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Big Finish Productions Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on cult science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'', the ...

, series=Sarah Jane Smith , number=3 , cover=Test_Of_Nerve.jpg , writer= David Bishop , director=

Gary Russell Gary Russell (born 18 September 1963) is a British freelance writer, producer and former child actor. As a writer, he is best known for his work in connection with the television series ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-offs in other media. As an a ...

, producer=Gary Russell

Jason Haigh-Ellery Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on cult science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'', the c ...

, preceding = '' Sarah Jane Smith: The TAO Connection'' , following='' Sarah Jane Smith: Ghost Town'' , length=65 minutes } ''Sarah Jane Smith: Test of Nerve'' is a

audio drama Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatized, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine t ...

based on the long-running British

science fiction television Science fiction first appeared in television programming in the late 1930s, during what is called the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary ...

series ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

''. It stars

Elisabeth Sladen Elisabeth Clara Heath-Sladen (1 February 1946 – 19 April 2011) was an English actress. She became best known as Sarah Jane Smith in the British television series ''Doctor Who'', appearing as a regular cast member from 1973 to 1976, alongside ...

reprising her role as

Sarah Jane Smith Sarah Jane Smith is a fictional character played by Elisabeth Sladen in the long-running BBC Television science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' and two of its spin-offs. Sarah Jane is a dogged investigative journalist who first encounters alien t ...

. It was released 5 September 2002.

Plot

The

London Underground The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent ceremonial counties of England, counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and He ...

will suffer a horrific terrorist attack unless Sarah Jane can stop it. Will she have to sacrifice a close friend in order to save a city?

Cast

–

*Josh Townsend – Jeremy James *Natalie Redfern –

Sadie Miller Sadie Isabelle Amy Miller (born 25 February 1985) is an English actress and author. She is known for her portrayal of Natalie Redfern in the ''Sarah Jane Smith'' audio drama series by Big Finish, her novel, ''Moon Blink'', from Candy Jar Books ...

*Claudia Coster – Caroline Burns-Cook *James Carver –

Roy Skelton Roy William Skelton (20 July 1931 – 8 June 2011) was an English stage, screen and voice actor, whose voice was more familiar to television viewers than his name. Born in Nottingham to John H Skelton and Dorothy (née Bromley), he provided ...

*Harris –

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*Ellie Martin –

Juliet Warner Juliet Capulet () is the female protagonist in William Shakespeare's romantic tragedy '' Romeo and Juliet''. A 13-year-old girl, Juliet is the only daughter of the patriarch of the House of Capulet. She falls in love with the male protagonist ...

*DI Morrison – Mark Donovan

Trivia

The London Underground was previously the setting for the ''Doctor Who'' story The Web of Fear. James Carver is played by Roy Skelton, who was a voice of the Daleks for over thirty years.

External links

Big Finish Productions – ''Sarah Jane Smith: Test Of Nerve''
Test of Nerve 2002 audio plays Plays by David Bishop