Cobwebs (audio story)

Cobwebs was a Big Finish Productions audio adventure that began the 2010 Fifth Doctor season. It was the first of three such stories that year. It was notable for being the first new story recorded by stars Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding and Mark Strickson since 1983's Terminus, discounting flashback sequences in The Caves of Androzani.

Publisher's summary
You know what cobwebs mean. Spiders…”

In search of a cure for a sickness that’s so far claimed six billion lives, scientist Nyssa arrives at an abandoned gene-tech facility on the toxic planet Helheim. ‘Hellhole’, more like.

Nyssa’s not alone. The TARDIS has also been drawn to the Helheim base – and in its cobweb-coated corridors, she soon runs into the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough, her travelling companions of half a century past. But who, or what, has engineered this strange reunion? The Black Guardian, perhaps?

The answer’s here, in the dark. With the Cractids. In the cobwebs.

Cast

 * Fifth Doctor - Peter Davison
 * Tegan - Janet Fielding
 * Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
 * Turlough - Mark Strickson
 * Director Cardell/Ship's Computer - Helen Griffin
 * Loki/Edgar/Hawks - Raymond Coulthard
 * Enforcement Officer Bragg - Adrian Lukis
 * Bio Technician Valis/Echelon - Charlotte Lucas

Story notes

 * This story was recorded on 29th December 2009.

Continuity

 * Chronologically, this story is two days after events in Enlightenment for the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough and 50 years after Terminus for Nyssa.
 * Nyssa mentions Daleks in Stockbridge. (BFA: Plague of the Daleks)
 * Tegan and the Doctor argue over Turlough's loyalty, with Tegan making repeat references to his alliance with the Black Guardian. (DW: Enlightenment)

Timeline
For the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough:
 * Cobwebs occurs after CC: Freakshow
 * Cobwebs occurs before BFA: The Whispering Forest

For Nyssa:
 * Cobwebs occurs after BFA : Winter (audio story)
 * Cobwebs occurs before BFA: The Whispering Forest