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At A Glance
Doctor Who:
Sword Of Orion

by Nicholas Briggs

Starring
Paul McGann
as the Doctor

India Fisher
as Charley

With
Bruce Montague

Directed by
Nicholas Briggs

Production Notes
Rel. Feb 2001
Rec. 16-17 May 2000
P/Code 8C
Rec. @ Christchurch Studios

Running Time
Episode 1 00:34:46
Episode 2 00:26:26
Episode 3 00:29:03
Episode 4 00:33:16
Total Time 02:03:31

Setting
This story takes place after the TV Movie and follows Storm Warning.

Review
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May Contain Spoilers!

This audio features the Eighth Doctor, as played by Paul McGann
Doctor Who: Sword Of Orion (#17)
By Nicholas Briggs

Sword Of Orion
From The Back Cover...

The human race is locked in deadly combat with the 'Android Hordes' in the Orion System. Light years from the front line, the Doctor and Charley arrive to sample the dubious delights of a galactic backwater, little suspecting that the consequences of the Orion War might reach them there. But High Command's lust for victory knows no bounds.

Trapped aboard a mysterious, derelict star destroyer, the Doctor and Charley find themselves facing summary execution. But this is only the beginning of their troubles. The real danger has yet to awaken.

Until, somewhere in the dark recesses of the Garazone System, the Cybermen receive the signal for reactivation...


The Cast

The Doctor Paul McGann
Vol Hylton Collins
Charley Pollard India Fisher
Digly Barnaby Edwards
Thinnes Mark Gatiss
Chev Helen Goldwyn
Deeva Jansen Michelle Livingstone
Cybermen Alistair Lock
Nicholas Briggs
Kelsey Toby Longworth
Ike Ian Marr
Grash Bruce Montague

The Crew

Writer Nicholas Briggs
Director Nicholas Briggs
Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery
Gary Russell
Executive Producer for BBC Worldwide Jacqueline Rayner
Music, Sound Design & Post Production Nicholas Briggs
Recording & CD Mastering Alistair Lock
Theme Arrangement David Arnold
Front Cover Clayton Hickman

Episode Endings

Episode One:
Kelsey finds a blue box and Grash and Chev tell him that they're on their way to look at it. Before they have a chance to arrive though something appears and attacks Kelsey...

Episode Two:
With several Cybermen now awake, they order power to be increased. Their leader must be revived...

Episode Three:
Chev hears something moving, after running to an area. She hears something moving which at first she thinks is Grash, but it soon turns out to be a Cybermat. She screams out as it begins it's attack...

Episode Four:
With the ship destroyed, the Cybermen are defeated. Charley tells the Doctor that Deeva sacrificed her life support pack for Charley. The Doctor makes one last search for Deeva, but she is lost to them in the midsts of space...

Memorable Quotes

The Doctor: 'I thought you'd be interested in seeing the future of human society in all it's grim and grimy glory.'

Charley: 'If you're not careful you'll bluff yourself into an early grave.' The Doctor: 'Early? Some would say overdue!'

Deeva Jansen: 'Is this a hobby of yours pilot? Because it's a very dangerous hobby.'

Grash: 'We've caught these two red-handed - literally - we should be going back to Garazone Central to hand them over to the authorities, not standing here discussing the state of the floors!'

The Doctor: 'They turned the light of their technology on something they felt was holding them back.' Charley: 'Their dress sense?' The Doctor: 'Emotions. Some say their surgically removed their souls.'

The Doctor: 'Interfere? It's my specialty!'

The Doctor: 'Impatience isn't a virtue!'

CyberLeader: 'This moral discussion is irrelevant.'

Comments

Sword Of Orion features the return of the Cybermen, who are making their audio debut. The script is a revised version of an Audio Visuals story Briggs wrote.

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