| Title | : | Doctor Who: The One Doctor |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1903654564 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781903654569 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Audio Play |
| Number of Pages | : | - |
| Publication | : | First published December 17, 2001 |
So it's fortunate that the famous traveller in time and space known only as the Doctor is in the area, and doubly lucky that, with the help of his pretty young assistant, Sally-Anne, he manages to defeat the deadly creatures and save the day.
But now it looks as though the Doctor¹s luck has run out.
Who is the mysterious, curly-haired stranger who insists on causing trouble? What role does the feisty redhead Melanie play in his scheme? And what have they to do with the sinister alien cylinder approaching Generios?
One thing is certain: for the Doctor and Sally-Anne, there¹s deadly danger ahead ...
Chronological Placement
This story takes place between the television adventures, The Trial of a Time Lord and Time and the Rani.
Doctor Who: The One Doctor Reviews
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The combination of two British institutions in Doctor Who and Pantomime work so well to hilarious effect.
Choosing well known Panto actor Christopher Biggins as the impostoring 'Doctor' fitted perfectly well, as both him and companion Sally-Ann as they use the Tine Lords name to con various planets out of money.
This adventure really rehabilitated both The Sixth Doctor and Mel's pairing as they learn of Banto Zame's (get it) tricks only for a real alien invasion to occur.
The plot is simply a fun runaround as both Six and Mel along with their parodies must undertake a quest to save the planets inhabitants.
Learing what Banto's Stardis has been modeled on is one of many laugh out loud moment, the manner of needing to find three treasure pieces again allows for plenty of affectionate pokes at the TV series - especially corridors.
The Dalek parody was also great!
Even though this was originally released in December and just like all good pantos can be enjoyed over Christmas, the humour and self referencing allows this to be savored all year round. -
"You don’t get the same effect with audio – people actually want to see the monsters!"
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Big Finish has done it again. "The One Doctor" is witty and engaging. The storyline makes excellent use of the audio format treating the listener to sparkling dialogue.
Colin Baker continues to shine as the Doctor in a way he was never allowed to on screen. This was my first exposure to Mel as a Companion, and while I wasn't blown away by her character, I did think that she had some fine moments.
Overall, I highly recommend "The One Doctor" as a fun, lighthearted romp across the cosmos with our favorite Time Lord. -
That was a gem! A fun audio that never faltered from start to finish, it even made me enjoy Mel -- and that's saying something. It's a little zany but always struck the right balance between crack and good storytelling. One of the best 6th Doctor adventures I've listened to.
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This was the story that turned me around on Colin Baker. I now admit that he is amazing and his potential was wasted on the TV show.
I've heard that this is considered "Panto." Not being British, I have trouble getting my head around this concept, but it seems to translate to cracktastic comedy. As a Doctor Who fan and a fan of absurdist humor like Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, it was right up my alley. Laughed the whole way through. -
This one was so fun. I love the little adventure they go on and the characters pretending to be the doctor/companion. This story flows nicely and is an easy listen. Mel is amazing here and 6 is hilarious too.
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Il sesto Dottore e Mel in una avventura comica e paradossale, forse a tratti anche esageratamente ridicola.
Un finto dottore con assistente al seguito, nemici che fanno il verso a nemesi più classiche, dettagli che richiamano atmosfere a la Guida Galattica... tanti spunti interessanti, buona partecipazione come sempre, ma non completamente soddisfacente. -
The script immediately establishes a mystery, once the Doctor arrives on Generios, which celebrates having been saved from the Skelloids by him. We then get to the heart of things fairly quickly, and that's where the real fun begins. The script is pacey and adventurous with loads of funny dialogue. The fake Doctor plot point is resolved during Part Two, after which the story movies onto save Generios from the alien invaders.
The script at times present comedy close in style to the type of sci-fi Douglas Adams is known for, which is probably why it's so entertaining.
This is one of the finest comedies in Doctor Who; silly, outrageous but also educational in a weird sense, at least for the characters involved.
Colin Baker is once again amazing, this time capturing the Doctor's irritation about being impersonated very well. Christopher Biggins and Clare Buckfield steal the show as the fake Doctor with a companion. The fake Doctor is disgustingly focused on money and business, and snogging his companion. Biggins performs his part so well, that he could be a real Doctor in all but personality.
Matt Lucas performs two different parts and he like a Little Britain character. The Jelloid creature in Part Four is the most outrageous character in all of Doctor Who. And that includes Cassandra from Series One of Doctor Who.
