UNIT: The Wasting
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| The Wasting | |
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Jason Haigh-Ellery | |
| Length | 75 minutes |
| Preceded by | UNIT: The Longest Night |
UNIT: The Wasting is a
UNIT
(United Nations Intelligence Taskforce). "The Wasting" is the final play of a four-part mini-series.
Plot
As a mysterious plague threatens the world's population, UNIT faces its final battle with
ICIS
.
Cast
- The Brigadier - Nicholas Courtney
- Colonel Emily Chaudhry - Siri O'Neal
- Colonel Ross Brimmicombe-Wood - David Tennant
- Sergeant Willis - Nora Brande
- Andrea Winnington - Sara Carver
- Francis Currie - Michael Hobbs
- George - Adrian McLoughlin
- Prime Minister - Steffan Rhodri
- Corporal McLeish - Alex Zorbas
Notes
- An introduction to the UNIT series, UNIT: The Coup was given away free with Doctor Who Magazine #351 and is currently available to download for free from the Big Finish website.
- The series sees UNIT in an ongoing battle with its xenophobic rival, ICIS.
- The short story "The Terror of the Darkness" in the collection Short Trips: The Centenarian).
- Colonel Ross Brimmicombe-Wood also appears in Sympathy for the Devil. "The Wasting" was recorded shortly before David Tennant started filming as the Tenth Doctor.
- The Wasting is directed by Nicola Bryant, best known for playing the Fifth and Sixth Doctor's companion, Peri Brown. In this audio drama, she plays Sergeant Willis under the pseudonym "Nora Brande".
