Winter for the Adept
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| Winter for the Adept | |
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| Series | Doctor Who |
| Release number | 10 |
| Featuring | Fifth Doctor Nyssa |
| Writer | Andrew Cartmel |
| Director | Gary Russell |
| Producer(s) | Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Executive producer(s) | Jacqueline Rayner |
| Production code | 6CB |
| Set between | The Land of the Dead and The Mutant Phase |
| Release date | July 2000 |
Winter for the Adept is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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[edit] Plot
The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa investigate the mystery of a malevolent poltergeist in a Swiss school.
[edit] Cast
- The Doctor — Peter Davison
- Nyssa — Sarah Sutton
- Alison Speers — Liz Sutherlands
- Miss Tremayne — Sally Faulkner
- Mlle Maupassant — Hannah Dickinson
- Peril Bellamy — India Fisher
- Lt Peter Sandoz — Peter Jurasik
- Harding Wellman — Christopher Webber
- Commodore — Andy Coleman
- Empress — Nicky Goldie
[edit] Notes
- This is the first Big Finish Doctor Who audio drama to feature the actress India Fisher. She later went on to play the Eighth Doctor's audio companion Charley Pollard. It also features Peter Jurasik, better known for his role as Londo Mollari in the television series Babylon 5.
- Discussing Nyssa's latent telepathic abilities, she and the Doctor refer to the Xeraphin from the TV serial Time-Flight and the Permian creatures from the audio play The Land of the Dead.
[edit] External links
- Big Finish Productions - Winter for the Adept
- Winter for the Adept at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
[edit] Reviews
- Winter for the Adept reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- Winter for the Adept reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
| Fifth Doctor audio dramas |
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| The Sirens of Time • Phantasmagoria • The Land of the Dead • Red Dawn • Winter for the Adept |
| The Mutant Phase • Loups-Garoux • The Eye of the Scorpion • Primeval • Excelis Dawns • Spare Parts |
| The Church and the Crown • No Place Like Home • Nekromanteia • Creatures of Beauty • Omega • Zagreus |
| The Axis of Insanity • The Roof of the World • The Game • Three's a Crowd • The Council of Nicaea • Singularity |
| The Kingmaker • The Gathering • Circular Time • Renaissance of the Daleks • Exotron • Urban Myths |
