No More Lies (audio drama)
No More Lies 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 and was broadcast on BBC 7 on 4 February 2007.
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| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Range | Eighth Doctor Adventures |
| Release no. | 1.6 |
| Featuring | Eighth Doctor Lucie Miller |
| Written by | Paul Sutton |
| Directed by | Barnaby Edwards |
| Executive producer(s) | Nicholas Briggs |
| Length | 1 50-minute episode |
| Release date | 4 February 2007 |
Plot
The Doctor and Lucie follow the criminal time traveller Nick Zimmerman to a decaying spaceship in the Time Vortex, where he is planning to sell time travel technology to the highest bidder. After escaping the Tar-Modowk, aliens who have been attracted to the ship, they chase Dr. Zimmerman to a garden party, where Dr. Zimmerman appears to have aged 30 years. The Doctor guesses that the party is in a time loop, and confronts Zimmerman, only to learn that Zimmerman has settled down, married a woman called Rachel and rejected a life of crime. The Doctor informs Zimmerman that he must close the loop before the Tar-Modowk enter the real universe, but Zimmerman refuses as his time loop is the only thing keeping Rachel alive. The Tar-Modowk, riding Vortisaurs, break through into the universe and begin killing guests, so Zimmerman agrees to close the loop. Rachel dies, but before The Doctor leaves, The Headhunter appears and kidnaps Lucie.
Cast
- The Doctor — Paul McGann
- Lucie Miller — Sheridan Smith
- Headhunter — Katarina Olsson
- Nick Zimmerman — Nigel Havers
- Rachel Zimmerman — Julia McKenzie
- Gordon — Tom Chadbon
- Tar-Modowk Leader — Tim Hudson
Continuity
- A Vortisaur first appeared in the Eighth Doctor's first Big Finish play Storm Warning. It was named Ramsay and kept in the TARDIS as a sort of pet, up until Minuet in Hell. It was named after Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald. The Vortisaur in this story is apparently named after Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
- Nigel Havers later appeared in the Sarah Jane Adventures story, The Wedding of Sarah Jane Smith. That story also involved a love story forming part of a space/time trap.
Production
- The play includes an original song, Bucimeana, with music by Tim Sutton and lyrics by Paul Sutton from a traditional Hungarian poem. The song is sung by actress Julia McKenzie, who plays Rachel Zimmerman.
References
- "Digital Doctor". Doctor Who Magazine (374): 6. 11 October 2006.
- "Doctor Eight for BBC7". BBC Doctor Who website. bbc.co.uk. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 18 September 2006.