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|featuring =[[Robert Buchan]] | |featuring =[[Robert Buchan]] | ||
|enemy =The [[Viyran]]s | |enemy =The [[Viyran]]s | ||
|setting =[[Ever-and-Ever Prolixity]], the [[far future]]<br>[[Scotland]], [[1936]] | |setting =[[Ever-and-Ever Prolixity]], the [[far future]]<br />[[Scotland]], [[1936]] | ||
|writer =[[Jonathan Barnes]] | |writer =[[Jonathan Barnes]] | ||
|director =[[Nicholas Briggs]] | |director =[[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Charlotte Pollard]] - once the greatest adventuress of her generation - is terminally bored. She is tired of life as an emissary of that powerful and mysterious race, the [[Viyran | [[Charlotte Pollard]] - once the greatest adventuress of her generation - is terminally bored. She is tired of life as an emissary of that powerful and mysterious race, the [[Viyran]]s. She has grown weary of her role as an expendable agent in their ceaseless quest to eliminate contagion across the [[universe]]. Her work is repetitive and grueling and has come to feel as if she hardly recognises herself. Very quietly, and without fuss, her heart is breaking. | ||
So when the Viyrans arrive at the edge of [[galaxy]] [[Brouhaha-Nine-Nine-Five]], besides the bizarre and enigmatic space-time anomaly known as The [[Ever-and-Ever-Prolixity]], Charley is overjoyed at an opportunity for escape. It is a chance that she will be grateful to seize - but given what awaits her, she may, before long, come to wonder if she might not have been more careful about just what it is she has wished for... | So when the Viyrans arrive at the edge of [[galaxy]] [[Brouhaha-Nine-Nine-Five]], besides the bizarre and enigmatic space-time anomaly known as The [[Ever-and-Ever-Prolixity]], Charley is overjoyed at an opportunity for escape. It is a chance that she will be grateful to seize - but given what awaits her, she may, before long, come to wonder if she might not have been more careful about just what it is she has wished for... | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Cast== | == Cast == | ||
* [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] - [[India Fisher]] | * [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] - [[India Fisher]] | ||
* [[Viyran Commander]]/[[Rogue Viyran]]/[[Viyran|Other Viyrans]] - [[Michael Maloney]] | * [[Viyran Commander]]/[[Rogue Viyran]]/[[Viyran|Other Viyrans]] - [[Michael Maloney]] | ||
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* [[Bert Buchan]]/Announcer - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Bert Buchan]]/Announcer - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
===Uncredited cast=== | === Uncredited cast === | ||
* [[Turnerman|Mrs Turnerman]] - [[Jacqueline King]] | * [[Turnerman|Mrs Turnerman]] - [[Jacqueline King]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
* Robert Buchan is originally from [[Earth]]. He has recently visited the fifth moon of the Indecisiveness Torrent. | * Robert Buchan is originally from [[Earth]]. He has recently visited the fifth moon of the Indecisiveness Torrent. | ||
* The Viyrans refer to their mothership as the Field Ship Prime. | * The Viyrans refer to their mothership as the Field Ship Prime. | ||
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* Robert claims to be an adventurer, a detective and a magnet for trouble. However, in reality, he is an investment broker who works for his father [[Bert Buchan]]. | * Robert claims to be an adventurer, a detective and a magnet for trouble. However, in reality, he is an investment broker who works for his father [[Bert Buchan]]. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
* The title is spelled ''The Lamentation Cipher'' on the actual release, but ''Cypher'' on Big Finish Productions website. | * The title is spelled ''The Lamentation Cipher'' on the actual release, but ''Cypher'' on Big Finish Productions website. | ||
* This story was recorded on [[11 November (production)|11]], [[18 November (production)|18]], [[19 November (production)|19]] and [[20 November (production)|20 November]] [[2013 (production)|2013]]. | * This story was recorded on [[11 November (production)|11]], [[18 November (production)|18]], [[19 November (production)|19]] and [[20 November (production)|20 November]] [[2013 (production)|2013]]. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
* Charley refers to the fact that millions of [[virus]]es stored in the [[Amethyst Viral Containment Station]] were accidentally spread throughout the [[universe]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Patient Zero (audio story)|Patient Zero]]'') | * Charley refers to the fact that millions of [[virus]]es stored in the [[Amethyst Viral Containment Station]] were accidentally spread throughout the [[universe]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Patient Zero (audio story)|Patient Zero]]'') | ||
