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|number in range = 9 | |number in range = 9 | ||
|doctor = Third Doctor | |doctor = Third Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Liz Shaw|Liz]] | |companions = [[The Brigadier]], [[Liz Shaw|Liz]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Roach (The Annihilators)|Roach]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[Ooli]] | ||
|setting = Northern [[England]], [[1970s]] | |setting = Northern [[England]], [[1970s]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
There's something in the water at [[Lewgate Docks]]. Something strange, and green, and deadly. Summoned to the North of [[England]] by a mystery informer, [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] finds his investigations hampered at every turn by the local police. Just what are they trying to hide? | |||
While [[Third | While the [[Third Doctor]] uncovers sinister goings-on in the city morgue, [[Liz Shaw|Liz]] attracts the attention of something unearthly. But with Time running out, quite literally, the Doctor, Liz and [[UNIT]] aren’t the only ones to find themselves targeted by a world-shattering alien menace... | ||
...because they’ve got [[Second Doctor|a previous Doctor]] and his best friend [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] in their sights, too! | ...because they’ve got [[Second Doctor|a previous Doctor]] and his best friend [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]] in their sights, too! | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Third | * [[Third Doctor]] - [[Tim Treloar]] | ||
* [[Liz Shaw]] - [[Daisy Ashford]] | * [[Liz Shaw]] - [[Daisy Ashford]] | ||
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Jon Culshaw]] | * [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Jon Culshaw]] | ||
* [[Second | * [[Second Doctor]] - [[Michael Troughton]] | ||
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]] - [[Frazer Hines]] | * [[Jamie McCrimmon]] - [[Frazer Hines]] | ||
* [[Ooli|DCI Denise Walker]] - [[Karen Archer]] | * [[Ooli|DCI Denise Walker]] - [[Karen Archer]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* In order to prove his identity to Jamie, the Third Doctor mentions that he had travelled with [[Victoria Waterfield]] and [[Zoe Heriot]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
[[File:The Annihilators (audio story).jpg|thumb|Dummy cover to the story, removing the characters of the Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon.]] | [[File:The Annihilators (audio story).jpg|thumb|Dummy cover to the story, removing the characters of the Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon.]] | ||
* This story was recorded on [[6 September (production)|6]], [[8 September (production)|8]] and [[21 September (production)|21]]-[[23 September (production)|23 September]] [[2021 (production)|2021]] at [[the Soundhouse]] and [[Audio Sorcery]]. | |||
* To keep the [[Second Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]]'s appearance in this audio drama secret, Big Finish initially released a fake cover on their website. The same was done with ''[[Old Friends (audio anthology)|Old Friends]]'' in ''[[The Ninth Doctor Adventures]]'', released just over a week later, to keep the involvement of the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] a secret. | * To keep the [[Second Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]]'s appearance in this audio drama secret, Big Finish initially released a fake cover on their website. The same was done with ''[[Old Friends (audio anthology)|Old Friends]]'' in ''[[The Ninth Doctor Adventures]]'', released just over a week later, to keep the involvement of the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] a secret. | ||
* ''The Annihilators'' was the first | * [[Michael Troughton]] was set to debut as the Second Doctor in Big Finish's upcoming range, ''[[The Second Doctor Adventures]]''. However, when Briggs noted there would be a sizeable wait ahead of the new range's first release, he decided to include the Second Doctor and Jamie in ''The Annihilators'' as a teaser of what was to come. ''The Annihilators'' notably reveals that the two are on a special mission but its true nature is not revealed; Briggs teased that this would tie in to ''The Second Doctor Adventures''. ([[BFX]]: ''The Annihilators'') | ||
* ''The Annihilators'' was the first seven part story made by Big Finish, in accordance with the production choices of [[Season 7]]. Though he had been keen on this idea for some time, Nicholas Briggs felt that the Big Finish CD release format made it impractical. He changed his mind when [[Heather Challands]] urged him to go for it. ([[BFX]]: ''The Annihilators'') | |||
* The cover does not name Nicholas Briggs as the [[writer]]. | |||
* The opening theme for each episode is split in two, largely framing the cliff-hanger reprise, as it was for ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''. | * The opening theme for each episode is split in two, largely framing the cliff-hanger reprise, as it was for ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* In order to prove his identity to Jamie, the Doctor mentions that | * In order to prove his identity to Jamie, the Third Doctor mentions that their first encounter with Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart was when they fought the [[Yeti]] in the [[London Underground]] when he was still a [[Colonel]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') | ||
* The Brigadier says that Jamie is older than the last time they both saw each other, fighting against the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion | * The Brigadier says that Jamie is older than the last time they both saw each other, fighting against the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') | ||
* Liz is aware of [[regeneration]] because of the Brigadier telling her about knowing the Doctor in a previous body. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | * Liz is aware of [[regeneration]] because of the Brigadier telling her about knowing the Doctor in a previous body. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | ||
* When the Third Doctor discusses the aliens' [[ | * When the Third Doctor discusses the aliens' [[transmat]], Jamie remembers the incident with [[T-Mat]] and the [[Ice Warrior]]s on [[The Moon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Seeds of Death (TV story)|The Seeds of Death]]'') | ||
* The Third Doctor tries, unsuccessfully in the end, to rematerialise [[TARDIS control console|the console]] inside the [[TARDIS control room]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'', ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') [[River Song]] would later be more successful in reinstalling it, much to the Doctor's annoyance. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Rivers of Light (audio story)|Rivers of Light]]'') | * The Third Doctor tries, unsuccessfully in the end, to rematerialise [[TARDIS control console|the console]] inside the [[TARDIS control room]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ambassadors of Death (TV story)|The Ambassadors of Death]]'', ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'') [[River Song]] would later be more successful in reinstalling it, much to the Doctor's annoyance. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Rivers of Light (audio story)|Rivers of Light]]'') | ||
* The Second Doctor is working for the Time Lords, though under duress, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Final Beginning (audio story)|The Final Beginning]]'') and is being accompanied by Jamie following their reunion. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Jamie (audio story)|Jamie]]'') He is also aware of his upcoming exile to Earth. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Final Beginning (audio story)|The Final Beginning]]'') However, the Third Doctor does not remember travelling with an older Jamie, since the Time Lords regularly erased [[the Doctor's memories]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Save Yourself (short story)|Save Yourself]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
