Death in Blackpool

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Death in Blackpool is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.^[1] This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.

Plot[]

The Doctor takes Lucie home to have Christmas with her family, because she has fond memories of past family Christmas events. Unfortunately 2009 will be a different kind of Christmas – because this one has the Doctor in it.

Cast[]

• The Doctor – Paul McGann
• Lucie Miller – Sheridan Smith
• Aunty Pat – Helen Lederer
• Billy – David Schofield
• Father Christmas – Jon Glover
• Natasha/Marika – Harriet Kershaw

Continuity[]

• Aunty Pat was last heard in The Zygon Who Fell to Earth, where she was played by Lynsey Hardwick and written by her creator Paul Magrs.
• Big Finish Podcast (April 2009) advertised this as the final audio drama to feature Lucie Miller as a companion of the Eighth Doctor.^[2]

Broadcast[]

Death in Blackpool was broadcast on digital radio station BBC Radio 4 Extra on 8 January 2013 as a single hour long episode.^[3][4]

References[]

External links[]

• http://www.bigfinish.com/401-Doctor-Who-Death-in-Blackpool Big Finish Productions. 2009.