Castle of Fear

Castle of Fear is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It contains a three part story and a one part story as well.

Castle of Fear

Plot

1199. Stockbridge Castle has been possessed by a demon.

Cast

  • The Doctor — Peter Davison
  • Nyssa — Sarah Sutton
  • Roland — John Sessions
  • Hubert — Joe Thomas
  • Osbert — Richard Cotton
  • Maud the Withered — Susan Brown
  • Yavuz — Teddy Kempner
  • Smithy — Trevor Cooper

The Three Companions

The Three Companions bonus feature, Part 8.
The Battle at World's End Junction by Marc Platt

  • Polly - Anneke Wills
  • The Brigadier - Nicholas Courtney
  • Thomas Brewster - John Pickard
  • Garry Lendler - Russell Floyd

Continuity

  • The town of Stockbridge, somewhere in the depths of Gloucestershire, was often seen in the Doctor Who Magazine comics, starting with their first Fifth Doctor story The Tides of Time.
  • The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa previously visited Stockbridge in the Autumn episode of the audio story story Circular Time.
  • The Rutans were first mentioned in The Time Warrior. Their only television appearance was in The Horror of Fang Rock. This is their first time in a Doctor Who audio play.
  • Linx from The Time Warrior and Sir Justin from The Tides of Time are both referenced in Castle of Fear.

Cast notes

  • Susan Brown appeared as Bridget Spears in the Doctor Who spin-off television series Torchwood, in the Children of Earth story.
  • John Sessions was last heard in the Big Finish story 100, in the episode My Own Private Wolfgang.