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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story | ||
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|series = ''[[The Lone Centurion]]'' | |series = ''[[The Lone Centurion (audio series)|The Lone Centurion]]'' | ||
|number = 1.3 | |number = 1.3 | ||
|audio anthology = ''[[The Lone Centurion: Volume One]]'' | |audio anthology = ''[[The Lone Centurion: Volume One]]'' | ||
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|main character = [[Rory Williams]] | |main character = [[Rory Williams]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[Marinus (I, Rorius)|Marinus]] | ||
|setting = [[Rome]], [[ | |setting = [[Rome]], [[Starless World]], leading up to [[Vulcanalia]], [[110s]] | ||
|writer = [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | |writer = [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | ||
|director = [[Scott Handcock]] | |director = [[Scott Handcock]] | ||
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|isbn = ISBN 978-1-83868-429-7 (physical); ISBN 978-1-83868-430-3 (digital) | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-83868-429-7 (physical); ISBN 978-1-83868-430-3 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Unwilling Assassin (audio story) | |prev = The Unwilling Assassin (audio story) | ||
|next = | |next = The Once and Future Nurse (audio story) | ||
|epcount=1}} | |epcount = 1 | ||
}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third and final story of the audio anthology, ''[[The Lone Centurion: Volume One]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Jacqueline Rayner]] and featured [[Arthur Darvill]] as [[Rory Williams]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third and final story of the audio anthology, ''[[The Lone Centurion: Volume One]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Jacqueline Rayner]] and featured [[Arthur Darvill]] as [[Rory Williams]]. | ||
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* [[Juliana]] - [[Mina Anwar]] | * [[Juliana]] - [[Mina Anwar]] | ||
* [[Anna (I, Rorius)|Anna]] - [[Sam Béart]] | * [[Anna (I, Rorius)|Anna]] - [[Sam Béart]] | ||
* [[First Passer By]] / [[Hilarius]] - [[Jacob Dudman]] | * [[First passer by|First Passer By]] / [[Hilarius]] - [[Jacob Dudman]] | ||
* [[Second Passer By]] - [[Ayesha Antoine]] | * [[Second passer by|Second Passer By]] - [[Ayesha Antoine]] | ||
* [[Quinn (The Unwilling Assassin)|Quinn]] - [[Omar Baroud]] | * [[Quinn (The Unwilling Assassin)|Quinn]] - [[Omar Baroud]] | ||
* [[Guard (I, Rorius)|Guard]] - [[Timothy Blore]] | * [[Guard (I, Rorius)|Guard]] - [[Timothy Blore]] | ||
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* Citizens - [[Ayesha Antoine]], [[Inès de Clercq]], [[Robyn Holdaway]], [[Rhys Jennings]] | * Citizens - [[Ayesha Antoine]], [[Inès de Clercq]], [[Robyn Holdaway]], [[Rhys Jennings]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Hilarius]] succeeds Rory as emperor. | * [[Hilarius]] succeeds Rory as emperor. | ||
* [[Dalmatia]] is located across the sea from [[Rome]] and north of [[Macedonia]]. | * [[Dalmatia]] is located across the sea from [[Rome]] and north of [[Macedonia]]. | ||
* Rory performs [[chest compression]]s on [[Anna (I, Rorius)|Anna]], seemingly [[resurrection|bringing her back]] from the [[dead]], and frees her from [[slavery]], making her a [[High Priestess]] in service of [[Amy Pond|Amelia of the Waters]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* Rory has become emperor of Rome following the death of [[Augusta (Gladiator)|Augusta]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Unwilling Assassin (audio story)|The Unwilling Assassin]]'') | * Rory has become emperor of Rome following the death of [[Augusta (Gladiator)|Augusta]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Unwilling Assassin (audio story)|The Unwilling Assassin]]'') | ||
* Rory wishes he had taken an interest in Roman history like Amy did. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') | * Rory wishes he had taken an interest in Roman history like Amy did. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') | ||
* Rory is glad to have missed the [[Great Fire of Rome]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'') and the [[eruption]] of [[Vesuvius]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fires of Vulcan (audio story)|The Fires of Vulcan]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') | * Rory is glad to have missed the [[Great Fire of Rome]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Romans (TV story)|The Romans]]'') and the [[eruption]] of [[Vesuvius]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Fires of Vulcan (audio story)|The Fires of Vulcan]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Fires of Pompeii (TV story)|The Fires of Pompeii]]'') Marinus also refers to the [[assassination]] of [[Caligula]], who was unpopular. ([[GAME]]: {{cs|The Legions of Death (game)}}) | ||
* Rory mentions the [[duck pond]] without any [[duck]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') | * Rory has made notes about future catastrophes to avoid, including the [[Great Fire of London]] in [[1666]] ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Visitation (TV story)}}) — which he will actually live through, running in to save an [[baker's daughter|infant girl]], to no apparent ill effect ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Constant Warrior (short story)}}) — as well as the [[Chicago Fire]], which may have been in the [[19th century]], the [[San Francisco earthquake]]/fire, ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|All-Consuming Fire (novel)}}, {{cs|Vampire Science (novel)}}, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Gift (audio story)|The Gift}}) [[Hiroshima]] and [[Nagasaki]], ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Sky Jacks (comic story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)}}) and the [[The Blitz|Blitz Air Raids]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|The Empty Child (TV story)}}, {{cs|Victory of the Daleks (TV story)}}, {{cs|Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)}} et al.) | ||
