The Nightmare Fair (audio story)

The Nightmare Fair is an adaptation of an unproduced Sixth Doctor story of the same name, which was originally intended for Season 23, but cancelled along with other planned stories when Doctor Who went on a production hiatus. It is the first of a series of Big Finish Productions audio adaptations based upon these lost stories.

Publisher's summary
The TARDIS has been drawn to Blackpool in the year 1986, where the Doctor intends to investigate a dangerous space/time vortex... while enjoying some local attractions along the way. But an old enemy is watching from his base deep within the amusement park, a timeless being who craves revenge.

The Celestial Toymaker has returned. The game is on. And, should he lose, the Doctor will pay the ultimate forfeit...

Part one
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Part two
to be added

Cast

 * The Doctor – Colin Baker
 * Peri Brown – Nicola Bryant
 * The Celestial Toymaker - David Bailie
 * Kevin - Matthew Noble
 * Stefan - Andrew Fettes
 * Woman - Louise Falkner
 * Shardlow/Attendant - William Whymper
 * Yatsumoto/Truscott/Manager/Man - Toby Longworth
 * Humandroid/Security Man/Geoff/Guard - Duncan Wisbey

Continuity

 * The First Doctor visited the Celestial Toyroom, the domain of the Celestial Toymaker, in the company of Steven Taylor and Dodo Chaplet. (TV: The Celestial Toymaker) He would later encounter the Toymaker again in Switzerland in 1926 during his seventh incarnation (AUDIO: The Magic Mousetrap) and Stockbridge during his eighth with Izzy Sinclair and Maxwell Edison, (COMIC: Endgame) before returning to the Toyroom in the company of Charlotte Pollard. (AUDIO: Solitaire)
 * The Doctor recalls his encounters with Magnus Greel and the Peking Homunculus (TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang, AUDIO: The Butcher of Brisbane) and his visit to Brighton during his fourth incarnation in the company of Romana and K9. (TV: The Leisure Hive)
 * In the TARDIS wardrobe, Peri finds a sporran with a £5 note in it. The Doctor believes that it belonged to Jamie McCrimmon, noting that "He was always so careful with his cash."
 * Peri is not surprised by the existence of androids. She previously met them on Androzani Minor. (TV: The Caves of Androzani)
 * The Doctor tells Kevin that he knew a man who was always hitting things in Paris. (TV: City of Death)
 * The Doctor refers to Romulus and Remus. (TV: The Twin Dilemma)
 * The Toymaker refers to the 1914 Christmas Truce. The First and Twelfth Doctors were present at this event before their respective regenerations. (TV: Twice Upon a Time)