The Angel of Scutari

The Angel of Scutari
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Big Finish Productions audio drama
SeriesDoctor Who
Release no.122
FeaturingSeventh Doctor
Ace
Hex
Written byPaul Sutton
Directed byKen Bentley
Production code7W/L
Release dateJune 2009

The Angel of Scutari is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Plot

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In the Crimea, 1854, Hex meets his hero, Florence Nightingale.

Cast

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The Three Companions

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The Three Companions bonus feature, Part 3.

The Gathernaut by Marc Platt

Cast

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Continuity

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  • During this story, the exterior of the TARDIS is rendered white when a cannonball shatters its corporeal shell. It remains white for the next several stories, finally returning to blue in Black and White.
  • The spare TARDIS key hidden behind the "Police Box" P was first revealed in the 1996 TV movie.

Cast notes

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Hugh Bonneville would later play Captain Avery in the Eleventh Doctor episode "The Curse of the Black Spot".[1]

Notes

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In the Whovian timeline, this story takes place between Enemy of the Daleks and Project: Destiny

Critical reception

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Doctor Who Magazine reviewer Matt Michael criticised the underuse of both Tolstoy and Nightingale, but found that "its charms outweigh its flaws".[2]

References

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  1. ^ "The Steven Moffat Doctor Who preview". Radio Times. 12 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. ^ Michael, Matt (9 August 2009). "The DWM Review: The Angel of Scutari". Doctor Who Magazine (411). Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Panini Comics: 64.
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