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{{Infobox Story | |image = Badhabits.jpg | ||
|image = Badhabits.jpg | |series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' | ||
|story number = 58 | |||
|series = [[ | |range = BSBS | ||
|number = 58 | |series in range = Road Trip (audio anthology) | ||
|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield]] | |series number in range = 2 | ||
| | |number in series = 2 | ||
| | |number = 2 | ||
|director = [[Gary Russell]] | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
|producer = | |featuring = [[Ruth]] | ||
| | |enemy = [[Marianne (Bad Habits)|Sister Marianne]] | ||
| | |setting = [[Talishante Monastery]], [[2610s]] | ||
|format = 1 CD | |writer = Simon Barnard, Paul Morris | ||
|production code = BFPBSBOX002 | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-599-0 | |producer = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|prev = Brand Management (audio story) | |music = [[Steve Foxon]] | ||
|next = Paradise Frost (audio story) | |sound = [[Steve Foxon]] | ||
}}{{ | |cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish | |||
|release date = 8 February 2012 | |||
|format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>2nd of 3 stories | |||
|production code = BFPBSBOX002 | |||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-599-0 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-670-3 (digital) | |||
|prev = Brand Management (audio story) | |||
|next = Paradise Frost (audio story) | |||
|epcount = 1 | |||
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'''''Bad Habits''''' was the fifty-eighth ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio story released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the second story of the ''[[Road Trip (audio anthology)|Road Trip]]'' series. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Meet [[Bernice Summerfield|Sister Bernice]] | Meet [[Bernice Summerfield|Sister Bernice]] — newest initiate into the order of [[Celestion|Saint Celestion]]. Such is her devotion to the faith that she and her young companion, [[Ruth|Sister Ruth]], have undertaken a pilgrimage to the planet [[Agora]], birthplace of the blessed Saint himself. | ||
The pilgrims | The pilgrims aren't alone, however. Also on the planet is a team of [[archaeologist]]s searching for the lost tomb of Celestion — a subject in which Sister Bernice seems curiously interested... | ||
In her quest to unearth an ancient relic that will point the way to Legion, Bernice will face some fearsome challenges: the dreaded Blood Beast of Thaloon, the randiest Bishop in the galaxy, and an ancient cult with some very bad habits | In her quest to unearth an ancient relic that will point the way to [[Legion (planet)|Legion]], Bernice will face some fearsome challenges: the dreaded Blood Beast of Thaloon, the randiest Bishop in the galaxy, and an ancient cult with some very bad habits indeed... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to | [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] and [[Ruth]] pose as [[nun]]s to gain passage on the [[Sisters of Celestion]]'s [[spacecraft]] to [[Agora]], where they have been led to believe that the route to [[Legion (planet)|Legion]] can be found using the [[Sphere of the Serenity]] in the [[Talishante Monastery]]. During the flight, [[Caitlin (Bad Habits)|Sister Caitlin]] is found strangled with her own [[prayer beads]] and a [[funeral]] for her, but [[Aurelia (Bad Habits)|Mother Aurelia]] asks Benny and [[Marianne (Bad Habits)|Sister Marianne]] to keep the fact that she was [[murder]]ed a secret. | ||
[[Synesius|Bishop Synesius]] welcomes the Sisters to the monastery, the resting place of [[Celestion|Saint Celestion]], and gives them a tour, telling them about [[Melville Trout]]'s excavations and the [[curse]] of the [[Blood Beast of Thaloon]]. In the morning, Benny uses a [[computer]] to hack into the [[archaeologist]]s' approaching ship and delete the records of [[Bunny Hare|Professor Bunny Hare]], a [[dendrochronology]] expert whose identity she intends to steal by keeping them in [[suspended animation]]. Not long after the archaeologists arrive, one of them, [[Gaiter (Bad Habits)|Dr Gaiter]] is killed with his own [[trowel]]. Sister Marianne tells Ruth that she suspects Mother Aurelia of being behind the deaths and they join forces. | |||
A [[sonic cannon]] brings down the ceiling whilst the archaeologists are excavating and all but Benny are killed. The catacombs are closed, so Benny gets Synesius drunk and steals the [[key]]s before heading there with Mother Aurelia, whom she runs into on her way. She reveals that she does not need her [[wheelchair]] and that she is Jennifer L. Jessop, a murder mystery [[writer]] and amateur [[detective]] who suspects that Synesius is behind the killings. He locks the two of them in a burial chamber and they are joined by Trout, who survived the rockfall and has been continuing the excavation in secret. Trout leads the way to the tomb and they encounter the Blood Beast of Thaloon, which is actually a [[pantomime horse]]. | |||
