The Land of the Dead
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| The Land of the Dead | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Release number | 4 |
| Featuring | Fifth Doctor Nyssa |
| Writer | Stephen Cole |
| Director | Gary Russell |
| Producer(s) | Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Executive producer(s) | Stephen Cole |
| Production code | 6CA |
| Set between | Time-Flight and Winter for the Adept |
| Release date | January 2000 |
The Land of the Dead 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
Millionaire Shaun Brett is utilising chunks of the Alaskan wilderness to construct a shrine to his dead father. The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa arrive and encounter a terrifying primeval being buried in the permafrost.
[edit] Cast
- The Doctor — Peter Davison
- Nyssa — Sarah Sutton
- Monica Lewis — Lucy Campbell
- Supplier — Alistair Lock
- Shaun Brett — Christopher Scott
- Tulung — Neil Roberts
- Gaborik — Andrew Fettes
[edit] Notes
- The compact disc release includes a floor plan of the building where most of the action takes place, to aid the listener in following the action.
- Nyssa and the Doctor speculate that the monsters in this story were involved in the Permian-Triassic extinction event, a massive reduction in Earth's biodiversity some 251.1 million years ago. They also make reference to events of the television serial Earthshock, which provides an explanation for the similar Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event.
- Chronologically, this is the earliest audio drama to feature the Fifth Doctor. It therefore takes place prior to all other audio dramas in the main Doctor Who range.
[edit] External links
- Big Finish Productions - The Land of the Dead
- The Land of the Dead at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
[edit] Reviews
- The Land of the Dead reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- The Land of the Dead reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
