 April 2000's
release is another Seventh
Doctor and Ace story staring Sylvester McCoy and
Sophie Aldred. Originally titled "Wetworks" this story is now titled "The
Genocide Machine". It is written by Mike Tucker, directed by Nicholas Briggs
and was recorded on the 13th and 14th November 1999. Also starring are: Daniel
Gabriele, Louise Falkner, Bruce Montague, Nicholas Briggs and Alistair Lock.
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The
Genocide Machine
(Mike Tucker) |
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While in the
TARDIS
library Ace discovers some long overdue library books
which belong to the library on Kar-Charrat. The Doctor
decides a visit is in order so that they can be returned.
However, the library on Kar-Charrat is no ordinary library.
It contains, according to The Doctor more information
than the Timelords' Matrix itself. Hence the reason why
the Timelords have hidden it from all but a few select
species. So why are there three mercenaries in the jungle,
and what is to be found in a mysterious Ziggurat that
is the focus of their attention?
After
negotiating the jungle and a waterfall The Doctor, followed
by his trusted companion, enters the library. Ace is
bored and so returns to the waterfall. The Doctor though
is
fascinated to discover that the librarians have found
a new way of storing data called the Wetworks Facility.
But he is horrified when he is told that this process
has attracted some very unwanted attention, and The Doctor
soon finds himself pitted against his oldest and deadliest
enemies - the Daleks!
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Ace |
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But these Daleks are deadlier and more cunning
then ever before! And they will do anything to enter the library and obtain the
knowledge contained within the Wetworks Facility. At first The Doctor assumes
that they are pursuing him. But it is not The Doctor that the Daleks are
interested in but his companion Ace and for very sinister reasons.
Ace finds
herself captured while a duplicate of her, created by the Daleks, makes it
possible for them to infiltrate the library and so have access to the Wetworks
Facility and all the known knowledge of the universe. Meanwhile The Doctor has
more than the Daleks to contend with but some strange phantoms who are roaming
the planet. The Doctor, when killed by the Daleks, discovers the truth of the
Wetworks Facility and the extinct inhabitants of Kar-Charrat it is using.
But
these phantoms prove to be a much greater threat to the Daleks as events for
them start to spiral out of control when they try to use the Wetworks Facility
and so unleash the phantoms it contains...
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Under licence from the estate of Terry Nation this
story heralds the return of the Daleks and is the first of the "Dalek Empire"
stories. According to Big Finish Productions this series is set to re-establish
the Daleks along the lines that creator Terry Nation originally intended - as a
powerful, cunning and rapacious race who will stop at nothing to dominate the
universe. These Daleks are not easily defeated by gunfire or by being talked to
death. They are Daleks who even though may be defeated in each individual story
they will never be destroyed for good. They are not dependent upon Davros but
are led by a Dalek Supreme who, in turn, is answerable to the Dalek Emperor. In
many ways, these are the Daleks of the 1960s television stories and the famous
TV21 comic strips.
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Notes:
- Featuring the Seventh
Doctor and Ace.
- This story has the first Big Finish Productions
appearance of the Daleks.
- Serial Number: 7S
- Number of Episodes: 4
- Cover Length: 120 minutes
- Episode Lengths: 1 = 33'08", 2 = 25'42", 3 =
25'37", 4 = 31'00"
- This story takes place after "Survival".
- First story in the "Dalek Empire" series.
- Cover Illustration: Clayton Hickman
- Recorded: 13th and 14th November 1999
- Recording Location: NU Groove Studios
- Released: April 2000
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On the
Back Cover:
The library on Kar-Charrat is one of the wonders
of the Universe. It is also hidden from all but a few select species. The
Doctor and Ace discover that the librarians have found a new way of storing
data - a wetworks facility - but the machine has attracted unwanted attention,
and The Doctor soon finds himself pitted against his oldest and deadliest
enemies - the Daleks! |
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On the
Inside Cover:
"Exterminate!".
For any child
born in the mid sixties then that word was probably the longest in their
vocabulary at school. Indeed, any six-year-old with a sink plunger and an egg
whisk could chant it endlessly and be transformed into one of the most
terrifying creatures in the universe. It was therefore with the undisguised
glee of a six-year-old that I greeted the news that I was to write Big Finish's
first Dalek story. In the four years that I worked on Doctor Who as a
visual effects designer I never got to work with the Daleks, and so it has been
a delight to join the handful of writers who have been allowed to 'play' with
Terry Nation's creations.
Now, if you will excuse me, I'm going to find a
sink plunger and take over the world. |
Mike Tucker,
January
2000 |
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Full Cast
List:
| Part One |
| The Doctor |
Sylvester McCoy |
| Ace |
Sophie Aldred |
| Rappell |
Daniel Gabriel |
| Bev Tarrant |
Louise Falkner |
| Chief Librarian Elgin |
Bruce Montague |
| Cataloguer Prink |
Nicholas Briggs |
| Dalek Voices |
Alistair Lock
and
Nicholas Briggs |
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| Part Two |
| The Doctor |
Sylvester McCoy |
| Ace |
Sophie Aldred |
| Bev Tarrant |
Louise Falkner |
| Dalek Voices |
Alistair Lock
and
Nicholas Briggs |
| Chief Librarian Elgin |
Bruce Montague |
| Cataloguer Prink |
Nicholas Briggs |
| Phantom Voices |
Daniel Gabriel |
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| Part Three |
| The Doctor |
Sylvester McCoy |
| Ace |
Sophie Aldred |
| Chief Librarian Elgin |
Bruce Montague |
| Dalek Voices |
Alistair Lock
and
Nicholas Briggs |
| Bev Tarrant |
Louise Falkner |
| Cataloguer Prink |
Nicholas Briggs |
| Phantom Voices |
Daniel Gabriel |
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| Part Four |
| The Doctor |
Sylvester McCoy |
| Ace |
Sophie Aldred |
| Bev Tarrant |
Louise Falkner |
| Phantom Voices |
Daniel Gabriel |
| Dalek Voices |
Alistair Lock
and
Nicholas Briggs |
| Chief Librarian Elgin |
Bruce Montague |
| Cataloguer Prink |
Nicholas Briggs |
The
Production Team:
| Writer |
Mike Tucker |
| Director |
Nicholas Briggs |
| Sound/Music |
Alistair Lock |
| Theme Music |
Mark Ayres |
| Producers |
Gary Russell and
Jason
Haigh-Ellery |
| Executive Producer for the BBC
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Jaqueline Rayner |
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