Aquitaine was the two hundred and ninth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Simon Barnard and featured Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Janet Fielding as Tegan and Sarah Sutton as Nyssa.
Publisher's summary
Today should be much like every other day for Hargreaves, the computer consciousness that co-ordinates daily life aboard the spaceship Aquitaine, stationed on the outer fringes of a black hole. Water the plants, run the diagnostics, cook the Captain's breakfast; then tidy the plates away, rotate the ship, clean the windows of the observation deck. When at last the day's work is done, Hargreaves will dim the lights in the sleeping quarters. But no-one will sleep aboard the Aquitaine tonight. Because the Aquitaine's crew is missing.
But today will be different. Today, a space/time ship called the TARDIS will materialise in the botanical section, bringing the Doctor, Nyssa and Tegan aboard the Aquitaine. Together, they'll seek to discover the truth of what happened to Hargreaves' crew...
... if only the ghosts will let them.
Plot
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
- Hargreaves - Matthew Cottle
- Dr Sergei Akunin - Harry Myers
- Captain Anna Maynard - Nina Sosanya
- Lt Maurizio Savinio - Gerald Kyd
- Lt Freya Jennings - Danusia Samal
References
- Hargreaves offers the Doctor, Tegan and Nyssa chai tea, chamomile, Earl Grey and English breakfast.
- Tegan refers to Casper the Friendly Ghost.
- The time anomaly relocation distributor shifts the TARDIS forward in time by an hour if it detects a threat.
- Tegan exclaims, "Rabbits!"
Notes
- This story was recorded on 29 and 30 June 2015 at The Moat Studios.
- This story was originally going to be called Ergosphere.
- This story was originally released on CD and download.
Continuity
- Tegan refers to her aunt Vanessa. (TV: Logopolis)
- Tegan once again describes herself as a "mouth on legs". (TV: Earthshock)
- Nyssa obliquely refers to the death of her father Tremas. (TV: Logopolis)
External links
- Official Aquitaine page at bigfinish.com