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At A Glance
Doctor Who:
The Twilight Kingdom

by Will Shindler

Starring
Paul McGann
as the Doctor

India Fisher
as Charley

Conrad Westmaas
as C'rizz

With
Michael Keating

Directed by
Gary Russell

Production Notes
Rel. Mar 2004
Rec. 14-15 May 2003
P/Code 8R
Rec. @ Christchurch Studios

Running Time
Episode 1 00:27:29
Episode 2 00:27:05
Episode 3 00:33:51
Episode 4 00:32:38
Total Time 02:01:03

Setting
This story takes place after the TV Movie and follows The Natural History Of Fear.

Review
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May Contain Spoilers!

This audio features the Eighth Doctor, as played by Paul McGann
Doctor Who: The Twilight Kingdom (#55)
By Will Shindler

The Twilight Kingdom
From The Back Cover...

The blood of innocents has been spilt ­ a terrible sequence of events has been set in motion. The forces of darkness are on the move.

Deep underground, an army of light prepares itself for the oncoming war.

The Doctor's used to winning. Stumbling in, reading the face of the enemy, and then beating the odds but what if this time he's got it wrong? Charley and C'rizz think he has.

Stripped of all that is familiar, just who is the Doctor? Major Koth thinks he knows.

Lost among the dark caverns of an unknown world, has the Doctor finally met his match?


The Cast

The Doctor Paul McGann
Charley Pollard India Fisher
C'rizz Conrad Westmaas
The Kro'ka Stephen Perring
Lieutenant Fraxin Nicholas Briggs
Commander Vayla Anna Carus-Wilson
Lieutenant Deral Stephen Fewell
Sub-Commander Quillian Dale Ibbetson
Sergeant Bryn Jeremy James
Major Koth Michael Keating
Captain Tyrus Vivian Parry
Byzar Janto Alan Rothwell
Corporal Orvik Gary Russell
Tarrith Koth Alison Sterling

The Crew

Writer Will Shindler
Director Gary Russell
Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery
Gary Russell
Executive Producer for BBC Worldwide Jacqueline Rayner
Music Russell Stone
Recording Alistair Lock
CD Mastering, Sound Design & Post Production Gareth Jenkins
Theme Arrangement David Arnold
Front Cover Steve Johnson

Episode Endings

Episode One:
On Koth's instruction, Bryn coldly executes Tysus. Koth then orders him to reload and take aim against the Doctor...

Episode Two:
Quillian is shocked by the death of Bryn and blames it on the Doctor. He tells the Doctor he must jump into the lethal water or he'll push Charley in. When the Doctor refuses, Charley screams as she is shoved in...

Episode Three:
Janto is appalled by their discovery in the storage chamber, but the Doctor is fascinated by it, realising that the organs of a living being have been unpacked and preserved entirely and kept in working order. Janto wonders whether there should be a head, only for Koth to make himself known. It is now appropriate that they join them...

Episode Four:
The Doctor assures the Kro'ka that he is holding him and his masters entirely responsible for his companions' safety. Tauntingly, the Kro'ka asks the Doctor what he expects to find here at the end of the path he has chosen. The Doctor replies with one word - "Rassilon"...

Memorable Quotes

Charley: "Everything's always a mystery these days..."

Koth: "Soon those who have wronged us, soon they will pay the full blood price..."

Janto: "This place is the death of hope. It's a sunless, airless cavern of doom. It is in short the birthplace of the revolution!"

The Doctor: "There's nothing scarier than a well meaning freedom fighter. They don't usually stop until there's no one left standing..."

C'rizz: "I was brought up in the ways of peace, of serenity. But since meeting the Doctor and Charlotte, I've learned to see that there's more to it than that. Sadly."

Koth: "No one is a prisoner here. If they don't wish to join our family then they may have their liberty!"

Comments

The Twilight Kingdon is Will Shindler's debut script for Big Finish, and features Michael Keating as Koth, who played Vila in Blake's 7.

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