Energy of the Daleks
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| Energy of the Daleks | |
|---|---|
| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who Fourth Doctor Adventures |
| Release no. | 1.4 |
| Featuring | Fourth Doctor Leela |
| Written by | Nicholas Briggs |
| Directed by | Nicholas Briggs |
| Executive producer(s) | Nicholas Briggs |
| Production code | 4S/D |
| Release date | 30 April 2012 |
| Preceded by | The Wrath of the Iceni |
| Followed by | Trail of the White Worm |
Energy of the Daleks 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][2]
Plot
[edit]The scene is set in London 2025. An energy crisis persists and The GlobeSphere Corporation plans to alleviate it with solar panels on the moon and a satellite dish on top of the National Gallery. The Doctor has detected an even more incongruous energy in the vicinity.
Cast
[edit]- The Doctor – Tom Baker
- Leela – Louise Jameson
- Damien Stephens – Alex Lowe
- Jack Coulson – Mark Benton
- Lydia Harding – Caroline Keiff
- Kevin Winston – Dan Starkey
- Robomen – John Dorney / Alex Lowe / Dan Starkey
- Daleks – Nicholas Briggs
Continuity
[edit]- The Daleks converted humans into electronically controlled mind-slaves called "Robomen" in their second television story, The Dalek Invasion of Earth in 1964.
Notes
[edit]- This is Tom Baker's first Dalek story since 1979's Destiny of the Daleks. He also faced them in 1975's Genesis of the Daleks.
- Mark Benton played Clive in the first episode of the revived Doctor Who television series, Rose, in 2005.
- Dan Starkey has played Sontarans in several recent Doctor Who television stories, such as The Sontaran Stratagem and A Good Man Goes to War.
- Although the fourth in this series, Energy of the Daleks was the first story Tom Baker recorded with Big Finish Productions. The recording took place on 22 April 2011.[3]
Critical reception
[edit]Paul Mount, writing for Starburst, gave the story 7/10, describing it as a "cracking little romp".[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Big Finish 4th Doctor 1.04 Energy of the Daleks".
- ^ "Blogger".
- ^ "Doctor Who News - Big Finish goes".
- ^ Mount, Paul (19 April 2012). "Audio Review: Doctor Who – Energy of the Daleks". Starburst. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
