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cd name= Assassin in the Limelight| | cd name= Assassin in the Limelight| | ||
image= [[ | image= [[File:DW108.png|250px]] Cover Art - [[Grant Kempster]] | | ||
series=[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]]| | series=[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]]| | ||
number= 108 | | number= 108 | | ||
doctor= [[Sixth Doctor]]| | doctor= [[Sixth Doctor]]| | ||
companions= [[Evelyn Smythe]] | | companions= [[Evelyn Smythe]] | | ||
enemy= [[Robert Knox]]<br>The [[Indo]]| | enemy= [[Robert Knox]]<br />The [[Indo]]| | ||
year= [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States of America|USA]], [[Earth]], [[14 April]] [[1865]]| | year= [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States of America|USA]], [[Earth]], [[14 April]] [[1865]]| | ||
writer= [[Robert Ross]] | | writer= [[Robert Ross]] | | ||
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next story= [[The Death Collectors]]}}{{audio stub}} | next story= [[The Death Collectors]]}}{{audio stub}} | ||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
'''''Ford's Theatre, Washington. Friday, 14th April, 1865. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln.''''' | '''''Ford's Theatre, Washington. Friday, 14th April, 1865. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln.''''' | ||
The place, the date and the event which made history. Or did it? Someone has been tampering with time, muddying the waters of history for his own purposes. Time itself is out of joint and the chief culprit is the enigmatic Doctor Knox. | The place, the date and the event which made history. Or did it? Someone has been tampering with time, muddying the waters of history for his own purposes. Time itself is out of joint and the chief culprit is the enigmatic Doctor Knox. | ||
Somehow the Doctor and Evelyn must put history back on track before the future dissolves into chaos. But Knox, it turns out, may be the least of their worries... | Somehow the Doctor and Evelyn must put history back on track before the future dissolves into chaos. But Knox, it turns out, may be the least of their worries... | ||
==Cast== | == Cast == | ||
*[[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]] | * [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]] | ||
*[[Evelyn Smythe]] - [[Maggie Stables]] | * [[Evelyn Smythe]] - [[Maggie Stables]] | ||
*Dr. [[Robert Knox]] - [[Leslie Phillips]] | * Dr. [[Robert Knox]] - [[Leslie Phillips]] | ||
*[[Clara Harris]] - [[Lysette Anthony]] | * [[Clara Harris]] - [[Lysette Anthony]] | ||
*[[John Parker]] - [[Eric Loren]] | * [[John Parker]] - [[Eric Loren]] | ||
*[[Lizzie Williams]] - [[Madeline Potter]] | * [[Lizzie Williams]] - [[Madeline Potter]] | ||
*[[Henry Clay Ford]] - [[Alan Marriott]] | * [[Henry Clay Ford]] - [[Alan Marriott]] | ||
*[[John Wilkes Booth]] - [[Paul Dubois]] | * [[John Wilkes Booth]] - [[Paul Dubois]] | ||
*[[Thomas Eckert]] - [[Mikey O'Connor]] | * [[Thomas Eckert]] - [[Mikey O'Connor]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
*The Doctor calls [[Robert Knox]] a [[Time Meddler]]. | * The Doctor calls [[Robert Knox]] a [[Time Meddler]]. | ||
*Knox poses as the Irish author and playwright [[Oscar Wilde]]. The Doctor realises this congruity immediately since, as he tells Evelyn, Wilde was "still in short trousers" in [[1865]]. | * Knox poses as the Irish author and playwright [[Oscar Wilde]]. The Doctor realises this congruity immediately since, as he tells Evelyn, Wilde was "still in short trousers" in [[1865]]. | ||
*Knox has a [[TARDIS]] with voice control. | * Knox has a [[TARDIS]] with voice control. | ||
*Evelyn implies that she and the Doctor are from the [[Pinkerton Agency]]. | * Evelyn implies that she and the Doctor are from the [[Pinkerton Agency]]. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
*Evelyn and the Doctor have met Knox before in [[BFA]]: ''[[Medicinal Purposes]]''. | * Evelyn and the Doctor have met Knox before in [[BFA]]: ''[[Medicinal Purposes]]''. | ||
*The Indo also appeared in [[BFA]]: ''[[Pier Pressure]]''. | * The Indo also appeared in [[BFA]]: ''[[Pier Pressure]]''. | ||
==Timeline== | == Timeline == | ||
*''Assassin in the Limelight'' occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[100 (audio anthology)|100]]'' | * ''Assassin in the Limelight'' occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[100 (audio anthology)|100]]'' | ||
*''Assassin in the Limelight'' occurs before [[BFA]]: ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'' | * ''Assassin in the Limelight'' occurs before [[BFA]]: ''[[The Crimes of Thomas Brewster]]'' | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*{{bigfinish|108-Doctor-Who-Assassin-in-the-Limelight|Assassin in the Limelight}} | * {{bigfinish|108-Doctor-Who-Assassin-in-the-Limelight|Assassin in the Limelight}} | ||
*{{dwrefguide|who_bf108.htm|Assassin in the Limelight}} | * {{dwrefguide|who_bf108.htm|Assassin in the Limelight}} | ||
*{{tetrap|6/assassin.html|Assassin in the Limelight}} | * {{tetrap|6/assassin.html|Assassin in the Limelight}} | ||
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Revision as of 10:00, 3 November 2011
Publisher's summary
Ford's Theatre, Washington. Friday, 14th April, 1865. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The place, the date and the event which made history. Or did it? Someone has been tampering with time, muddying the waters of history for his own purposes. Time itself is out of joint and the chief culprit is the enigmatic Doctor Knox. Somehow the Doctor and Evelyn must put history back on track before the future dissolves into chaos. But Knox, it turns out, may be the least of their worries...
Cast
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Evelyn Smythe - Maggie Stables
- Dr. Robert Knox - Leslie Phillips
- Clara Harris - Lysette Anthony
- John Parker - Eric Loren
- Lizzie Williams - Madeline Potter
- Henry Clay Ford - Alan Marriott
- John Wilkes Booth - Paul Dubois
- Thomas Eckert - Mikey O'Connor
References
- The Doctor calls Robert Knox a Time Meddler.
- Knox poses as the Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde. The Doctor realises this congruity immediately since, as he tells Evelyn, Wilde was "still in short trousers" in 1865.
- Knox has a TARDIS with voice control.
- Evelyn implies that she and the Doctor are from the Pinkerton Agency.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- Evelyn and the Doctor have met Knox before in BFA: Medicinal Purposes.
- The Indo also appeared in BFA: Pier Pressure.
Timeline
- Assassin in the Limelight occurs after BFA: 100
- Assassin in the Limelight occurs before BFA: The Crimes of Thomas Brewster
