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|series = ''[[Main Range]]'' | |||
|image | |audio anthology = Forty-Five (audio anthology)|Forty-Five | ||
|series | |range = Main Range | ||
|anthology | |number in range = 115c | ||
|number | |number = 115c | ||
|doctor | |doctor = Seventh Doctor | ||
|companions | |companions = [[Ace]], [[Hex]] | ||
|enemy | |featuring = [[Audrey Dudman|Audrey]] | ||
|setting | |enemy = [[The Forge]] | ||
|writer | |setting = [[London]], [[9 May]] [[1945]] | ||
|director | |writer = Mark Michalowski | ||
|music | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
| | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|publisher | |music = [[Thea Cochrane]] | ||
|release date | |sound = [[Thea Cochrane]] | ||
|format | |epcount = 1 | ||
|production code | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|isbn | |release date = November 2008 | ||
|prev | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 4 stories | ||
|next | |production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|7W/H]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-324-8 (physical); 978-1-78575-662-7 (digital) | |||
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|next = The Word Lord (audio story) | |||
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'''''Casualties of War''''' was | '''''Casualties of War''''' was the third story in the audio anthology, ''[[Forty-Five (audio anthology)|Forty-Five]]'', which comprised the one hundred and fifteenth release in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Mark Michalowski]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]] and [[Philip Olivier]] as [[Hex]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Opportunity knocks in postwar [[London]]. But when a tea leaf steals from the wrong woman it becomes a race against time to discover the truth. Only some truths are best left untold. | Opportunity knocks in postwar [[London]]. But when a [[tea leaf]] steals from the wrong woman it becomes a race against time to discover the truth. Only some truths are best left untold. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Joey Carlisle]] - [[Paul Reynolds]] | * [[Joey Carlisle]] - [[Paul Reynolds]] | ||
* [[May Carlisle|May]] - [[Linda Marlowe]] | * [[May Carlisle|May]] - [[Linda Marlowe]] | ||
* [[Audrey Dudman]] / [[Miss Merchant]] - [[Beth Chalmers]] | * [[Audrey Dudman]] / [[Merchant (Casualties of War)|Miss Merchant]] - [[Beth Chalmers]] | ||
* [[Ernie Miller|PC Miller]] - [[Andrew Dickens]] | * [[Ernie Miller|PC Miller]] - [[Andrew Dickens]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Hex has never heard of [[VE Day]]. | * Hex has never heard of [[VE Day]]. | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* This story is set after [[TV]]: {{cs|Survival (TV story)}}. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor told Ace and Hex about the Forge following the [[Charnage Hospital]] incident in [[1917]] | * The Doctor told Ace and Hex about the Forge following the [[Charnage Hospital]] incident in [[1917]], in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|No Man's Land (audio story)}}. | ||
* Ace | * On this occasion, Ace meets her mother [[Audrey Dudman]] as a toddler. She previously met Audrey as a baby in [[Maiden's Point]] in [[1943]], in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Curse of Fenric (TV story)}}. | ||
* During these events, while [[Nobody No-One]] was pursuing the Doctor | * During these events, while [[Nobody No-One]] was pursuing the Doctor (as revealed in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Word Lord (audio story)}}), he regenerated under mysterious circumstances. Nobody hid in the Forge research facility, where his ship disguised itself as their catchphrase, "For King and Country". This would be revealed in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|A Death in the Family (audio story)}}. | ||
* The [[Truthsayer]]s are later used by the Doctor's future companions [[Lysandra Aristedes]] and [[Sally Morgan]], in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Project Nirvana (audio story)}} and {{cs|Gods and Monsters (audio story)}}, respectively. | |||
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[[Category:Stories set in 1945]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1945]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in World War II]] | [[Category:Stories set in World War II]] | ||
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Casualties of War was the third story in the audio anthology, Forty-Five, which comprised the one hundred and fifteenth release in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Mark Michalowski and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Philip Olivier as Hex.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Opportunity knocks in postwar London. But when a tea leaf steals from the wrong woman it becomes a race against time to discover the truth. Only some truths are best left untold.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Ace - Sophie Aldred
- Hex - Philip Olivier
- Joey Carlisle - Paul Reynolds
- May - Linda Marlowe
- Audrey Dudman / Miss Merchant - Beth Chalmers
- PC Miller - Andrew Dickens
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Hex has never heard of VE Day.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor told Ace and Hex about the Forge following the Charnage Hospital incident in 1917, in AUDIO: No Man's Land [+]Loading...["No Man's Land (audio story)"].
- On this occasion, Ace meets her mother Audrey Dudman as a toddler. She previously met Audrey as a baby in Maiden's Point in 1943, in TV: The Curse of Fenric [+]Loading...["The Curse of Fenric (TV story)"].
- During these events, while Nobody No-One was pursuing the Doctor (as revealed in AUDIO: The Word Lord [+]Loading...["The Word Lord (audio story)"]), he regenerated under mysterious circumstances. Nobody hid in the Forge research facility, where his ship disguised itself as their catchphrase, "For King and Country". This would be revealed in AUDIO: A Death in the Family [+]Loading...["A Death in the Family (audio story)"].
- The Truthsayers are later used by the Doctor's future companions Lysandra Aristedes and Sally Morgan, in AUDIO: Project Nirvana [+]Loading...["Project Nirvana (audio story)"] and Gods and Monsters [+]Loading...["Gods and Monsters (audio story)"], respectively.
