Ferril's Folly (audio story)

Ferril's Folly
Main character(s):	Romana I
Featuring:	Fourth Doctor
Main enemy:	Lady Millicent Ferril, Cronquist
Main setting:	Norfolk, 2011
Key crew
Writer:	Peter Anghelides
Director:	Lisa Bowerman
Producer:	David Richardson
Music:	Daniel Brett
Sound:	Daniel Brett
Cover by:	Lee Johnson
Release details
Number of parts:	2
Release number:	5.11
Release date:	12 May 2011
Format:	1 CD Download
Production code:	BFPDWCC43
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-84435-509-9 (physical) ISBN 978-1-78575-828-7 (digital)
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Ferril's Folly was the eleventh story of the fifth series of The Companion Chronicles, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Peter Anghelides, narrated by Mary Tamm and featured the Fourth Doctor and Romana I.

Publisher's summary

The search for the fourth segment of the Key to Time brings the Doctor and Romana back to Earth in the present day.

In a small village in Norfolk, former astronaut Lady Millicent Ferril has established an observatory, tracking a meteorite from the Cronquist System. It is a meteorite that almost killed her years before — and perhaps left her not entirely human.

As Ferril's power grows, so does her influence. She can control metal. And anything metal — from a suit of armour to a bicycle — is now lethal...

Plot

to be added

Cast

• Romana - Mary Tamm
• Lady Ferril - Madeleine Potter

Crew

• Cover Art - Lee Johnson
• Director - Lisa Bowerman
• Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
• Music and Sound Design - Daniel Brett
• Producer - David Richardson
• Script Editor - Jacqueline Rayner
• Writer - Peter Anghelides

Worldbuilding

• Romana wears wellington boots.
• Lady Millicent Ferril describes the Doctor's scarf as "ridiculously long."
• The Doctor left K9 in the TARDIS and told him to stay.
• Prior to marrying the late Lord Ferril, Lady Ferril was the NASA astronaut Millicent Drake. While she was on a mission in 1996, a meteorite struck her shuttle.
• The Doctor plays darts with the locals in the Plow and Harrow.
• Lord Ferril's grandfather Sir Hector Ferril was a hero of World War II.
• Romana describes the Key to Time as an orderly pattern extending in four dimensions.
• The Cronquist system's star is aligned with Earth for the first time in five thousand years in geo-temporal orbit. It is in another part of the galaxy.
• Iron is the most common element on Earth.
• Ferril can only psychokinetically control iron or iron alloys. As such, she can animate statues and uses them to speak and hear through.
• Romana mentions ferromagnetic crystalline structures and metal.

Notes

• This audio drama was recorded on 1 November 2010 at the Moat Studios.
• The story was originally scheduled for the slot that was later filled by The Stealers from Saiph.
• This story was told from Romana's perspective.
• This story is set between The Stones of Blood and The Androids of Tara.

Continuity

• The Fourth Doctor previously visited Norfolk in 60 in the company of Leela. (AUDIO: The Wrath of the Iceni)
• The Doctor and Romana are searching for the fourth segment of the Key to Time in Norfolk in 2011. They would later find it on Tara in the 24th century. (TV: The Androids of Tara)
• Romana describes Earth in 2011 as having a Level 4 civilisation. However, she would later describe Earth in 1979 as being a Level 5 planet. (TV: City of Death)
• Lady Ferril confiscates K9's dog whistle from the Doctor. (TV: The Ribos Operation)
• The Doctor plays a game of darts in the fake village of Devesham as well, scoring a perfect. (TV: The Android Invasion)

External links

• Official Ferril's Folly page at bigfinish.com
• Ferril's Folly at the Doctor Who Reference Guide