BF 103: The Girl Who Never Was

[Rob McCow]

Writer: Alan Barnes
Director: Barnaby Edwards
Starring: Paul McGann as the Doctor
Release Date: December 2006
Recorded: TBC
Sound Design and Music: TBC
Production Code: 8Y/E
ISBN: 978-1-84435-287-6

'Dot dot dot, dash dash dash, dot dot dot. Someone's listening. Somewhere.'

A ghost ship. A girl with no memory, adrift in time. An old enemy. This could be Charlotte Pollard's finest hour - or her last.

Set course for Singapore, 1931. Journey's end.

This story takes place between after the TV Movie.

Bye Bye Charlie!

[WhiteCrow]

Bye Bye Charlie!

Do you have to show quite so much delight when you say that? Bet you love Earthshock part 4 as well ...

[Si Hunt]

Release Date: December 2006

Slipping of release dates is getting ridiculous!

Si.

[Stuart Wallis]

This story takes place between after the TV movie.

'Scuse I? A case for Doctor Whom, surely?

[Rob McCow]

Jeez. I did not notice that!

This post takes place between, after, before and during the TV Movie.

[Andrew Curnow]

Not sure whether this is a spoiler or not, but just in case, I'll turn the light off when I post:

DWM today says that this story definitely does write Charlie out, and the next batch of McGann's will be more with Lucie, in the style of the BBC7 series earlier this year. BUT these will be straight to CD stories, not on BBC7.

[Si Hunt]

They did well to get Sheridan Smith back. I'll be sorry to see Charlie go in a funny way, but at least she's getting a proper departure story.

Si.

[SiHart]

She's had a really good run, hasn't she? I'll miss her too. India has certainly given her all to BF, and I hope she gets a really good send off.

Si xx

[Dirk Gently]

I wish Erimem would get a send off...of any description.

[Milky Tears]

India must be about retirement age by now.

[Captain Tancredi]

It's probably sensible to start simplifying the McGann Doctor's adventures now that BF are the only people producing them. There's a point in the novel 'The Gallifrey Chronicles' where one of the characters points out just how confused his timeline is, not helped by the way that he seems to lose his memory the way other people lose socks.

[Timelord R101]

[stuartdg]

Cover now up-I like it

[SiHart]

Si xx

[Si Hunt]

Ooh, nice!

Si.

[Dirk Gently]

That could be my favourite cover in the whole of this year.

[Si Hunt]

It's certainly my favourite Charlie/Cyberman/Maureen O'Brien lookalike cover in the history of 2007.

Si.

[SiHart]

The old woman looks like Anna Massey to me. Nice use of Neverland blue on this cover!

Si xx

[Si Hunt]

I'm really looking forward to this one, though I wish Charley didn't have to go. She and Paul McGann's Doctor are my fave Big Finish TARDIS team next to Evelyn and Colin!

Si.

[Andrew Curnow]

It's certainly my favourite Charlie/Cyberman/Maureen O'Brien lookalike cover in the history of 2007.

Third favourite for me.

[stuartdg]

arrived today...

[Paul Monk]

Might actually have to get this one.

[SiHart]

We listened to the first two parts last night and it's been very good so far. The dialogue is zippy and quite amusing, and the plot is straightforward (for an Alan Barnes script) and I can't quite see how it's going to pan out at the moment. That's always a good thing.

Si xx

[Dirk Gently]

I don't know why but I'm not in any hurry to listen to it.

[Rob McCow]

It's been very atmospheric and intriguing so far, although it would have been better if there had been no Cybermen on the cover, because their return was built up as a bit of a surprise. The big revelation about who Byron is was great! The music is really good and there's a very funny reference back to The Chase as well.

So far it's been fast-paced, witty and enjoyable. And there's even a teaser for The Bride of Peladon.