Cobwebs (audio drama)

Cobwebs is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was aired on BBC Radio 4 Extra from 16 to 19 May 2011.

Cobwebs
Big Finish Productions audio drama
Series	Doctor Who
Release no.	136
Featuring	Fifth Doctor Nyssa Tegan Jovanka Vislor Turlough
Written by	Jonathan Morris
Directed by	Barnaby Edwards
Executive producer(s)	Nicholas Briggs Jason Haigh-Ellery
Production code	6HA
Release date	July 2010
Preceded by	Enlightenment
Followed by	The Whispering Forest

Plot

Half a century after her travels in the TARDIS, Nyssa reunites with the Doctor, Tegan and Turlough, days after they left her.

Cast

• The Doctor – Peter Davison
• Tegan Jovanka – Janet Fielding
• Nyssa – Sarah Sutton
• Vislor Turlough – Mark Strickson
• Director Cardell/Ship's Computer – Helen Griffin
• Loki/Edgar/Hawks – Raymond Coulthard
• Enforcement Officer Bragg – Adrian Lukis
• Bio Technician Valis/Echelon – Charlotte Lucas

Continuity

The play occurs after Enlightenment with a much older Nyssa briefly rejoining her friends at the same ages she left them.

Notes

Helen Griffin appeared in the TV story Rise of the Cybermen / The Age of Steel

It is only the second Big Finish audio play that Fielding had appeared in, after 2006's The Gathering.^[1]

Critical reception

Matt Michael, writing for Doctor Who Magazine, praised the audio drama, welcoming the opportunity to hear this TARDIS crew for the first time since 1983, and calling it "strong stuff".^[1]