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Thicker Than Water | |
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Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
Series | Doctor Who |
Release no. | 73 |
Featuring | Sixth Doctor Mel Bush Evelyn Smythe |
Written by | Paul Sutton |
Directed by | Edward Salt |
Produced by | Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery |
Executive producer(s) | none listed |
Production code | 7CU |
Length | 1 hr 37 mins |
Release date | September 2005 |
Preceded by | Evelyn: after Industrial Evolution Mel: Catch-1782 |
Followed by | The Wishing Beast & The Vanity Box |
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