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Cryptobiosis
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 At the end of
2005, subscribers to the Big Finish Productions Doctor
Who Audio range will received a free Sixth
Doctor/Peri single-disc adventure called “Cryptobiosis”
written by new writer Elliot Thorpe. This story has been
directed by Gary Russell and was recorded on the 19th
August 2005.
'This came from the
open-submissions pile.' says producer Gary Russell,
'And was one of those that leapt out as a story we
just had to make'.
This
single episode, single disc story, stars Colin Baker,
as the Sixth Doctor, with Nicola Bryant as his companion
Peri. Also starring are Tony Beck, Michael Cuckson, Billy
Miller and Naomi Paxton.
The steamboat Lankester
is sailing from Madagascar to New Orleans when it is caught
in a storm - but Captain Callany is not to concerned as
he has sailed this route many times before.
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Other
Lives
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The Doctor,
who is also aboard with his companion Peri for a relaxing
cruise, is also not concerned about the storm as long
as the TARDIS
is kept safe in the hold. That is until a murderer starts
killing the crew and The Doctor is accused, by the Captain,
of carrying out the deaths and is locked up to await a
Court Martial even though he is not a member of the crew
- yet!!
There is though more than
just one mystery aboard - what is the mysterious illness
that has befallen Amy and why does she need such an unusual
wheelchair?
As
usual it is up to The Doctor and Peri to uncover the connection
between the two events and to prevent a catastrophe which
could result the poisoning of Amy and Peri, the sinking
of the Lankester, when she apparently runs aground,
and the loss of the TARDIS to the bottom of the ocean.
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Peri |
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Can the revelation of Amy’s
dark secret save Peri from drowning, when the ship starts
to sink, and prevent the loss of the TARDIS? For Amy is
a mermaid and her species may be responsible for the deaths
and the sinking of the ship but they are not the real
enemy.
Peri
then finds herself on board the sinking vessel without
The Doctor and with Amy dying could she be too late to
escape from following the Lankester to the seabed
and where have The Doctor and the TARDIS gone?
It is up to The Doctor
and the mermen to save Peri and return Amy and her baby
to her species - but first he has to locate his TARDIS,
so he can return to the Lankester, and then convince
Chief Mate De Requin to release his prisoners - all before
the Lankester sinks to the bottom of the Atlantic
Ocean…
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Notes:
- Featuring the Sixth
Doctor and Peri.
- Serial Number: 6W/B
- Number of Episodes: 1
- Cover Length: 70 minutes
- Episode Lengths: 1 = 59'18"
- Total Story Length: 59'18"
- This story takes place between "The
Trial of a Time Lord" and "Time
and the Rani".
- Cover Illustration by Stuart Manning
- Recorded: 19th August 2005
- Recording Location: The Moat Studios
- Released: December 2005
- ISBN: 1-84435-164-5
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On the Back
Cover:
There's a ship
out there, on the ocean.
She's
called Lankester and, every year, she sails from
Madagascar to New Orleans and back again. Every year.
Without exception. Regular as clockwork.
Her schedule
is never behind. Her cargo is always fresh.
This trip, she
has passengers. The passengers have baggage.
And the baggage might
just be enough to sink her... |
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Full Cast List:
| The Doctor |
Colin Baker |
| Peri |
Nicola Bryant |
| Chief Mate De Requin |
Tony Beck |
| Captain Callany |
Michael Cuckson |
| Nereus |
Billy Miller |
| Amy |
Naomi Paxton |
The Production Team:
| Writer |
Elliot Thorpe |
| Director |
Gary Russell |
| Sound/Music |
David Darlington |
| Theme Music |
David Darlington |
| Producers |
Gary Russell and
Jason Haigh-Ellery |
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