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|doctor = Sixth Doctor | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Iris Wildthyme]] | |companions = [[Iris Wildthyme|Iris]] | ||
|enemy = [[ | |enemy = [[Bianca (The Wormery)|Bianca]], [[Psychic worm]]s | ||
|setting = [[Bianca's]] | |setting = [[Bianca's Cabaret]] | ||
|writer = [[Paul Magrs]], [[Stephen Cole]] | |writer = [[Paul Magrs]], [[Stephen Cole]] | ||
|director = [[Gary Russell]] | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
There's one place in creation where the truth really can be found in the bottom of a glass — Bianca's, a very special and very exclusive little club. | There's one place in creation where the truth really can be found in the bottom of a glass — [[Bianca's]], a very special and very exclusive little club. | ||
The Doctor, careworn and seeking quiet distraction, gains admission. But his rest and relaxation is soon shattered by the wobbly arrival of louche trans-temporal adventuress [[Iris Wildthyme]]. She claims she's on a secret mission of vital importance, the success of which hinges on her getting paralytic. When she's [[alcohol|drunk]], she can hear the whispering voices in her head.. | [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]], careworn and seeking quiet distraction, gains admission. But his rest and relaxation is soon shattered by the wobbly arrival of louche trans-temporal adventuress [[Iris Wildthyme]]. She claims she's on a secret mission of vital importance, the success of which hinges on her getting paralytic. When she's [[alcohol|drunk]], she can hear the whispering voices in her head.. | ||
The Doctor soon learns that Bianca's airs and graces cover not just one malevolent power lurking in the shadows, but several. And a wriggling, writhing presence has designs on the clientele — just as Bianca herself has designs on the Doctor. | The Doctor soon learns that Bianca's airs and graces cover not just one malevolent power lurking in the shadows, but several. And a wriggling, writhing presence has designs on the clientele — just as [[Bianca (The Wormery)|Bianca]] herself has designs on the Doctor. | ||
At last, after so many centuries, the weary Time Lord is dragged by the heels into that darkest of undiscovered countries... love... | At last, after so many centuries, the weary Time Lord is dragged by the heels into that darkest of undiscovered countries... love... | ||
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* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]] | * [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]] | ||
* [[Iris Wildthyme]] - [[Katy Manning]] | * [[Iris Wildthyme]] - [[Katy Manning]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Bianca (The Wormery)|Bianca]] - [[Maria McErlane]] | ||
* [[Mickey (The Wormery)|Mickey]] - [[Jane MacFarlane]] | * [[Mickey (The Wormery)|Mickey]] - [[Jane MacFarlane]] | ||
* [[Henry (The Wormery)|Henry]] - [[Paul Clayton]] | * [[Henry (The Wormery)|Henry]] - [[Paul Clayton]] | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Paul Magrs revealed on the | * Paul Magrs revealed on the Iris Wildthyme website that Bianca is the final incarnation of Iris, and that the club itself is the remains of [[Iris Wildthyme's TARDIS|Iris' TARDIS]].<ref>http://www.iriswildthyme.thiswaydown.org/who.html</ref> | ||
* Along with ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'', ''[[Project Lazarus (audio story)|Project: Lazarus]]'', ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'', ''[[Thicker Than Water (audio story)|Thicker Than Water]]'', ''[[The Four Doctors (audio story)|The Four Doctors]]'', ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'' and ''[[The Brink of Death (audio story)|The Brink of Death]]'', this is one of eight [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories]] in which both [[Colin Baker]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]] appear. | * Along with ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'', ''[[Project Lazarus (audio story)|Project: Lazarus]]'', ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'', ''[[Thicker Than Water (audio story)|Thicker Than Water]]'', ''[[The Four Doctors (audio story)|The Four Doctors]]'', ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'' and ''[[The Brink of Death (audio story)|The Brink of Death]]'', this is one of eight [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories]] in which both [[Colin Baker]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]] appear. | ||
* The story's setting is loosely based on the stage musical ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabaret_(musical) Cabaret]''. | * The story's setting is loosely based on the stage musical ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabaret_(musical) Cabaret]''. | ||
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* {{tetrap|6/wormery.html|The Wormery}} | * {{tetrap|6/wormery.html|The Wormery}} | ||
* [http://www.iriswildthyme.thiswaydown.org/who.html The Iris Wildthyme Pages] | * [http://www.iriswildthyme.thiswaydown.org/who.html The Iris Wildthyme Pages] | ||
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