Hothouse (audio drama)
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| Hothouse | |
|---|---|
| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Range | Eighth Doctor Adventures |
| Release number | 3.2 |
| Featuring | Eighth Doctor Lucie Miller |
| Writer | Jonathan Morris |
| Director | Barnaby Edwards |
| Executive producer | Nicholas Briggs |
| Length | 2x 30-minute episodes |
| Release date | April 2009 |
Hothouse is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.
Plot
After being away for a lifetime, the Doctor finally returns to Earth. What he finds is a world on the brink of ecological collapse. Alex Marlowe, former rock musician turned wealthy eco-warrior, thinks nature should fight back. And he knows just the plant to do it.
Cast
- The Doctor — Paul McGann
- Lucie Miller — Sheridan Smith
- Alex Marlowe — Nigel Planer
- Hazel Bright — Lysette Anthony
- Christina Ondrak — Adna Sablyich
- Stefan Radek — Stuart Crossman
- Newsreader — Barnaby Edwards
Production and casting
- Lysette Anthony previously appeared in Assassin in the Limelight.
Continuity
- The Krynoids were defeated by the Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith in The Seeds of Doom. Many elements from that story are used here.
- UNIT's special "telephone" line to the Doctor was used in Terror of the Zygons.
