameson as Leela.
Following John Hurt's death in January 2017, this was also the final audio story from the original run of The War Doctor, with the anthology being released posthumously.
Synopsis
The Dalek Time Strategist has a new plan to ensure final victory in the Time War. As its forces gather for a huge assault on the enemy, ahead of the fleet something hovers above the planet of the Time Lords. And on Gallifrey itself, shadows move among the Cloisters. The Time Lords face a threat alien to their entire universe. To save their world, the War Doctor and his allies must enter the Enigma Dimension...
Plot
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Cast
- The War Doctor - John Hurt
- Cardinal Ollistra - Jacqueline Pearce
- Leela - Louise Jameson
- Kanteer - Alan David
- Lintok - Jane Slavin
- Dalek Time Strategist / The Daleks / Assault Team Leader - Nicholas Briggs
Worldbuilding
- The Enigma is twice the size of a planet, but the Doctor's TARDIS couldn't register any mass for it.
Notes
- This story was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra in two parts on 25 and 26 March 2023.[1][2] The first part ends when the War Doctor claims to the War Ollistra that they are going to die inside the Enigma Dimension.
Continuity
- Leela suggests hiding deep within the TARDIS like they did when the Sontarans attacked Gallifrey. (TV: The Invasion of Time)
- The War Ollistra was experimenting with a temporal flux weapon. (AUDIO: The Neverwhen)
- Kanteer deploys the De-mat Gun. (TV: The Invasion of Time)
- The War Doctor comments that the Time War is over. (AUDIO: The War Valeyard)
- The War Doctor believes the only way to win the Time War is if both Time Lords and Daleks are destroyed, (TV: The Day of the Doctor) describing them both as "warrior races." (TV: The Witch's Familiar)
- Ollistra initiates the fast return protocol. (TV: The Edge of Destruction)
- The War Doctor refuses to be addressed as "the Doctor". (AUDIO: The Innocent)
- The War Doctor tells Leela that, with the Daleks having taken down its defences, the TARDIS is helpless. (TV: Journey's End)
- The War Doctor mocks that the Daleks won't dare open fire on him out of fear that he might have some contingency. (TV: The Time of the Doctor)
- Bernice Summerfield once also noted that she feared what the Daleks represented more than the Daleks themselves. (AUDIO: The Lights of Skaro)
- The War Doctor believes that the only way for the Time War to truly end is for both the Daleks and the Time Lords to be destroyed. (TV: Dalek, The End of Time, The Day of the Doctor)
Footnotes
External links
- Official The Enigma Dimension page at bigfinish.com
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