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|image = | |image = The Cars That Ate London.jpg | ||
|range = The Paternoster Gang (audio series) | |range = The Paternoster Gang (audio series){{!}}The Paternoster Gang: Heritage | ||
|series in range = Heritage 1 | |series in range = Heritage 1 | ||
|series number in range = 1 | |series number in range = 1 | ||
|number in series = 1 | |number in series = 1 | ||
|series = ''[[The Paternoster Gang (audio series)|The Paternoster Gang]]'' | |series = ''[[The Paternoster Gang (audio series)|The Paternoster Gang]]'' | ||
|anthology = | |anthology = Heritage 1 | ||
|number = 1.1 | |number = 1.1 | ||
|main character = [[Vastra]], [[Jenny Flint|Jenny]], [[Strax]] | |main character = [[Vastra]], [[Jenny Flint|Jenny]], [[Strax]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = [[Cotton (The Cars That Ate London!)|Inspector Cotton]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[The Management]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[19th century]] | |setting = [[London]], late [[19th century]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Jonathan Morris | ||
|director = [[Ken Bentley]] | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |||
|music = [[Joe Kraemer]] | |music = [[Joe Kraemer]] | ||
|sound = Joe Kraemer | |sound = Joe Kraemer | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 5 June 2019 | ||
|format = 1 | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>1st of 3 stories | ||
|production code = BFPPATER01 | |production code = BFPPATER01 | ||
|isbn = 978-1-78703-799-1 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-799-1 (physical); SBN 978-1-78703-800-4 (digital) | ||
|prev = Prelude Heritage (audio story) | |prev = Prelude Heritage (audio story) | ||
|next = A Photograph to Remember (audio story) | |next = A Photograph to Remember (audio story) | ||
}} | |fullvid = The Paternoster Gang The Cars that Ate London! (Full Audio Episode) Doctor Who | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the audio anthology ''[[Heritage 1]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured [[Neve McIntosh]] as [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]], [[Catrin Stewart]] as [[Jenny Flint]] and [[Dan Starkey]] as [[Strax]]. | |epcount = 1 | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the audio anthology ''[[Heritage 1]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Jonathan Morris]] and featured [[Neve McIntosh]] as [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]], [[Catrin Stewart]] as [[Jenny Flint]] and [[Dan Starkey]] as [[Strax]] and introduced [[Finlay Robertson]] as [[Cotton (The Cars That Ate London!)|Inspector Cotton]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The advent of [[Car|electric carriages]] on [[London]] | The advent of [[Car|electric carriages]] on [[London]]'s streets causes a stir – until they start careening out of control. Elsewhere, [[factory]] workers lose their senses, while a brand-new [[power plant]] suffers mysterious outages. | ||
Genius industrialist [[Fabian Solak]] has a vision of the future – free from pollution, running on clean electricity. But [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]] knows such ideas are ahead of their | Genius industrialist [[Fabian Solak]] has a vision of the future – free from [[pollution]], running on clean [[electricity]]. But [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]] knows such ideas are ahead of their time... | ||
==Plot== | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
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* [[Cotton (The Cars That Ate London!)|Inspector Cotton]] / [[Silas Beckett]] - [[Finlay Robertson]] | * [[Cotton (The Cars That Ate London!)|Inspector Cotton]] / [[Silas Beckett]] - [[Finlay Robertson]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Jenny scans a [[swan]] with the gang's [[gauntlet scanner]]. | |||
* Solak gives a talk at the [[Royal Scientific Society]]. | * Solak gives a talk at the [[Royal Scientific Society]]. | ||
* The Solak factory places its workers in [[assembly line]]s. | |||
* Jenny has never seen a [[camera]] before. Vastra is suspicious about the [[security camera|surveillance cameras]], and other [[anachronism]]s. | |||
* Strax urges the other workers to seize the [[means of production]]. | |||
* The factory floor workers go on [[strike]]. | |||
* Solak has a [[Sontaran]] [[battle computer]] [[extrapolator]] in his [[brain]]. | |||
* Solak compares himself to [[Heinrich Hertz|Hertz]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Strax mentions how his true name is a serial number. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Soldier's Education (short story)|A Soldier's Education]]'') | * Strax mentions how his true name is a serial number. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A Soldier's Education (short story)|A Soldier's Education]]'') | ||
* Jenny uses her [[Gauntlet Scanner]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') | |||
* Immediately upon waking up, Strax exclaims, "''Son–'' [[Rutan]]s! Perverting the course of [[Sontaran]] [[history]]!" ([[TV]]: ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', ''[[Listen (TV story)|Listen]]'', ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Stories set in the 19th century]] | [[Category:Stories set in the 19th century]] | ||
Latest revision as of 00:57, 22 October 2024
The Cars That Ate London! was the first story in the audio anthology Heritage 1, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Jonathan Morris and featured Neve McIntosh as Madame Vastra, Catrin Stewart as Jenny Flint and Dan Starkey as Strax and introduced Finlay Robertson as Inspector Cotton.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The advent of electric carriages on London's streets causes a stir – until they start careening out of control. Elsewhere, factory workers lose their senses, while a brand-new power plant suffers mysterious outages.
Genius industrialist Fabian Solak has a vision of the future – free from pollution, running on clean electricity. But Madame Vastra knows such ideas are ahead of their time...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Madame Vastra - Neve McIntosh
- Jenny Flint - Catrin Stewart
- Strax - Dan Starkey
- Fabian Solak - Alan Cox
- Madeline - Julia Hills
- Archie Flowers / The Power Station Worker / Market Trader - Alex Lowe
- Inspector Cotton / Silas Beckett - Finlay Robertson
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jenny scans a swan with the gang's gauntlet scanner.
- Solak gives a talk at the Royal Scientific Society.
- The Solak factory places its workers in assembly lines.
- Jenny has never seen a camera before. Vastra is suspicious about the surveillance cameras, and other anachronisms.
- Strax urges the other workers to seize the means of production.
- The factory floor workers go on strike.
- Solak has a Sontaran battle computer extrapolator in his brain.
- Solak compares himself to Hertz.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The story's title is a play on the film The Cars That Ate Paris.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Strax mentions how his true name is a serial number. (PROSE: A Soldier's Education)
- Jenny uses her Gauntlet Scanner. (TV: Deep Breath)
- Immediately upon waking up, Strax exclaims, "Son– Rutans! Perverting the course of Sontaran history!" (TV: Robot, Listen, The Doctor Falls)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Cars That Ate London! page at bigfinish.com
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