Banto and Sally-Anne are like Vorg and Shirna from Carnival of Monsters (1973).
I love the dramatic pauses used now and then, they bring a comedic edge to the story.
It's great seeing the Doctors firing at each other, Sixie with a fierce force familiar from TV and the other Doctor with equal power. The fake Doctor also turns lit to be quite good at saving a planet.
Mel proves to be of great had here, siding with the Doctor but also helping Banto to become a true hero. Sally-Anne seems like a deliberate attempt at creating an annoyingly curious Doctor Who companion, and it that we as she hit the top marks.
Banto Zame is a conman utilizing the Doctor's reputation to save world dor large amounts of money. That's a rather effective plot. Zame is just trying to make a living and is far from the brilliant and brave Doctor we know.
The production is pretty good, particularity the soundscapes and the fast-paced editing. The music also helps to give a sense of epic scale, in a way no earlier audio adventure has. The third part changes the opening theme tune which is a lovely surprise.
This is a pretty fast-paced adventure, almost feeling like a revival era episode. I also like the two distinct halves and even if the pace slows down a little during the second half, ita hilarious enough to stay interesting.
There are many intense sequences throughout this adventure and the great acting keeps it exciting from beginning to end. This is also the funniest story sine The Marian Conspiracy (2000). The fake TARDIS sounding like a flushing toilet is a LOL moment like nothing I've ever seen in Who before.
The jelly sequence in Part Four is equally disgusting and a bit funny. The ending is satisfyingly hilarious and majestic.
RANDOM OBSERVATIONS:
This story is named in the style of multi-Doctor stories like The Three Doctors (1972-1973), The Five Doctors (1983) and The Two Doctors (1985). It's written by Gareth Roberts, who went on to write several episodes for the revived series of Doctor Who and the spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures; and former DWM editor Clayton Hickman.
I love how the fake Doctor has a psychic, rather than a sonic, screwdriver.
The TOMTIT machine from The Time Monster (1972) is namedropped by the Doctor.
Doctor Who once again jokes about the TARDIS landing in an actual quarry for a change.
The Feeblest Contestant part is similar to The Weakest Link parody in Bad Wolf (2005).
The Cylinder mentions Doktor von Wehr and Johann Schmitt, two aliases used by other incarnations.
The story includes a couple of sweet little scene at the end, the first with the Doctor and Mel watching Queen Elizabeth's speech on the Space-Time Visualizer (from The Chase, 1965) and the second one with the Questioner asking increasingly outrageous questions from Mentos, who answers them correctly. Both scenes end with the characters paraphrasing the First Doctor in The Feast of Steven (1965) and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas.
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Man has it been a while since I’ve reviewed anything Doctor Who related, when this site was still called “An American View of British Science Fiction”, I used to review these a lot, but for some reason I haven’t kept up with it. My apologies to those that liked following them, as I have sort of neglected that side of the site. My plan is to start going back into these now, and even though there is no way I’ll catch up in any sort of manner that wont take ages, but I’ll try. Truth is, I originally listened to this many years ago, even before I started working at my current job, during those times when I used to walk to work. Going into this, I obviously didn’t remember the finer details of the audio drama, so I needed to listen once gain. Man this brings back memories!
This is a Sixth Doctor adventure, and like with all of these audio dramas I absolutely love Colin Baker in the role. I never hated him in the TV show or anything, but he was honestly never my favorite. What a difference decent scripts and good direction makes for such a good actor, he’s easily the highlight of my adventures through these. He is joined by his companion Mel as played by Bonnie Langford, once again a character that I didn’t particularly enjoy that is made much better in audio form. In this serial, The Doctor comes face to face with …… The Doctor?! in this light-hearted Christmas Special. Being a Christmas special, this isn’t necessarily the best episode of Doctor Who in any regard, but its fun.
