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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Liv double checks the Doctor's identity due to "that business with [[the Nine]]". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crucible of Souls (audio story)|The Crucible of Souls]]'') | * Liv double checks the Doctor's identity due to "that business with [[the Nine]]". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Crucible of Souls (audio story)|The Crucible of Souls]]'') | ||
*Unbeknownst to Liv, [[Tania Bell|Tania]] is actually investigating [[Flatpack]]. She has been sent here by her "[[Torchwood Institute|contacts]]". During the Doctor's period of being stranded on [[Baker Street]], Tania's "contacts", which included regular visits from [[Andy Davidson]], would give her the task of keeping an eye on the [[Eighth Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Must-See TV (audio story)|Must-See TV]]'') | |||
*The Doctor states that the enemy can't be a [[Time Lord]]. From the Doctor's perspective, [[Gallifrey]] and the Time Lords were destroyed during the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | |||
**The Doctor would later find himself mistaken. Not only did his rival Time Lord [[The Master]] survive, ([[TV]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]'') but also [[the Monk]] survived too. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrong Woman (audio story)|The Wrong Woman]]'' et al) | |||
**Numerous incarnations of the Doctor would later save Gallifrey from the end of the Time War into [[Gallifrey Falls No More|a painting]]. However, the pulling of the War Doctor out of his time stream would create him to forget the true outcome of the War, thus keeping the timeline in tact. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') The [[Twelfth Doctor]] would later find Gallifrey and return it to the [[N-Space|universe]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Hell Bent (TV story)|Hell Bent]]'') | |||
*The Doctor realises that Flatpack, much like the TARDIS, is spatially [[Dimensional transcendentalism|dimensionally transcendental]]. Unlike the TARDIS, it was also temporally transcendental too, meaning that all of time was happening almost at once. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' et al) | |||
*Liv asks the Doctor to find a companion soon. After seeing who a misguided Doctor could turn into, she advised him to find a friend. The [[Ninth Doctor]] would one day find a [[companion]] called [[Rose Tyler]], who would "make [him] better". ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose Tyler|Rose]]'', ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') However, once again companionless, the [[Tenth Doctor]] would refuse to allow the deaths of numerous people in a [[Fixed point in time|fixed point]] and would bestow himself the title of "[[Time Lord Victorious]]", beginning a dangerous journey causing him to travel back to the [[Dark Times]] and cause the [[genocide]] of the [[Kotturuh]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Waters of Mars (TV story)|The Waters of Mars]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[The Knight, The Fool and The Dead (novel)|The Knight, The Fool and The Dead]]'', ''[[All Flesh is Grass (novel)|All Flesh is Grass]]'' et al) | |||
**The Doctor himself had seen similar occasions where this alter-ego of his manifested or reared its head. During his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]], the Doctor became aware of [[the Valeyard]], who [[the Master]] described as an amalgamation of the darker sides of the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ultimate Foe (TV story)|The Ultimate Foe]]'') The [[Seventh Doctor]] was infamous for manipulating those around him for what he deemed to be the greater good. It included manipulating his [[Ace|companions]], ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'' et al) as well as manipulating other "less important" people into giving their own lives. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Love and War (novel)|Love and War]]'') Even the Ninth Doctor temporarily caved in when faced with, what he assumed to be, the [[Metaltron|last Dalek]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'') | |||
**Perhaps the most famous pre-cursor to the Time Lord Victorious was the [[War Doctor]] himself. This incarnation gave up his title of "[[the Doctor]]" and his code of non-violence, and fought as a nameless warrior in the Time War. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Engines of War (novel)|Engines of War]]'' et al) | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 22:05, 27 November 2022
Flatpack was the third and final story in the audio anthology Hidden Depths, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Lisa McMullin and featured Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor, Nicola Walker as Liv Chenka and Rebecca Root as Tania Bell.
Publisher's summary
Liv Chenka and Tania Bell are spending Sunday afternoon on that most traditional of couple activities. Furniture-shopping!
But just how long has London's newest Flatpack store been open? Who is its mysterious manager? And is it even Sunday? Liv is about to run into a very old friend...
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Christopher Eccleston
- Liv Chenka - Nicola Walker
- Tania Bell - Rebecca Root
- Fraser / Colleague One - Jeremy Swift
References
- The Doctor mentions Baker Street.
- Liv suggests the Master as a potential culprit. The Doctor rejects the notion, telling her it can't be him, nor the Monk, the Rani or the Eleven, as he knows it can't be a Time Lord.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- Liv double checks the Doctor's identity due to "that business with the Nine". (AUDIO: The Crucible of Souls)
- Unbeknownst to Liv, Tania is actually investigating Flatpack. She has been sent here by her "contacts". During the Doctor's period of being stranded on Baker Street, Tania's "contacts", which included regular visits from Andy Davidson, would give her the task of keeping an eye on the Eighth Doctor. (AUDIO: Must-See TV)
- The Doctor states that the enemy can't be a Time Lord. From the Doctor's perspective, Gallifrey and the Time Lords were destroyed during the Time War. (TV: The Day of the Doctor)
- The Doctor would later find himself mistaken. Not only did his rival Time Lord The Master survive, (TV: Utopia) but also the Monk survived too. (AUDIO: The Wrong Woman et al)
- Numerous incarnations of the Doctor would later save Gallifrey from the end of the Time War into a painting. However, the pulling of the War Doctor out of his time stream would create him to forget the true outcome of the War, thus keeping the timeline in tact. (TV: The Day of the Doctor) The Twelfth Doctor would later find Gallifrey and return it to the universe. (TV: Hell Bent)
- The Doctor realises that Flatpack, much like the TARDIS, is spatially dimensionally transcendental. Unlike the TARDIS, it was also temporally transcendental too, meaning that all of time was happening almost at once. (TV: An Unearthly Child et al)
- Liv asks the Doctor to find a companion soon. After seeing who a misguided Doctor could turn into, she advised him to find a friend. The Ninth Doctor would one day find a companion called Rose Tyler, who would "make [him] better". (TV: Rose, Journey's End) However, once again companionless, the Tenth Doctor would refuse to allow the deaths of numerous people in a fixed point and would bestow himself the title of "Time Lord Victorious", beginning a dangerous journey causing him to travel back to the Dark Times and cause the genocide of the Kotturuh. (TV: The Waters of Mars, PROSE: The Knight, The Fool and The Dead, All Flesh is Grass et al)
- The Doctor himself had seen similar occasions where this alter-ego of his manifested or reared its head. During his sixth incarnation, the Doctor became aware of the Valeyard, who the Master described as an amalgamation of the darker sides of the Doctor. (TV: The Ultimate Foe) The Seventh Doctor was infamous for manipulating those around him for what he deemed to be the greater good. It included manipulating his companions, (TV: Ghost Light et al) as well as manipulating other "less important" people into giving their own lives. (PROSE: Love and War) Even the Ninth Doctor temporarily caved in when faced with, what he assumed to be, the last Dalek. (TV: Dalek)
- Perhaps the most famous pre-cursor to the Time Lord Victorious was the War Doctor himself. This incarnation gave up his title of "the Doctor" and his code of non-violence, and fought as a nameless warrior in the Time War. (TV: The Night of the Doctor, PROSE: Engines of War et al)
External links
- Official Flatpack page at bigfinish.com
Footnotes
