A Town Called Fortune (audio story): Difference between revisions

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?

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Evelyn Smythe - Maggie Stables
Sam - Richard Cordery

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cover Art - Anthony Lamb
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[[edit] | [edit source]]

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 to chairs.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Unused original cover

The story was told from Evelyn's perspective. After AUDIO: Solitaire featuring the Eighth Doctor's companion Charley Pollard, this is the second Companion Chronicle to star a companion created by Big Finish Productions. The later stories The Perpetual Bond (introducing Oliver Harper) and Project: Nirvana would also feature Big Finish exclusive companions.
This audio drama was recorded on 16 March 2010 at the Moat Studios.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Evelyn complains to the Doctor that, because of him, she is making a habit of jumping from trains. (AUDIO: The Nowhere Place)
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)
The Doctor previously visited the Wild West in TV: The Gunfighters and would later do so again in PROSE: Peacemaker and TV: A Town Called Mercy.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

Official A Town Called Fortune page at bigfinish.com
A Town Called Fortune at the Doctor Who Reference Guide

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-|image = A Town Called Fortune cover.jpg
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-|number = 5.05
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-|doctor = Sixth Doctor
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-|companions = [[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]]
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-|setting = [[Fortune (town)|Fortune]], [[United States of America|USA]], the late [[19th century]]
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-|writer = [[Paul Sutton]]
+|main character         = [[Evelyn Smythe]]
-|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
+|featuring              = [[Sixth Doctor]]
-|music = [[Nigel Fairs]]
+|setting                = [[Fortune (town)|Fortune]], the late [[19th century]]
-|sound = [[Nigel Fairs]]
+|writer                 = Paul Sutton
-|cover = [[Anthony Lamb]]
+|director               = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
-|release date = [[November (releases)|November]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
+|producer               = [[David Richardson]]
-|format = 1 disc
+|music                  = [[Nigel Fairs]]
-|production code = BFPDWCC37
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-|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-487-0
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-'''''A Town Called Fortune''''' was the thirty-seventh release in [[the Companion Chronicles]] audio range. It was the fifth story of season 5. It was written by [[Paul Sutton]] and featured [[Evelyn Smythe]].
+'''''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 ==
 "Wanted dead or alive for the murder of... William Donovan!"
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 * [[Sam (A Town Called Fortune)|Sam]] - [[Richard Cordery]]
-== References ==
+== Crew ==
+* Cover Art - [[Anthony Lamb]]
+* 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]]
-== Story notes ==
+* 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.
-* 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]].
-* This audio drama was recorded on [[16 March (production)|16 March]] [[2010]].
 == Continuity ==
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 * 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 [[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]]''.
+== Footnotes ==
+{{Reflist}}
 == External links ==
-* {{bigfinish|releases/v/a-town-called-fortune-493|A Town Called Fortune}}
+{{bigfinish|releases/v/a-town-called-fortune-493|A Town Called Fortune}}
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