The Oseidon Adventure
The Oseidon Adventure is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.[1]
| The Oseidon Adventure | |
|---|---|
| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who Fourth Doctor Adventures |
| Release no. | 1.6 |
| Featuring | Fourth Doctor Leela |
| Written by | Alan Barnes |
| Directed by | Ken Bentley |
| Executive producer(s) | Nicholas Briggs |
| Production code | 4S/F |
| Release date | June 2012 |
This is the second part of a two-part story, the first part being Trail of the White Worm.
Plot
The Kraal attempt to invade the Earth, while the Doctor is trapped on their irradiated home world, Oseidon.
Cast
- The Doctor – Tom Baker
- Leela – Louise Jameson
- The Master – Geoffrey Beevers
- Colonel Spindleton – Michael Cochrane
- Marshal Grimnal / Captain Clarke – Dan Starkey
- Tyngworg / Warner / UNIT R/T Operator – John Banks
Continuity
- The Kraals were in the 1975 Fourth Doctor television story, The Android Invasion. That story also featured UNIT.
- This is the first use of Kraals by Big Finish Productions.
- The Doctor and Leela encounter the Master again in the third season of Fourth Doctor adventures, due to be released in 2014.[2]
Critical reception
Doctor Who Magazine reviewer Matt Michael found the casting and performances excellent, but the play "slightly misjudged" as a finale.[3]
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References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 19 August 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-fourth-doctor-and-leela-will-return
- Michael, Matt (September 2012). "The DWM Review: The Oseidon Adventure". Doctor Who Magazine. No. 450. Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Panini Comics. pp. 88–89.
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