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{{Infobox Story | |image = The Kingmaker cover.jpg | ||
|range = Main Range | |||
|image= The Kingmaker cover.jpg | |number in range = 81 | ||
|series=[[ | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | ||
|number= 81 | |number = 81 | ||
|doctor= Fifth Doctor | |doctor = Fifth Doctor | ||
|companions= [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Erimem]] | |companions = [[Peri Brown|Peri]], [[Erimem]] | ||
| | |featuring = [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Richard III of England|Richard III]], [[Richard Burbage|Burbage]] | ||
|setting= [[London]], [[1597]], [[April]] to [[November]] [[1483]] and [[June]] to [[22 August]] [[1485]] | |enemy = [[William Shakespeare|Mr Seyton]] | ||
|writer= | |setting = [[London]], [[1597]], [[April]] to [[November]] [[1483]] and [[June]] to [[22 August]] [[1485]] | ||
|director= [[Gary Russell]] | |writer = Nev Fountain | ||
| | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
|music=[[Andy Hardwick]] | |producer = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | ||
|cover=[[Stuart Manning]] | |music = [[Andy Hardwick]] | ||
|publisher= | |sound = [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]] | ||
|release date= | |cover = [[Stuart Manning]] | ||
|format= | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|production code= [[List of production codes|6Q/I]] | |epcount = 4 | ||
|isbn= ISBN 1-84435-161- | |release date = April 2006 | ||
|prev= Time Works (audio story) | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|next= The Settling (audio story)}} | |production code = [[List of production codes|6Q/I]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-161-9 | |||
|prev = Time Works (audio story) | |||
|next = The Settling (audio story) | |||
|made prev = Memory Lane (audio story) | |||
|made next = The Reaping (audio story) | |||
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-the-kingmaker-trailer | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | |||
{{you may|The Kingmaker|n1 = the tavern}} | |||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the eighty-first story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Nev Fountain]] and featured [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], [[Nicola Bryant]] as [[Peri Brown]] and [[Caroline Morris]] as [[Erimem]]. | |||
It uniquely features the Big Finish debut of the [[Fourth Doctor]], though ''not'' played by [[Tom Baker]], but rather by [[Jon Culshaw]], known in the UK for his impersonation of the actor. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
'' | ''Doctor Who encounters one of the most notorious characters from the past as he journeys through time to solve the great Historical Mysteries...'' | ||
Not surprisingly, | Not surprisingly, [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] becomes mixed up with [[Richard III of England|Richard III]] himself as he tries to unravel the perplexing problem of who exactly killed the princes in the [[Tower of London|Tower]]. | ||
[[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Erimem]] also encounter a suspicious time traveller. Someone from the Doctor's own past. Someone who shouldn't really be there at all. | [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Erimem]] also encounter a suspicious time traveller. Someone from the Doctor's own past. Someone who shouldn't really be there at all. | ||
So who did murder the princes in the Tower? Perhaps it's best not to ask a question like that... | So who did murder the [[princes in the Tower]]? Perhaps it's best not to ask a question like that... | ||
You might not like the answer... | You might not like the answer... | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]] | * [[Fifth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]] | ||
* [[Peri]] - [[Nicola Bryant]] | * [[Peri Brown|Peri]] - [[Nicola Bryant]] | ||
* [[Erimem]] - [[Caroline Morris]] | * [[Erimem]] - [[Caroline Morris]] | ||
* [[Clarrie]] - [[Arthur Smith]] | * [[Clarrie]] - [[Arthur Smith]] | ||
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* [[Judith (The Kingmaker)|Judith]] - [[Linzi Matthews]] | * [[Judith (The Kingmaker)|Judith]] - [[Linzi Matthews]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Stuart Manning]] | |||
* Director - [[Gary Russell]] | |||
* Music - [[Andy Hardwick]] | |||
* Producers - Gary Russell and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Sound Design - [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]] | |||
* Writer - [[Nev Fountain]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
* Peri thinks Mr Seyton is {{Ainley}}. | * Peri thinks Mr Seyton is {{Ainley}}. | ||
* [[William Shakespeare]] hitched a ride in the TARDIS from [[1597]] to [[1483]]. | * [[William Shakespeare]] hitched a ride in the TARDIS from [[1597]] to [[1483]]. | ||
* Shakespeare mentions his play ''[[Titus Andronicus]]''. | |||
