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At A Glance
Doctor Who Unbound:
Sympathy For The Devil

by Jonathan Clements

Starring
David Warner
as the Doctor

Nicholas Courtney
as the Brigadier

Directed by
Gary Russell

Production Notes
Rel. Jun 2003
Rec. 24 Mar 2003
P/Code DWUN02
Rec. @ The Moat Studios

Running Time
Total Time 01:13:52

Setting
This story is set after The War Games and questions what would have happened had the Doctor begun his Earth exile at a much later date than shown on television...

Review
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May Contain Spoilers!

This audio features the Doctor, as played by David Warner
Doctor Who Unbound: Sympathy For The Devil (#02)
By Jonathan Clements

Sympathy For The Devil
From The Back Cover...

What if...the Doctor had not been UNIT's scientific advisor?

1997… and a lone exile arrives on Earth, years later than planned.

On the eve of the Handover, an advanced Chinese stealth bomber crashes in the hills above Hong Kong. The discredited United Nations Intelligence Taskforce has just 24 hours to steal the technology, rescue the passenger and flee to international waters.

Down by the harbour, there's big trouble in Little England - a bar owned by an old soldier, who simply wants to forget the past. But an ancient evil is stirring in a place of peace.

The Doctor finds a world on the brink of terror. A world that has lived without him for years. A world that is frighteningly like our own...


The Cast

The Doctor David Warner
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Nicholas Courtney
Captain Zerdin Peter Griffiths
Ke Le Sam Kisgart
The Abbot Trevor Littledale
Ling Liz Sutherland
Colonel Brimmicombe-Wood David Tennant
Marcus Mark Wright
Adam Stuart Piper
Bouncer / Chinese Pilot / Monk / Tannoy Voice / Bomb Control Jonathan Clements
Newsreader Gary Russell
Pub Customer John Ainsworth
Outgoing Governor Brian Hook Nicholas Briggs

The Crew

Writer Jonathan Clements
Director Gary Russell
Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery
John Ainsworth
Executive Producer for BBC Worldwide Jacqueline Rayner
Script Editor Nicholas Briggs
Music Andy Hardwick
Recording Toby Robinson
CD Mastering Alistair Lock
Sound Design & Post Production Gareth Jenkins
Theme Arrangement Lee Mansfield
Front Cover Clayton Hickman

Memorable Quotes

Marcus: 'I'm going to be rich, me. Stahlman Gas, matey! My hot tip!'

The Doctor: 'Can you tell me what year it is?' Marcus: 'What year it is?' The Doctor: 'Yes.' Marcus: 'And I thought I was wasted.'

The Doctor: 'It's worse than I thought.'

The Doctor: 'Your English is very good.' Ling: 'It should be, I'm from Slough.'

The Brigadier: 'This stopped being a Public House ten minutes ago. An Englishman's home is his castle. Trespassers will be shot.'

The Brigadier: 'I don't recall your face.' The Doctor: 'Well, you see, back then I had a different face.'

The Doctor: 'I'm stuck here, Brigadier. People in high places don't like my attitude. They've dumped me somewhere I can't do any harm and they've taken away my means of escape.'

The Doctor: 'The United Nations Intelligence...' The Brigadier: 'Taskforce. Yes, a disaster, an utter disaster.'

Track Listings

01 That's Assault! 00:03:31
02 Professor X 00:04:23
03 Who was that Guy? 00:02:59
04 Where are We Going? 00:02:21
05 What's that Noise? 00:02:50
06 They're in Charge 00:01:20
07 Police, Fire, Ambulance... 00:01:45
08 Hello There! 00:01:27
09 A Passenger From The Plane 00:02:44
10 Jacobs! 00:05:01
11 All the Locals were Crying 00:02:07
12 Not quite, Abbot 00:02:00
13 I've Seen this Place in the Distance 00:01:20
14 Why are they Chanting? 00:01:31
15 Where am I? 00:01:56
16 Who's There? 00:01:11
17 Go Ahead, Jacobs! 00:01:23
18 Now What? 00:01:05
19 I Don't Understand 00:01:33
20 Keep Moving 00:01:44
21 It's Just a Symbol 00:02:50
22 How Nice for Them 00:05:07
23 Oh Really? 00:02:31
24 Did You Think of That? 00:01:30
25 I Help People 00:02:27
26 Oh Please... 00:02:12
27 Yes, My Child? 00:02:31
28 Wood to Control... 00:01:33
29 On the Waterfront! 00:00:59
30 Of Course it's Roomy 00:01:34
31 Bang on Target 00:01:12
32 The Full Ones? 00:00:56
33 Get Us Out of Here! 00:04:03

Comments

David Warner is a veteran of stage and screen, appearing in many films and television roles such as The Omen, Titanic, an episode of Babylon 5 and many, many more. Nicholas Courtney makes his third Big Finish appearance as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.

Jonathan Clements has written several audios for Big Finish's 2000AD line, including the acclaimed Strontium Dog: Down To Earth.

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