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|name            = House of Cards
|image          = HouseOfCards.jpg
|image          = HouseOfCards.jpg
|series          = [[The Companion Chronicles]]
|range          = The Companion Chronicles
|series in range = Series 7 (CC)
|series number in range = 7
|number in series = 8
|series          = ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]''
|number          = 7.08
|number          = 7.08
|doctor          = Second Doctor
|doctor          = Second Doctor
|companions      = [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]]    
|companions      = [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
|enemy          = [[Sidewinder Syndicate]], [[Fortune (House of Cards)|Fortune]]
|enemy          = [[Sidewinder Syndicate]], [[Fortune (House of Cards)|Fortune]]
|setting        = [[Casino (House of Cards)|Casino]]
|setting        = [[Casino (House of Cards)|A casino]] on [[Planet (House of Cards)|an arid world]]
|writer          = [[Steve Lyons]]
|writer          = Steve Lyons
|director        = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|director        = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|read by        = [[Anneke Wills]], [[Frazer Hines]]
|producer        = [[David Richardson]]
|music          = [[Daniel Brett]]
|music          = [[Daniel Brett]]
|sound          = [[Matthew Cochrane]]
|sound          = [[Thea Cochrane]]
|cover          = [[Mark Plastow]]
|cover          = [[Mark Plastow]]
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|release date    = [[6 February (releases)|6 February]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
|release date    = 6 February 2013
|format          = 1 CD, 2 Parts
|format          = 1 CD<br/>Download
|production code =  
|epcount        = 2
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-78178-063-3
|production code = BFPDWCC64
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-78178-063-3 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-849-2 (digital)
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}}'''''House of Cards''''' was the sixty-fourth release in [[the Companion Chronicles]] audio range. It was the eighth story of season 7. It was written by [[Steve Lyons]] and featured [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Polly Wright]].
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'''''House of Cards''''' was the eighth story of the [[Series 7 (CC)|seventh series]] in ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' audio range. It was produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Steve Lyons]] and featured [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Polly Wright]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Polly Wright]]/[[Sidewinder Syndicate|The Sidewinders]] - [[Anneke Wills]]
* [[Polly Wright]] / [[Sidewinder Syndicate|The Sidewinders]] - [[Anneke Wills]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]] - [[Frazer Hines]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]] - [[Frazer Hines]]


== References ==
== Characters ==
* [[Second Doctor]]
* [[Polly Wright]]
* [[Ben Jackson]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
* [[Fortune (House of Cards)|Fortune]]
* [[Hope (House of Cards)|Hope]]
* [[Bill (House of Cards)|Lucky Bill]]
 
== Crew ==
* Cover Art - [[Mark Plastow]]
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Music - [[Daniel Brett]]
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editor - [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
* Sound Design - [[Thea Cochrane]]
* Writer - [[Steve Lyons]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== The Doctor ===
=== The Doctor ===
* Polly notes that the Doctor grabs his lapels in the same manner as his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] used to do.
* Polly notes that the Doctor grabs his lapels in the same manner as his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] used to do.
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* One of the games at the casino is Three Card [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]] Hold 'Em.
* One of the games at the casino is Three Card [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]] Hold 'Em.
* The casino has a [[time travel]] alarm.
* The casino has a [[time travel]] alarm.
* Fortune rules the whole [[planet (House of Cards)|arid world]] the casino is located on.


