Guy Fawkes and his gang are hell bent on blowing up the Houses of Parliament and the Doctor becomes embroiled in their scheme when it emerges he’s not the only alien in town… Old monsters return and new threats must be faced… By you, playing as one of the TARDIS time travellers!Īs you might expect with Dan Starkey credited, The Gunpowder Plot features the Sontarans, and their natural enemies, the Rutans, previously seen solely in Horror of Fang Rock.
The BBC hyped it up as:ĭoctor Who: The Gunpowder Plot is set in 1605. It’s an incredible cast, one which you’d love to see on television, and here they are, working together on a video game. He was joined by Emilia Fox ( Silent Witness) Phil Daniels ( Quadrophenia) Miles Richardson ( Gallifrey) Dan Starkey (Strax in numerous episodes, including The Snowmen and The Crimson Horror) Dalek operator, Barnaby Edwards and Alexander Vlahos ( Versailles The Confessions of Dorian Gray). Ralf Little, for instance, played Guy Fawkes, some years before his actual Doctor Who debut in Smile (2017). Nick Briggs also voiced the Daleks and Cybermen in Series 1, but The Gunpowder Plot especially boasted an all-star cast. The games were free to download from the BBC website, and starred Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor, Karen Gillan as Amy Pond, and, for Series 2 only, Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams. The first four titles, comprising Series 1, were released between June and December 2010, while The Gunpowder Plot opened Series 2 on 31 st October 2011, a little under a week away from Bonfire Night. These were, of course, Doctor Who: The Adventure Games. In fact, it’s often forgotten, alongside its peers, City of the Daleks, Blood of the Cybermen, TARDIS, and Shadows of the Vashta Nerada.
Now, you may not recall this particular serial: it didn’t screen on TV, and you won’t find it on book shelves. Sadly, Matt Smith Week is drawing to a close on the DWC, but this does at least present a perfect opportunity to remember The Gunpowder Plot.
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