The Fourth Doctor Boxset
Encyclopedia
The Fourth Doctor Boxset is a Big Finish Productions
audio drama based on the long-running British
science fiction television
series Doctor Who
.
, in the year 1977. But history is unraveling. At the centre of it is a seemingly haunted manor owned by a mysterious man named Jalnik.
(adapted by Jonathan Morris
)
and was never heard from again. A century later, his Great-Grandson flies to South America
looking for answers. Joining him is the Doctor, intrigued by rumors of a crashed UFO.
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
audio drama based on the long-running British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
science fiction television
Science fiction on television
Science fiction first appeared on a television program during the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary world not limited by the constraints of reality; this makes television an excellent medium...
series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
.
Plot
The TARDIS arrives in DevonDevon
Devon is a large county in southwestern England. The county is sometimes referred to as Devonshire, although the term is rarely used inside the county itself as the county has never been officially "shired", it often indicates a traditional or historical context.The county shares borders with...
, in the year 1977. But history is unraveling. At the centre of it is a seemingly haunted manor owned by a mysterious man named Jalnik.
Cast
- The Doctor - Tom BakerTom BakerThomas Stewart "Tom" Baker is a British actor. He is best known for playing the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series Doctor Who, a role he played from 1974 to 1981.-Early life:...
- LeelaLeela (Doctor Who)Leela is a fictional character played by Louise Jameson in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Leela was a companion of the Fourth Doctor and a regular in the programme from 1977 to 1978...
- Louise JamesonLouise JamesonLouise Jameson is an English actress, best known for playing Leela, the leather-clad barbarian warrior companion of the fourth Doctor in Doctor Who. Jameson has also appeared on Emmerdale , The Omega Factor Louise Jameson (born 20 April 1951 in Wanstead, London) is an English actress, best known... - Jalnik - Paul Freeman
- Charlotte - Louise Brealey
- Instructor Shibac - Blake RitsonBlake Ritson-Early life:Blake attended the Dolphin School in Reading, Berkshire until 1993, before going to St Paul's School, an independent school for boys in Barnes in West London on an academic scholarship. He then attended the University of Cambridge, where he studied English and Medieval Italian, Dante...
- Constable Burrows - Mark Goldthorp
- Father Harpin - Philip PopePhilip PopePhilip R. J. Pope is a British composer and actor. He was educated at Downside School and New College, Oxford.-Performer:He appeared in the Oxford Revue in Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1978 and 1979, both with Angus Deayton...
- Supreme Councillor Geflo - Jaimi Barbakoff
- Historiographer Osin - Dan StarkeyDan StarkeyDan Starkey is a British actor.Dan studied at University of Cambridge before training at the Bristol Old Vic .-Theatre credits:*The 39 Steps UK national tour* The Fitzrovia Radio Hour-Filmography:...
- Councillor Kostal - Camilla PowerCamilla PowerCamilla Power is an Irish-born English actress who is most notably remembered in her role as Jill Pole in BBC's TV adaptation of the book The Silver Chair by C.S. Lewis...
The Valley of Death
by Philip HinchcliffePhilip Hinchcliffe
Philip Hinchcliffe is a British television producer, who brought shows including Private Schulz and The Charmer to the screen, probably best known for the overseeing of British television series Doctor Who from 1974-1977...
(adapted by Jonathan Morris
Jonathan Morris (author)
Jonathan Morris was born in Taunton England in 1973. He is an author principally known for writing various kinds of Doctor Who spin-off material...
)
Plot
In 1870, Professor Cornelius Perkins mounted an expedition to the Amazon rainforestAmazon Rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest , also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America...
and was never heard from again. A century later, his Great-Grandson flies to South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
looking for answers. Joining him is the Doctor, intrigued by rumors of a crashed UFO.
Cast
- The Doctor - Tom Baker
- Leela - Louise Jameson
- Emissary Godrin / Dr Summersby / Announcer - Nigel CarringtonNigel CarringtonNigel Carrington is the former Managing Director of the McLaren Group and was previously an international lawyer with Baker & McKenzie. Carrington was appointed as the Rector of the University of the Arts London, succeeding Sir Michael Bichard in 2008....
- Overlord Saldor/Newsreader - Delia Lindsay
- Valerie Carlton - Jane SlavinJane SlavinJane Slavin is a British actress and author.Slavin was the winner of the 1989 Carleton Hobbs award.Appearances include Peak Practice...
- Edward Perkins - Anthony Howell
- Professor Cornelius Perkins - David Killick
- General Hemmings / Valcon / Taxi Driver - Richard BremmerRichard BremmerRichard Bremmer is a British actor. He played Lord Voldemort in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and played Skeld in The 13th Warrior. He also had a role in the 2004 movie :Vipere au poing.-External links:...