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|range          = Main Range
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|enemy          = [[Alphonse Chardalot]]
|enemy          = [[Alphonse Chardalot]]
|setting        = [[Ostend]] and [[Brussels]], [[1913]]
|setting        = [[Ostend]] and [[Brussels]], [[1913]]
|writer          = [[Matthew Sweet]]
|writer          = Matthew Sweet
|director        = [[Gary Russell]]
|director        = [[Gary Russell]]
|producer        = Gary Russell, [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
|producer        = Gary Russell, [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
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|cover          = [[Stuart Manning]]
|cover          = [[Stuart Manning]]
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|release date    = [[18 December (releases)|18 December]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]]
|release date    = 18 December 2006
|format          = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|format          = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code = [[List of production codes|6Y/A]]
|production code = [[List of production codes|6Y/A]]
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|made next      = Red (audio story)
|made next      = Red (audio story)
|epcount = 2
|epcount = 2
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the ninetieth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Matthew Sweet]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] as [[Peri Brown]].
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the ninetieth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Matthew Sweet]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Nicola Bryant]] as [[Peri Brown]].


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=== Part two ===
=== Part two ===
''to be added''
Albertine breaks into Chardalot's room and calls Toby to warn him that they have to leave as she believes that Peri has been killed, unwittingly allowing the hidden Chardalot to learn which room Toby is in. She stabs Chardalot several times when he reveals himself and cuts the line with his [[tooth|teeth]], but he is unharmed and manages to tie her up before going to Toby's room where he threatens the life of Miss Bultitude. Toby promises to give him anything that he wants in return for help restoring the world to one run by pigs as he has seen in a [[film]], something which Chardalot dismisses as a [[fantasy]]. He tells Toby that he grew him in a [[bell jar]] in [[Vienna]] as part of an experiment to augment an [[animal]]'s intellect to the level of a human, but Toby escaped to England in a [[cattle truck]].
 
The Doctor saves Peri from the hammam and they search Chardalot's room where they find his [[diary]] and Albertine, whom they release. They are too late to stop Chardalot from taking Toby and Miss Bultitude, but Albertine uses an advanced [[telescope]] in Toby's possession to spot them heading for the [[train]] to [[Brussels]]. As they drive after the train, Peri reads in Chardalot's diary about experiments on pigs named Toby and Charlie, the latter of whom is described as more [[violence|violent]], and notices that the dates are from fifty years ago despite Chardalot looking like he is in his forties. A screen lights up on the [[bookmark]] and shows the presence of a time machine in Brussels.
 
A [[temporal fission grenade]] set by Chardalot to detonate when the car reached a certain temperature begins its countdown and Albertine throws it away, accidentally killing several [[cow]]s which are sent back in time several hours. The train stops when Miss Bultitude pulls a [[communication cord]] because of the explosion and the Doctor sends Peri and Albertine to find the time machine, soon detecting a second one, whilst he boards the train. The Doctor reveals that the inspector is actually Charlie and that he mistakenly believes that he is Chardalot, the time travelling [[scientist]] who created him and Toby and is likely dead. Toby throws Chardalot from the train, but he survives thanks to a device resembling a [[fob watch]] which allows him limited movement through time and space.
 
Peri and Albertine arrive at the [[Hotel Metropol]] and find Chardalot already there, planning on using the TARDIS to get to the planet Guermantes from which he believes he comes once the Doctor, Toby and Miss Bultitude arrive from the [[train station]] by [[taxi]]. Injured by the fall from the train, he has [[butler (Year of the Pig)|his butler]], a "rough sketch" of a sapient pig, perform [[surgery]] on him and Albertine notices that his memories of his parents are the same as Toby's and his organs are not human. The Doctor, Toby and Miss Bultitude arrive sooner than expected and Toby finds a book depicting two pigs waving goodbye to two piglets, the scene that both of them remember but which never happened; both have taken their memories from books and Guermantes is actually the name of a family from ''À la recherche du temps perdu''.
 
