The Long Way Round was the fourth and final story in the audio anthology Stranded 2, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by John Dorney and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, Nicola Walker as Liv Chenka, Hattie Morahan as Helen Sinclair, Rebecca Root as Tania Bell, Tom Price as Andy Davidson and Tom Baker as the Curator.
Publisher's summary[]
Something is wrong with Earth’s future – so the Doctor decides to see it for himself. But very soon, the travellers are captured. Someone seems to know their every move. An interrogator wants answers, but do they even know the right questions?
Plot[]
to be added
Cast[]
- The Doctor - Paul McGann
- Liv Chenka - Nicola Walker
- Helen Sinclair - Hattie Morahan
- Tania Bell - Rebecca Root
- Sergeant Andy Davidson - Tom Price
- The Curator - Tom Baker
- Robin - Joel James Davison
- Gemma - Venice Van Someren
- Houlbrooke - Annabelle Dowler
Worldbuilding[]
The Doctor[]
- The Curator loves pigeons.
Literature[]
- The Curator misquotes the "the Ad-dressing of Cats" by T.S. Eliot, changing the words to be be about pigeons. He also claims to have met Eliot.
Notes[]
to be added
Continuity[]
- Houlbrooke claims to know about Torchwood, Gwen Cooper, (TV: Everything Changes [+]Russell T Davies, Torchwood series 1 (BBC Three, 2006)., et al.) and Yvonne Hartman. (TV: Army of Ghosts [+]Russell T Davies, Doctor Who series 2 (BBC One, 2006).)
- Houlbrooke talks to Helen about the Rarkelians trying to kill the Doctor. (AUDIO: Divine Intervention [+]David K Barnes, Stranded 1 (The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Stranded, Big Finish Productions, 2020).)
- Helen talks with Houlbrooke about her experiences with regeneration. (AUDIO: The Doomsday Chronometer [+]Matt Fitton, Doom Coalition 3 (The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Doom Coalition, Big Finish Productions, 2016).)
- Helen recalls her encounter with Divine Intervention. (AUDIO: Divine Intervention [+]David K Barnes, Stranded 1 (The Eighth Doctor Adventures: Stranded, Big Finish Productions, 2020).)
- Liv's encounter with the Seventh Doctor is talked about by both Helen and Liv. (AUDIO: Robophobia [+]Error: Code 2 - no data stored in variables, cache or SMW.)
- This would not be the first time that someone pretended to be the Doctor for illegitimate purposes. The Master would do it on several occasions and in different incarnations (PROSE: Anything You Can Do [+]Dave Rudden, Twelve Angels Weeping (2018)., AUDIO: Dominion [+]Nicholas Briggs and Jason Arnopp, UNIT audio stories (Big Finish Productions, 2012)., COMIC: The Master Plan [+]Jody Houser, Doctor Who (2020) (Titan Publishing Group, 2021).), as well as Banto Zame, (AUDIO: The One Doctor [+]Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman, Main Range (Big Finish Productions, 2001).) and the Nun. (AUDIO: The Wrong Woman [+]John Dorney, Dalek Universe (Big Finish Productions, 2021).)
External links[]
- Official The Long Way Round page at bigfinish.com