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|image = The Sinestran Kill (audio story).jpg | |image = The Sinestran Kill (audio story).jpg | ||
|range = Fourth Doctor Adventures | |range = The Fourth Doctor Adventures | ||
|series in range = Series 8 (4DA) | |series in range = Series 8 (4DA) | ||
|number in series = 1 | |number in series = 1 | ||
|number = 8.1 | |number = 8.1 | ||
|doctor = Fourth Doctor | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[ | |companions = [[Ann Kelso|Ann]] | ||
|enemy = [[Spandrin]] | |enemy = [[Spandrin]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[1978]] | |setting = [[London]], [[1978]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Andrew Smith (writer) | ||
|director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |director = [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |||
|music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | |music = [[Jamie Robertson]] | ||
|sound = | |sound = Jamie Robertson | ||
|cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | |cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 16 January 2019 | ||
|format = 1 CD<br/>Download | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download | ||
|production code = BFPTOMCD059 | |production code = BFPTOMCD059 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-293-4 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-293-4 | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = The Fourth Doctor Adventures: Series 8: Volume 1 | ||
|series = ''[[ | |series = ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'' | ||
|prev = The Age of Sutekh (audio story) | |prev = The Age of Sutekh (audio story) | ||
|next = Planet of the Drashigs (audio story) | |next = Planet of the Drashigs (audio story) | ||
|soundcloudtrailer = | |soundcloudtrailer = | ||
|epcount = 2 | |epcount = 2 | ||
}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the [[Series 8 (4DA)|eighth series]] of | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the [[Series 8 (4DA)|eighth series]] of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]] and featured [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Jane Slavin]] as [[Ann Kelso]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
When [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] decides to trace an anomalous energy signature on [[20th century|twentieth century]] [[Earth]], he stumbles into an [[assassination]] attempt. | When [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] decides to trace an anomalous energy signature on [[20th century|twentieth century]] [[Earth]], he stumbles into an [[assassination]] attempt. | ||
[[Blake gang|Gangland thugs]] are trying to murder [[Trenix|a seemingly innocent shopkeeper]], and it's only the intervention of the Doctor and [[ | [[Blake gang|Gangland thugs]] are trying to murder [[Trenix|a seemingly innocent shopkeeper]], and it's only the intervention of the Doctor and [[Ann Kelso]] – a WPC who happens to be on the scene – that prevents a tragedy. | ||
But why do the [[gangster]]s want the shopkeeper dead? And what does this have to do with alien technology? | But why do the [[gangster]]s want the shopkeeper dead? And what does this have to do with alien technology? | ||
The first stages of a grand [[conspiracy]] are about to be revealed. And finding the answers will take Ann Kelso on a journey like no other. | The first stages of a grand [[conspiracy]] are about to be revealed. And finding the answers will take Ann Kelso on a journey like no other. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part one === | === Part one === | ||
In [[London]], [[1978]], [[ | In [[London]], [[1978]], [[Ann Kelso|WPC Ann Kelso]] goes to [[Trenix|Tony Reynolds]]'s [[Reynolds Hardware|shop]] and advises him to close early after known criminal [[Spandrin|Jimmy Lynch]] makes a brief visit. Jimmy informs his boss, [[Hugo Blake]], of her presence in the shop but is told to complete his job regardless, Hugo telling him that he has "a little something" which will help. Meanwhile, [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]] is building [[K9 Mark II|another K9]] in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] when he receives a notification that a [[warped field damper]] is being used in 1978, three centuries before its invention, and decides to take a closer look. | ||
With the shop closed, Ann attempts to call for backup but finds that neither her [[radio]] nor Tony's [[telephone]] will work. [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] materialises outside and Ann goes to investigate, opening the door for the Doctor when he knocks. Jimmy breaks into the shop and attempts to kill Tony, but the Doctor flees with him and Ann into the TARDIS and determines that the warped field damper was behind Ann's inability to contact the [[police]]. After Jimmy flees due to the sound of [[siren]]s, the Doctor and Ann exit the TARDIS with the unconscious Tony and speak with [[Scott Neilson|DCI Neilson]]. | With the shop closed, Ann attempts to call for backup but finds that neither her [[radio]] nor Tony's [[telephone]] will work. [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] materialises outside and Ann goes to investigate, opening the door for the Doctor when he knocks. Jimmy breaks into the shop and attempts to kill Tony, but the Doctor flees with him and Ann into the TARDIS and determines that the warped field damper was behind Ann's inability to contact the [[police]]. After Jimmy flees due to the sound of [[siren]]s, the Doctor and Ann exit the TARDIS with the unconscious Tony and speak with [[Scott Neilson|DCI Neilson]]. | ||
Jimmy explains to Hugo what happened and leaves with him. The Doctor searches the shop for the damper and realises that it must have been projected from elsewhere. He uses his [[UNIT]] credentials to avoid being taken for questioning by DCI Neilson and is recognised by him as "that Doctor" when he sees his TARDIS, after which DCI Neilson allows him to leave whilst Tony goes to stay at [[Ann Kelso's flat|Ann's flat]]. The Doctor leaves in his TARDIS, leaving Ann bemused. | Jimmy explains to Hugo what happened and leaves with him. The Doctor searches the shop for the damper and realises that it must have been projected from elsewhere. He uses his [[UNIT]] credentials to avoid being taken for questioning by DCI Neilson and is recognised by him as "that Doctor" when he sees his TARDIS, after which DCI Neilson allows him to leave whilst Tony goes to stay at [[Ann Kelso's flat|Ann's flat]]. The Doctor leaves in his TARDIS, leaving Ann bemused. | ||