=== Individuals ===
=== Individuals ===
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=== Sidewinder Syndicate ===
=== Sidewinder Syndicate ===
[[File:DWA_CS_169_Sidewinder.jpg|thumb|right|A member of the [[Sidewinder Syndicate]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Money Troubles (comic story)|Money Troubles]]'')]]
* The Sidewinder Syndicate's ancestors were stranded on [[Earth|Old Earth]] in [[Chicago]] during the [[1920s]] and adopted the method and mannerisms of the Chicago gangsters enthusiastically.
* The Sidewinder Syndicate's ancestors were stranded on [[Earth|Old Earth]] in [[Chicago]] during the [[1920s]] and adopted the method and mannerisms of the Chicago gangsters enthusiastically.
* The Sidewinder Syndicate's rivals are the [[Ratler Mob]].
* The Sidewinder Syndicate's rivals are the [[Ratler Mob]].
=== Technology ===
* Hope uses a [[time bangle]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This audio drama was recorded at [[The Moat Studios]].
* This story marks the first appearance of the [[Sidewinder Syndicate]] in an audio drama.
* This story marks the first appearance of the [[Sidewinder Syndicate]] in an audio drama.
* This story was recorded on [[14 September (production)|14 September]] 2012.
* This story was recorded on [[14 September (production)|14 September]] [[2012 (production)|2012]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* This story was originally released on CD and download. It is now available as a download only.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
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* Jamie mentions that he has fought "[[Cyberman (Mondas)|metal beasties]]" before. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'')
* Jamie mentions that he has fought "[[Cyberman (Mondas)|metal beasties]]" before. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'')
* Polly tells Hope that she has learned her lesson about attempting to change history. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Resistance (audio story)|Resistance]]'')
* Polly tells Hope that she has learned her lesson about attempting to change history. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Resistance (audio story)|Resistance]]'')
* Jamie tells Ben that the last time that the Doctor gambled, he lost the TARDIS to [[Kublai|Kublai Khan]], the [[Emperor]] of [[China]], in a game of [[backgammon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'')
* Jamie tells Ben that the last time that the Doctor gambled, he lost the TARDIS to [[Kublai Khan|"some Chinese Emperor"]]in a game of [[backgammon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'')
* The [[Tenth Doctor]], Jamie's descendant [[Heather McCrimmon]] and [[Wolfgang Ryter]] would later encounter the Sidewinder Syndicate in the [[United States of America|United States]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Snakes Alive! (comic story)|Snakes Alive!]]'') while the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] would encounter them in a [[Ratling]]s bank in circa [[Far future|40,412]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Money Troubles (comic story)|Money Troubles]]'').
* The [[Tenth Doctor]], Jamie's descendant [[Heather McCrimmon]] and [[Wolfgang Ryter]] would later encounter the Sidewinder Syndicate in the [[United States of America|United States]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Snakes Alive! (comic story)|Snakes Alive!]]'') while the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] would encounter them in a [[Ratling]]s bank in circa [[Far future|40,412]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Money Troubles (comic story)|Money Troubles]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
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House of Cards was the eighth story of the seventh series in The Companion Chronicles audio range. It was produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Steve Lyons and featured Jamie McCrimmon and Polly Wright.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The TARDIS has landed in a futuristic space casino, where the Doctor, Ben, Polly and Jamie find fun, games... and monsters everywhere. There are vicious robot dogs, snake-headed gangsters from the Sidewinder Syndicate and a mysterious masked woman called Hope.

In this place, time travellers are to be tracked down and arrested. Yet, as events spiral out of control, time may be Polly's only ally...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Part two[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Polly notes that the Doctor grabs his lapels in the same manner as his first incarnation used to do.

Casino[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The casino has robot croupiers which were made to resemble playing cards.
  • One of the games at the casino is Three Card Vulcan Hold 'Em.
  • The casino has a time travel alarm.
  • Fortune rules the whole arid world the casino is located on.

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • After Polly explains to Jamie what a casino is, he tells her that there were gambling dens in London in his time.
  • Although he is from 1746, Jamie knows what a cowboy is.
  • Polly has always been afraid of snakes.

Sidewinder Syndicate[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Sidewinder Syndicate's ancestors were stranded on Old Earth in Chicago during the 1920s and adopted the method and mannerisms of the Chicago gangsters enthusiastically.
  • The Sidewinder Syndicate's rivals are the Ratler Mob.

Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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The Companion Chronicles
 
First Doctor
Susan
Susan, Barbara, Ian
Barbara, Ian
Barbara, Ian, Vicki
Vicki and Steven
Steven, Sara
Steven, Oliver
Steven, Dodo
Steven
Polly, Ben
 
Second Doctor
Polly, Ben
Polly, Ben, Jamie
Jamie, Victoria
Jamie
Jamie, Zoe
 
Third Doctor
Liz
The Brigadier
Jo
Yates
Benton
Solo travels
 
Fourth Doctor
Leela
Leela, K9 Mark I
Romana I
Romana II
Romana II, K9 Mark II
Romana II, Adric
 
Fifth Doctor
Adric, Nyssa, Tegan
Tegan, Turlough
Peri
 
Sixth Doctor
Peri
Evelyn
"Jamie"
Jason, Crystal
 
Seventh Doctor
Ace, Zara
Bernice
Sally, Lysandra
 
Eighth Doctor
Charley
Iris Wildthyme, Jo Grant
 
Other adventures
Jago and Litefoot
Polly, the Brigadier, Brewster
Ian
The Master
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