"When the evil Skelloids launch an attack upon the seventeen worlds of the Generios system, its peace-loving inhabitants face total destruction. So it’s lucky that the Doctor, that famous traveller in time and space, is in the area, and that he, along with his pretty young assistant, Sally-Anne, manages to defeat the deadly creatures and save the day. But now it looks as though the Doctor’s luck has run out. Who is the mysterious, curly-haired stranger, intent on causing trouble? What role does the feisty redhead Melanie play in his scheme? And what have they to do with the sinister alien cylinder approaching Generios? One thing is certain: for the Doctor and Sally-Anne, there’s deadly danger ahead…" Publisher’s summary
Joining Baker and Langford are the imposter characters of Banto and Sally-Anne, played by Christopher Biggins and Clare Buckfield. Banto is traveling around in a port-a-potty (or port-a-loo for UK readers) called the STARDIS, basically extorting people for money posing as the legendary Doctor himself. And when not heroically fighting the bad guys, he spends his time ogling his beautiful companion, seemingly on the edge of having to make a trip to a hotel room at any moment. As you can imagine, this all makes the actual Doctor very irritated indeed.
This is an enjoyable romp that doesn’t take itself seriously. It’s full of fun gags, and plays up all of the tropes of the show to a silly degree in the fraud Doctor and his companion. Audio design is spot on, and sound effects and music are good. Perhaps my only quibble is that there are a handful of instances that the dialogue gets a bit buried under music and sound effects, but it never goes so far in that you can’t hear what’s happening. I’m not sure I’d recommend this as a standout episode on it’s own merits, but if you are listening to these in order like I am, it’s a good listen.
Currently one can purchase this directly from Big Finish, or do what I did, and listen on Spotify. It looks like a bunch of these old Big Finish releases are on there absolutely free! -
6代目ドクター、コリン・ベイカーとコンパニオンのメルを演じたボニー・ロングフォード主演。ナードールでおなじみのマット・ルーカスもゲストで登場。
あらすじ
Part1
ドクターとメルがモノポリーで遊んでいるとターディスが救難信号受信して、そちらに向かっていく。到着したのは遠い未来。平和でテクノロジーが発展し、宇宙は探険しつくされ、謎も問題も全て解明されていた。そのため、ドクターはこの時代に全く興味が持てず、これまで訪れたことはなかった。ターディスが到着したのはジェネリオス・ワンという惑星で、外に出るとあたりはお祭りムードで賑わっていた。通りすがりの住人に理由を尋ねると、スケリオンという好戦的種族から侵略されそうになっていたところを伝説のタイムロードである��クターに助けられたので、それを祝っているという。当然覚えがまったくないので面食らうドクター。何者かが自分の名前を騙っていると、メルと共にその正体と理由を探ることにする。程なく偽ドクターの正体はバントーとサリーいう名の詐欺師で目的は自作自演で��世主を装い謝礼を騙しとることだと判明する。しかし、ドクターとメルが官邸に潜り込み、バントーとサリーを偽ドクターと糾弾しようとするも、しつこいファンに困っているとバントーに訴えられ逆に警備兵に捕らえられてしまう。しかし、新たな侵略者がジェネリオウスに向かってきていると、バントーとサリーはジェネリオウスの議長に助けを求められる。
Part2
直接攻撃に出てきた侵略者は滅ぼされたくなければジェネリオウスの3大宝物を差し出せという。バントーとサリーはドクターのフリをしてたまま3大宝物を横取りする算段を立て出す。その間にドクターとメルは牢屋を抜け出す。議長から3大宝物のあるかを描いた地図をたくされたバントーとサリーはジェネリオウスから偽ターディスで脱出すようとするが、ドクターとメルが止めに入るが議長にまた追い出されそうになる。バントーとサリーはドクターとメルのことも自分達と同じ詐欺師だと思い込んでいた。しかし、業を煮やした侵略者が惑星を破壊できるビームを威嚇射撃してきた。4人はバントーの偽ターディスに乗り込み、ドクターの操作で本物のターディスの中にテレポートする。バントーとサリーはドクターが本物のタイムロードと知り狼狽える。バントーとサリはこのままジェネリオウスから逃げ出そうと提案するが、ドクターとメルはジェネリオウスの人々を見捨てることはできないと、バントーとサリー3大宝物を手に入れる手伝いに半ば強引に引き込む。ドクターはサリーとメルはバントーと組み、宝物を探すことに。ドクターとサリーは嵐の中を、メルとバントーは巨大倉庫の中を3大宝物を探し歩いていく。
Part3
バントーが倉庫内の組み立てロボットに捕まり、産業スパイと疑われて解体されそうなところをメルが自分達はスパイではなく、この星系が破壊されるのを防ぐために3大宝物を探していると懸命に訴える。一方ドクターとサリーはなぜかクイズ番組Weakest Linkの収録現場に。クイズに参加しているロボットが宝の１つであるメントスという最先端の究極的高性能コンピュータと知る。バントーとメルは組み立てロボットから宝物の設計図と部品をわたされ、自分でくみたてろと言われる。ドクターとサリーはメントスをクイズから解放させるには絶対に答えられない問題をだすことと突き止め、ドクターがクイズを出させてほしいと願いでる。
Part4
3大宝物の2つまでを入手した4人は3つ目の宝物の入手に向かう。リストと地図に従ってターディスを向かわせた先には巨大なダイヤモンドが鎮座していた。罠かもしれないと疑ったメルの言葉にドクターは調べるためにダイヤモンドに近づくが、触れようとした途端不気味な化け物に飲み込まれてしまう。
感想
ドクターの偽物と偽コンパニオンとドクターとドクターのコンパニオンの冒険。終始バカバカしいネタ満載で面白かった。いい具合に肩の力を抜いてきけた感じ。ドクターの偽物であるバントーとサリーもドクターとメルと動揺面白く、カップリングをスィッチさせてもいいケミストリーが出ていてよかった。バントーはちょっと気の毒だったけど、でもまぁドクターは助けに行くって言ってくれてるし。6thドクターって私の中ではある意味1番ドクターっぽいのかもと思えた一品。イースター・エッグとして特典ミニドラマもついてきてお得感満点。
