Grand Theft Cosmos
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| Grand Theft Cosmos | |
|---|---|
| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Range | Eighth Doctor Adventures |
| Release number | 2.5 |
| Featuring | Eighth Doctor Lucie Miller |
| Writer | Eddie Robson |
| Director | Barnaby Edwards |
| Executive producer | Nicholas Briggs |
| Production code | BFPDWCDMG013 |
| Length | 1 60-minute episode |
| Release date | May 2008 |
Grand Theft Cosmos is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.
Plot
It's a race to steal the mysterious Black Diamond in 19th century Sweden.
Cast
- The Doctor — Paul McGann
- Lucie Miller — Sheridan Smith
- Simonsson — Michael Maloney
- Tardelli — Christopher Benjamin
- Henrik — Colin Spaull
- Anders — Sebastian Armesto
- The Headhunter — Katarina Olsson
- Karen — Louise Fullerton
Production and Casting
- Katarina Olsson and Louise Fullerton previously played the Headhunter and Karen in Human Resources.
- The Headhunter returns at the very end of Vengeance of Morbius.
- Karen returns in The Eight Truths/Worldwide Web, however she is played by Kelly Godliman.
- Both Christopher Benjamin and Colin Spaull have appeared in the classic and revived series of Doctor Who. Benjamin has appeared in Inferno, The Talons of Weng-Chiang and "The Unicorn and the Wasp" whilst Spaull was in Revelation of the Daleks and "Rise of the Cybermen/The Age of Steel" .
- In this story, Lucie uses the pseudonym "Miss Palmer-Tomkinson", a reference to the well-known English television personality and magazine columnist, Tara Palmer-Tomkinson.
Radio broadcast
Following its release on CD, Grand Theft Cosmos was broadcast in the UK on BBC Radio 7 on 2008-11-16.[1]
References
- ↑ Doctor Who – Episode guide at BBC Radio 4 Extra. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
