Scavenger (audio story)

Scavenger was the one hundred and eighty-fourth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by William Gallagher and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Lisa Greenwood as Flip Jackson.

Publisher's summary
Thursday 28 May 2071: the day the Anglo-Indian Salvage 2 rocket launches. Its mission: to clean up space; to remove from Earth's orbit over a century's worth of man-made junk...

From the viewing window of a nearby space station, the Doctor and Flip have a unique view of Salvage 2 as it sets about its essential task – and of the disaster that unfolds when Salvage 2 encounters something it's not been programmed to deal with. Something not of human manufacture...

Back on Earth, the Doctor fights to save Flip from becoming part of a 500-year tragedy being played out in orbit, hundreds of miles above. And millions will die if he fails.

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 - Colin Baker
 * Flip Jackson - Lisa Greenwood
 * Jyoti Cutler - Anjli Mohindra
 * Salim - Tariq Bhatti
 * Jessica Allaway - Kate McEwen
 * Anarkali/Melissa/Isra Tech #2 - Tania Rodrigues
 * Commander Gabbard/Scavenger/Isra Tech #1/Security Guy - John Banks

Crew

 * Cover Art - Damien May
 * Director - Nicholas Briggs
 * Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
 * Music - Howard Carter
 * Producer - David Richardson
 * Script Editor - Alan Barnes
 * Sound Design - Neil Gardner
 * Writer - William Gallagher

Worldbuilding

 * The TARDIS materialises aboard the Nelson Mandela International Space Station.
 * Jessica Allaway defeated Roger Borg at Wimbledon in 2057.
 * Salim was born in 1575.
 * Flip has a younger brother named Philip.

Continuity

 * Flip reminds the Doctor that he promised to take her back to Tranquility. (AUDIO: Antidote to Oblivion, The Brood of Erys)
 * The Doctor once again refers to humanity as "indomitable." (TV: The Ark in Space, Utopia)
 * The Doctor tells Salim and Jessica Allaway that there are several Atlantises. (TV: The Underwater Menace, The Dæmons, The Time Monster)
 * Flip refers to her boyfriend Jared Ramon. (AUDIO: The Crimes of Thomas Brewster, The Curse of Davros)
 * From reading Flip's mind, Anarkali is aware that she met Dare and operated a teleport in 16127. (AUDIO: Wirrn Isle)
 * Flip refers to the Doctor's desire to find his former companion Peri Brown. (AUDIO: Antidote to Oblivion, The Brood of Erys)