Council of War (audio story)

Council of War
Doctor:	Third Doctor
Companion(s):	Sgt. John Benton
Featuring:	Margery Phipps
Main setting:	Kettering, the 1970s
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::Big Finish Productions]]
Writer:	Simon Barnard & Paul Morris
Director:	Lisa Bowerman
Music:	Simon Robinson
Sound:	Simon Robinson
Read by:	John Levene, Sinead Keenan
Release details
Release number:	7.12
Release date:	11 June 2013
Format:	2 Parts, 1 CD
Production code:	BFPDWCC68
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-78178-067-1
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Council of War was the sixty-eighth release in the Companion Chronicles audio range. It was the twelfth story of season 7. It was written by Simon Barnard and Paul Morris and featured Sergeant Benton.

Publisher's summary

At the Doctor's request, Sergeant Benton is investigating ghosts and missing people in Kettering, while undercover as a local councillor

And that's how he comes to meet Margery Phipps.

An alien incursion in the town hall leads them on a journey to a terrible future — where Margery discovers how she changed a world, and the life of a whole civilisation hangs in the balance…

Plot

Part one

to be added

Part two

to be added

Cast

• Sergeant Benton - John Levene
• Margery Phipps - Sinead Keenan

References

to be added

Notes

• This marks the first time that John Levene has played Sgt. Benton since TV: The Android Invasion in 1975.
• This audio drama was recorded on 10 August 2012.

Continuity

• Benton mentions that he hasn't worn his dinner jacket since 1968, a reference to TV: The Invasion, when he and Tracy went undercover to locate the Second Doctor.
• Benton states that the Doctor does not believe in ghosts. (TV: Doctor Who)
• Benton tells Margery Phipps that he will have to postpone his date because London is being attacked by dinosaurs. (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs)

External links

• Official Council of War page at bigfinish.com