The Juggernauts
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| The Juggernauts | |
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| Series | Doctor Who |
| Release number | 65 |
| Featuring | Sixth Doctor Melanie Bush |
| Writer | Scott Alan Woodard |
| Director | Gary Russell |
| Producer(s) | Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Executive producer(s) | none listed |
| Production code | 7CS |
| Set between | The One Doctor and Catch-1782 |
| Release date | February 2005 |
The Juggernauts is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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[edit] Plot
To escape the destruction of a medical vessel the Sixth Doctor sends his red-headed companion Melanie Bush out in an escape pod, promising to seek her out once he rescues his TARDIS from the exploding ship. However, on finding his ship he is trapped in a Dalek time scoop. Mel, however, lands on the planet Lethe where her skills as a computer technician are keenly sought, and she joins a team led by the wheelchair bound Dr. Vaso and works to create the Juggernauts: "the ultimate service robots". She becomes quite attached to the team (catching the eye of the juvenile but intelligent Geoff) and particularly the elderly Vaso, with whom she strikes up a rapport.
The Doctor however, discovers himself employed by the Daleks to spy on the situation on Lethe. He agrees; for they threaten Mel's life. What is the secret of the Juggernauts? Why are the Daleks interested in Lethe? What are the strange things residing in the darkness of the lower echelons of the colony?
[edit] Notes
- This adventure takes place between the television stories The Trial of a Time Lord and Time and the Rani. For Davros, the events depicted here follow on from those of Revelation of the Daleks.
- The Mechanoids previously appeared in the television story The Chase.
- Davros uses the alias of "Dr Vaso", an anagram of his real name. Another Doctor Who villain, the Master, has a similar habit for assuming aliases which are anagrams (or other derivations) of "Master".
[edit] Cast
- The Doctor — Colin Baker
- Mel Bush — Bonnie Langford
- Davros — Terry Molloy
- Sonali — Bindya Solanki
- Geoff — Klaus White
- Kryson — Peter Forbes
- Brauer — Paul Grunert
- Loewen — Julia Houghton
- Dalek/Mechanoid Voices — Nicholas Briggs
[edit] External links
[edit] Reviews
- The Juggernauts reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- The Juggernauts reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
| Sixth Doctor audio dramas |
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| Slipback • The Sirens of Time • Whispers of Terror • The Marian Conspiracy • The Spectre of Lanyon Moor |
| The Apocalypse Element • The Holy Terror • Bloodtide • Project: Twilight • The One Doctor • The Ratings War |
| Excelis Rising • The Maltese Penguin • ...ish • Real Time • The Sandman • Jubilee • Doctor Who and the Pirates |
| Project: Lazarus • Davros • Zagreus • The Wormery • Arrangements for War • Medicinal Purposes |
| Her Final Flight • The Juggernauts • Catch-1782 • Thicker than Water • Cryptobiosis • Pier Pressure |
| The Nowhere Place • The Reaping • Year of the Pig • I.D. & Urgent Calls |
