The Doll of Death (audio story)
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| The Doll of Death | ||
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| Doctor: | Third Doctor | |
| Companion(s): | Jo | |
| Featuring: | the Brig, Mike Yates, Benton | |
| Main setting: | London, the 1970s and the 2000s | |
| Key crew | ||
| Publisher: | Big Finish Productions | |
| Writer: | Marc Platt | |
| Director: | Lisa Bowerman | |
| Read by: | Katy Manning | |
| Release details | ||
| Release number: | 3.3 | |
| Release date: | September 2008 | |
| Format: | 1 CD | |
| Production code: | BFPDWCC11 | |
| ISBN 978-1-84435-352-1 | ||
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Contents |
Publisher's summary 
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A new adventure with the Third Doctor as told by his companion, Jo Grant.
“Retrocausation! Events before their cause. Time in reverse.”
While investigating a temporal anomaly in Central London, the Doctor and Jo Grant meet Professor Harold Saunders, a man who possesses an unstable alien artefact, and who is seemingly haunted by the ghosts of dolls.
Who is the mysterious Mrs Killebrew? Why is a pack of hounds hunting them in reverse? And can Jo pick up any bargains while backwards shopping on Oxford Street?
Cast Edit
References Edit
- Jo is concerned about her husband Clifford Jones' blood pressure.
- Jo is staying in a London hotel as she is attending a climate conference.
- Cliff has gained a professorship and has been given an MBE.
- According to Jo, alien invasions always seemed to occur on Fridays.
- Mike Yates refers to Jo as "Jemima Bond, Licence to Spill."
- Jo was 18 years old when she began working for UNIT.
- Jo describes the Doctor as a "whirlwind in a frilly shirt."
- In the National Museum, the Doctor indicates an Egyptian mummy to Jo, claiming that he knew the person in question in life.
- By the 2000s, UNIT HQ has become the embassy of an Eastern European country.
- Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart bans all private missions as he believes that the Doctor is wasting UNIT's money.
- The Doctor is now a British citizen.
- Jo describes Sgt. Benton as "quite a sweetie." He has recently bought a new Allegro and wears a corduroy jacket and purple flares.
- Sgt. Benton refers to the IRA.
- As a child, Jo had "an army of gonks and trolls" but even then found dolls creepy.
Notes Edit
- This was the first time that Katy Manning had reprised her role as Jo Grant since her departure in TV: The Green Death in 1973.
- This audio drama was recorded on 23 May 2008.
Continuity Edit
- Jo refers to being hypnotised by the Master. (TV: Terror of the Autons)
- After their encounter with Mrs Killebrew, the Doctor and Jo were sent to Zayin Eight in the far future by the Time Lords. (AUDIO: The Mists of Time)
- Polly Wright would later read about this incident on Jo's blog. (AUDIO: The Three Companions)
External links Edit
- Official The Doll of Death page at bigfinish.com
- Detailed synopsis of The Doll of Death at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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