The Shadow of the Scourge
| The Shadow of the Scourge | |
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| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Release no. | 13 |
| Featuring | Seventh Doctor Ace Bernice Summerfield |
| Written by | Paul Cornell |
| Directed by | Gary Russell |
| Produced by | Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Executive producer(s) | Jacqueline Rayner |
| Production code | SS1 |
| Length | 2 hrs 11 mins |
| Release date | October 2000 |
| Preceded by | The Fires of Vulcan |
| Followed by | The Holy Terror |
The Shadow of the Scourge is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Plot
The Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice encounter a sinister force in present-day Kent.
Cast
- The Doctor — Sylvester McCoy
- Ace — Sophie Aldred
- Bernice Summerfield — Lisa Bowerman
- Annie Carpenter — Holly King
- Mary Hughes — Caroline Burns-Cook
- Brian Hughes — Lennox Greaves
- Michael Pembroke — Michael Piccarilli
- Gary Williams — Nigel Fairs
- Scourge Leader — Peter Trapani
Notes
- This is the first of two Big Finish audios set in the continuity of the Virgin New Adventures era of Doctor Who, and was the first time that Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred played their characters from this era. The second such audio play was The Dark Flame.
- Benny's being quite taken with the possible Eighth Doctor shall have a certain relevance in The Dying Days, when she briefly develops romantic feelings for the Eighth Doctor.