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"Oh, here we go: another voyage around the English language!"
Over the last few years I've been slowly working my way through the Monthly Adventures, and while I've enjoyed them, there hasn't been a story that I've been in love with.
The One Doctor is the first story that I'm completely head-over-heels for. I wasn't sure how other people would feel about it online, because the tone is so different from previous Big Finish stories. It's a lot more like a post-2005 Doctor Who story than a classic series story, but it REALLY suits Colin and Bonnie.
In fact, this is the best the Sixth Doctor and Mel have ever been (at least within my exposure to their Big Finish stories so far). If Colin had played the Doctor like this on TV, I think he would have been a big success with the audience.
And Sally-Anne is fantastic, too. She has great chemistry with the Doctor, I would have liked to see her continue traveling with him.
I've read this story leans a lot more into comedy because it was essentially a Christmas Special. I hope there are more audio stories that are as entertaining and funny as this one, because I'm absolutely in love with it. It's my first perfect score story. It feels like Doctor Who by way of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, and that really suits the 6th Doctor. This is easily Colin's best performance in the role.
I like this story enough that it's the first one I plan to try to find a physical copy of. I know it's out of print, but I'm hoping I can find it at a reasonable price.
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Actually wanted to read this one after somebody
hinted at a nod to Hitchhiker's Guide, but was personally more fond of the meta-commentary about the show itself through the Doctor's initial plight. The story itself is a nice piece of light entertainment and the humor works throughout the entire piece. The opening though, establishing the bond between the 6th Doctor (Colin Baker) and Melanie Bush (Bonnie Langford), was really nice to hear considering that the televised serial, Trials of a Time Lord (specifically Terror of the Vervoids and The Ultimate Foe), just drops her en media res.
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This was not as funny as Bang-Bang-a-Boom or The Holy Terror, but there was some good humor in it. Even the "toilet humor," so to speak. And by that, I mean that the person claiming to be The Doctor has a Stardis that looks like a portaloo and makes a flushing sound when it travels. In some ways, this feels a bit like the Christmas special The Next Doctor. The One Doctor includes a hidden Christmas segment toward the end, so there's that.
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Charming enough. this is a self-reflexive romp through some of Doctor Who's own tropes. It's occasionally funny, but when you start to realize that it's going to base most of it's success on jokes about "The Weakest Link" and how confusing it is to build IKEA furniture, you get that same sinking feeling that you do when you hear a stand-up comedian start to talk about airline food.
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I thought goodreads was for books, but in any case, this is a great audio play. One of Big Finish's best.
Colin Baker and Bonnie Langford do some exceptional work in audio land, and it's quite hilarious in some parts, i.e. the jelloid waiting for his mail (which might have been played by Matt Lucas if memory serves) -
This one was okay. Colin Baker was great as per usual. Bonnie Langford was fantastic. The only serial with Mel I've seen is "Time and the Rani" where she just screamed the whole time, so it was nice to see a more sassy, confident Mel this outing. I look forward to more adventures with her
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A little long, but a great concept and very enjoyable. I would definitely listen again.