Sister Marianne attacks Ruth and heads to the tomb to kill Benny. She kills [[Brian (Bad Habits)|Brian]] and [[Clive (Bad Habits)|Clive]], the two who played the Blood Beasts, for their inefficiency and confirms that she belongs to the [[Council of Ten]], which intends to keep the tomb secret. She killed Sister Caitlin after she overheard Sister Marianne communicating with the Council and killed Dr Gaiter in the hopes that it would put an end to the excavation. Benny examines Saint Celestion's relics and deduces that he was simply an [[astronaut]] and that the Council of Ten want to keep this secret to protect their [[religion]]. She uses a [[suspended animation]] device to freeze Sister Marianne. | |||
Having found the Sphere of the Serenity in Saint Celestion's tomb, which is actually a [[Serenity 6000 Star Map]] manufactured by [[Serenity Systems of Sassa Nevada]], Benny and Ruth head to a medical ship to leave Agora, now knowing exactly where Legion is. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Ruth]] - [[Ayesha Antoine]] | ||
* [[Mother Aurelia]] - [[Jacqueline King]] | * [[Aurelia (Bad Habits)|Mother Aurelia]] - [[Jacqueline King]] | ||
* [[Bishop Synesius]] - [[Nigel Lambert]] | * [[Synesius|Bishop Synesius]] - [[Nigel Lambert]] | ||
* [[Sister Marianne]] - [[Charlie Langdell]] | * [[Marianne (Bad Habits)|Sister Marianne]] - [[Charlie Langdell]] | ||
* | * [[Melville Trout|Professor Melville Trout]] - [[Ian H Watkins]] | ||
* [[Brian (Bad Habits)|Brian]] - [[Marcus Harris]] | * [[Brian (Bad Habits)|Brian]] - [[Marcus Harris]] | ||
* [[Brother Mumford]] - [[Paul Jones]] | * [[Mumford|Brother Mumford]] - [[Paul Jones]] | ||
* [[Clive (Bad Habits)|Clive]] - [[Scott Handcock]] | * [[Clive (Bad Habits)|Clive]] - [[Scott Handcock]] | ||
* [[Sister Hettie]] - [[Alice Ingham]] | * [[Hettie (Bad Habits)|Sister Hettie]] - [[Alice Ingham]] | ||
* [[Sister Ermintrude]] - [[Charlotte Parkyn]] | * [[Ermintrude|Sister Ermintrude]] - [[Charlotte Parkyn]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
'' | |||
* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Steve Foxon]] | |||
* Producer & Director - [[Gary Russell]] | |||
* Writer - [[Simon Barnard]] and [[Paul Morris]] | |||
* Line Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* Benny and Ruth forge a recommendation from [[Quogthorn|Archbishop Quogthorn]]. | |||
* Aurelia uses a [[wheelchair]]. | |||
* [[Caitlin (Bad Habits)|Sister Caitlin]] is killed with her own [[prayer beads]]. | |||
* Benny and Ruth met a [[Verunian holy man]]. | |||
* The Sisters stay in the [[Convent of the Blessed Father]]. | |||
* Aurelia says that [[Talishante Monastery]] is the most sacred place in the [[Twelve Galaxies]]. | |||
* [[Talishante|Brother Talishante]] founded the monastery 2,000 years ago. | |||
* [[Truvian gore-hound]]s are used for security. | |||
* The monastery has a [[statue]] of [[Martello|Brother Martello]]. | |||
* [[Mumford]] had a [[fish]] called [[Sammy (Bad Habits)|Sammy]]. It was because of him that he joined the priesthood. | |||
* Trout is a [[Talpidian]]. | |||
* [[Gaiter (Bad Habits)|Dr Gaiter]] was a [[geophysicist]]. | |||
* Synesius eats [[stilton]] and [[avocado]]. | |||
* Mother Aurelia wrote ''[[Ten Little Martians]]'', ''[[Evil Under the Moon]]'' and ''[[Murder on the Omega Express]]''. | |||
* Trout eats [[worm]]s. | |||
* The [[Sacred Sceptre of Celestion]] is an [[argon discharge globe]] | |||
* The [[Holy Chalice]] is a [[personal urine recycler]]. | |||
* The [[Casket of the Abiding Light]] is a [[suspended animation]] device. The [[Box of Blessed Bounty]] is a controller for it. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Benny talks about her time at school when she discovered that matron was a giant toad feeding on the pupils. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Biology Lesson on Mal Oreille (short story)|Biology Lesson on Mal Oreille]]'') | ||
* Benny talks about when she ran away from the Academy and doctored her passport. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Genius Loci (novel)|Genius Loci]]'') | |||
* Benny sings as part of a choir. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Worst Thing in the World (audio story)|The Worst Thing in the World]]'') | |||
* Aurelia wrote the book ''[[Murder on the Omega Express]]''. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Private Enemy No. 1 (audio story)|Private Enemy No. 1]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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