The Reaping (Doctor Who audio)
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| The Reaping | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Release number | 86 |
| Featuring | Sixth Doctor Peri Brown |
| Writer | Joseph Lidster |
| Director | Gary Russell |
| Producer(s) | Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Production code | 6ZC |
| Set between | ...ish and The Mysterious Planet |
| Release date | September 2006 |
The Reaping 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
Peri and the Sixth Doctor return to 1984 four months after Peri left her stepfather and mother in Lanzarote. As Peri tries to explain to her mother where she has been and she has been doing for the last four months, the Doctor discovers an old enemy has laid a trap for him…
[edit] Cast
- The Doctor — Colin Baker
- Peri Brown — Nicola Bryant
- Cybermen — Nicholas Briggs
- Mrs Van Gysegham — Denise Bryer
- Janine Foster — Claudia Christian
- Natalie Hamilton — Allison Karayanes
- Anthony Chambers — Stuart Milligan
- Nate Chambers — Jeremy Lindsay Taylor
- Kathy Chambers — Jane Perry
- Daniel Woods — Vincent Pirillo
- Lt Doyle — John Schwab
[edit] Trivia
- Kathy Chambers' story is resolved in the Fifth Doctor audio drama The Gathering.
- Despite the fact that Claudia Christian plays Nicola Bryant's mother, she is almost three years younger than her in real life.
- Commander Zheng, a character who first appeared in the Fifth Doctor audio drama Spare Parts, has a brief cameo.
- Janine Foster, Peri's mother, and Mrs. Van Gysegham were both mentioned in the Planet of Fire (1984) in which Peri made her debut.
- In addition to Planet of Fire, the events of The Caves of Androzani (1984) and Attack of the Cybermen (1985) are also referenced.
[edit] External links
[edit] Reviews
- The Reaping reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- The Reaping reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
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