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|image = Ferril's Folly.jpg
|image           = Ferril's Folly.jpg
|range           = The Companion Chronicles
|range           = The Companion Chronicles
|series in range = Series 5 (CC)
|series in range = Series 5 (CC)
|series number in range = 5
|series number in range = 5
|number in series = 11
|number in series = 11
|series = ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]''
|series           = ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]''
|number = 5.11
|number           = 5.11
|doctor = Fourth Doctor
|main character  = [[Romana I]]
|companions = [[Romana I|Romana]]
|featuring        = [[Fourth Doctor]]
|enemy = [[Millicent Ferril|Lady Millicent Ferril]], [[Cronquist]]
|enemy           = [[Millicent Ferril|Lady Millicent Ferril]], [[Cronquist]]
|setting = [[Norfolk]], [[2011]]
|setting         = [[Norfolk]], [[2011]]
|writer = [[Peter Anghelides]]
|writer           = Peter Anghelides
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|director         = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|music = [[Daniel Brett]]
|producer        = [[David Richardson]]
|sound = [[Daniel Brett]]
|music           = [[Daniel Brett]]
|cover = [[Lee Johnson]]
|sound           = [[Daniel Brett]]
|release date = [[May (releases)|May]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
|cover           = [[Lee Johnson]]
|format = 2 episodes, 1 disc
|release date     = 12 May 2011
|production code = BFPDWCC43
|format           = 1 CD<br/>Download
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-509-9
|production code = BFPDWCC43
|prev = The Sentinels of the New Dawn (audio story)
|isbn             = ISBN 978-1-84435-509-9 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-828-7 (digital)
|next = The Cold Equations (audio story)
|prev             = The Sentinels of the New Dawn (audio story)
|producer = [[David Richardson]]}}{{audio stub}}
|next             = The Cold Equations (audio story)
'''''Ferril's Folly''''' was the eleventh story of the [[Series 5 (CC)|fifth series]] in ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' audio range. It was produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Peter Anghelides]] and featured [[Romana I]].
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'''''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 ==
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* [[Millicent Ferril|Lady Ferril]] - [[Madeleine Potter]]
* [[Millicent Ferril|Lady Ferril]] - [[Madeleine Potter]]


== References ==
== 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.
* Romana wears wellington boots.
* Lady Millicent Ferril describes the Doctor's [[The Doctor's scarf|scarf]] as "ridiculously long."
* Lady Millicent Ferril describes the Doctor's [[The Doctor's scarf|scarf]] as "ridiculously long."
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* Lord Ferril's grandfather Sir Hector Ferril was a hero of [[World War II]].
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* [[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.
* Ferril can only psychokinetically control iron or iron alloys. As such, she can animate statues and uses them to speak and hear through.
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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* This audio drama was recorded on [[1 November (production)|1 November]] [[2010 (production)|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]]''.
* 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 ==
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* 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]]'')
* 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]]'')
* 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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[[Category:Stories set in 2011]]
[[Category:Stories set in 2011]]
[[Category:Romana I audio stories]]
[[Category:Romana I audio stories]]
[[Category:Two part audio stories]]

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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[[edit] | [edit source]]

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...

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  • 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.

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Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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