* A "[[Ninth Doctor|northern bloke with big ears]]" leaves a letter in [[1481]] for [[Peri Brown|Peri]] and [[Erimem]] to read after the Fifth Doctor writes a letter in [[1485]] to remind himself to do so. | |||
=== Books === | === Books === | ||
* The [[Fourth Doctor]] considered writing books entitled ''How Green Was My Gallifrey'' and ''The Female UNIT''. | * The [[Fourth Doctor]] considered writing books entitled ''[[How Green Was My Gallifrey]]'' and ''[[The Female UNIT]]''. | ||
* The intended title for the ''[[Doctor Who Discovers]]'' series was ''The Doctor, Who Discovers...'' | * The intended title for the ''[[Doctor Who Discovers]]'' series was ''The Doctor, Who Discovers...''s. | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250"> | |||
The Kingmaker cover.jpg|Original cover art | |||
The Kingmaker comic preview.jpg|thumb|Illustrated preview by [[Martin Geraghty]] from [[DWM 368]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Released in 2006, this was the first "appearance" of the [[Fourth Doctor]] in a Big Finish audio, in the context of the [[Fifth Doctor]] listening to a voice recording made by his previous self. The Fourth Doctor's recorded voice is performed here by [[Jon Culshaw]]. [[Tom Baker]] would not reprise the role of the Fourth Doctor for Big Finish until 2011. | |||
* Released in | |||
* The Doctor's ''[[Doctor Who Discovers]]'' book series is a reference to the real-world ''[[Doctor Who Discovers (real world)|Doctor Who Discovers]]'' book series. The cover art for the CD depicts the cover of one of these books, using the same format as the real-world books. It also displays the Tom Baker-era [[Doctor Who logo|''Doctor Who'' logo]] in an in-universe context. | * The Doctor's ''[[Doctor Who Discovers]]'' book series is a reference to the real-world ''[[Doctor Who Discovers (real world)|Doctor Who Discovers]]'' book series. The cover art for the CD depicts the cover of one of these books, using the same format as the real-world books. It also displays the Tom Baker-era [[Doctor Who logo|''Doctor Who'' logo]] in an in-universe context. | ||
* The Doctor's offhand comment that "it was either that or write a novelty cookbook" is a reference to ''[[The Doctor Who Cookbook]] | * The Doctor's offhand comment that "it was either that or write a novelty cookbook" is a reference to ''[[The Doctor Who Cookbook]]''. | ||
* A preview for this audio story appeared in [[DWM 368]] illustrated by [[Martin Geraghty]]. | |||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[20 November (production)|20]] and [[21 November (production)|21 November]] [[2005 (production)|2005]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | |||
* A preview for this audio story appeared in | * This story is set between ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'' and ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]''. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[20 November (production)|20]] and [[21 November (production)|21 November]] [[2005]] at [[ | * Peri reads a drunken note from [[William Shakespeare]] in which the "s" sounds are replaced with "f". Until around [[1800]], the lowercase letter s was known as the "long s" and can be easily confused with the lowercase f, since the long s was written as ſ. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor | * The Doctor states that he gained a bit of unwanted notoriety during his time with [[UNIT]], thinking it might have had something to do with the [[Loch Ness Monster]] swimming up the [[River Thames]] and interrupting the [[Scottish Energy Commission]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'') | ||
* Peri refers to her encounter with {{Ainley}} and [[Kamelion]] on [[Sarn]] in [[1984]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'') | * Peri refers to her encounter with {{Ainley}} and [[Kamelion]] on [[Sarn (planet)|Sarn]] in [[1984]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of Fire (TV story)|Planet of Fire]]'') | ||
* As a young boy, Shakespeare met the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] in the [[2050s]] and briefly travelled in the TARDIS, an incident which will not happen for many years in the Doctor's personal timeline. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks (audio story)|The Time of the Daleks]]'') | * As a young boy, Shakespeare met the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] in the [[2050s]] and briefly travelled in the TARDIS, an incident which will not happen for many years in the Doctor's personal timeline. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Time of the Daleks (audio story)|The Time of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The revelation in this episode that the original Shakespeare left his time in 1597 and was killed in 1485, only for [[Richard III of England|Richard III]] to return to 1597 and take the prematurely deceased writer's place, has not been acknowledged or addressed by in-universe portrayals of Shakespeare post-1597. Assuming it takes place in the same timeline, [[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'', would take place in both in Shakespeare and the Doctor's personal futures relative to | * The revelation in this episode that the original Shakespeare left his time in 1597 and was killed in 1485, only for [[Richard III of England|Richard III]] to return to 1597 and take the prematurely deceased writer's place, has not been acknowledged or addressed by in-universe portrayals of Shakespeare post-1597. Assuming it takes place in the same timeline, [[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'', would take place in both in Shakespeare and the Doctor's personal futures relative to these events. | ||
