Doctor Who and the Pirates
Doctor Who and the Pirates, or The Lass That Lost a Sailor, is a Big Finish Productions [List of Doctor (Doctor Who)|Doctor Who audio plays by Big Finish|audio drama] based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is the first musical story in the series' history.
Plot
Evelyn begins telling a story to one of her students, Sally, about a 19th century sea adventure she has taken with the Doctor. Pirates boarded their ship in the Caribbean Sea. The Doctor arrives and helps Evelyn tell the story, punctuating the narrative with frequent songs set to the tunes of Gilbert and Sullivan songs. In the story they travel to the Ruby Islands together with their crew and the pirates. Evelyn is profoundly upset when she is unable to stop the murderous pirate captain, Red Jasper, from beating a cabin boy to death. The crew and their incompetent skipper, Captain Swan, with the help of the Doctor, capture the pirate ship, stranding the pirates with a fake treasure map.The Doctor and Evelyn return to the TARDIS, and, still shaken, she returns home, loath to witness further terrifying occurrences. There, however, she finds a suicide note from Sally, who is grieving someone dear to her who has been killed in a car accident; Sally blames herself, because she was driving the vehicle. To help her student Evelyn and the Doctor to travel back in time to dissuade Sally from killing herself, showing her that she is loved.
Cast
- The Doctor — Colin Baker
- Evelyn Smythe — Maggie Stables
- Jem — Dan Barratt
- Sally — Helen Goldwyn
- Red Jasper — Bill Oddie
- Swan — Nicholas Pegg
- Merryweather — Mark Siney
- Mate/Sailor/Pirate — Timothy Sutton