The Peterloo Massacre (audio story)

 was the two hundred and tenth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It featured the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, and Nyssa.

Publisher's summary
"They say there’ll be thousands pouring into Manchester tomorrow. From all over the county, north and south. It’ll be a piece of history. People will remember this!"

Lost in the smog of the Industrial Revolution, the TARDIS crashes four miles south of Manchester, in the grounds of Hurley Hall – a grand mansion belonging to a local factory owner, a proudly self-made man. But while Hurley dreams of growing richer still on the wealth of secret knowledge locked up in the Doctor’s time and space machine, his servants hope only for a fair day’s pay for a fair day’s work. His young maid Cathy, for instance, whom Nyssa learns is looking forward to joining the working people’s march to St Peter's Field, in the heart of the city. There’ll be speeches and banners and music. It’ll be like one big jamboree…

Or so she thinks. For the city’s establishment have called in their own private militia, to control the crowd. One of the darkest days in Manchester’s history is about to unfold – and the Doctor, Nyssa and Jovanka are right in the thick of it.

Part one
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Part two
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Part three
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Part four
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Peter Davison
 * Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
 * Tegan - Janet Fielding
 * Cathy Roberts - Hayley Jane Standing
 * Hurley - Robbie Stevens
 * William Hurley - Gerard Kearns
 * Thomas Tyler - Philip Labey
 * Walton/Roberts/Reverend Small - Wayne Forester
 * Mrs Hurley/Sister - Liz Morgan

Continuity

 * Nyssa has told Tegan about her visit to Gallifrey. (TV: Arc of Infinity)
 * Tegan once again exclaims, "Rabbits!" (TV: Logopolis, Frontios, et. al)
 * The TARDIS' automated repair systems will take a day or two. The Doctor previously referred to the TARDIS knowing how to fix something if it's happened before. (PROSE: The Sands of Time)
 * The Doctor refers to Percy Shelley. During his eighth incarnation, Shelley's wife Mary Shelley became one of his companions. (AUDIO: Mary's Story)
 * Tegan refers to her brief departure from the TARDIS. (TV: Time-Flight, Arc of Infinity)
 * The Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan would later return to Manchester in 1993. (PROSE: Goth Opera)