* Peri would later visit [[16th century]] [[England]] on at least two subsequent occasions in the company of the [[Sixth Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Point of Entry (audio story)|Point of Entry]]'', | * Peri would later visit [[16th century]] [[England]] on at least two subsequent occasions in the company of the [[Sixth Doctor]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Point of Entry (audio story)|Point of Entry]]'', ''[[Recorded Time (audio story)|Recorded Time]]'') | ||
* In [[1483]], Clarrie tells Peri and Erimem that the Doctor's letters were delivered to the [[The Kingmaker|Kingmaker inn]] by a "[[Ninth Doctor|Northern chap with big ears]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | * In [[1483]], Clarrie tells Peri and Erimem that the Doctor's letters were delivered to the [[The Kingmaker|Kingmaker inn]] by a "[[Ninth Doctor|Northern chap with big ears]]." ([[TV]]: ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | ||
* Erimem tells Peri that she believes in an afterlife. She seems to | * Erimem tells Peri that she believes in an afterlife. She seems to have modified her views since first meeting the Doctor and Peri, when she claimed that she did not believe in the [[Egypt]]ian [[god]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Eye of the Scorpion (audio story)|The Eye of the Scorpion]]'') | ||
* The Doctor refers to Shakespeare as a "hack." However, during his fourth incarnation, he had told his companion [[Leela]] that Shakespeare was the greatest poet in the English language "with [his] assistance." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Foe from the Future (audio story)|The Foe from the Future]]'') By the time of his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]], his opinion of Shakespeare's work had considerably improved as he spoke of it in glowing terms to his companion [[Martha Jones]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'') | * The Doctor refers to Shakespeare as a "hack." However, during his fourth incarnation, he had told his companion [[Leela]] that Shakespeare was the greatest poet in the English language "with [his] assistance." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Foe from the Future (audio story)|The Foe from the Future]]'') By the time of his [[Tenth Doctor|tenth incarnation]], his opinion of Shakespeare's work had considerably improved as he spoke of it in glowing terms to his companion [[Martha Jones]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'') | ||
* An alternate account of the identity and fate of the [[Princes in the Tower]] was given in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Sometime Never... (novel)|Sometime Never...]]''. | |||
* In a [[parallel universe]], [[The Doctor (Auld Mortality)|the Doctor]] saved the Princes in the Tower. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Storm of Angels (audio story)|A Storm of Angels]]'') | |||
* [[Missy]] later makes claims to [[Bill Potts]] that [[Aliases of the Doctor#The Doctor's real name|the Doctor's name]] was 'Doctor Who' but the [[Twelfth Doctor]] just said that she was "winding [her] up". ([[TV]]: ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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* {{tetrap|5/kingmaker.html|The Kingmaker}} | * {{tetrap|5/kingmaker.html|The Kingmaker}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:08, 3 April 2024
The Kingmaker was the eighty-first story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Nev Fountain and featured Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Nicola Bryant as Peri Brown and Caroline Morris as Erimem.
- You may be looking for the tavern.
It uniquely features the Big Finish debut of the Fourth Doctor, though not played by Tom Baker, but rather by Jon Culshaw, known in the UK for his impersonation of the actor.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Doctor Who encounters one of the most notorious characters from the past as he journeys through time to solve the great Historical Mysteries...
Not surprisingly, the Doctor becomes mixed up with Richard III himself as he tries to unravel the perplexing problem of who exactly killed the princes in the Tower.
Peri and Erimem also encounter a suspicious time traveller. Someone from the Doctor's own past. Someone who shouldn't really be there at all.
So who did murder the princes in the Tower? Perhaps it's best not to ask a question like that...
