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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
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|series = ''[[ | |series = ''[[The Churchill Years]]'' | ||
|anthology | |audio anthology = The Churchill Years: Volume Two | ||
|range = The Churchill Years | |range = The Churchill Years | ||
|series in range = The Churchill Years: Volume Two | |series in range = The Churchill Years: Volume Two | ||
|number in series = 1 | |number in series = 1 | ||
|main character = [[Winston Churchill]] | |main character = [[Winston Churchill]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Vastra | ||
|enemy = | |featuring2 = Eleventh Doctor | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[1899]] | |enemy = [[Luis Ortega]] | ||
|writer = | |setting = [[Cuba]], [[1895]] | ||
[[London]], [[1899]] | |||
|writer = Paul Morris | |||
|director = [[Ken Bentley]] | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|read by = | |read by = | ||
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|cover = [[Tom Webster]] | |cover = [[Tom Webster]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 15 February 2018 | ||
|format = | |format =1 CD<br/>Download<br/>1st of 4 stories | ||
|production code = | |production code =BFPDWWINST02 | ||
|isbn = | |isbn =ISBN 978-1-78575-429-6 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-430-2 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Chartwell Metamorphosis (audio story) | |prev = The Chartwell Metamorphosis (audio story) | ||
|next = Human Conflict (audio story) | |next = Human Conflict (audio story) | ||
}} | |producer = [[David Richardson]]|epcount=1 | ||
}}{{audio stub}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in ''[[The Churchill Years: Volume Two]]''. It featured [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in ''[[The Churchill Years: Volume Two]]''. It featured [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[London]], [[1899]]. After spending time in [[ | [[London]], [[1899]]. After spending time in [[war zone]]s abroad, [[Winston Churchill]] considers a Parliamentary [[career]]. But a memento from his visit to [[Cuba]], four years earlier, returns to haunt him. Across the city, [[Vastra|the Great Detective]] has a mysterious caller, all the way from [[Havana]]. As ruthless [[mercenary|mercenaries]] wield [[alien]] powers, young Winston and Madame Vastra learn they have a mutual friend - [[Eleventh Doctor|an eccentric young man]], sporting a [[bowtie]]... | ||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Winston Churchill]] - [[Ian McNeice]] | * [[Winston Churchill]] - [[Ian McNeice]] | ||
* [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]] - [[Neve McIntosh]] | * [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]] - [[Neve McIntosh]] | ||
* [[Winston Churchill|Young Winston]] - [[Iain Batchelor]] | |||
* [[Isabel de Bobadilla|Carmen]]/[[Housekeeper (Young Winston)|Housekeeper]] - [[Melody Grove]] | |||
* [[Luis Ortega]] - [[Owen Aaronovitch]] | |||
* [[Reginald Barnes|Reggie]]/[[Jorge (Young Winston)|Jorge]]/[[Clerk (Young Winston)|Clerk]] - [[Leighton Pugh]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Carmen sought out Madame Vastra instead of a [[George Litefoot|pathologist]] and an [[Henry Gordon Jago|impresario]] or [[Sherlock Holmes]] of whom she had also heard. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The title of the story is a reference to the | * The title of the story is a reference to the 1972 film {{wi|Young Winston}}. | ||
* This is Vastra's first appearance without [[Jenny Flint]] and [[Strax]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* The [[Eleventh Doctor]] is described as wearing a purple frock coat. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John]]'') | * The [[Eleventh Doctor]] is described as wearing a purple frock coat. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John]]'') | ||
== External | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-churchill-years-volume-02-1473|The Churchill Years: Volume Two}} | |||
{{TCY}} | {{TCY}} | ||
{{Paternoster Gang stories}} | |||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:The Churchill Years: Volume Two audio stories]] | [[Category:The Churchill Years: Volume Two audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1899]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1899]] | ||
[[Category:Silurian and Sea Devil audio stories]] | [[Category:Silurian and Sea Devil audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Eleventh Doctor audio stories]] | [[Category:Eleventh Doctor audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Audio stories that use Murray Gold's | [[Category:Stories set in 1895]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the Caribbean]] | |||
[[Category:Audio stories that use Murray Gold's 3rd main theme]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:47, 9 February 2024
Young Winston was the first story in The Churchill Years: Volume Two. It featured Madame Vastra.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
London, 1899. After spending time in war zones abroad, Winston Churchill considers a Parliamentary career. But a memento from his visit to Cuba, four years earlier, returns to haunt him. Across the city, the Great Detective has a mysterious caller, all the way from Havana. As ruthless mercenaries wield alien powers, young Winston and Madame Vastra learn they have a mutual friend - an eccentric young man, sporting a bowtie...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Winston Churchill - Ian McNeice
- Madame Vastra - Neve McIntosh
- Young Winston - Iain Batchelor
- Carmen/Housekeeper - Melody Grove
- Luis Ortega - Owen Aaronovitch
- Reggie/Jorge/Clerk - Leighton Pugh
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Carmen sought out Madame Vastra instead of a pathologist and an impresario or Sherlock Holmes of whom she had also heard.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The title of the story is a reference to the 1972 film Young Winston.
- This is Vastra's first appearance without Jenny Flint and Strax.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Churchill visited Havana, Cuba in 1895. (PROSE: The Lost Diaries of Winston Spencer Churchill)
- The Eleventh Doctor is described as wearing a purple frock coat. (TV: The Bells of Saint John)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Churchill Years: Volume Two page at bigfinish.com
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