Jimmy and Hugo go to [[Kathy Blake]] who orders them to find another way to kill Tony, saying that they would not be safe until he was dead. Meanwhile, Ann goes to her flat with Tony and DCI Neilson, who leaves to arrange a proper safehouse and, in his car, requests a background check on Tony. The Doctor visits Kathy and Hugo and accuses him of being an [[alien]] in possession of the warped field damper before realising that he is simply fat of face and not in disguise. He does, however, tell the pair that he will stop whatever they are up to. | Jimmy and Hugo go to [[Kathy Blake]] who orders them to find another way to kill Tony, saying that they would not be safe until he was dead. Meanwhile, Ann goes to her flat with Tony and DCI Neilson, who leaves to arrange a proper safehouse and, in his car, requests a background check on Tony. The Doctor visits Kathy and Hugo and accuses him of being an [[alien]] in possession of the warped field damper before realising that he is simply fat of face and not in disguise. He does, however, tell the pair that he will stop whatever they are up to. | ||
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Ann runs away from the Sinestran wearing Kathy and is passed a killrod by DCI Neilson which she uses to kill her pursuer. The two police officers meet up with Trenix and continue to climb the floors before hiding inside the [[Anti-Terrorism Unit]], protected by its steel door. The Sinestrans begin firing at the door when the Doctor appears and lowers a ladder for the humans and Trenix to get to the roof where his TARDIS now stands. | Ann runs away from the Sinestran wearing Kathy and is passed a killrod by DCI Neilson which she uses to kill her pursuer. The two police officers meet up with Trenix and continue to climb the floors before hiding inside the [[Anti-Terrorism Unit]], protected by its steel door. The Sinestrans begin firing at the door when the Doctor appears and lowers a ladder for the humans and Trenix to get to the roof where his TARDIS now stands. | ||
The Doctor invites Spandrin onto the roof and asks about the truth of what is going on, surmising that Trenix had been a [[mercenary]] for the Sinestrans and that their attempts to kill him were for more than just revenge. Spandrin tells him that the Sinestrans have formed an alliance with [[The Syndicate (The Sinestran Kill)| | The Doctor invites Spandrin onto the roof and asks about the truth of what is going on, surmising that Trenix had been a [[mercenary]] for the Sinestrans and that their attempts to kill him were for more than just revenge. Spandrin tells him that the Sinestrans have formed an alliance with [[The Syndicate (The Sinestran Kill)|an intergalactic group]] who once employed Trenix and want him out of the way. The Doctor presents the Sinestran assassins' bodies, threatening to keep them in an [[artron field]] until they leave and causing the Sinestrans to turn against Spandrin. Trenix removes his DNA coder and has his body taken over by Spandrin, who is then shot and killed by the Sinestrans. Unable to return to their masters, the Doctor tells them that a [[justice planet]] is the best place for them and they are arrested by Ann. | ||
The Doctor returns to Ann in the TARDIS, having returned the Sinestrans to their own bodies and brought them to justice. He tells Ann that the TARDIS is a [[Space-time vessel|time machine]] and allows her to see inside again, where she asks to join him to help investigate the intergalactic group. She throws the take-off switch before he can finish making his offer. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | * [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Ann Kelso]] - [[Jane Slavin]] | ||
* [[Hugo Blake]] - [[Ewan Bailey]] | * [[Hugo Blake]] - [[Ewan Bailey]] | ||
* [[Spandrin|Jimmy Lynch]] - [[Nicholas Khan]] | * [[Spandrin|Jimmy Lynch]] - [[Nicholas Khan]] | ||
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* [[Policeman (The Sinestran Kill)|Policeman]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Policeman (The Sinestran Kill)|Policeman]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Anthony Lamb]] | |||
* Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and Nicholas Briggs | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Jamie Robertson]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[John Dorney]] | |||
* Writer - [[Andrew Smith (writer)|Andrew Smith]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* The Doctor tracks the use of a [[warped field damper]], which is 300 years too early for 1978. | * The Doctor tracks the use of a [[warped field damper]], which is 300 years too early for 1978. | ||
* DCI Neilson runs the [[Gang Squad]]. | * DCI Neilson runs the [[Gang Squad]]. | ||
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* The Doctor is working on assembling K9 Mark II in his box, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') and learns his brain is positioned "arrow A to the front." ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | * The Doctor is working on assembling K9 Mark II in his box, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion of Time (TV story)|The Invasion of Time]]'') and learns his brain is positioned "arrow A to the front." ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The [[cordolaine]] signal is associated with the [[Sontaran]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') | * The [[cordolaine]] signal is associated with the [[Sontaran]]s. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sontaran Stratagem (TV story)|The Sontaran Stratagem]]''/''[[The Poison Sky (TV story)|The Poison Sky]]'') | ||
== Cover gallery == | |||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in 1978]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1978]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
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