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{{Infobox | {{real world}} | ||
|image = | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
| | |image = Ferril's Folly.jpg | ||
|series = [[The Companion Chronicles]] | |range = The Companion Chronicles | ||
|number = 5.11 | |series in range = Series 5 (CC) | ||
| | |series number in range = 5 | ||
| | |number in series = 11 | ||
|setting = [[Norfolk]], [[2011]] | |series = ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' | ||
|writer = | |number = 5.11 | ||
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |main character = [[Romana I]] | ||
| | |featuring = [[Fourth Doctor]] | ||
|format = 1 | |enemy = [[Millicent Ferril|Lady Millicent Ferril]], [[Cronquist]] | ||
|production code = BFPDWCC43 | |setting = [[Norfolk]], [[2011]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-509-9 | |writer = Peter Anghelides | ||
|prev = The Sentinels of the New Dawn (audio story) | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|next = The Cold Equations (audio story)}}{{audio stub}} | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|music = [[Daniel Brett]] | |||
|sound = [[Daniel Brett]] | |||
|cover = [[Lee Johnson]] | |||
|release date = 12 May 2011 | |||
|format = 1 CD<br/>Download | |||
|production code = BFPDWCC43 | |||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-509-9 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-828-7 (digital) | |||
|prev = The Sentinels of the New Dawn (audio story) | |||
|next = The Cold Equations (audio story) | |||
|epcount = 2 | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | |||
'''''Ferril's Folly''''' was the eleventh story of the [[Series 5 (CC)|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 == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The search for the fourth segment of the Key to Time brings the [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]] back to [[Earth]] in the [[2011|present day]]. | The search for the fourth segment of the [[Key to Time]] brings the [[Fourth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Romana I|Romana]] back to [[Earth]] in the [[2011|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 | 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 | 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 == | == Plot == | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Romana I|Romana]] - [[Mary Tamm]] | * [[Romana I|Romana]] - [[Mary Tamm]] | ||
* [[Ferril|Lady Ferril]] - [[Madeleine Potter]] | * [[Millicent Ferril|Lady Ferril]] - [[Madeleine Potter]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
''to | |||
* 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 [[The Doctor's scarf|scarf]] as "ridiculously long." | |||
* The Doctor left [[K9 Mark II|K9]] in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|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 [[dimension]]s. | |||
* 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 == | == Notes == | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[1 November]] [[2010]]. | * This audio drama was recorded on [[1 November (production)|1 November]] [[2010 (production)|2010]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* | * The story was originally scheduled for the slot that was later filled by ''[[The Stealers from Saiph (audio story)|The Stealers from Saiph]]''. | ||
* This story was told from Romana's perspective. | |||
* This story is set between ''[[The Stones of Blood (audio story)|The Stones of Blood]]'' and ''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|The Androids of Tara]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to | * The Fourth Doctor previously visited Norfolk in [[60]] in the company of [[Leela]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrath of the Iceni (audio story)|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 (planet)|Tara]] in the [[24th century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Androids of Tara (TV story)|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 (TV story)|City of Death]]'') | |||
* Lady Ferril confiscates K9's [[dog whistle]] from the Doctor. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Ribos Operation (TV story)|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 (TV story)|The Android Invasion]]'') | |||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{Reflist}} | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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