The Angel of Scutari

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The Angel of Scutari
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Big Finish Productions audio drama
Series Doctor Who
Release no.122
Featuring Seventh Doctor
Ace
Hex
Written by Paul Sutton
Directed byKen Bentley
Production code7W/L
Release dateJune 2009

The Angel of Scutari is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who .

Contents

Plot

In the Crimea, 1854, Hex meets his hero, Florence Nightingale.

Cast

The Three Companions

The Three Companions bonus feature, Part 3.

The Gathernaut by Marc Platt

Cast

Continuity

Cast notes

Hugh Bonneville would later play Captain Avery in the Eleventh Doctor episode "The Curse of the Black Spot". [1]

Notes

In the Whovian timeline, this story takes place between Enemy of the Daleks and Project: Destiny

Critical reception

Doctor Who Magazine reviewer Matt Michael criticised the underuse of both Tolstoy and Nightingale, but found that "its charms outweigh its flaws". [2]

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References

  1. "The Steven Moffat Doctor Who preview". Radio Times . 12 April 2011. Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. Michael, Matt (9 August 2009). "The DWM Review: The Angel of Scutari". Doctor Who Magazine . Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent: Panini Comics (411): 64.