The Game (Doctor Who audio)
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| Big Finish Productions audio play | |
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| The Game | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Release number | 66 |
| Featuring | Fifth Doctor Nyssa |
| Writer | Darin Henry |
| Director | Gary Russell |
| Producer(s) | Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Executive producer(s) | none listed |
| Production code | 6CG |
| Set between | Creatures of Beauty and Circular Time |
| Release date | February 2005 |
The Game 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 find themselves caught up in the politics between the Gora and the Lineen, which expresses itself in the form of the planetary obsession — the arena sport known as Naxy. While the Doctor discovers that the game has very deadly penalties, Nyssa has to deal with famed negotiator Lord Carlisle, who claims that the Doctor is his best friend.
[edit] Cast
- The Doctor — Peter Davison
- Nyssa — Sarah Sutton
- Ambassador Faye Davis — Ursula Burton
- Ockle Dirr — Robert Curbishley
- Coach Bela Destry — Gregory Donaldon
- Morian — Christopher Ellison
- Hollis Az — Andrew Lothian
- Garny Diblick — Jonathan Pearce
- Lord Darzil Carlisle — William Russell
- Coach Sharz Sevix — Dickon Tolson
[edit] Notes
- This story is divided into six episodes; it is more common for Big Finish's Doctor Who audio stories to be divided into four episodes. However, since each episode is between 18 and 22 minutes in length, the total time for the story is not significantly longer than other Big Finish audio stories.
- William Russell, who appears as Lord Carlisle, is better known as the First Doctor's companion Ian Chesterton.
- Author Darin Henry has also written for the television programmes Seinfeld and Futurama.
[edit] External links
[edit] Reviews
- The Game reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- The Game reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
