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|name = The Jigsaw War
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|series = [[The Companion Chronicles]]
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|number = 6.11
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|doctor = Second Doctor
|series                 = ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]''
|companions = [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|number                 = 6.11
|enemy = Side
|team                  = [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
|setting = The Unheld system
|featuring              = [[Second Doctor]]
|writer = [[Eddie Robson]]
|enemy                 = [[Side (The Jigsaw War)|Side]]
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|setting               = The [[Unheld system]]
|release date = [[May]] [[2012]]
|writer                 = Eddie Robson
|format = 1 disc
|director               = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|production code = BFPDWCC55
|music                  = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]]
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-622-5
|sound                  = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]]
|prev = The Wanderer (audio story)
|cover                  = [[Alex Mallinson]]
|next = The Rings of Ikiria (audio story)
|release date          = May 2012
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|format                 = 1 CD<br/>Download
 
|production code       = BFPDWCC55
'''''The Jigsaw War''''' was the fifty-fifth release in [[the Companion Chronicles]] audio range. It was the eleventh story of season 6. It was written by [[Eddie Robson]] and featured [[Jamie McCrimmon]].  
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|producer              = [[David Richardson]]
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'''''The Jigsaw War''''' was the eleventh story of the [[Series 6 (CC)|sixth series]] in ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' audio range. It was produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Eddie Robson]] and featured [[Jamie McCrimmon]].


== Publisher's Summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
A cell. Four walls, one door. [[Jamie McCrimmon]] can escape, but it means unravelling a puzzle of extraordinary complexity.
A cell. Four walls, one door. [[Jamie McCrimmon]] can escape, but it means unravelling a puzzle of extraordinary complexity.


And there are more than just two players in this game. The [[Second Doctor|Doctor]] is there. So is his opponent Side.
And there are more than just two players in this game. The [[Second Doctor|Doctor]] is there. So is his opponent [[Side (The Jigsaw War)|Side]].


As a hero turns killer, and a rebellion becomes anarchy, the lines between good and evil are blurred. And so does the distinction between cause and effect ...
As a hero turns killer, and a rebellion becomes anarchy, the lines between good and evil are blurred. And so does the distinction between cause and effect ...
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== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]] / [[Second Doctor]] - [[Frazer Hines]]
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]] - [[Frazer Hines]]
* [[Moran (The Jigsaw War)|Moran]] / Side - [[Dominic Mafham]]
* [[Moran (The Jigsaw War)|Moran]] - [[Dominic Mafham]]
 
== Characters ==
* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
* [[Moran (The Jigsaw War)|Moran]]
* [[Second Doctor]]
* [[Side (The Jigsaw War)|Side]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* Jamie tells Moran that he does not know what [[Time Lord|species]] the Doctor is or where he is [[Gallifrey|from]].
* The Doctor has been teaching Jamie to [[reading|read]].
* [[Humanity]] has been in the Unheld system for 89 years. There is an uprising once every Unheld generation.
* The Doctor has been teaching Jamie how to read in his spare time.
* The Doctor considers Jamie to be the most reliable friend that he has ever had.
* The Doctor has never told Jamie where he obtained the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. He changes the subject whenever Jamie asks him. He believes that the Doctor may have built it himself.
* Side is a fifth dimensional being who is worshiped by the Unheld as a god.


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* As was the case with [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Solitaire (audio story)|Solitaire]]'' and ''[[The Time Museum (audio story)|The Time Museum]]'', this Companion Chronicle does not feature any narration. It is a full cast audio drama with only two speaking parts.  
* As was the case with the audio stories ''[[Solitaire (audio story)|Solitaire]]'' and ''[[The Time Museum (audio story)|The Time Museum]]'', this Companion Chronicle does not feature any narration. It is a full cast audio drama with four speaking parts performed by only two actors by virtue of four characters only using two bodies to speak.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[31 January (production)|31 January]] [[2012]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[31 January (production)|31 January]] [[2012 (production)|2012]] at [[the Moat Studios]].


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* Side reminds the Doctor that Jamie was fighting in a [[Jacobite|war]] when they first met in the aftermath of the [[Battle of Culloden]] on [[16 April]] [[1746]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'')
* [[Side (The Jigsaw War)|Side]] reminds the Doctor that Jamie was fighting in a war when they first met in the aftermath of the [[Battle of Culloden]] on [[16 April]] [[1746]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'')
* Moran correctly suggests that the Doctor stole the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'')
* Moran correctly suggests that the Doctor stole [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]], [[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'')


== External links ==
== External links ==
* {{Bigfinish|611-Doctor-Who-The-Companion-Chronicles-The-Jigsaw-War|The Jigsaw War}}
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The Jigsaw War was the eleventh story of the sixth series in The Companion Chronicles audio range. It was produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Eddie Robson and featured Jamie McCrimmon.

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

A cell. Four walls, one door. Jamie McCrimmon can escape, but it means unravelling a puzzle of extraordinary complexity.

And there are more than just two players in this game. The Doctor is there. So is his opponent Side.

As a hero turns killer, and a rebellion becomes anarchy, the lines between good and evil are blurred. And so does the distinction between cause and effect ...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor has been teaching Jamie to read.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • As was the case with the audio stories Solitaire and The Time Museum, this Companion Chronicle does not feature any narration. It is a full cast audio drama with four speaking parts performed by only two actors by virtue of four characters only using two bodies to speak.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 31 January 2012 at the Moat Studios.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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