You might not like the answer...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Peter Davison
- Peri - Nicola Bryant
- Erimem - Caroline Morris
- Clarrie - Arthur Smith
- Mr Seyton - Michael Fenton-Stevens
- Richard, Duke of Gloucester (Richard III) - Stephen Beckett
- Henry, Duke of Buckingham - Marcus Hutton
- Earl Rivers / The Doctor - Jon Culshaw
- Sir James Tyrell - Chris Neill
- Susan - Katie Wimpenny
- Judith - Linzi Matthews
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Stuart Manning
- Director - Gary Russell
- Music - Andy Hardwick
- Producers - Gary Russell and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Sound Design - Gareth Jenkins
- Writer - Nev Fountain
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Peri thinks Mr Seyton is the Tremas Master.
- William Shakespeare hitched a ride in the TARDIS from 1597 to 1483.
- Shakespeare mentions his play Titus Andronicus.
- A "northern bloke with big ears" leaves a letter in 1481 for Peri and Erimem to read after the Fifth Doctor writes a letter in 1485 to remind himself to do so.
Books[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Fourth Doctor considered writing books entitled How Green Was My Gallifrey and The Female UNIT.
- The intended title for the Doctor Who Discovers series was The Doctor, Who Discovers...s.
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
Original cover art
Illustrated preview by Martin Geraghty from DWM 368
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Released in 2006, this was the first "appearance" of the Fourth Doctor in a Big Finish audio, in the context of the Fifth Doctor listening to a voice recording made by his previous self. The Fourth Doctor's recorded voice is performed here by Jon Culshaw. Tom Baker would not reprise the role of the Fourth Doctor for Big Finish until 2011.
- The Doctor's Doctor Who Discovers book series is a reference to the real-world Doctor Who Discovers book series. The cover art for the CD depicts the cover of one of these books, using the same format as the real-world books. It also displays the Tom Baker-era Doctor Who logo in an in-universe context.
- The Doctor's offhand comment that "it was either that or write a novelty cookbook" is a reference to The Doctor Who Cookbook.
- A preview for this audio story appeared in DWM 368 illustrated by Martin Geraghty.
- This audio drama was recorded on 20 and 21 November 2005 at the Moat Studios.
- This story is set between Planet of Fire and The Caves of Androzani.
- Peri reads a drunken note from William Shakespeare in which the "s" sounds are replaced with "f". Until around 1800, the lowercase letter s was known as the "long s" and can be easily confused with the lowercase f, since the long s was written as ſ.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor states that he gained a bit of unwanted notoriety during his time with UNIT, thinking it might have had something to do with the Loch Ness Monster swimming up the River Thames and interrupting the Scottish Energy Commission. (TV: Terror of the Zygons)
- Peri refers to her encounter with the Tremas Master and Kamelion on Sarn in 1984. (TV: Planet of Fire)
- As a young boy, Shakespeare met the Eighth Doctor and Charley Pollard in the 2050s and briefly travelled in the TARDIS, an incident which will not happen for many years in the Doctor's personal timeline. (AUDIO: The Time of the Daleks)
- The revelation in this episode that the original Shakespeare left his time in 1597 and was killed in 1485, only for Richard III to return to 1597 and take the prematurely deceased writer's place, has not been acknowledged or addressed by in-universe portrayals of Shakespeare post-1597. Assuming it takes place in the same timeline, TV: The Shakespeare Code, would take place in both in Shakespeare and the Doctor's personal futures relative to these events.
- Peri would later visit 16th century England on at least two subsequent occasions in the company of the Sixth Doctor. (AUDIO: Point of Entry, Recorded Time)
- In 1483, Clarrie tells Peri and Erimem that the Doctor's letters were delivered to the Kingmaker inn by a "Northern chap with big ears." (TV: Rose)
- Erimem tells Peri that she believes in an afterlife. She seems to have modified her views since first meeting the Doctor and Peri, when she claimed that she did not believe in the Egyptian gods. (AUDIO: The Eye of the Scorpion)
- The Doctor refers to Shakespeare as a "hack." However, during his fourth incarnation, he had told his companion Leela that Shakespeare was the greatest poet in the English language "with [his] assistance." (AUDIO: The Foe from the Future) By the time of his tenth incarnation, his opinion of Shakespeare's work had considerably improved as he spoke of it in glowing terms to his companion Martha Jones. (TV: The Shakespeare Code)
- An alternate account of the identity and fate of the Princes in the Tower was given in PROSE: Sometime Never....
- In a parallel universe, the Doctor saved the Princes in the Tower. (AUDIO: A Storm of Angels)
- Missy later makes claims to Bill Potts that the Doctor's name was 'Doctor Who' but the Twelfth Doctor just said that she was "winding [her] up". (TV: World Enough and Time)