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|image = Dark Convoy.jpg | |image = Dark Convoy.jpg | ||
|range = Short Trips (series) | |||
|series in range = Series 5 (ST) | |||
|series number in range = 5 | |||
|number in series = 7 | |||
|series = [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] | |series = [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] | ||
|anthology | |audio anthology = | ||
|number = 5.07 | |number = 5.07 | ||
|doctor=Seventh Doctor | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Ace]] | |companions = [[Ace]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = | ||
|setting = HMS Thunder, [[1941]] | |setting = The [[HMS Thunder|HMS ''Thunder'']], [[1941]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Mark B. Oliver | ||
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|producer = [[Michael Stevens]] | |||
|read by = [[Sophie Aldred]] | |read by = [[Sophie Aldred]] | ||
|music = | |music = [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]] | ||
|sound = | |sound = [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]] | ||
|cover = [[Mark Plastow]] | |cover = [[Mark Plastow]] | ||
|publisher | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 20 July 2015 | ||
|format = | |format =MP3 Download | ||
|production code = | |production code =BFMSTDL07 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-398-6 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-398-6 | ||
|prev = The Shadows of Serenity (audio story) | |prev = The Shadows of Serenity (audio story) | ||
|next = | |next = Foreshadowing (audio story) | ||
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventh story of the fifth season of [[Big Finish Productions]]' [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] series. It was read by [[Sophie Aldred]]. | |epcount = 1 | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the seventh story of the [[Series 5 (ST)|fifth season]] of [[Big Finish Productions]]' [[Short Trips (series)|Short Trips]] series. It was read by [[Sophie Aldred]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Materialising aboard the [[submarine]] HMS Thunder during the [[World War II | Second World War]], the Doctor and Ace join Commander Fitzgerald and his crew as they track a fellow sub in trouble. | Materialising aboard the [[submarine]] [[HMS Thunder]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]], [[Seventh Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Ace]] join Commander Fitzgerald and his crew as they track a fellow sub in trouble. | ||
While the Doctor advises the Captain on navigational matters, Ace joins in a daring mission to rescue sailors in the water. With German planes overhead, no-one's survival is guaranteed... | |||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Seventh Doctor]] | * [[Seventh Doctor]] | ||
* [[Ace]] | * [[Ace]] | ||
* Jimmy | * [[Jimmy Mayhew]] | ||
* [[Thomas Fitzgerald]] | |||
* | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[Audrey Dudman]] watched [[World War II]] naval films growing up. | * Ace's mother [[Audrey Dudman]] watched [[World War II]] naval films on [[Saturday]] afternoons growing up. | ||
* The Doctor's pockets contain a toffee apple, marbles and a paperweight. | * The Doctor's pockets contain a half eaten [[toffee apple]], [[Marble (toy)|marbles]] and a [[paperweight]]. | ||
* Jimmy Mayhew joined the [[Royal Navy]] because his home was bombed during [[the Blitz]]. | |||
* The [[United States of America|United States]] is in the process of developing [[sonar]]. | |||
* Ace knows [[first aid]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was available for download only. | * This story was available for download only. | ||
* This story was recorded on [[6 March (production)|6 March]] [[2015 (production)|2015]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | |||
* This story is a "[[pure historical]]" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor, Ace and the TARDIS. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
'' | * Captain Fitzgerald assumes that the Doctor is working at [[Bletchley Park]]. During his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]], he worked in Hut 12A at Bletchley Park in [[1944]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Criss-Cross (audio story)|Criss-Cross]]'') | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Series 5 (ST) audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Seventh Doctor audio stories]] | [[Category:Seventh Doctor audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in World War II]] | [[Category:Stories set in World War II]] | ||
[[Category:Audio stories that use the Keff McCulloch theme]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in the Arctic]] | |||
[[Category:Stories in need of plot details]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:19, 3 November 2024
Dark Convoy was the seventh story of the fifth season of Big Finish Productions' Short Trips series. It was read by Sophie Aldred.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Materialising aboard the submarine HMS Thunder during the Second World War, the Doctor and Ace join Commander Fitzgerald and his crew as they track a fellow sub in trouble.
While the Doctor advises the Captain on navigational matters, Ace joins in a daring mission to rescue sailors in the water. With German planes overhead, no-one's survival is guaranteed...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Ace's mother Audrey Dudman watched World War II naval films on Saturday afternoons growing up.
- The Doctor's pockets contain a half eaten toffee apple, marbles and a paperweight.
- Jimmy Mayhew joined the Royal Navy because his home was bombed during the Blitz.
- The United States is in the process of developing sonar.
- Ace knows first aid.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was available for download only.
- This story was recorded on 6 March 2015 at the Moat Studios.
- This story is a "pure historical" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor, Ace and the TARDIS.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Captain Fitzgerald assumes that the Doctor is working at Bletchley Park. During his sixth incarnation, he worked in Hut 12A at Bletchley Park in 1944. (AUDIO: Criss-Cross)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Dark Convoy page at bigfinish.com
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