Sword of Orion

Sword of Orion

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title=Sword of Orion
series=Doctor Who
number=17
featuring=Eighth Doctor
Charley Pollard


writer=Nicholas Briggs
director=Nicholas Briggs
producer=Gary Russell
Jason Haigh-Ellery
executive_producer=Jacqueline Rayner
production_code=8C
set_between="Storm Warning" and
"The Stones of Venice"
length=2 hours 4 mins
date=February 2001|

"Sword of Orion" is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". This audio drama was broadcast on BBC 7 in four weekly parts starting from 3 September 2005, and was repeated in 2006. The story is adapted from the Audio Visuals audio drama of the same name.

Plot

The Eighth Doctor and Charley encounter the Cybermen on a crippled vessel, light years from a war in the Orion System which rages between humans and androids. Are the two connected?

Cast

*The Doctor — Paul McGann
*Charley Pollard — India Fisher
*Thinnes — Mark Gatiss
*Digly — Barnaby Edwards
*Ike — Ian Marr
*Grash — Bruce Montague
*Vol — Hylton Collins
*Deeva Jansen — Michelle Livingstone
*Chev — Helen Goldwyn
*Kelsey — Toby Longworth
*Cyberman — Nicholas Briggs

Continuity

The Orion War between Earth and the "Android Hordes" of Orion, introduced in this story, also provides the background for Big Finish's "Cyberman" miniseries, also written by Nicholas Briggs. They are later stated in "Real Time" to take place in the 26th Century.

Outside references

The play's name refers to the stars in the constellation of Orion that form the figure's sword. In the play it also refers to a secret military project.

External links

* [http://www.bigfinish.com/17-Doctor-Who-Sword-of-Orion Big Finish Productions - "Sword of Orion"]
*Doctor Who RG | id=who_bf17 | title=Sword of Orion

Reviews

*OG review | id=bf-17 | title=Sword of Orion
*DWRG | id=swordo | title=Sword of Orion


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