My Brother's Keeper was the first nested story in the audio anthology, 1001 Nights, which comprised the one hundred and sixty-eighth release in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Emma Beeby and Gordon Rennie and featured Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor and Sarah Sutton as Nyssa.
This story was the first of three nested stories in this anthology, taking place during part one of the anthology and nested within the framing device 1001 Nights.
Summary[]
The Doctor and Nyssa arrive at a prison on an asteroid in the middle of nowhere. Who is the mysterious warden and what crime has the prisoner committed?
Plot[]
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Cast[]
Crew[]
- Director - Barnaby Edwards
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Music and Sound Designer - Jamie Robertson
- Script Editor - Alan Barnes
- Writers - Emma Beeby and Gordon Rennie
Worldbuilding[]
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Notes[]
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Continuity[]
- Nyssa mentions the prisons of Folly. (AUDIO: Doing Time)
- Nyssa recalls meeting the Fourth Doctor and Adric for the first time on Traken in 1981. (TV: The Keeper of Traken)
- The Doctor refers to Harry Houdini. Prior to their arrival in 1963, his first incarnation and his granddaughter Susan Foreman met Houdini in the United States. Houdini taught the Doctor how to perform sleight-of-hand tricks. (PROSE: The Sorcerer's Apprentice) He, Nyssa, Adric and Tegan Jovanka also met Houdini in England in the 1920s. (AUDIO: Smoke and Mirrors)
External links[]
- Official My Brother's Keeper page at bigfinish.com