* Rory mentions the [[duck pond]] without any [[duck]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''[[Flesh and Stone (TV story)|Flesh and Stone]]'') | |||
* Rory wonders about having children with Amy, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'', ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') or even adopting. ([[WC]]: ''[[P.S. (webcast)|P.S.]]'', ''[[Rory's Story (webcast)|Rory's Story]]'') | * Rory wonders about having children with Amy, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'', ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]'') or even adopting. ([[WC]]: ''[[P.S. (webcast)|P.S.]]'', ''[[Rory's Story (webcast)|Rory's Story]]'') | ||
* Many comments are made regarding Amy's long legs. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'', ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'', [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Clara and the TARDIS (home video)|Clara and the TARDIS]]'') | * Many comments are made regarding Amy's long legs. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'', ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'', [[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Clara and the TARDIS (home video)|Clara and the TARDIS]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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{{TLC}} | {{TLC}} | ||
[[Category:The Lone Centurion: Volume One audio stories]] | [[Category:The Lone Centurion: Volume One audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the 110s]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 110s]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:44, 13 April 2024
I, Rorius was the third and final story of the audio anthology, The Lone Centurion: Volume One, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Jacqueline Rayner and featured Arthur Darvill as Rory Williams.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Drowning in a sea of plots and conspiracies, Rory just wants his life back. But in Ancient Rome, people don't retire, they die. And that's a bit difficult when you're immortal.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Rory Williams - Arthur Darvill
- Marinus - Max Hutchinson
- Juliana - Mina Anwar
- Anna - Sam Béart
- First Passer By / Hilarius - Jacob Dudman
- Second Passer By - Ayesha Antoine
- Quinn - Omar Baroud
- Guard - Timothy Blore
- Workman - Joseph Tweedale
- Varro - Glen McCready
- Citizens - Ayesha Antoine, Inès de Clercq, Robyn Holdaway, Rhys Jennings
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Hilarius succeeds Rory as emperor.
- Dalmatia is located across the sea from Rome and north of Macedonia.
- Rory performs chest compressions on Anna, seemingly bringing her back from the dead, and frees her from slavery, making her a High Priestess in service of Amelia of the Waters.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Rory spends a lot of this story in monologue to a statue of Amy Pond he has had constructed. He considers two possibilities for why he had never heard of his own reign in the history books. Firstly, he considers that he is in an alternate timeline; secondly, that the Romans were embarrassed to have been ruled by a woman and a former gladiator, and so wiped them from history.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Rory has become emperor of Rome following the death of Augusta. (AUDIO: The Unwilling Assassin)
- Rory wishes he had taken an interest in Roman history like Amy did. (TV: The Pandorica Opens)
- Rory is glad to have missed the Great Fire of Rome (TV: The Romans) and the eruption of Vesuvius. (AUDIO: The Fires of Vulcan, TV: The Fires of Pompeii) Marinus also refers to the assassination of Caligula, who was unpopular. (GAME: The Legions of Death [+]Loading...["The Legions of Death (game)"])
- Rory has made notes about future catastrophes to avoid, including the Great Fire of London in 1666 (TV: The Visitation [+]Loading...["The Visitation (TV story)"]) — which he will actually live through, running in to save an infant girl, to no apparent ill effect (PROSE: The Constant Warrior [+]Loading...["The Constant Warrior (short story)"]) — as well as the Chicago Fire, which may have been in the 19th century, the San Francisco earthquake/fire, (PROSE: All-Consuming Fire [+]Loading...["All-Consuming Fire (novel)"], Vampire Science [+]Loading...["Vampire Science (novel)"], AUDIO: The Gift [+]Loading...["The Gift (audio story)","The Gift"]) Hiroshima and Nagasaki, (COMIC: Sky Jacks [+]Loading...["Sky Jacks (comic story)"], PROSE: Timewyrm: Exodus [+]Loading...["Timewyrm: Exodus (novel)"]) and the Blitz Air Raids. (TV: The Empty Child [+]Loading...["The Empty Child (TV story)"], Victory of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Victory of the Daleks (TV story)"], Captain Jack Harkness [+]Loading...["Captain Jack Harkness (TV story)"] et al.)
- Rory mentions the duck pond without any ducks. (TV: The Eleventh Hour, Flesh and Stone)
- Rory wonders about having children with Amy, (TV: The Big Bang, A Good Man Goes to War) or even adopting. (WC: P.S., Rory's Story)
- Many comments are made regarding Amy's long legs. (TV: The Impossible Astronaut, Deep Breath, HOMEVID: Clara and the TARDIS)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official I, Rorius page at bigfinish.com
