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|enemy         = The [[Marsh-Wain]]s
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|setting        = {{il|[[Hoy]], [[1956]]|[[Orkney Ferry]], [[2010]]s}}
|doctor         = [[First Doctor]]
|writer         = Ian Potter
|companions      = [[Ian Chesterton]], [[Barbara Wright]]
|director      = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
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|read by       = [[William Russell]], [[Sharon Small]]
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|publisher     = Big Finish Productions
|director        = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|release date   = 31 May 2012
|read by         = [[William Russell]]
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|series        = [[Special Releases#Doctor Who Magazine free gifts|Big Finish DWM originals]]
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a ''[[The Companion Chronicles|Companion Chronicle]]'' audio story released free with a code in [[DWM 448]]. It was also later made available with the limited edition of Big Finish's 50th anniversary release ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]''.
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a free [[Companion Chronicles]] audio released with a code in DWM 448.
 
== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
The present day: the Orkney Ferry, where Ian Chesterton meets a stranger whom he can confide in.
The [[2010s|present day]]: the [[Orkney Ferry]], where [[Ian Chesterton]] meets [[Jeannie|a stranger]] in whom he can confide.
 
Decades earlier: the TARDIS lands on Orkney and Ian and Barbara are abandoned when the Doctor and his ship vanish in front of their eyes. As the pair head for civilization, something is stirring in the treacherous bog lands.
[[1956|Decades earlier]]: [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] lands on [[Orkney]] and [[Ian Chesterton|Ian]] and [[Barbara Wright|Barbara]] are abandoned when the Doctor and his ship vanish in front of their eyes. As the pair head for civilisation, something is stirring in the treacherous bog lands.
 
Only the ancient Wissfornjarl can protect them...
Only the ancient [[Wissfornjarl]] can protect them...
 
== Plot ==
=== The Marsh-Wains (1) ===
''to be added''
 
=== The Wissfornjarl (2) ===
''to be added''


== Characters ==
== Characters ==
* [[First Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Ian Chesterton]] - [[William Russell]]
* [[Ian Chesterton]]
* [[Jeannie]]/[[Janet McKay]] - [[Sharon Small]]
* [[Barbara Wright]]
* Jeannie
* Janet


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
''to be added''
* Ian refers to [[Sherlock Holmes]] and ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]]''.
* Janet McKay is a [[witch]].
* Janet refers to [[Ragnarok]], the final battle between the [[god]]s of good and evil at the end of the world in [[Norse mythology]].
* Janet tells Ian and Barbara that Hoy is protected by [[Aliases of the Doctor#First Doctor|Wissfornjarl]].
* Over the course of the last few years, the Doctor has collected books on numerous different subjects, including ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' and ''[[Don Quixote]]''.
* Ian attempts to convince Barbara to stay with him in [[1956]] and live under assumed names until they can resume their old lives in [[1963]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
*Episode 1 lasts 35:43, which is 11-12 minutes longer than a normal episode
[[File:The Revenants.jpg|The original, makeshift cover accompanying the original download.|right|thumb]]
*Episode 2 lasts 32:47, which is 7-8 minutes longer than a normal episode
* ''The Revenants'' was available to readers of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' who went to the Big Finish website and entered a code to be found within the magazine. The digital download offer was only available from [[June]] to [[October]] [[2012]]. ([[DWM 448]])
*The entire story lasts for 68:30, which is 19 mins longer than a normal two-part story
* ''Doctor Who Magazine'' listed the offer's expiration date as [[31 August (releases)|31 August]] 2012. However, it was pointed out that overseas delivery of the magazine could be very slow, so the deadline was extended to [[31 October (releases)|31 October]] 2012. ([http://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/july-2012-3-reunion-podcast Big Finish Podcast], [[18 July (releases)|18 July]] 2012, 34:00)
* This story is told from Ian's perspective.
* Originally, this release was never given a proper cover. However, on [[23 December (releases)|23 December]] 2022, as part of that years 12 days of Big Finishmas, they re-released it for free for a three day period, giving it a new cover for the download.


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* Ian mentions that he's sailed on far choppier seas than [[Orkney]], mentioning being thrown overboard in the [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Transit of Venus (audio story)|The Transit of Venus]]'') as well as being shipwrecked in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Med]] and knocked unconscious in the Mid-[[Atlantic]].
 
* Ian tells Jeannie how he and Barbara came to be aboard the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'')
== Timeline ==
* Ian mentions that Susan had recently left the TARDIS after falling in love with David Campbell in the 22nd century. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'')
* ''{{StoryTitle}}'' occurs before: [[DW]]: ''[[The Rescue]]''
* The Doctor produces a piece of paper with scribbled calculations for getting Barbara and Ian back to 1963. He had recently been given calculations for their return to [[January]] [[1965]] by [[Trikhobu]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]'')
* ''{{StoryTitle}}'' occurs after: [[MA]]: ''[[Venusian Lullaby (novel)|Venusian Lullaby]]''
* Ian refers to the fact that he once came across a sea of [[acid]] on [[Marinus]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keys of Marinus (TV story)|The Keys of Marinus]]'')
* Barbara refers to their visits to [[Salem Village]], [[Massachusetts]] in [[1692]] and [[1693]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Witch Hunters (novel)|The Witch Hunters]]'') and [[Mexico]] in the [[15th century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'')
* The Doctor reminds Ian that they have encountered beings with psychic abilities before, namely the [[Sensorite]]s on the [[Sense Sphere]] in the [[28th century]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sensorites (TV story)|The Sensorites]]'')
* The Doctor has read ''Gulliver's Travels''. During his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]], he would meet its protagonist [[Lemuel Gulliver]] in the [[Land of Fiction]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind Robber (TV story)|The Mind Robber]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
''to be added''
* [https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-revenants-808 ''The Revenants'']
 
* [http://bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-light-at-the-end-limited-collector-s-edition-860 ''The Light at the End'' - Limited Collector's Edition]
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Latest revision as of 22:21, 14 October 2024

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The Revenants was a Companion Chronicle audio story released free with a code in DWM 448. It was also later made available with the limited edition of Big Finish's 50th anniversary release The Light at the End.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The present day: the Orkney Ferry, where Ian Chesterton meets a stranger in whom he can confide.

Decades earlier: the TARDIS lands on Orkney and Ian and Barbara are abandoned when the Doctor and his ship vanish in front of their eyes. As the pair head for civilisation, something is stirring in the treacherous bog lands.

Only the ancient Wissfornjarl can protect them...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Marsh-Wains (1)[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

The Wissfornjarl (2)[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

The original, makeshift cover accompanying the original download.
  • The Revenants was available to readers of Doctor Who Magazine who went to the Big Finish website and entered a code to be found within the magazine. The digital download offer was only available from June to October 2012. (DWM 448)
  • Doctor Who Magazine listed the offer's expiration date as 31 August 2012. However, it was pointed out that overseas delivery of the magazine could be very slow, so the deadline was extended to 31 October 2012. (Big Finish Podcast, 18 July 2012, 34:00)
  • This story is told from Ian's perspective.
  • Originally, this release was never given a proper cover. However, on 23 December 2022, as part of that years 12 days of Big Finishmas, they re-released it for free for a three day period, giving it a new cover for the download.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]