Graceless in the Can!
(
03/09/2010)
The weekend of 24th/25th July saw the cast of
Graceless reassemble to record the final two episodes of
Big Finish’s original sci-fi drama featuring Abby and Zara, the artificially-created sisters with special powers last seen in the
Key2Time trilogy.
Ciara Janson (Abby) and
Laura Doddington (Zara) were joined by
Fraser James as Marek for parts one and three, The Sphere and The End. Marek is the man in the sisters’ lives – a rogue they can never quite trust who could turn on them at any time. Fraser James previously featured in the Big Finish Doctor Who story Valhalla, alongside Sylvester McCoy. His extensive television credits include regular roles in the BBC dramas Babyfather and Judge John Deed, and as Blamire in the final series of Robin Hood.
The remaining guest cast of Graceless will be very familiar to fans of
Doctor Who and
Blake’s 7. In
The Sphere,
Colin Spaull plays Uncle Lindsay, a ruthless casino owner on the Sphere, a seductive lure for gamblers and pleasure seekers where the sisters are reunited. Spaull is well known for his
Doctor Who roles, first as Lilt in 1985’s
Revelation of the Daleks with Colin Baker, and as Mr Crane in the new series episodes
Rise of the Cybermen and
The Age of Steel alongside David Tennant. Colin’s many other credits include
Great Expectations,
The Bill and
The Inbetweeners.
Michael Keating is best remembered as Vila Restal, the wise-cracking thief in the iconic BBC drama Blake’s 7, and he joins the cast of Graceless as Earl Kreekpolt as Abby and Zara approach The End. Kreekpolt is a dangerous space pirate who will go to any lengths to acquire the sisters and their special powers for his own needs. Michael Keating previously appeared in the Big Finish Doctor Who stories
The Twilight Kingdom and
Year of the Pig, and other work includes the 1970s Doctor Who story The Sunmakers with Tom Baker, Casualty and many episodes of EastEnders as Reverend Stevens.
Rounding off the guest-cast for The End is
Roger Watkins as Garstang, and
Alex Mallinson.
The guest for part two, The Fog, recorded earlier in the year, includes
Patricia Brake and
David Warner.
Written by
Simon Guerrier and directed by
Lisa Bowerman, Graceless will be released in a three-disc CD boxset on
31st October, and is currently available for pre-order on
CD and
download.