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The Butcher of Brisbane

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Series
  
Doctor Who

Written by
  
Marc Platt

Release no.
  
161

Directed by
  
Ken Bentley

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Featuring
  
Fifth DoctorNyssaTegan JovankaVislor Turlough

Executive producer(s)
  
Nicholas BriggsJason Haigh-Ellery

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The Butcher of Brisbane is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It's the second sequel to the 1977 story The Talons of Weng-Chiang following after The Shadow of Weng-Chiang.

Contents

Plot

The Doctor attempts to take Tegan home to Brisbane, Australia, but mistakenly arrives in the 51st century. The whole world is in chaos and the infamous Minister of Justice, Magnus Greel, is at the height of his power.

Cast

  • The Doctor - Peter Davison
  • Tegan Jovanka - Janet Fielding
  • Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
  • Vislor Turlough - Mark Strickson
  • Magnus Greel - Angus Wright
  • Dr Sa Yy Findecker - Rupert Frazer
  • Ingrid Bjarnsdottir - Felicity Duncan
  • Ragan Crezzen - Daniel Weyman
  • Sasha Dialfa - Daisy Ashford
  • Eugene Duplessis / Chops - John Banks

    • Continuity

  • Magnus Greel was introduced in the 1977 Fourth Doctor television story, The Talons of Weng-Chiang. He was a mutated despot from the future who fled to Victorian London in a Time Cabinet, along with his cyborg, Mr Sin. Under his Supreme Alliance, Greel was said to have killed 100,000, giving him the nickname, The Butcher of Brisbane.
  • Time Agents were first mentioned in The Talons of Weng-Chiang, with Greel believing they may be after him. Beyond that, no other details are known about them. They weren't mentioned again in a television story until the The Empty Child in 2005, when Captain Jack Harkness revealed himself to be a former Time Agent from the 51st century.

    • Critical reception

    Doctor Who Magazine reviewer Matt Michael noted that the attempt to create a prequel to the well-regarded Talons of Weng-Chiang was "brave", but found the effort successful.

    References

    The Butcher of Brisbane Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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