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|companions = [[Ace]] | |companions = [[Ace]] | ||
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|setting = HMS Thunder, [[1941]] | |setting = The [[HMS Thunder|HMS ''Thunder'']], [[1941]] | ||
|writer = [[Mark B. Oliver|Mark B Oliver]] | |writer = [[Mark B. Oliver|Mark B Oliver]] | ||
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Materialising aboard the [[submarine]] HMS Thunder during the [[World War II | Second World War]], the Doctor and Ace join Commander Fitzgerald and his crew as they track a fellow sub in trouble. | Materialising aboard the [[submarine]] HMS Thunder during the [[World War II|Second World War]], the Doctor and Ace join Commander Fitzgerald and his crew as they track a fellow sub in trouble. | ||
While the Doctor advises the Captain on navigational matters, Ace joins in a daring mission to rescue sailors in the water. With German planes overhead, no-one’s survival is guaranteed… | While the Doctor advises the Captain on navigational matters, Ace joins in a daring mission to rescue sailors in the water. With German planes overhead, no-one’s survival is guaranteed… | ||
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* [[Ace]] | * [[Ace]] | ||
* [[Jimmy Mayhew]] | * [[Jimmy Mayhew]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Thomas Fitzgerald]] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
* [[Audrey Dudman]] watched [[World War II]] naval films growing up. | * Ace's mother [[Audrey Dudman]] watched [[World War II]] naval films on [[Saturday]] afternoons growing up. | ||
* The Doctor's pockets contain a toffee apple, marbles and a | * The Doctor's pockets contain a half eaten [[toffee apple]], [[Marble (toy)|marbles]] and a [[paperweight]]. | ||
* Jimmy Mayhew joined the [[Royal Navy]] because his home was bombed during [[the Blitz]]. | |||
* Jimmy Mayhew joined the | * The [[United States of America|United States]] is in the process of developing [[sonar]]. | ||
* The | * Ace knows [[first aid]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Captain Fitzgerald assumes that the Doctor is working at [[Bletchley Park]]. During his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]], he had worked in Hut 12A at Bletchley Park in [[1944]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Criss-Cross (audio story)|Criss-Cross]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Ace audio stories]] | [[Category:Ace audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Audio stories that use the Keff McCulloch theme]] | [[Category:Audio stories that use the Keff McCulloch theme]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the Arctic]] | |||
Revision as of 21:12, 21 August 2016
Dark Convoy was the seventh story of the fifth season of Big Finish Productions' Short Trips series. It was read by Sophie Aldred.
Publisher's summary
Materialising aboard the submarine HMS Thunder during the Second World War, the Doctor and Ace join Commander Fitzgerald and his crew as they track a fellow sub in trouble.
While the Doctor advises the Captain on navigational matters, Ace joins in a daring mission to rescue sailors in the water. With German planes overhead, no-one’s survival is guaranteed…
Characters
References
- Ace's mother Audrey Dudman watched World War II naval films on Saturday afternoons growing up.
- The Doctor's pockets contain a half eaten toffee apple, marbles and a paperweight.
- Jimmy Mayhew joined the Royal Navy because his home was bombed during the Blitz.
- The United States is in the process of developing sonar.
- Ace knows first aid.
Notes
- This story was available for download only.
Continuity
- Captain Fitzgerald assumes that the Doctor is working at Bletchley Park. During his sixth incarnation, he had worked in Hut 12A at Bletchley Park in 1944. (AUDIO: Criss-Cross)
External links
- Official Dark Convoy page at bigfinish.com
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