Chardalot agrees to allow the Doctor and Albertine to perform his surgery and, afterwards, decides to apply for a position with the police. Toby and Albertine move in with Miss Bultitude in England and the Doctor and Peri stay for a while, the former finishing reading ''À la recherche du temps perdu'' before agreeing with Peri that it is time for them to leave. He leaves the final volume, ''Time Regained'', behind. Toby eats it.


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* Chang Wu Gow retired to [[Bournemouth]] where he opened a [[tea room]].
* Chang Wu Gow retired to [[Bournemouth]] where he opened a [[tea room]].
* In the opening chapter of ''[[The Woman in White]]'', an [[Italy|Italian]] [[professor]] is saved from drowning.
* In the opening chapter of ''[[The Woman in White]]'', an [[Italy|Italian]] [[professor]] is saved from drowning.
* [[Norman (Year of the Pig)|Mr Norman]] was Toby's first manager. He smoked cheap [[cigar]]s.
* [[Tom Norman]] was Toby's first manager. He smoked cheap [[cigar]]s.
* Toby says that his terms with Mr Norman meant that he earnt a larger split of the profits than [[Lillie Langtry]].
* Toby says that his terms with Mr Norman meant that he earnt a larger split of the profits than [[Lillie Langtry]].
* [[Julia Pastrana]] was known as the Baboon Lady. She could dance the [[Highland Fling]].
* [[Julia Pastrana]] was known as the Baboon Lady. She could dance the [[Highland Fling]].
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* Albertine's [[teacher]] was taught by [[Mary Seacole]].
* Albertine's [[teacher]] was taught by [[Mary Seacole]].
* Toby wears a [[toupée]].
* Toby wears a [[toupée]].
* The Doctor once visited Brussels to buy an engagement [[ring]].
* [[Sigmund Freud|Freud]], [[Arthur Schopenhauer|Schopenhauer]], [[Friedrich Nietzsche|Nietzsche]] and [[August Strindberg|Strindberg]] were working in [[Vienna]] in [[1903]]. Toby claims they were pigs.
* Strindberg went in search of the [[philosopher's stone]].
* [[Henry Irving|Sir Henry Irving]] played the title role in ''[[Hamlet]]''.
* [[Alfred Dreyfus|Colonel Dreyfus]] was part of a scandal.
* [[Alice Bultitude's stepfather|Miss Bultitude's stepfather]] bought her a [[taxidermy|taxidermied]] [[python]] and [[mongoose]].
* Toby has never worn a [[fez]].
* In college, Peri knew a girl with an [[eating disorder]].
* Toby has a copy of ''[[The Secret Agent]]'' and claims that its author, [[Joseph Conrad|Conrad]], was a pig.
* Toby claims that [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]], [[John Milton|Milton]], [[Little Tich]] and [[George Eliot]] were pigs.
* Peri is familiar with ''[[The Railway Children]]''.
* In the mid-[[25th century]], Earth is flooded with [[X-ray spectacles]] created in an accident at a [[plastic]]s [[factory]] involving a [[matter synthesiser]] and a collection of ''[[Power Man and Iron Fist]]''. [[Sea monkey]]s destroyed the factory in a rampage.
* The Doctor's favourite [[tailor]] is on [[Kolpasha]].
* Miss Bultitude enjoyed ''[[Rescued by Rover]]''.
* Peri and Albertine sight [[Manneken Pis|a statue of a little boy peeing]].
* Peri and Albertine sight [[Manneken Pis|a statue of a little boy peeing]].
* The Doctor once visited Brussels to buy an [[engagement ring]].
* Toby liked playing with a [[kaleidoscope]].


