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The
Holy Terror
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 The release in
November 2000 was another Sixth
Doctor story. Titled "The Holy Terror" this
story was recorded on the 5th and 6th August 2000 and has been written by
Robert Shearman and is directed by Nicholas Pegg. Starring Colin Baker this
adventure also features the debut of Frobisher, the shape-changing Whifferdill
who featured mainly as a penguin in the Doctor Who Magazine comic strips
and in the BBC novel "Mission:
Impractical" by author David McIntee. Frobisher is voiced by Canadian actor
Robert Jezek (who portrayed Sergeant Zbrigniev in the television episode
"Battlefield").
This
story is rather special due to the number of guest-cast
members, who come from a variety of well known television
shows and films including: Sam Kelly who is best known
for his role as Bunny Warren in the sit-com Porridge,
Captain Hans Geering in Allo Allo, and as a chauffeur
in On the Up which also starred Joan Sims and Dennis
Waterman; Roberta Taylor, who played the part of Irene
in Eastenders and Peter Guinness who was a regular
in both Spender and Casualty and who was
also in the film Alien 3. Also starring are: Dan
Hogarth, Helen Punt, Stefan Atkinson, Peter Sowerbutts,
Bruce Mann and Robert Searman.
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Sam Kelly (middle)
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Due
to Frobisher's interference the TARDIS
is forced into an emergency landing. However, as usual
the TARDIS materialises in a dangerous place and time.
The Doctor and his shape-changing companion find themselves
in a forbidding castle in a time of religious upheaval.
When the old god dies, it means that his son Pepin becomes
the new god. It also means that all heretics are to be
slaughtered. But the new god is having difficulty in accepting
his new role in life. When The Doctor and Frobisher are
hailed as messengers from Heaven, they each become vital
to the opposing factions in their struggle for power.
But will they merely become the acolytes of the new order?
Frobisher is about to find out as he is made a god himself!
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While Frobisher has to come to terms with his new
status as an emissary from Heaven The Doctor becomes involved with an evil
destructive force that has been growing deep within the crypt. Ritual
assassinations is just one of the challenges the pair have to face in this
horrifying environment. But age old rituals and customs are hard to overcome
especially when the local population have come to terms with their destiny.
The nasty secret in the vaults turns out to be a child that
has been hidden away for over five years by the embittered, deformed and
unpleasant Childeric. However, this nasty little secret soon finds itself free
from its confinement and is on the loose in its search to find its father.
Chaos and anarchy follows its quest as this child has a bad untamed temper and
is more than delighted to kill those unfortunate to get in its way.
The
Doctor and Frobisher soon find out that they will be lucky to escape with their
lives...
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Important Information |
After the
trailers in track 15 at the end of the second disc carry on listening because
4½ minutes into this track you will find something extra from this
story.
If you can not wait then you can listen to it below.
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Play Sample
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Notes:
- Featuring the Sixth
Doctor and Frobisher.
- Serial Number: SS2
- Number of Episodes: 4
- Cover Length: 140 minutes
- Episode Lengths: 1 = 37'25", 2 = 32'24", 3 =
31'15", 4 = 35'03"
- This story takes place between Marvel comic strips
"The World Shapers" and "The Age of Chaos".
- Cover Illustration: Clayton Hickman
- Recorded: 5th and 6th August 2000
- Recording Location: Skylight Studios
- Released: November 2000
- ISBN: 1-903654-10-6
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On the
Back Cover:
The TARDIS lands in a forbidding castle in a time
of religious upheaval. The old god has been overthrown, and all heretics are to
be slaughtered. Obviously it isn't the sort of thing which would happen there
every day - just every few years or so.
Soon after The Doctor and Frobisher are hailed as messengers from heaven, they become vital to
opposing factions in their struggle for power. But will they be merely the
acolytes of the new order - or will they be made gods themselves?
Evil is
growing deep within the crypt. And the pair soon find out that they will be
lucky to escape their new immortality with their lives. |
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On the
Inside Cover:
When I was a teenage fan, I was a bit snobbish
about the comic strip - if it wasn't on the telly, it didn't count. (Besides, I
could never quite work out how to read it - do you look at the picture first,
or the speech bubble?) 1985 changed all that - Doctor Who was put on
suspension, and if I wanted to get my fix of new adventures during those long
eighteen months I had to turn to Doctor Who Monthly instead. It was there I
found Frobisher - and what a revelation he was! He reminded me why I had become
a fan in the first place - Frobisher was witty, he was smart, and he was
clearly having the time of his life ludicrously disguised as a penguin
travelling in a spaceship ludicrously disguised as a police box. In short, he
was as brilliant and bold as the programme itself.
Having had him
convert me singlehandedly to the joys of the comic, it's a real thrill at last
to be able to put a voice to the pictures of Frobisher.
"All hail
Frobisher! All hail the big talking bird!" |
Robert Shearman,
August
2000 |
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Full Cast
List:
| Part One |
| The Doctor |
Colin Baker |
| Frobisher |
Robert Jezek |
| Captain Sejanus |
Dan Hogarth |
| Eugene Tacitus |
Sam Kelly |
| Berengaria |
Roberta Taylor |
| Livilla |
Helen Punt |
| Childeric |
Peter Guinness |
| Pepin |
Stefan Atkinson |
| Clovis |
Peter Sowerbutts |
| Arnulf |
Bruce Mann |
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| Part Two |
| The Doctor |
Colin Baker |
| Frobisher |
Robert Jezek |
| Captain Sejanus |
Dan Hogarth |
| Pepin |
Stefan Atkinson |
| Eugene Tacitus |
Sam Kelly |
| Childeric |
Peter Guinness |
| Clovis |
Peter Sowerbutts |
| Arnulf |
Bruce Mann |
| Livilla |
Helen Punt |
| Berengaria |
Roberta Taylor |
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| Part Three |
| The Doctor |
Colin Baker |
| Frobisher |
Robert Jezek |
| Pepin |
Stefan Atkinson |
| Clovis |
Peter Sowerbutts |
| Childeric |
Peter Guinness |
| Arnulf |
Bruce Mann |
| Eugene Tacitus |
Sam Kelly |
| Captain Sejanus |
Dan Hogarth |
| Livilla |
Helen Punt |
| Sculptor |
Robert Searman |
| Berengaria |
Roberta Taylor |
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| Part Four |
| The Doctor |
Colin Baker |
| Frobisher |
Robert Jezek |
| Berengaria |
Roberta Taylor |
| Pepin |
Stefan Atkinson |
| Clovis |
Peter Sowerbutts |
| Eugene Tacitus |
Sam Kelly |
| Captain Sejanus |
Dan Hogarth |
The
Production Team:
| Writer |
Robert Shearman |
| Director |
Nicholas Pegg |
| Sound/Music |
Russell Stone |
| 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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