Medicinal Purposes
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| Medicinal Purposes | |
|---|---|
| Album cover | |
| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Release number | 60 |
| Featuring | Sixth Doctor Evelyn Smythe |
| Writer | Robert Ross[disambiguation needed] |
| Director | Gary Russell |
| Producer | Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Executive producer | Jacqueline Rayner |
| Production code | 7CL |
| Length | 2 hr 10 mins |
| Release date | August 2004 |
Medicinal Purposes is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Plot
Edinburgh, 1827. Body snatchers William Burke and William Hare are on the loose while the Sixth Doctor and Evelyn take an interest in the work of Dr Robert Knox.
Cast
- The Doctor — Colin Baker
- Evelyn Smythe — Maggie Stables
- Doctor Robert Knox — Leslie Phillips
- Daft Jamie — David Tennant
- Mary Patterson — Glenna Morrison
- William Burke — Kevin O'Leary
- Billy Hare — Tom Farrelly
- Old Woman — Janie Booth
Continuity
Knox meets the Doctor and Evelyn again in Assassin in the Limelight.
Notes
This is one of the last stories, and the last Doctor Who story, that David Tennant would record for Big Finish before being cast as the Tenth Doctor. After leaving the TV series, Tennant was cast as William Burke in the film Burke and Hare, based on the historical murders, but left the film before it began production.[1]
References
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External links
Reviews
- Medicinal Purposes reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- Medicinal Purposes reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
