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* The Merfolk are reading ''[[The Casebook of Orion Hood]]''. | * The Merfolk are reading ''[[The Casebook of Orion Hood]]''. | ||
* The ''Orion Hunt'' novels were written by [[Sarah Jane Smith]] under the pseudonym "Sarah Joan Watson" when she and the [[Fourth Doctor]] were stuck at [[107 Baker Street]] for a few months in the turn of the century. | * The ''Orion Hunt'' novels were written by [[Sarah Jane Smith]] under the pseudonym "Sarah Joan Watson" when she and the [[Fourth Doctor]] were stuck at [[107 Baker Street]] for a few months in the turn of the century. | ||
* The novels include ''[[The Murder of Lord Acra]]''. | * The novels include ''[[The Murder of Lord Acra]]'' and ''[[Death on the Caledonian Express]]''. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* The Doctor refers to his "[[Fourth Doctor's detective outfit|detective outfit]]", seen in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)}}. | * The Doctor refers to his "[[Fourth Doctor's detective outfit|detective outfit]]", seen in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)}}. | ||
* The Doctor refers to the events at [[Cranleigh Hall]], seen in [[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}}. | * The Doctor refers to the events at [[Cranleigh Hall]], seen in [[TV]]: {{cs|Black Orchid (TV story)}}. | ||
* "The Doctor" is known as an ally of [[Winston Churchill]], reflecting their friendship first seen in [[TV]]: {{cs|Victory of the Daleks (TV story)}}, with Churchill's files including a description of the Fifth Doctor. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 12:20, 9 April 2024
The Merfolk Murders was the first story in the audio anthology The Dream Team, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Tim Foley.
Publisher's summary
St Andrews, Scotland, 1940. The Merfolk are a university society meeting through the summer to discuss murder mystery stories. Innocent escapism during wartime, they say. Their latest book is The Casebook of Orion Hood – whose hero is all-too-familiar to the Doctor...
When a real-life murder occurs soon after their gathering, the Doctor’s friends encourage him to investigate. Is one of the Merfolk responsible? Was this crime the result of espionage or envy? The Doctor must embrace his deerstalker once more and solve this wartime mystery – before the killer can strike again!
Plot
to be added
Cast
- The Doctor - Peter Davison
- Adric - Matthew Waterhouse
- Nyssa - Sarah Sutton
- Tegan Jovanka - Janet Fielding
- Professor Margo Hodgson - Josie Lawrence
- Henry Cuthbertson - Will Kirk
- Sebastian Callow - Angus Imrie
- Athena McDonnell / Anna - Pearl Appleby
- Private Aurek Kowalski - Tom Alexander
Worldbuilding
- The Doctor previously visited St Andrews in the 30th century.
- Henry discusses Goldbach's conjecture.
Orion Hood novels
- The Merfolk are reading The Casebook of Orion Hood.
- The Orion Hunt novels were written by Sarah Jane Smith under the pseudonym "Sarah Joan Watson" when she and the Fourth Doctor were stuck at 107 Baker Street for a few months in the turn of the century.
- The novels include The Murder of Lord Acra and Death on the Caledonian Express.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- The Doctor refers to his "detective outfit", seen in TV: The Talons of Weng-Chiang [+]Loading...["The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)"].
- The Doctor refers to the events at Cranleigh Hall, seen in TV: Black Orchid [+]Loading...["Black Orchid (TV story)"].
- "The Doctor" is known as an ally of Winston Churchill, reflecting their friendship first seen in TV: Victory of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Victory of the Daleks (TV story)"], with Churchill's files including a description of the Fifth Doctor.
External links
- Official The Merfolk Murders page at bigfinish.com
