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Doctor Who: Industrial Evolution: Episode 1

The Crimes of Thomas Brewster

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Industrial Evolution

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Doctor Who, Industrial Evolution, Episode 1

The Doctor follows Thomas Brewster to 19th-century Lancashire.

The Doctor follows Thomas Brewster to 19th-century Lancashire, where industrial growth is ahead of schedule. Stars Colin Baker.

The Doctor follows time-traveller, Thomas Brewster to 19th century Lancashire, where industrial growth is ahead of schedule. 

The white heat burns hottest at Samuel Belfrage's brass mill in Ackleton, plagued by more than its fair share of work-related injuries. As Brewster struggles to secure a fair deal for the overworked hands, the Doctor and Evelyn arrive to discover the unexpected truth about Belfrage's business. 

Starring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Maggie Stables as Evelyn Smythe, John Pickard as Thomas Brewster, Rory Kinnear as Samuel Belfrage and Stephen Gibson as Warren Brown. 

Writer: Eddie Robson 

Producer: Nicholas Briggs. 

A Big Finish production.

Doctor Who: Industrial Evolution

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Colin Baker stars as the Time Lord heading to 19th-century Lancashire

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