The Rapture (audio drama)

The Rapture

Big Finish Productions audio drama
Series	Doctor Who
Release no.	36
Featuring	Seventh Doctor Ace
Written by	Joseph Lidster
Directed by	Jason Haigh-Ellery
Produced by	Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery
Executive producer(s)	Jacqueline Rayner
Production code	7V
Length	1 hr 47 mins
Release date	September 2002

The Rapture is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Plot

The Seventh Doctor and Ace visit The Rapture nightclub in Ibiza in 1997, where two angels are brainwashing clubgoers, and Ace discovers a secret about her family.

Continuity

This story gives Ace's date of birth as 20 August 1970.
Ace's parents are named as Audrey and Harry McShane.
This story introduces Ace's brother, Liam McShane, who is four years her junior.
Following on from tie-in novels, Ace's full name is given as Dorothy Gale McShane (Although, this was never given in the original series).
Ace refers to the events of The Curse of Fenric and Colditz

Cast

The Doctor — Sylvester McCoy
Ace — Sophie Aldred
Himself — Tony Blackburn
Liam — David John
Caitriona — Anne Bird
Brian — James Daniel Wilson
Gustavo — Carlos Riera
Jude — Matthew Brenher
Gabriel — Neil Henry
Bouncer — Jeremy James

Dating error

At one point in episode 4, the date is given as 'Saturday 15 May 1997'. In reality, 15 May 1997 fell on a Thursday.

External links

Reviews

The Rapture reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
The Rapture reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide

Seventh Doctor audio plays

Mel	The Fires of Vulcan Bang-Bang-a-Boom! Flip-Flop Unregenerate! Red We Are The Daleks The Warehouse Terror of the Sontarans

Ace	The Fearmonger The Genocide Machine Dust Breeding Colditz The Rapture The Prisoner's Dilemma Thin Ice 1963: The Assassination Games Destiny of the Doctor: Shockwave The Light at the End You Are the Doctor & Other Stories Nightshade

Ace & Raine	Crime of the Century Animal Earth Aid

Ace & Hex	The Harvest Dreamtime LIVE 34 Night Thoughts The Settling No Man's Land Nocturne The Dark Husband Forty-Five The Magic Mousetrap Enemy of the Daleks The Angel of Scutari Project: Destiny A Death in the Family Lurkers at Sunlight's Edge Protect and Survive Black and White Gods and Monsters Afterlife Revenge of the Swarm Mask of Tragedy Signs and Wonders

Ace & Benny	The Shadow of the Scourge The Dark Flame Love and War The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield The Triumph of Sutekh Theatre of War All Consuming Fire

Benny	Bernice Summerfield and the Criminal Code The Highest Science

Benny, Chris & Roz	Original Sin

Chris & Roz	Damaged Goods

Klein	A Thousand Tiny Wings Survival of the Fittest & Klein’s Story The Architects of History UNIT: Dominion Persuasion Starlight Robbery Daleks Among Us

Ace & Mel	A Life of Crime Fiesta of the Damned Maker of Demons

Alone	The Sirens of Time Last of the Titans Excelis Decays Project: Lazarus Master Return of the Daleks Valhalla Frozen Time The Death Collectors & Spider's Shadow Kingdom of Silver & Keepsake A Death in the Family The Four Doctors Robophobia The Doomsday Quatrain House of Blue Fire The Shadow Heart The Two Masters Harvest of the Sycorax

Other	Death Comes to Time Zagreus The Wormery Thicker Than Water The Final Amendment Project: Nirvana The Defectors Doom Coalition

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