Sisters of the Flame
| Sisters of the Flame | |
|---|---|
| Big Finish Productions audio play | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Release number | New EDAs 2.7 |
| Featuring | Eighth Doctor Lucie Miller |
| Writer | Nicholas Briggs |
| Director | Nicholas Briggs |
| Executive producer(s) | Nicholas Briggs |
| Set between | The Zygon Who Fell to Earth and Vengeance of Morbius |
| Length | 1 60-minute episode |
| Release date | July 2008 |
Sisters of the Flame 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.
This is the first of a two-part story, the second part being Vengeance of Morbius.
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Plot [edit]
After arriving in the hold of a spaceship, the Doctor is kidnapped by aliens resembling giant centipedes. Lucie is accused of being a stowaway, and confronts her prejudices when Rosto, another giant centipede, is assigned to investigate her case.
Cast [edit]
- The Doctor — Paul McGann
- Lucie Miller — Sheridan Smith
- Zarodnix — Kenneth Colley
- Rosto — Alexander Siddig
- Straxus — Nickolas Grace
- Bulek/Eurelz Captain — Barry McCarthy
- Haspira/Trell — Nicola Weeks
- Orthena/Trell — Katarina Olsson
- Galactinet — Barnaby Edwards
Production and casting [edit]
- Katarina Olsson has previously appeared in several Big Finish audio plays including the previous Eighth Doctor audio season as the Headhunter.
- Alexander Siddig is best known for his TV role as Dr. Julian Bashir in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Continuity [edit]
- Morbius and the Sisterhood of Karn previously appeared in The Brain of Morbius
- Straxus appeared in the conclusion to the first series of Eighth Doctor & Lucie audios, Human Resources.
- The Time Ring first featured in Genesis of the Daleks as well as the last Eighth Doctor season finale, Human Resources.
- The Time Scoop first featured in The Five Doctors.
- The Dispersal Chamber (also known as the Oubliette of Eternity) was used in Neverland.
Radio Broadcast [edit]
This episode was broadcast on BBC7 on 31 October 2009, as part of the BBC's "Maida Vale at 75" celebrations.[1] The BBC broadcasts of this episode and the following episode (Vengeance of Morbius) were delayed from the original broadcast of the series in October and November 2008.
External links [edit]
Sisters of the Flame at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
References [edit]
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