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{{Infobox Story | |image = mastermind cover.jpg | ||
| | |range = The Companion Chronicles | ||
| | |series in range = Series 8 (CC) | ||
|series = [[The Companion Chronicles]] | |series number in range = 8 | ||
|number in series = 1 | |||
|series = ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' | |||
|number = 8.01 | |number = 8.01 | ||
|main character = [[ | |main character = [[Decayed Master]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Ruth Matheson | ||
|featuring2 = Charlie Sato | |||
|enemy = | |enemy = | ||
|setting = [[The Vault ( | |setting = [[The Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|The Vault]], [[21st century]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Jonathan Morris | ||
|director = [[Ken Bentley]] | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] & [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | ||
|read by = | |read by = | ||
|music = [[Daniel Brett]] | |music = [[Daniel Brett]] | ||
|sound = [[Neil Gardner]] | |sound = [[Neil Gardner]] | ||
|cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | |||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 10 July 2013 | ||
|format = | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download | ||
|production code = BFPDWCC69 | |production code = BFPDWCC69 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-083-1 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-083-1 | ||
|prev = Council of War (audio story) | |prev = Council of War (audio story) | ||
|next = The Alchemists (audio story) | |next = The Alchemists (audio story) | ||
}}'''''Mastermind''''' was the | |producer = [[David Richardson]]|epcount=1 | ||
}}{{you may|Masterplan (audio story)|n1=Masterplan|Masterpiece (audio story)|n2=Masterpiece}} | |||
'''''Mastermind''''' was the first story of the [[Series 8 (CC)|eighth series]] in ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' audio range. It was the produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured the [[Decayed Master]]. | |||
The other characters in this story were played by [[Daphne Ashbrook]] and [[Yee Jee Tso]], actors who had starring roles in the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|''Doctor Who'' movie]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The Vault — an archive of alien artefacts securely stored deep beneath the Angel of the North. | [[The Vault (The Scales of Injustice)|The Vault]] — an archive of alien artefacts securely stored deep beneath the [[Angel of the North]]. | ||
There's also a prisoner in the Vault. An extraterrestrial known as [[the Master]]. He has been on Earth for some time, but now he's under lock and key. | There's also a prisoner in the Vault. An extraterrestrial known as [[Decayed Master|the Master]]. He has been on [[Earth]] for some time, but now he's under lock and key. | ||
This is his story. | This is his story. | ||
Or, as Captain [[Ruth Matheson]] and Warrant Officer [[Charlie Sato]] | Or, as Captain [[Ruth Matheson]] and Warrant Officer [[Charlie Sato]] discover... perhaps it is theirs. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[ | * [[Decayed Master|The Master]] - [[Geoffrey Beevers]] | ||
* [[Ruth Matheson]] - [[Daphne Ashbrook]] | * [[Ruth Matheson]] - [[Daphne Ashbrook]] | ||
* [[Charlie Sato]] - [[Yee Jee Tso]] | * [[Charlie Sato]] - [[Yee Jee Tso]] | ||
== | === Uncredited cast === | ||
* | * [[Don Maestro]] / [[Michael Maestro]] / [[Frankie Maestro]] - [[Yee Jee Tso]] | ||
* The Master boarded the [[RMS Titanic]], unaware of its eventual fate, and escaped in a lifeboat when it sank. | * Ms. [[Morelly]] - [[Daphne Ashbrook]] | ||
== Crew == | |||
* Cover Art - [[Anthony Lamb]] | |||
* Directors - [[Ken Bentley]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and Jason Haigh-Ellery | |||
* Music - [[Daniel Brett]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | |||
* Sound Design - [[Neil Gardner]] | |||
* Writer - [[Jonathan Morris]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* The Master boarded the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']] in [[1912]], unaware of its eventual fate, and escaped in a lifeboat when it sank. | |||
* The Master was captured by the [[Dalek]]s in the [[Valley of the Kings]] 3,000 years before his stay in the Vault, leaving [[The Master's TARDIS|his TARDIS]] behind. | |||
* The Master used a [[Deathworm Morphant]] as a precaution against his extermination by the Daleks. | |||
* [[Excalibur]] is held in the Vault. | * [[Excalibur]] is held in the Vault. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded on [[11 May (production)|11 May]] [[2012]]. | [[File:Mastermind.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]] | ||
* This story was recorded on [[11 May (production)|11 May]] [[2012 (production)|2012]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Charlie refers to the Thames Mead Massacre ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'') | * Major [[Husak]] had a sword that could be [[Excalibur]] brought to the Vault. ([[TV]]: [[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]) | ||
* Charlie | * Charlie refers to the [[Thames Mead Massacre]] in [[London]] in [[2012]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Curse of Davros (audio story)|The Curse of Davros]]'') | ||
* The Master | * Charlie refers to [[the Master's aliases]] of "Professor Emil Keller", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'') "Reverend Magister", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dæmons (TV story)|The Dæmons]]'') and "Professor Thascalos". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'') | ||
* The Master references the | * The Master says, that he is universally known as the Master. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') | ||
* The Master refers to his current form as a "[[Deathworm Morphant | * The Master references his execution by the Daleks, his last visit on Earth at the turn of the millennium and the entrapment of his [[Bruce Gerhardt|new body]] within the [[Eye of Harmony]], as recorded by [[Grace Holloway|Doctor Holloway]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
* After stealing the body of Don Maestro's son Michael, the Master is elated at having "a new body at last. | * The Master escaped the Eye by manipulating [[Edward Grainger]] and temporarily possessing the body of [[George Steer]], until [[Violet (Prologue to The Centenarian)|Violet]] stopped him, and then stole the body of [[Richard (Prologue to The Centenarian)|her fiancé]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Forgotten (short story)|Forgotten]]'') | ||
* The Master refers to his current form as a "[[Deathworm Morphant]]." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Eight Doctors (novel)|The Eight Doctors]]''; [[COMIC]]: ''[[The Fallen (comic story)|The Fallen]]'') | |||
* After stealing the body of [[Don Maestro]]'s son Michael, the Master is elated at having "a new body at last". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') | |||
* After falling under the Master's influence, Charlie and Ruth were sent to [[Fortress Island]], which had become a [[retirement]] home for ex-UNIT operatives who posed a security risk. They were later brought back into active service by Captain [[Mike Yates]], who needed their help to investigate what had happened to the Vault since they had left. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Screaming Skull (audio story)|The Screaming Skull]]'') | |||
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