* After Robert mentions [[Vortisaur]]s, Charley recalls travelling with [[Ramsay (Storm Warning)|Ramsay]] in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'', ''[[Sword of Orion (audio story)|Sword of Orion]]'', ''[[The Stones of Venice (audio story)|The Stones of Venice]]'', ''[[Minuet in Hell (audio story)|Minuet in Hell]]'') | * After Robert mentions [[Vortisaur]]s, Charley recalls travelling with [[Ramsay (Storm Warning)|Ramsay]] in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'', ''[[Sword of Orion (audio story)|Sword of Orion]]'', ''[[The Stones of Venice (audio story)|The Stones of Venice]]'', ''[[Minuet in Hell (audio story)|Minuet in Hell]]'') | ||
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* The Rogue Viyran faked his own death in order to allow Charley to escape. He drifted in space for over a year before he was picked up by [[Millicent Belanger III]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Viyran Solution (audio story)|The Viyran Solution]]'') | * The Rogue Viyran faked his own death in order to allow Charley to escape. He drifted in space for over a year before he was picked up by [[Millicent Belanger III]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Viyran Solution (audio story)|The Viyran Solution]]'') | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* {{Bigfinish|releases/v/charlotte-pollard---series-one-box-set-1020|The Lamentation Cipher - Charlotte Pollard Series One Box Set}} | * {{Bigfinish|releases/v/charlotte-pollard---series-one-box-set-1020|The Lamentation Cipher - Charlotte Pollard Series One Box Set}} | ||
{{audio stub}} | {{audio stub}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
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[[Category:2014 audio stories]] | [[Category:2014 audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the far future]] | [[Category:Stories set in the far future]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Scotland]] | [[Category:Stories set in Scotland]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1936]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1936]] | ||
Revision as of 04:27, 18 February 2015
The Lamentation Cipher is the first audio story in Big Finish Productions' first series of Charlotte Pollard.
Publisher's summary
Charlotte Pollard - once the greatest adventuress of her generation - is terminally bored. She is tired of life as an emissary of that powerful and mysterious race, the Viyrans. She has grown weary of her role as an expendable agent in their ceaseless quest to eliminate contagion across the universe. Her work is repetitive and grueling and has come to feel as if she hardly recognises herself. Very quietly, and without fuss, her heart is breaking.
So when the Viyrans arrive at the edge of galaxy Brouhaha-Nine-Nine-Five, besides the bizarre and enigmatic space-time anomaly known as The Ever-and-Ever-Prolixity, Charley is overjoyed at an opportunity for escape. It is a chance that she will be grateful to seize - but given what awaits her, she may, before long, come to wonder if she might not have been more careful about just what it is she has wished for...
Plot
to be added
Cast
- Charley Pollard - India Fisher
- Viyran Commander/Rogue Viyran/Other Viyrans - Michael Maloney
- Robert Buchan/Computer - James Joyce
- Bert Buchan/Announcer - Nicholas Briggs
Uncredited cast
References
- Robert Buchan is originally from Earth. He has recently visited the fifth moon of the Indecisiveness Torrent.
- The Viyrans refer to their mothership as the Field Ship Prime.
- Robert's ship is Indigo-class, Model Six.
- Robert claims to be an adventurer, a detective and a magnet for trouble. However, in reality, he is an investment broker who works for his father Bert Buchan.
Notes
- The title is spelled The Lamentation Cipher on the actual release, but Cypher on Big Finish Productions website.
- This story was recorded on 11, 18, 19 and 20 November 2013.
Continuity
- Charley refers to the fact that millions of viruses stored in the Amethyst Viral Containment Station were accidentally spread throughout the universe. (AUDIO: Patient Zero)
- After Robert mentions Vortisaurs, Charley recalls travelling with Ramsay in the TARDIS. (AUDIO: Storm Warning, Sword of Orion, The Stones of Venice, Minuet in Hell)
- The Viyran Commander refers to his people's ability to alter the minds of sentient life forms. (AUDIO: Mission to the Viyrans, Blue Forgotten Planet)
- Charley tells Robert that her family lost her a long time ago. (AUDIO: Storm Warning)
- Charley refers to the fact that she was once frozen by the Viyrans. (AUDIO: Patient Zero, Paper Cuts)
- Charley recalls taking a risk by boarding the British airship R101 on 4 October 1930. (AUDIO: Storm Warning)
- The Rogue Viyran faked his own death in order to allow Charley to escape. He drifted in space for over a year before he was picked up by Millicent Belanger III. (AUDIO: The Viyran Solution)
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