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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* If this story was part of the subscription with Big Finish, it included ''[[Return of the Daleks (audio story)|Return of the Daleks]]'' free with this story.
* If this story was part of the subscription with Big Finish, it included ''[[Return of the Daleks (audio story)|Return of the Daleks]]'' free with this story.
* [[Maureen O'Brien]] is best known for playing the [[First Doctor]]'s companion [[Vicki Pallister]].
* [[Maureen O'Brien]] is best known for playing the [[First Doctor]]'s companion [[Vicki Pallister]].
* [[Adjoa Andoh]] appeared as [[Jatt|Sister Jatt]] in ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'' and [[Martha Jones]]' mother [[Francine Jones|Francine]] in several episodes during [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|Series 3]] and [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|4]] of the relaunched series of ''Doctor Who''.
* [[Adjoa Andoh]] appeared as [[Jatt|Sister Jatt]] in ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'' and [[Martha Jones]]' mother [[Francine Jones|Francine]] in several episodes during [[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 3]] and [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|4]] of the relaunched series of ''Doctor Who''.
* [[Michael Keating]] previously appeared as [[Goudry]] in ''[[The Sun Makers (TV story)|The Sun Makers]]''.
* [[Michael Keating]] previously appeared as [[Goudry]] in ''[[The Sun Makers (TV story)|The Sun Makers]]''.
* This story is set between ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'' and ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''.
* This story is set between ''[[Timelash (TV story)|Timelash]]'' and ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''.
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Latest revision as of 19:21, 25 April 2024

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Year of the Pig was the ninetieth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Matthew Sweet and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Nicola Bryant as Peri Brown.

This story features a full cast of Doctor Who alumni, including Adjoa Andoh, Michael Keating and Maureen O'Brien.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ostend, 1913. War is coming. A war in which millions will die. And the guest in suite 139 of the Hotel Palace Thermae knows it. Which is odd, considering he has trotters, a snout and a lovely curly tail.

Toby the Sapient Pig is a swine on the run. Two peculiar strangers have been hunting him across Europe. The first, Miss Alice Bultitude, is an Englishwoman and collector of obscure theatrical ephemera. The second, Inspector Alphonse Chardalot, is a celebrated member of the detective police - the man who brought the trunk murderess of St Germain to justice.

This was supposed to be a reading week for the Doctor and Peri. Now they must do battle with a villain who wants to wipe every last human from the face of the earth - once he's had just another dish of truffles. And maybe a valedictory glass of fizzy lemonade.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part one[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 1913 Ostend, the Doctor falls asleep reading À la recherche du temps perdu on the beach and is awoken by Miss Bultitude, but their one-sided conversation is interrupted when the Doctor has to save the life of the drowning Inspector Chardalot. Peri, who has been shopping for a postcard to send to H. G. Wells, returns and gives Chardalot mouth-to-mouth, after which she and the Doctor head back to their room at the Hotel Palace Thermae with a stuffed rhesus macaque in bridal gear anonymously left for Peri with a note of thanks at reception. They soon receive a dinner invitation from Chardalot.

At dinner, Miss Bultitude says that she recognised the rhesus macaque as one from a shop run by James Ensor's mother and takes Peri to the terrace when Chardalot lights a cigar. In their absence, Chardalot asks the Doctor about the TARDIS, which Peri has been seen entering and leaving, and claims that he has come to investigate a murder that is yet to happen. Miss Bultitude claims to know that some of his stories of solving crimes are untrue and believes that he is a con artist as she saw him leaving the macaque at reception prior to his supposed near-drowning. She is also suspicious as his visit coincides with that of another guest whom she intends to introduce Peri to.

Peri declines Chardalot's invitation for her and the Doctor to join him in a walk on the promenade and they help Miss Bultitude get to her room when she claims to be feeling ill, but she admits once upstairs that she is not staying at the hotel and leads them to the room of Toby the Sapient Pig, a former star of the freakshow whom she has been following around Europe in the hopes of meeting him as part of her research for a book she is writing. Toby is afraid of the Doctor and has Nurse Albertine stun his three visitors with a memory-wiping weapon similar to a cattle prod. He keeps the Doctor and Miss Bultitude in his room whilst Nurse Albertine claims to have found Peri at the bottom of the linen chute, leading Chardalot to begin a search for the missing pair.

