Sword of Orion
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| Sword of Orion | |
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| Series | Doctor Who |
| Release number | 17 |
| Featuring | Eighth Doctor Charley Pollard |
| Writer | Nicholas Briggs |
| Director | Nicholas Briggs |
| Producer(s) | Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Executive producer(s) | Jacqueline Rayner |
| Production code | 8C |
| Set between | Storm Warning and The Stones of Venice |
| Release date | February 2001 |
Sword of Orion is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was broadcast on BBC 7 in four weekly parts starting from 3 September 2005, and was repeated in 2006. The story is adapted from the Audio Visuals audio drama of the same name.
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[edit] Plot
The Eighth Doctor and Charley encounter the Cybermen on a crippled vessel, light years from a war in the Orion System which rages between humans and androids. Are the two connected?
[edit] Cast
- The Doctor — Paul McGann
- Charley Pollard — India Fisher
- Thinnes — Mark Gatiss
- Digly — Barnaby Edwards
- Ike — Ian Marr
- Grash — Bruce Montague
- Vol — Hylton Collins
- Deeva Jansen — Michelle Livingstone
- Chev — Helen Goldwyn
- Kelsey — Toby Longworth
- Cyberman — Nicholas Briggs
[edit] Continuity
The Orion War between Earth and the "Android Hordes" of Orion, introduced in this story, also provides the background for Big Finish's Cyberman miniseries, also written by Nicholas Briggs. They are later stated in Real Time to take place in the 26th Century.
[edit] Outside references
The play's name refers to the stars in the constellation of Orion that form the figure's sword. In the play it also refers to a secret military project.
[edit] External links
[edit] Reviews
- Sword of Orion reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- Sword of Orion reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
| Eighth Doctor audio dramas | |
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| Big Finish Season 27: | Storm Warning • Sword of Orion • The Stones of Venice • Minuet in Hell |
| Big Finish Season 28: | Invaders from Mars • The Chimes of Midnight • Living Legend • Seasons of Fear • Embrace the Darkness • The Time of the Daleks • Neverland |
| BBCi special: | Shada |
| Big Finish Season 29: | Zagreus • Scherzo • The Creed of the Kromon • The Natural History of Fear • The Twilight Kingdom |
| Big Finish Season 30: | Faith Stealer • The Last • Caerdroia • The Next Life |
| Continuing adventures: | Terror Firma • Scaredy Cat • Other Lives • Time Works • Something Inside • Memory Lane |
| BBC7 adventures: | Blood of the Daleks • Horror of Glam Rock • Immortal Beloved • Phobos • No More Lies • Human Resources |
| Cybermen audio stories | |
|---|---|
| Third Doctor: | The Blue Tooth |
| Fifth Doctor: | Spare Parts • The Gathering |
| Sixth Doctor: | Real Time • The Reaping |
| Seventh Doctor: | The Harvest |
| Eighth Doctor: | Sword of Orion • Human Resources |
| Bernice Summerfield: | Silver Lining • The Crystal of Cantus |
| Cyberman: | Scorpius • Fear • Conversion • Telos |
