The Chiswick Cuckoos was the fourth and final audio story in the anthology Donna Noble: Kidnapped!.
Publisher's summary[]
Donna's home, but she's not quite herself. Sylvia couldn't be more pleased to see her daughter finally getting on with her life.
But an alien plot is nearing completion, and the world needs saving. The Doctor is nowhere to be found, so it's all up to Donna – and Nat!
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- Donna Noble - Catherine Tate
- Sylvia Noble - Jacqueline King
- Natalie - Niky Wardley
- Marge - Isla Blair
- Garrison - Sebastian Armesto
- Josh Carter - James Joyce
- Special appearance by David Tennant as the Doctor
Worldbuilding[]
- The TARDIS contains a Hostile Action Displacement System.
Notes[]
- This story is set between Forest of the Dead and Midnight.
- The story's title is an obvious homage to the classic British sci-fi/horror novel The Midwich Cuckoos.
Continuity[]
- Sylvia apologises for making Donna go on that silly date night. (AUDIO: Out of this World)
- The Doctor has been frozen by the Collectors. (AUDIO: Out of this World)
- Donna always says goodbye to Wilf before going on her travels. (TV: Partners in Crime)
- Nat refers to Parval (AUDIO: The Sorcerer of Albion) to try and figure out if the version of Donna she encounters at work is a fake, in a similar way to how Bill Potts would later refer to finding a giant fish (TV: Thin Ice) to see if the Twelfth Doctor was on the side of the Monks. (TV: The Lie of the Land)
- Sylvia thinks that the less said about Donna's nuptials the better. (TV: The Runaway Bride)
- Donna attempts to contact Martha Jones (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem) whilst onboard the Collectors' ship.
- Josh Carter holds the rank of Second Lieutenant. In the future, he will achieve the rank of Captain. (AUDIO: Vanguard)
- Josh speaks to Malcolm while on the phone to Donna. (TV: Planet of the Dead)
- The Doctor asks how Donna is after her experiences at the Library. (TV: Forest of the Dead)
- The Doctor tells Donna she has her memories, foreshadowing the events of TV: Journey's End.
External links[]
- Official The Chiswick Cuckoos page at bigfinish.com