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|range = Serpent Crest | |||
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|series = [[Serpent Crest]] | |series = [[Serpent Crest]] | ||
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|doctor = | |doctor = Fourth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[ | |featuring = | ||
|enemy = [[Second Doctor (clone)|Second Doctor]] | |companions = [[Mike Yates|Yates]], [[Fenella Wibbsey|Wibbsey]] | ||
| | |enemy = [[Second Doctor (clone)|Second Doctor's clone]] | ||
|writer = [[ | |setting =[[Hexford]], [[August]] [[2012]] | ||
| | |writer = Paul Magrs | ||
| | |director = [[Kate Thomas]] | ||
|release date = | |producer = Kate Thomas | ||
|format = | |sound = [[Simon Hunt]] | ||
|production code = | |cover = [[Anthony Dry]] | ||
|publisher = AudioGO | |||
|release date = 8 December 2011 | |||
|format =1 Episode on 1 CD<br />(4th of 5 stories) | |||
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|isbn = ISBN 978-1-4084-6888-3 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-4084-6888-3 | ||
| | |prev = Aladdin Time (audio story) | ||
|next | |next = Survivors in Space (audio story) | ||
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'''''The Hexford Invasion''''' was the fourth story in the [[Serpent Crest]] arc, a series of five audio dramas featuring [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | '''''The Hexford Invasion''''' was the fourth story in the [[Serpent Crest]] arc, a series of five audio dramas featuring [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
It's been many months since the Doctor was in [[Hexford]], and Mrs Wibbsey keenly feels his absence. As her grave suspicions about her new neighbour grow, she is in danger of becoming ostracised from village life. When Mike Yates turns up at [[Nest Cottage]] with a visitor in tow, Mrs Wibbsey's life is turned even further upside down. Why has this strange new fellow appeared - and can he really be who Mike thinks he is? | |||
With UNIT watching the skies, and a strange forest growing daily around the village perimeter, it comes as little surprise when an enormous spaceship slides into view and dominates the skyline. Who is watching Hexford, and what do they want? Never has Mrs Wibbsey needed the Doctor more. But can she cope with two...? | With UNIT watching the skies, and a strange forest growing daily around the village perimeter, it comes as little surprise when an enormous spaceship slides into view and dominates the skyline. Who is watching Hexford, and what do they want? Never has Mrs Wibbsey needed the Doctor more. But can she cope with two...? | ||
== Plot == | |||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | * [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Tom Baker]] | ||
* [[Second Doctor (clone)|The | * [[Second Doctor (clone)|The Visitor]] - [[David Troughton]] | ||
* [[Wibbsey|Mrs Wibbsey]] - [[Susan Jameson]] | * [[Wibbsey|Mrs Wibbsey]] - [[Susan Jameson]] | ||
* [[Mike Yates]] - [[Richard Franklin]] | * [[Mike Yates]] - [[Richard Franklin]] | ||
* Reverend Tonge - Cornelius Garrett | * [[Tonge|Reverend Tonge]] - [[Cornelius Garrett]] | ||
* Deirdre - [[Nerys Hughes]] | * [[Deirdre Whatsit|Deirdre]] - [[Nerys Hughes]] | ||
* Tish - Joanna Tope | * [[Tish Madoc|Tish]] - [[Joanna Tope]] | ||
* Villagers - [[Jack Sandle]], [[Jay Villiers]], [[Sam Hoare]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story was recorded at [[Fitzrovia Post]]. | |||
*[[ | * This story was later included in ''[[The Nest Cottage Chronicles]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Mike Yates calls the Second Doctor's haircut a "Beatles Haircut," a comparison [[Isobel Watkins]] also | * Mike Yates calls the Second Doctor's haircut a "Beatles Haircut," a comparison [[Isobel Watkins]], [[Jo Grant]] and [[Ace|Ace McShane]] have also made. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy (novel)|Who Killed Kennedy]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Defectors (audio story)|The Defectors]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'') | ||
* The Second Doctor makes reference to "[[Robot Yeti|Yeti]] in the [[London Underground|underground]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'') and [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] in the sewers." ([[TV]]: ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'') | |||
* Mike says he once saw the Second Doctor during an [[First Omega Crisis|incident]] with [[anti-matter]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') | |||
* The Second Doctor makes reference to "Yeti in the underground ([[ | * The [[Fourth Doctor]] speculates he might not remember these events due to the [[Time Lord]]s' meddling with the Second Doctor's life. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Annihilators (audio story)|The Annihilators]]'') | ||
* | * The Second Doctor exclaims "Oh my giddy aunt!" upon seeing the space ship. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [http:// | * [http://web.archive.org/20120425143339/nebula-one.blogspot.com/2011/12/past-times-special-serpent-crest-4.html "Past Times Special: Serpent Crest #4 - The Hexford Invasion" Review on Nebula One (News)] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:55, 21 December 2024
The Hexford Invasion was the fourth story in the Serpent Crest arc, a series of five audio dramas featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
It's been many months since the Doctor was in Hexford, and Mrs Wibbsey keenly feels his absence. As her grave suspicions about her new neighbour grow, she is in danger of becoming ostracised from village life. When Mike Yates turns up at Nest Cottage with a visitor in tow, Mrs Wibbsey's life is turned even further upside down. Why has this strange new fellow appeared - and can he really be who Mike thinks he is?
With UNIT watching the skies, and a strange forest growing daily around the village perimeter, it comes as little surprise when an enormous spaceship slides into view and dominates the skyline. Who is watching Hexford, and what do they want? Never has Mrs Wibbsey needed the Doctor more. But can she cope with two...?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Tom Baker
- The Visitor - David Troughton
- Mrs Wibbsey - Susan Jameson
- Mike Yates - Richard Franklin
- Reverend Tonge - Cornelius Garrett
- Deirdre - Nerys Hughes
- Tish - Joanna Tope
- Villagers - Jack Sandle, Jay Villiers, Sam Hoare
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story was recorded at Fitzrovia Post.
- This story was later included in The Nest Cottage Chronicles.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Mike Yates calls the Second Doctor's haircut a "Beatles Haircut," a comparison Isobel Watkins, Jo Grant and Ace McShane have also made. (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy; AUDIO: The Defectors; AUDIO: The Light at the End)
- The Second Doctor makes reference to "Yeti in the underground (TV: The Web of Fear) and Cybermen in the sewers." (TV: The Invasion)
- Mike says he once saw the Second Doctor during an incident with anti-matter. (TV: The Three Doctors)
- The Fourth Doctor speculates he might not remember these events due to the Time Lords' meddling with the Second Doctor's life. (PROSE: World Game, AUDIO: The Annihilators)
- The Second Doctor exclaims "Oh my giddy aunt!" upon seeing the space ship.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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