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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image | |image = | ||
|series | |series = ''[[The Churchill Years]]'' | ||
|anthology | |audio anthology = The Churchill Years: Volume Two | ||
|range | |range = The Churchill Years | ||
|series in range = The Churchill Years: Volume Two | |series in range = The Churchill Years: Volume Two | ||
|number in series = 4 | |number in series = 4 | ||
|main character | |main character = [[Winston Churchill]] | ||
|featuring | |featuring = [[Tenth Doctor]] | ||
|enemy | |enemy = [[Visguard]] | ||
|setting | |setting = [[London]], [[8 May]] [[1945]] | ||
|writer = Robert Khan, Tom Salinsky | |||
|director | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|read by | |read by = | ||
|music | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|sound | |sound = [[Steve Foxon]] | ||
|cover | |cover = [[Tom Webster]] | ||
|publisher | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date | |release date = 15 February 2018 | ||
|format | |format = 1 CD<br/>Downlod<br/>4th of 4 stories | ||
|production code = | |production code = BFPDWWINST02 | ||
|isbn | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-429-6 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78575-430-2 (digital) | ||
|prev | |prev = I Was Churchill's Double (audio story) | ||
}} | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|epcount = 1 | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth and final story in ''[[The Churchill Years: Volume Two]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth and final story in ''[[The Churchill Years: Volume Two]]''. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[VE Day]], [[1945]]. The [[World War II|war]] is over. The [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|PM]] has seen the crowds and made his speech. Now he wishes to soak up the atmosphere, moving incognito among his fellow countrymen. But an alien interloper lurks in a backstreet [[tavern]], and 'William Churchyard' must lead a few plucky Londoners into one more fight. The Doctor is in trouble, and at the time of his greatest victory, [[Winston Churchill|Churchill]] also faces his greatest danger... | |||
== Plot == | |||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Winston Churchill]] - [[Ian McNeice]] | * [[Winston Churchill]] - [[Ian McNeice]] | ||
* [[Visguard]]/Captain [[Morgan (Churchill Victorious)|Morgan]]/[[Special Branch Officer]] - [[Nicholas Asbury]] | |||
* [[Sidney Wheeler]]/Field Marshal [[Brooke (Churchill Victorious)|Brooke]] - [[Alisdair Simpson]] | |||
* [[Diane Wheeler]]/Miss [[Cunningham (Churchill Victorious)|Cunningham]] - [[Susan Tracy]] | |||
* Corporal [[Arthur Dimes]] - [[Simon Chandler]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * Visguard mentions [[Traken]]. | ||
* Churchill doesn't trust [[Joseph Stalin|Stalin]] and ponders over ordering the special operation to strike the [[Soviet]] forces without warning. | |||
* The next [[1945 United Kingdom general election|general election]] is approaching, Churchill asks the Doctor if he will manage to win it, but he doesn't respond. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== External | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-churchill-years-volume-02-1473|The Churchill Years: Volume Two}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:06, 10 February 2024
Churchill Victorious was the fourth and final story in The Churchill Years: Volume Two.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
VE Day, 1945. The war is over. The PM has seen the crowds and made his speech. Now he wishes to soak up the atmosphere, moving incognito among his fellow countrymen. But an alien interloper lurks in a backstreet tavern, and 'William Churchyard' must lead a few plucky Londoners into one more fight. The Doctor is in trouble, and at the time of his greatest victory, Churchill also faces his greatest danger...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Winston Churchill - Ian McNeice
- Visguard/Captain Morgan/Special Branch Officer - Nicholas Asbury
- Sidney Wheeler/Field Marshal Brooke - Alisdair Simpson
- Diane Wheeler/Miss Cunningham - Susan Tracy
- Corporal Arthur Dimes - Simon Chandler
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Visguard mentions Traken.
- Churchill doesn't trust Stalin and ponders over ordering the special operation to strike the Soviet forces without warning.
- The next general election is approaching, Churchill asks the Doctor if he will manage to win it, but he doesn't respond.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Churchill Years: Volume Two page at bigfinish.com
