The Marian Conspiracy Explained

The Marian Conspiracy
Publisher:	Big Finish Productions
Series:	Doctor Who
Number:	6
Featuring:	Sixth Doctor Evelyn Smythe
Cover:	Marian Conspiracy.jpg
Director:	Gary Russell
Producer:	Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery
Executive Producer:	Stephen Cole Jacqueline Rayner
Production Code:	7CA
Length:	1 hr 46 mins 58 secs
Date:	March 2000
Preceding:	The Fearmonger
Following:	The Genocide Machine

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

Plot

The Sixth Doctor meets Evelyn Smythe and attempts to find out why she is disappearing by travelling back in time to the era of Queen Mary.

This episode addresses issues of freedom of religious expression.

Cast

• The Doctor — Colin Baker
• Evelyn Smythe — Maggie Stables
• George Crow — Sean Jackson
• John Wilson — Gary Russell
• William Leaf — Jez Fielder
• Lady Sarah — Jo Castleton
• The Queen — Anah Ruddin
• Reverend Thomas — Nicholas Pegg
• François de Noailles — Barnaby Edwards
• Royal Guard — Alistair Lock

Notes

• In the Whovian timeline, this story takes place between The Acheron Pulse and The Spectre of Lanyon Moor.

Continuity

• This story features the first appearance of the first made-for-Big Finish companion, Evelyn.^[1] How she parted company with the Doctor is revealed in Thicker Than Water.
• The Doctor mentions being in the Tower of London in The Mind of Evil. The Sixth Doctor and Evelyn return to it in Jubilee.

Reception

The Marian Conspiracy received positive reviews from critics. Digital Spy described it a perfect place to start listing to Big Finish stories.

External links

• Big Finish Productions – The Marian Conspiracy

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2018-11-01 . Doctor Who audio from Big Finish: Here's where to start . 2023-11-25 . Digital Spy . en-GB.