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{{Infobox | |image = Army-of-Death-cover.jpg | ||
|range = Main Range | |||
|image = Army-of-Death-cover.jpg | |number in range = 155 | ||
|series = [[ | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|number = 155 | |number = 155 | ||
|doctor = Eighth Doctor | |doctor = Eighth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Mary Shelley]] | |companions = [[Mary Shelley|Mary]] | ||
|enemy = [[Karnex]] | |enemy = [[Karnex]] | ||
|setting = [[Garrak]] and [[Stronghaven | |setting = [[Garrak]] and [[Stronghaven]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Jason Arnopp | ||
| | |music = [[Fool Circle Productions]] | ||
| | |sound = Fool Circle Productions | ||
| | |cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] | ||
| | |epcount = 4 | ||
| | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
| | |release date = 12 December 2011 | ||
|director = [[Barnaby Edwards | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = 8A/AC | |director = [[Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-603-4 | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
}}{{ | |production code = 8A/AC | ||
'''''Army of Death''''' | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-603-4 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-703-7 (digital) | ||
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/foolcircle/dw-aod-trailer | |||
|musicsuite = https://soundcloud.com/foolcircle/aod-music-suite | |||
|prev = The Witch from the Well (audio story) | |||
|next = The Curse of Davros (audio story) | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | |||
'''''Army of Death''''' was the one hundred and fifty-fifth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Jason Arnopp]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Julie Cox]] as [[Mary Shelley]]. | |||
This was the last Eighth Doctor story to be featured in the [[Main Range]]. The Eighth Doctor continued to appear in other Big Finish ranges, including his own dedicated sagas, and finally returned alongside [[Charlotte Pollard]] in the Main Range's final release, ''[[The End of the Beginning (audio story)|The End of the Beginning]]''. | |||
== Publishers summary == | == Publishers summary == | ||
The TARDIS brings the Doctor and Mary Shelley to the [[continent]] of [[Zelonia]], on the frontier world [[Draxine]] | [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] brings [[Eighth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Mary Shelley]] to the [[continent]] of [[Zelonia]], on the frontier world [[Draxine]] — where, many moons ago, the twin citystates of [[Garrak]] and [[Stronghaven]] bore testament to mankind's colonial spirit. | ||
That was before the sinister death cult of | That was before the sinister death cult of Garrak's President [[Valek Harmon|Harmon]] took hold — and Garrak annihilated itself, utterly, in an apocalyptic explosion. Before the bones of Garrak's dead came back to life, and its skeletal citizens began marching, marching, marching on Stronghaven itself. | ||
But what do they want, this army of death? And can anything stop them? In search of answers, the Doctor and Mary must journey into the dead heart of a dead city to face a terrifying adversary, whose ambitions transcend the stuff of life itself. | But what do they want, this army of death? And can anything stop them? In search of answers, the Doctor and Mary must journey into the dead heart of a dead city to face a terrifying adversary, whose ambitions transcend the stuff of life itself. | ||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]] | * [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]] | ||
* [[Mary Shelley]] - [[Julie Cox]] | * [[Mary Shelley]] - [[Julie Cox]] | ||
* [[President Vallan]] - [[David Harewood]] | * [[John Vallan|President Vallan]] - [[David Harewood]] | ||
* [[Lady Meera]] - [[Carolyn Pickles]] | * [[Meera Darone|Lady Meera]] - [[Carolyn Pickles]] | ||
* [[Nia Brusk]] - [[Eva Pope]] | * [[Nia Brusk]] - [[Eva Pope]] | ||
* [[Raynar|Commander Raynar]]/[[Karnex]] - [[Mitch Benn]] | * [[Raynar|Commander Raynar]] / [[Karnex]] - [[Mitch Benn]] | ||
* [[Sherla]]/[[Baden]]/[[Tox]] - [[Joanna Christie]] | * [[Sherla]] / [[Baden (Army of Death)|Baden]] / [[Tox]] - [[Joanna Christie]] | ||
* [[Maddox (Army of Death)|Captain Maddox]]/[[Stennan]]/Sentries - [[Trevor Cooper]] | * [[Maddox (Army of Death)|Captain Maddox]] / [[Stennan]] / Sentries - [[Trevor Cooper]] | ||
== Crew == | |||
* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]] | |||
* Director - [[Barnaby Edwards]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Fool Circle Productions]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]] | |||
* Writer - [[Jason Arnopp]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Mary | * Mary describes [[Percy Shelley]] as her soulmate. | ||
* The inhabitants of Draxine are tenth-generation descendants of the original settlers from [[Earth]]. | * The inhabitants of Draxine are tenth-generation descendants of the original settlers from [[Earth]]. | ||
* The Doctor once took Mary to [[Mayhem (planet)|Mayhem]]. | |||
* [[Ramirez Harmon]] was the [[President]] of [[Mexico]] in [[2017]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* | * Subscribers to Big Finish received the audio story ''[[The Five Companions (audio story)|The Five Companions]]'' as a free release if this story was part of their subscription, alongside a reading of ''[[Lant Land (short story)|Lant Land]]'', originally printed in the collection ''[[Short Trips: Life Science]]''. | ||
* An after-credits scene at the end of episode 4 has [[Mary Shelley]] writing a final entry on her old journal stating she has instructed the Doctor to return her to her own time, to a place where she — for better or worse — belongs. | |||
* An after-credits scene at the end of episode 4 has [[Mary Shelley]] writing a final entry on her old journal stating she has instructed the Doctor to return her to her own time, to a place where she | * This audio drama was recorded on [[7 April (production)|7]] and [[8 April (production)|8 April]] [[2011 (production)|2011]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* | * It was released on [[12 December (releases)|11 December]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111228065248/http://bigfinish.com:80/whatsnew.aspx LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 28-12-2011]</ref> | ||
=== Production error === | |||
* When Hover-Sentries list search results on "President Harmon", they erroneously call [[Valek Harmon]] the president of [[Stronghaven]]. He was the president of [[Garrak]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor refers to [[Plutonian]] tax collectors. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sun Makers (TV story)|The Sun Makers]]'') | * The Doctor refers to [[Plutonian]] tax collectors. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sun Makers (TV story)|The Sun Makers]]'') | ||
* The Doctor tells President Vallon that he was once accused of assassinating a [[Lord President|president]] himself. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin]]'') | * The Doctor tells President Vallon that he was once accused of assassinating a [[Lord President|president]] himself. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'') | ||
* The Doctor mentions to Mary and Nia that he used to have a [[Whomobile|flying car]] with a "great number plate." ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'', ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'') | * The Doctor mentions to Mary and Nia that he used to have a [[Whomobile|flying car]] with a "great number plate." ([[TV]]: ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'', ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') | ||
* The Doctor recalls their recent encounters with the [[Cyberman | * The Doctor recalls their recent encounters with the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and the witches. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Silver Turk]]'', ''[[The Witch from the Well (audio story)|The Witch from the Well]]'') | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
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