A Death in the Family (Doctor Who audio)
Encyclopedia
A Death in the Family is a Big Finish Productions
audio drama based on the long-running British
science fiction television
series Doctor Who
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casket is somewhere in the remains of the Forge
. When he finds it, he sees a very familiar face inside. But the worst is yet to come. The Word Lord
is loose in 21st Century London, with an almost endless amount of words and information to take advantage of. The Doctor must make the ultimate sacrifice to stop him. The future folds into the past. The homeless hero has fallen. The Tale of the Herald. The Tale of the Hidden Woman. The Tale of the Final Speaker.
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
audio drama based on the long-running British
United Kingdom
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science fiction television
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Science fiction first appeared on a television program during the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary world not limited by the constraints of reality; this makes television an excellent medium...
series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
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Plot
The Doctor learns that a Time LordTime Lord
The Time Lords are an ancient extraterrestrial race and civilization of humanoids in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, of which the series' eponymous protagonist, the Doctor, is a member...
casket is somewhere in the remains of the Forge
Forge (Doctor Who)
The Forge is a fictional black operations organisation from the Big Finish Productions audio plays based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
. When he finds it, he sees a very familiar face inside. But the worst is yet to come. The Word Lord
Nobody No-One
Nobody No-One is a character in the Big Finish Productions audio plays Forty-Five: The Word Lord and A Death in the Family written by Steven Hall, which are based on the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He is an original character and does not appear in the television series...
is loose in 21st Century London, with an almost endless amount of words and information to take advantage of. The Doctor must make the ultimate sacrifice to stop him. The future folds into the past. The homeless hero has fallen. The Tale of the Herald. The Tale of the Hidden Woman. The Tale of the Final Speaker.
Cast
- Seventh DoctorSeventh DoctorThe Seventh Doctor is the seventh incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He was portrayed by the actor Sylvester McCoy....
- Sylvester McCoySylvester McCoySylvester McCoy is a Scottish actor. As a comic act and busker he appeared regularly on stage and on BBC Children's television in the 1970s and 80s, but is best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1987 to... - AceAce (Doctor Who)Dorothy Gale McShane, better known by her nickname Ace, is a fictional character played by Sophie Aldred in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
- Sophie AldredSophie AldredSophie Aldred is an English actress and television presenter, best known for her portrayal of The Doctor's companion Ace in the television series Doctor Who during the late 1980s.-Early life:... - HexHex (Doctor Who)Thomas Hector Schofield, nicknamed Hex, is a fictional character played by Philip Olivier in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A staff nurse working for St. Gart's Hospital in London in the year...
- Philip OlivierPhilip OlivierPhilip Olivier is an English actor, model and stage performer best known for playing the role of Tim O'Leary in the soap opera Brookside.-Early life:... - Evelyn SmytheEvelyn SmytheDr. Evelyn Smythe is a fictional character played by Maggie Stables in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A professor of history from the 20th century with a fondness for chocolate, she is a...
- Maggie StablesMaggie StablesMaggie Stables is a British actress who plays the part of the companion Evelyn Smythe in a range of audio dramas by Big Finish Productions based on the BBC television series Doctor Who.-Career:... - Nobody No-OneNobody No-OneNobody No-One is a character in the Big Finish Productions audio plays Forty-Five: The Word Lord and A Death in the Family written by Steven Hall, which are based on the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He is an original character and does not appear in the television series...
- Ian ReddingtonIan Reddington- Early life :Ian Reddington was born in Sheffield. He was educated at Frecheville Comprehensive. He had no formal drama training, but became a leading figure in the Meatwhistle youth theatre project run by youth workers in the city. This gave him his first appearance as The Herald in Peter... - Corporal/Novice/Henry - John DorneyJohn DorneyJohn Dorney is a British writer and actor best known for stage roles including the National Theatre and his scripts for the Big Finish Doctor Who range...
- Ayl-San/Faber/Nurse - Alison Thea-Skot
- Captain Stillwell/Applin/Tour Guide - Andrew Dickens
- Ann-the-Van/Story Speaker/Webster - Harriet Kershaw
Continuity
- This story continues directly from the end of the last, Project: DestinyProject Destiny (Doctor Who audio)Project: Destiny is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is a sequel to Project: Twilight and Project: Lazarus.-Plot:...
. - Evelyn was a companion of the Sixth DoctorSixth DoctorThe Sixth Doctor is the sixth incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He was portrayed by Colin Baker...
. She briefly met the Seventh in Thicker than Water. She met Hex's mother in Project: TwilightProject TwilightProject: Twilight is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
and Project: LazarusProject LazarusProject: Lazarus is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is a sequel to Project: Twilight and a predecessor to Project: Destiny.-Plot:...
. - Nobody No-One was introduced in the one part story The Word Lord. He was played by Paul ReynoldsPaul Reynolds (actor)Paul Reynolds is an English actor. He attended the Sylvia Young Theatre School, made his start as a child actor in a variety of small parts, but is perhaps most recognised for his role as Thatcherite Colin Mathews in Press Gang, "Kevin" in Ghostbusters of East Finchley and as Sammy Dobbs the...
. - The Hand of All is apparently the Word Lord equivalent of the Time Lords' Hand of OmegaHand of OmegaThe Hand of Omega is a fictional device from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who.In Remembrance of the Daleks the Seventh Doctor explains that the "Hand of Omega" is the mythical name for the remote stellar manipulator invented by Omega, the first of the Time Lords of the...
, with All being the equivalent of OmegaOmega (Doctor Who)Omega is a fictional character from the long-running British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. In the context of the series, Omega is known as one of the founding fathers of the Time Lords of the planet Gallifrey, and is a revered figure in Time Lord history together with the equally...
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