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|name = A Town Called Fortune
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|setting = [[Fortune (town)|Fortune]], [[United States of America|USA]], the late [[19th century]]
|main character        = [[Evelyn Smythe]]
|writer = [[Paul Sutton]]
|featuring              = [[Sixth Doctor]]
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|setting               = [[Fortune (town)|Fortune]], the late [[19th century]]
|release date = [[November]] [[2010]]
|writer                 = Paul Sutton
|format = 1 disc
|director               = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|production code = BFPDWCC37   
|producer              = [[David Richardson]]
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-487-0
|music                  = [[Nigel Fairs]]
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|next = Quinnis (audio story)|Quinnis (audio story)
|cover                  = [[Anthony Lamb]]
|release date          = 4 November 2010
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'''''A Town Called Fortune''''' was the fifth story of the [[Series 5 (CC)|fifth series]] of ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Paul Sutton]], narrated by [[Maggie Stables]] and featured the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]].


== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
“Wanted dead or alive for the murder of… William Donovan!
"Wanted dead or alive for the murder of... William Donovan!"


Problems beset the [[Sixth Doctor|Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]] as they travel by train to the Wild West town of Fortune. A young woman is investigating the murder of her father nine years earlier, and a wanted poster indicates that the Doctor is the killer!
Problems beset [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]] as they travel by train to the Wild West town of Fortune. A young woman is investigating the murder of her father nine years earlier, and a wanted poster indicates that the Doctor is the killer!


With the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] lost to them and the law on their tail, can the travellers unravel the mystery or will Rachel Ann Donovan take her revenge first?
With [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] lost to them and the law on their tail, can the travellers unravel the mystery or will [[Rachel Ann Donovan]] take her revenge first?


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Evelyn Smythe]] - [[Maggie Stables]]
* [[Evelyn Smythe]] - [[Maggie Stables]]
* Sam - [[Richard Cordery]]
* [[Sam (A Town Called Fortune)|Sam]] - [[Richard Cordery]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
* Evelyn uses the Doctor's [[cat brooch]], sharpened on a cave wall, to cut ropes binding the Doctor and [[Maisie]] to chairs.


== Story notes ==
* Cover Art - [[Anthony Lamb]]
* This audio drama was recorded on [[16 March]] [[2010]].
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* Executive Producer - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Music & Sound Design - [[Nigel Fairs]]
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editor - [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
* Writer - [[Paul Sutton]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Fortune's local [[newspaper]] is ''[[The Daily Fortune]]''.
* Evelyn uses the Doctor's [[cat brooch]], sharpened on a cave wall, to cut ropes binding the Doctor and [[Maisie (A Town Called Fortune)|Maisie]] to chairs.
 
== Notes ==
[[File:Town Called Fortune cover.jpg|thumb|Unused original cover]]
* The story was told from Evelyn's perspective. After [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Solitaire (audio story)|Solitaire]]'' featuring the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s companion [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]], this is the second ''Companion Chronicle'' to star a companion created by [[Big Finish Productions]]. The later stories ''[[The Perpetual Bond (audio story)|The Perpetual Bond]]'' (introducing [[Oliver Harper]]) and ''[[Project Nirvana (audio story)|Project: Nirvana]]'' would also feature Big Finish exclusive companions.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[16 March (production)|16 March]] [[2010 (production)|2010]] at [[the Moat Studios]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Evelyn complains to the Doctor that, because of him, she is making a habit of jumping from trains. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Nowhere Place (audio story)|The Nowhere Place]]'')
* Evelyn complains to the Doctor that, because of him, she is making a habit of jumping from trains. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Nowhere Place (audio story)|The Nowhere Place]]'')
* Many years later, the [[Seventh Doctor]] and Evelyn would reminisce about the events of this story which involves the two time travellers "leaping from steam trains in the Wild West." ([[BFA]]: ''[[A Death in the Family (audio story)|A Death in the Family]]'')
* Many years later, the [[Seventh Doctor]] and Evelyn would reminisce about "leaping from steam trains in the Wild West." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Death in the Family (audio story)|A Death in the Family]]'')
* The Doctor previously visited the Wild West in [[DW]]: ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'' and would later do so again in [[NSA]]: ''[[Peacemaker (novel)|Peacemaker]]''.
* The Doctor previously visited the Wild West in [[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'' and would later do so again in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Peacemaker (novel)|Peacemaker]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[A Town Called Mercy (TV story)|A Town Called Mercy]]''.


== Timeline ==
== Footnotes ==
* ''A Town Called Fortune'' occurs after [[ST]]: ''[[The Crackers (short story)|The Crackers]]''
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* ''A Town Called Fortune'' occurs before [[BFA]]: ''[[Thicker than Water (audio story)|Thicker than Water]]'' (flashback)


== External links ==
== External links ==
* ''{{Template:Bigfinish|505-Doctor-Who-The-Companion-Chronicles-A-Town-Called-Fortune|A Town Called Fortune}}''
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* ''{{Template:Dwrefguide|chronicles37.htm|A Town Called Fortune}}''
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A Town Called Fortune was the fifth story of the fifth series of The Companion Chronicles, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Paul Sutton, narrated by Maggie Stables and featured the Sixth Doctor and Evelyn Smythe.

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

"Wanted dead or alive for the murder of... William Donovan!"

Problems beset the Doctor and Evelyn Smythe as they travel by train to the Wild West town of Fortune. A young woman is investigating the murder of her father nine years earlier, and a wanted poster indicates that the Doctor is the killer!

With the TARDIS lost to them and the law on their tail, can the travellers unravel the mystery — or will Rachel Ann Donovan take her revenge first?

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Unused original cover

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