The Rapture (audio drama)

The Rapture
Big Finish Productions audio drama
Series	Doctor Who
Release no.	36
Featuring	Seventh Doctor Ace
Written by	Joseph Lidster
Directed by	Jason Haigh-Ellery
Produced by	Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery
Executive producer	Jacqueline Rayner
Production code	7V
Length	1 hr 47 mins
Release date	September 2002
Preceded by	"...ish"
Followed by	"The Sandman"

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

Plot

The Seventh Doctor and Ace visit The Rapture nightclub in Ibiza in 1997, where two angels are brainwashing clubgoers, and Ace discovers a secret about her family.

Continuity

• This story gives Ace's date of birth as 20 August 1970.
• Ace's parents are named as Audrey and Harry McShane.
• This story introduces Ace's brother, Liam McShane, who is four years her junior.
• Following on from tie-in novels, Ace's full name is given as Dorothy Gale McShane (Although, this was never given in the original series).
• Ace refers to the events of The Curse of Fenric and Colditz

Cast

• The Doctor — Sylvester McCoy
• Ace — Sophie Aldred
• Himself — Tony Blackburn
• Liam — David John
• Caitriona — Anne Bird
• Brian — James Daniel Wilson
• Gustavo — Carlos Riera
• Jude — Matthew Brenher
• Gabriel — Neil Henry
• Bouncer — Jeremy James

Notes

• In the Whovian timeline, this story takes place between Colditz and The Harvest .

Dating error

At one point in episode 4, the date is given as 'Saturday 15 May 1997'. In reality, 15 May 1997 fell on a Thursday.

External links

• Big Finish Productions – The Rapture