Chardalot confesses to Peri that the drowning rescue was a ruse inspired by The Woman in White to engender trust and claims that he is on the trail of a criminal with a memory weapon which he has used against him several times and which he correctly deduces has been used on her and the Doctor. Peri joins him in searching Miss Bultitude's room as he believes her to be an accomplice and they find a note apparently from Toby inviting Miss Bultitude to meet with him in the hammam, one which they believe to have been forged. They find Albertine listening at the door and Peri agrees to go for a walk with her on the promenade, but the sky is suddenly filled with exploding cows and Peri asks for her help to find the Doctor when they see that the TARDIS has disappeared.

Toby apologises to the Doctor for mistaking him for an enemy and for his new security measure which means he cannot leave until Albertine returns. He claims that he is indeed a pig from England, although he does not offer any detail, and that he intends to steal the time machine of a man who has come from the future to kill him and use it to prevent the evolution of humanity, which he deems an aberration. The Doctor jumps from the balcony and meets Albertine, who suspects Chardalot of being the assassin. At the hammam, Chardalot reveals that he has deceived Peri and locks her inside before activating the steam, intent on gaining access to the TARDIS.

Part two[[edit] | [edit source]]

Albertine breaks into Chardalot's room and calls Toby to warn him that they have to leave as she believes that Peri has been killed, unwittingly allowing the hidden Chardalot to learn which room Toby is in. She stabs Chardalot several times when he reveals himself and cuts the line with his teeth, but he is unharmed and manages to tie her up before going to Toby's room where he threatens the life of Miss Bultitude. Toby promises to give him anything that he wants in return for help restoring the world to one run by pigs as he has seen in a film, something which Chardalot dismisses as a fantasy. He tells Toby that he grew him in a bell jar in Vienna as part of an experiment to augment an animal's intellect to the level of a human, but Toby escaped to England in a cattle truck.

The Doctor saves Peri from the hammam and they search Chardalot's room where they find his diary and Albertine, whom they release. They are too late to stop Chardalot from taking Toby and Miss Bultitude, but Albertine uses an advanced telescope in Toby's possession to spot them heading for the train to Brussels. As they drive after the train, Peri reads in Chardalot's diary about experiments on pigs named Toby and Charlie, the latter of whom is described as more violent, and notices that the dates are from fifty years ago despite Chardalot looking like he is in his forties. A screen lights up on the bookmark and shows the presence of a time machine in Brussels.

A temporal fission grenade set by Chardalot to detonate when the car reached a certain temperature begins its countdown and Albertine throws it away, accidentally killing several cows which are sent back in time several hours. The train stops when Miss Bultitude pulls a communication cord because of the explosion and the Doctor sends Peri and Albertine to find the time machine, soon detecting a second one, whilst he boards the train. The Doctor reveals that the inspector is actually Charlie and that he mistakenly believes that he is Chardalot, the time travelling scientist who created him and Toby and is likely dead. Toby throws Chardalot from the train, but he survives thanks to a device resembling a fob watch which allows him limited movement through time and space.

Peri and Albertine arrive at the Hotel Metropol and find Chardalot already there, planning on using the TARDIS to get to the planet Guermantes from which he believes he comes once the Doctor, Toby and Miss Bultitude arrive from the train station by taxi. Injured by the fall from the train, he has his butler, a "rough sketch" of a sapient pig, perform surgery on him and Albertine notices that his memories of his parents are the same as Toby's and his organs are not human. The Doctor, Toby and Miss Bultitude arrive sooner than expected and Toby finds a book depicting two pigs waving goodbye to two piglets, the scene that both of them remember but which never happened; both have taken their memories from books and Guermantes is actually the name of a family from À la recherche du temps perdu.

Chardalot agrees to allow the Doctor and Albertine to perform his surgery and, afterwards, decides to apply for a position with the police. Toby and Albertine move in with Miss Bultitude in England and the Doctor and Peri stay for a while, the former finishing reading À la recherche du temps perdu before agreeing with Peri that it is time for them to leave. He leaves the final volume, Time Regained, behind. Toby eats it.

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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