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Absolutely loved the opening. And the way they wrapped it up. The books itself was quite amusing.
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Loved this! Really fun and great to listen around Christmas.
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Insane and hilarious
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8/10
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Which other doctor could possibly be The One Doctor? The Sixth of course! This drama works on so many levels its hard to find a place to start. The basic plot is that the Doctor accidentally answers a distress call and arrives on a planet he's apparently already saved. However; he feels uneasy about it as he doesn't remember saving it nor can he sense any of his other selves. He eventually finds an imposter (complete with companion) is using his name to con the planet out of a lot of money. Things really heat up when an actual alien comes requiring the Doctor, Mel and the impostors to find the three treasures of Generios.
I was all smiles all the way through, laughing out loud at certain points. After the awesomeness of the first two treasures the third is a bit of a let down, but honestly doesn't detract from the story. Now this is essentially a comedic episode, but it really does transcend the comedy. It actually goes about examining the roles of Doctor and companion by having the Doctor go with Sally-Anne (the fake companion) and Banto Zame (the fake doctor) go with Mel. In doing this they show the strong points of all the characters as well as shining a light on some of the less desirable qualities.
Colin Baker is in fantastic form, showing everything I loved about the Sixth Doctor pre-audios with far more quality stories. I was a bit hesitant about Mel, but she is far past the annoying health nut seen in her TV episodes. I would definitely listen to another Mel story. THey even poke fun at the TV series and have a Hitchhiker's guide reference to boot! I cannot recommend this one enough. -
Generally as a rule, I don't like Mel. She has in irritating voice, a horribly upbeat manner and looks like a chipmunk. Fortunately, in audio, no-one can see your chipmunk-ness.
That said, this one had me having to rewind frequently due to my having missed something by laughing too hard. I would have fallen on the floor while laughing, but was driving at the time and didn't think that would be good.
Sixth Doctor and Mel show up at a party where the "Doctor" and his companion have just saved the world. They are happily taking large amounts of money that administrators are insisting on showering them with when REAL alien invaders show up.
Hilarity ensues when the imposters have to work with the originals to solve the three quests that will defeat the aliens: 1) End the Never-Ending Quiz 2) Build the IKEA bookcase with unreadable instructions and parts that breed in quiet corners using an Allan wrench and 3) Get a gel monster to help get them to an island and back while he is waiting for a delivery.
This just has to be heard to be believed. -
This Big Finish Doctor Who audiobook was overall perhaps just OK but there were such fine elements in it. I wasn't all that thrilled with the Colin Baker/Bonnie Langford combo of Doctor and companion but they were a good choice for this particular story. The slightly bombastic generation of the Doctor is just the right one to encounter an imposter who is using his name to scam people at the tacky end of time.
The imposter hasn't quite got his mimicry off pat as it transpires that his version of the TARDIS is a portaloo rather than a police box and instead of the familiar screeching, it moves to the noise of flushing. The Doctor and Mel divide up and work with the imposter and his sidekick on a very traditional quest for three things. There's the never ending quiz show, the flat pack shelves and a great big diamond guarded by a huge jelly-like creature with a Brummie accent who is waiting in for a delivery (you know what is going to happen there) I could quibble about a one celled creature having a bile duct.... -
I'm going to give 4 stars to this one. Normally the Big Finish audioplays score a 3 from me (not because of quality - simply because it's difficult to establish an amazing storyline in just a couple hours), but this one definitely set itself apart from other adventures. It was self-admittedly a story bordering on the silly - from the single-celled slug who had been waiting for his home theater for 2 million years, to the greatest treasure in the galaxy being a set of shelves, it was definitely camp. However, I think it pulled it off - and the Delaware theme from Carnival of Monsters was an added bonus.
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Excellent fun. This made me laugh on a day when I was in the glummest of moods, and was consistently entertaining throughout. The Sixth Doctor is at his most lovably pompous, and Mel works wonderfully as a foil for him and the impostors they encounter. Sometimes I think the audios just don't have enough room to tell a full story, but they did so here, and pulled off a delightful, character-driven comedy.
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This was a good not great audio adventure. The Doctor is usually the one who handles the business of saving planets. He is surprised to arrive on a planet just as the "Doctor' has saved it and is trying to get his just reward. There are a lot of very good comedic elements in this story. The fake Doctor and his companion do a good job and are enjoyable to listen too. The alien threat in this story is strictly of the B variety. But, an enjoyable romp overall.
