The Rapture (audio drama)
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| The Rapture | |
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| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Release no. | 36 |
| Featuring | Seventh Doctor Ace |
| Written by | Joseph Lidster |
| Directed by | Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Produced by | Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Executive producer(s) | Jacqueline Rayner |
| Production code | 7V |
| Length | 1 hr 47 mins |
| Release date | September 2002 |
| Preceded by | "...ish" |
| Followed by | "The Sandman" |
The Rapture is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Plot
[edit]The Seventh Doctor and Ace visit The Rapture nightclub in Ibiza in 1997, where two angels are brainwashing clubgoers, and Ace discovers a secret about her family.
Continuity
[edit]- This story gives Ace's date of birth as 20 August 1970.
- Ace's parents are named as Audrey and Harry McShane.
- This story introduces Ace's brother, Liam McShane, who is four years her junior.
- Following on from tie-in novels, Ace's full name is given as Dorothy Gale McShane (Although, this was never given in the original series).
- Ace refers to the events of The Curse of Fenric and Colditz
Cast
[edit]- The Doctor — Sylvester McCoy
- Ace — Sophie Aldred
- Himself — Tony Blackburn
- Liam — David John
- Caitriona — Anne Bird
- Brian — James Daniel Wilson
- Gustavo — Carlos Riera
- Jude — Matthew Brenher
- Gabriel — Neil Henry
- Bouncer — Jeremy James
Notes
[edit]- In the Whovian timeline, this story takes place between Colditz and The Harvest.
Dating error
[edit]At one point in episode 4, the date is given as 'Saturday 15 May 1997'. In reality, 15 May 1997 fell on a Thursday.