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[[The TARDIS]] arrives on a moon-sized asteroid orbiting two gas | [[The TARDIS]] arrives on a [[moon]]-sized [[asteroid]] orbiting two [[gas giant]]s. With an amazing view, it's a chance for [[First Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]] and [[Sara Kingdom|Sara]] to unwind after their recent adventures. | ||
But they quickly find themselves in the midst of battle - on one side: a familiar group of space-suited soldiers - members of the [[Space Security Service]]. On the other: strange, squat aliens in body armour. | But they quickly find themselves in the midst of battle - on one side: a familiar group of space-suited soldiers - members of the [[Space Security Service]]. On the other: strange, squat aliens in body armour. | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== The Sontarans (1) === | |||
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=== The Descent (2) === | |||
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=== The Blind City (3) === | |||
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=== The Rule of War (4) === | |||
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* [[Steven Taylor|Steven]]/[[First Doctor|The Doctor]]/Narrator - [[Peter Purves]] | * [[Steven Taylor|Steven]]/[[First Doctor|The Doctor]]/Narrator - [[Peter Purves]] | ||
* [[Sara Kingdom]] - [[Jean Marsh]] | * [[Sara Kingdom]] - [[Jean Marsh]] | ||
* [[Ellis (The Sontarans)| | * [[Corporal]] [[Ellis (The Sontarans)|Ellis]]/[[Slite]]/[[Shrok]]/[[Stack]]/[[Commander (The Sontarans)|Commander]] - [[Dan Starkey]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Captain]] [[Daphne Papas]] - [[Jemma Churchill]] | ||
* [[Gage|Corporal Gage]] - [[John Banks]] | * [[Gage|Corporal Gage]] - [[John Banks]] | ||
* [[Tinder]]/[[Human soldier (The Sontarans)|Human Soldier]] - [[Rosanna Miles]] | * [[Tinder]]/[[Human soldier (The Sontarans)|Human Soldier]] - [[Rosanna Miles]] | ||
=== Uncredited Cast === | |||
* [[Dalek]]s - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
* Steven knows of the Sontarans from his years as a pilot, although he never encountered them. Sara knows of them from the histories of this event. | |||
* The Doctor claims to have fought in a war. | |||
* Slite claims that humour improves human efficiency for war by up to 84%. | |||
* Sara and Papas both joined the Space Security Service at the age of 7. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to | * This is the Doctor's first encounter with the Sontarans. In their first appearance in ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'', the [[Third Doctor]]'s dialogue makes it clear that he already knows of the Sontarans, the Rutan Host, and their war. In ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'', the [[Second Doctor]] was also familiar with the Sontarans. | ||
* This is part of the series of stories which take place between Episodes 7 and 8 of ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', a narrative gap opened by ''[[The Mutation of Time (novelisation)|The Mutation of Time]]'' and filled by ''[[The Little Drummer Boy (short story)|The Little Drummer Boy]]'', ''[[The Anachronauts (audio story)|The Anachronauts]]'', ''[[Home Truths (audio story)|Home Truths]]'', ''[[The Drowned World (audio story)|The Drowned World]]'', ''[[The Guardian of the Solar System (audio story)|The Guardian of the Solar System]]'', and ''[[An Ordinary Life (audio story)|An Ordinary Life]]''. ''The Sontarans'' is the final story in this series of adventures. The ending leads back into Episode 8 of ''The Daleks' Master Plan'', 'Volcano', with [[The Monk's TARDIS|another time machine]] pursuing the TARDIS, while the Daleks make a cameo appearance, preparing to test the [[Time Destructor]] back on [[Kembel]]. | |||
** The Dalek cameo makes this the fourth audio story to feature both the Daleks and the Sontarans, after ''[[The Five Companions (audio story)|The Five Companions]]'', ''[[Master of the Daleks (audio story)|Master of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Eternity Cage (audio story)|The Eternity Cage]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to be | * The Doctor, Steven and Sara still have the [[taranium]] core. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | ||
* Steven mentions [[Natalie Lang]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Anachronauts (audio story)|The Anachronauts]]'') | |||
* Steven explains how he was a [[prisoner]] of the [[Mechonoid]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') after he was shot down by the [[Krayt]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Empire of Glass (novel)|The Empire of Glass]]'') | |||
** The Sontarans also made cameo appearances in ''The Empire of Glass'', although it was not made entirely clear whether the Doctor or Steven were aware of or encountered them. | |||
* Sara recalls her time in [[1950s]] [[London]] with [[Michael Newman|Michael]] and [[Audrey Newman]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[An Ordinary Life (audio story)|An Ordinary Life]]'') | |||
* The Sontarans come across the Daleks when researching the history of the Mechonoids. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'', [[COMIC]]: ''[[Eve of War (comic story)|Eve of War]]'', ''[[Impasse (comic story)|Impasse]]'', ''[[The World That Waits (comic story)|The World That Waits]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[War of the Daleks (novel)|War of the Daleks]]'', ''[[Birth of a Legend (short story)|Birth of a Legend]]'') | |||
* While interrogated, Steven tells Slite about his recent battle against the Daleks. He ends explaining how he ran into the TARDIS while protected from [[Gunstick|Dalek fire]] by a [[force field]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | |||
* Sara tells Papas that in the future there will be peace "for a time." This period lasts from [[3975]] until [[4000]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | |||
* The Doctor learns about the Sontarans, Rutans and their war. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Warrior (TV story)|The Time Warrior]]'', ''[[The Two Doctors (TV story)|The Two Doctors]]'') | |||
* An [[The Monk's TARDIS|unidentified time machine]], presumed to be [[Dalek time machine|a Dalek one]], is detected by the TARDIS, while the Daleks prepare to test the Time Destructor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
