The Crowmarsh Experiment was the second story in the seventh series of The Fourth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by David Llewellyn and featured Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor and Louise Jameson as Leela.
Publisher's summary[]
When attacked on an alien world, Leela falls unconscious... only to wake in another time, another place.
She is in the Crowmarsh Institute on Earth, in London, in 1978, and everyone is calling her Doctor Marshall. They tell her the world she has known is but a fantasy, a delusion, and that this place is the one that is real.
Surrounded by familiar faces on unfamiliar people, Leela knows what is true and what is false. But how long can she believe when everyone around her says it’s a dream? What’s really happening here?
Plot[]
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Part two[]
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Cast[]
- The Doctor - Tom Baker
- Leela - Louise Jameson
- Jennifer - Cathy Tyson
- Colin Marshall - Damian Lynch
- Dr Holman - Julian Wadham
- Linus Strang - Dan Starkey
- Gary - John Dorney
References[]
- Leela is told it is Monday, March 6, 1978, and there is an election next year.
- The planet Nerrio Sans is thousands of light years away from Earth.
- Leela believes the Doctor doesn't know whether the 'D' in 'TARDIS' stands for 'dimension' or 'dimensions.'
- Pythian meditation is mentioned.
Notes[]
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- The week this story is set was also the week of Leela's departure from the show and the week David Llewellyn was born.
- Llewellyn was given a very open brief, with the main stipulation simply being that the story feature the Fourth Doctor and Leela. (BFX: The Crowmarsh Experiments)
- Colin Marshall, Linus Strang and Dr Holman are all versions of characters that previously appeared in The Fourth Doctor Adventures. Llewellyn decided their inclusion would help provide more emotional weight to the story, and also tie it closer to the existing continuity. (BFX: The Crowmarsh Experiments)
- The story follows similar themes about alternate dream realities to Amy's Choice in Series 5 of the TV series.
Continuity[]
- Jennifer was on her way to visit Manussa. (TV: Snakedance)
- Leela encounters versions of individuals from her memories:
- Colin Marshall, derived from the ex-Rocket Man Marshall with whom Leela fell in love. (AUDIO: Requiem for the Rocket Men/Death Match)
- Linus Strang, derived from the enhanced Sontaran Strang. (AUDIO: The King of Sontar)
- Dr Holman, derived from the lanternist Joseph Holman. (AUDIO: The Darkness of Glass)
- Leela explains both her parents are dead. (TV: The Face of Evil) She talks of Sole as a good and honourable man. (AUDIO: The Evil One)
External links[]
- Official The Crowmarsh Experiment page at bigfinish.com
