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{{Infobox Story | |range = The Companion Chronicles | ||
|image = The Revenants. | |doctor = | ||
| | |companions = | ||
|doctor = | |||
|companions = | |||
|enemy = The [[Marsh-Wain]]s | |enemy = The [[Marsh-Wain]]s | ||
|setting = [[Hoy | |setting = {{il|[[Hoy]], [[1956]]|[[Orkney Ferry]], [[2010]]s}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Ian Potter | ||
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |||
|read by = [[William Russell]], [[Sharon Small]] | |read by = [[William Russell]], [[Sharon Small]] | ||
|music = | |music = [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]] | ||
|sound = | |sound = [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 31 May 2012 | ||
| | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download | ||
| | |epcount = 2 | ||
|isbn = | |isbn = none | ||
|series = [[Special Releases#Doctor Who Magazine free gifts|Big Finish DWM originals]] | |||
|prev = Freakshow (audio story) | |prev = Freakshow (audio story) | ||
| | |main character = [[Ian Chesterton]] | ||
}} | |featuring = First Doctor|featuring2=Barbara Wright | ||
{{you may|Revenants (short story)|n1=the Short Trips short story}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a | {{you may|Revenants (short story)|n1=the Short Trips short story|Revenants (unproduced TV story)|n2=the unproduced Torchwood story}} | ||
'''''{{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]]''. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
The [[ | The [[2010s|present day]]: the [[Orkney Ferry]], where [[Ian Chesterton]] meets [[Jeannie|a stranger]] in whom he can confide. | ||
[[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. | [[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 [[ | Only the ancient [[Wissfornjarl]] can protect them... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== The Marsh-Wains (1) === | === The Marsh-Wains (1) === | ||
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=== The Wissfornjarl (2) === | === The Wissfornjarl (2) === | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Ian Chesterton]] - [[William Russell]] | * [[Ian Chesterton]] - [[William Russell]] | ||
* [[Jeannie]]/[[Janet McKay]] - [[Sharon Small]] | * [[Jeannie]]/[[Janet McKay]] - [[Sharon Small]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Ian refers to [[Sherlock Holmes]] and ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]]''. | * Ian refers to [[Sherlock Holmes]] and ''[[The Hound of the Baskervilles]]''. | ||
* Janet McKay is a [[witch]]. | * Janet McKay is a [[witch]]. | ||
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* Janet tells Ian and Barbara that Hoy is protected by [[Aliases of the Doctor#First Doctor|Wissfornjarl]]. | * 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]]''. | * 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]]. | * 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 == | ||
[[File:The Revenants.jpg|The original, makeshift cover accompanying the original download.|right|thumb]] | |||
* ''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 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 (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) | * ''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 == | ||
* 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]]'') | * Ian tells Jeannie how he and Barbara came to be aboard the TARDIS. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'') | ||
* 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]]'') | * 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]]'') | ||
* 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]]'') | |||
* 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]]'') | * 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]]'') | * 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 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]]'') | * 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 == | ||
* [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] | * [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
- You may be looking for the Short Trips short story or the unproduced Torchwood story.
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]]
- 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 gods of good and evil at the end of the world in Norse mythology.
- Janet tells Ian and Barbara that Hoy is protected by 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[[edit] | [edit source]]
- 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]]
- Ian mentions that he's sailed on far choppier seas than Orkney, mentioning being thrown overboard in the Pacific (AUDIO: The Transit of Venus) as well as being shipwrecked in the 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Ian refers to the fact that he once came across a sea of acid on Marinus. (TV: The Keys of Marinus)
- Barbara refers to their visits to Salem Village, Massachusetts in 1692 and 1693 (PROSE: The Witch Hunters) and Mexico in the 15th century. (TV: The Aztecs)
- The Doctor reminds Ian that they have encountered beings with psychic abilities before, namely the Sensorites on the Sense Sphere in the 28th century. (TV: The Sensorites)
- The Doctor has read Gulliver's Travels. During his second incarnation, he would meet its protagonist Lemuel Gulliver in the Land of Fiction. (TV: The Mind Robber)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
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