The Gates of Hell (audio story)

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The Gates of Hell, also titled Out of Time 2: The Gates of Hell, was the second story in the Out of Time series, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by David Llewellyn and featured David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor, Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor and Nicholas Briggs as the Cybermen.

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Paris, 1809. The Fifth Doctor takes a tour of the Catacombs and meets a sassy Time Agent doing the same...

Paris, 1944. The Tenth Doctor misses his target and lands in occupied France. He hides from the Nazis – in the Catacombs.

A collision of two Doctors' timelines triggers a temporal catastrophe, granting the Cybermen dominion over the Earth.

The Doctors must travel back in time to find the source of the Cyber-invasion and close the Gates of Hell...

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  • Producer David Richardson recalled that the idea for Out of Time 2 - the teaming up of the Tenth and Fifth Doctors - was discussed even before Out of Time 1. It was inspired by Time Crash and the familial relationship between David Tennant and Peter Davison. The idea was returned to in 2020 when both actors were available during the Coronavirus lockdown, by which point Out of Time 1 had already been recorded. (BFX: The Gates of Hell)
  • David Llewellyn re-watched Time Crash to get an idea of the relationship between the two Doctors. (VOR 147) Time Crash was also used as a point of reference for Out of Time 1, though exclusively for the Tenth Doctor. (VOR 137)
  • Because the multi-Doctor element took precedent, the Cybermen were a later addition to the story. The involvement of the Daleks in Out of Time 1 aided the decision to pit two Doctors against another popular recurring foe. (BFX: The Gates of Hell)
  • Numerous discussions were had about which model of Cyberman would be used in the story. Ultimately, it was decided to use the early CyberFaction from The Invasion. (BFX: The Gates of Hell) Similar discussions had been held about the Daleks in Out of Time 1, where it was decided to use both new and old. (VOR 137)
  • Llewellyn's script was inspired by a trip he made to the Paris Catacombs in 2018. The entrance to the Catacombs was at a place called the Gates of Hell. (VOR 147)
  • This story was recorded remotely on 30 June 2020.
  • The Tenth Doctor likens his appearance to Jarvis Cocker. In a sketch broadcast as part of the Dead Ringers 2005 Christmas special, the Ninth Doctor dismissed the Tenth Doctor as "Jarvis Cocker in space".

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