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|image | |image = Armageddon cover.jpg | ||
|series | |series = ''[[UNIT: The New Series]]'' | ||
| | |audio anthology = Extinction (audio anthology) | ||
|number | |number = 1.4 | ||
|main character | |range = UNIT: The New Series | ||
|series in range = Extinction (audio anthology) | |||
| | |series number in range = 1 | ||
| | |number in series = 4 | ||
| | |main character = [[Kate Stewart|Kate]], [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]], [[Sam Bishop|Sam]] | ||
|featuring = [[Vikram Shindi|Shindi]], [[Josh Carter|Josh]], [[Simon Devlin|Devlin]], [[Jacqui McGee|Jacqui]] | |||
|writer | |enemy = [[Nestene Consciousness]] | ||
|director | |setting = [[London]], [[2010s]] | ||
|music | |writer = Matt Fitton | ||
|sound | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|publisher | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|release date | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|format | |sound = Howard Carter | ||
|production code = BFPUNS01 | |cover = [[Tom Webster]] | ||
|isbn | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|prev | |release date = 9 November 2015 | ||
|next | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>Part 4 of 4 | ||
|production code = BFPUNS01 | |||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78178-612-3 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-613-0 (digital) | |||
|prev = Bridgehead (audio story) | |||
|next = Power Cell (audio story) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth and final story in the ''[[Extinction (audio anthology)|Extinction]]'' | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth and final story in the audio anthology ''[[Extinction (audio anthology)|Extinction]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Matt Fitton]] and featured [[Jemma Redgrave]] as [[Kate Stewart]], [[Ingrid Oliver]] as [[Petronella Osgood]], [[James Joyce (actor)|James Joyce]] as [[Josh Carter]], [[Ramon Tikaram]] as [[Vikram Shindi]], [[Warren Brown]] as [[Sam Bishop]] and [[Tracy Wiles]] as [[Jacqui McGee]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
As [[Auton]]s swarm across the [[Earth|planet]], the [[human]] race faces its darkest hour. [[Simon Devlin]] has helped his [[Nestene Consciousness|alien masters]] gain a global foothold and their scheme is almost complete. | As [[Auton]]s swarm across the [[Earth|planet]], the [[human]] race faces its darkest hour. [[Simon Devlin]] has helped his [[Nestene Consciousness|alien masters]] gain a global foothold and their scheme is almost complete. | ||
As [[ | As [[UNIT]] leads the fightback on every front, every continent, against an implacable army, [[Kate Stewart]] must look to the past for some clue to defeat the plastic menace. | ||
The Nestene Consciousness is growing in power. It has plans for the human race, and when it achieves its ultimate form, it will be unstoppable. Only UNIT stands between humanity and total extinction... | The Nestene Consciousness is growing in power. It has plans for the human race, and when it achieves its ultimate form, it will be unstoppable. Only UNIT stands between humanity and total extinction... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to | [[War]] has begun between the [[Auton]]s and [[human]] [[military]] forces, whose weapons created by the [[3D Futuretech Model 1]]s have fallen apart or self-destructed, and the Autons call for humanity to surrender on pain of [[death]]. [[Simon Devlin|Devlin]] checks on the developing body of the [[Nestene Consciousness|Nestene]] and sends [[Josh Carter|Josh]] to kill [[Kate Stewart|Kate]] and neutralise [[UNIT]]. | ||
Kate leaves [[Jacqui McGee|Jacqui]] at the [[Tower of London]] with [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]], who is working on a directed energy beam. [[Vikram Shindi|Colonel Shindi]] informs Kate that UNIT are only just managing to keep the Autons from taking [[Tower Bridge]] and [[London Bridge]] and that they seem to be heading for the Tower. They receive a call from [[Sam Bishop|Sam]] in [[Puerto Rico HQ]] and are told that there is something that could be of use in [[Black Archive 5]] in the [[South Downs]]. Kate and Shindi head there by [[helicopter]] and use an [[infrawave field receiver]] to contact Sam again. | |||
Josh gets access to the Tower and Osgood frees him from Nestene control by using a low intensity, self-powered crystal emitter to cancel out the Nestene signal. Shindi returns to assist them and they take directed energy beams capable of microwaving the Nestene [[polymer]] to the cordon around Futuretech, but they lack the power to charge the weapons. Josh manages to get around this and, helped by Shindi, he electrocutes himself to boost the power of the crystal emitter. Rather than help, Jacqui runs away out of fear. | |||
Kate goes to Futuretech to discuss term and is permitted to enter the plastic dome, having her miniature [[pistol]] confiscated, and meets with Devlin. The Nestene tells her that it plans to encase the [[Earth]] with a plastic bubble and demonstrates how the printers can turn humans into liquid polymer to be used to make said bubble. It confiscates the [[anti-plastic]] in her jacket and orders her to be plasticised. | |||
Osgood uses the directed energy beam to destroy several Autons and damage the dome, making it malleable enough for Josh to push his way through and for Osgood and Shindi to drive through in a [[truck]]. Josh saves Kate and his crystal emitter clouds Devlin's mind, temporarily weakening the Nestene's control over him. Josh drops the anti-plastic into the tank containing the Nestene and Kate disrupts the network of energy units before they flee, taking the unconscious Devlin with them. Shindi is apparently killed by an Auton and the Nestene attacks, but Osgood hits it with her directed energy beam. | |||
With the defeat of the Nestene, the Autons across the world become inert and Osgood suggests that they turn them into [[crude oil]] to help with the energy crisis. Kate intends on having a [[memory agent]] put in the world's water supply and covering the invasion up as a breakdown in Futuretech systems. Devlin remembers nothing of his time under the Nestene's control and Osgood, who intends on filling in his memory of the past six months, keeps him under observation for a few days before he returns to work, but he decides to streamline and focus on [[biofuel]]s and the like. She also plans on running tests on Josh due to his plastic skeleton. | |||
[[Orbit TV News]] reports that Futuretech's machines went amok and that the headquarters were destroyed by an industrial accident. Jacqui knows that these are lies, however, and reports the truth as "the Eyewitness", disguising her face and voice and speaking out against UNIT. She warns her viewers not to drink the water. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Kate Stewart]] - [[Jemma Redgrave]] | * [[Kate Stewart]] - [[Jemma Redgrave]] | ||
* [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] - [[Ingrid Oliver]] | * [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] - [[Ingrid Oliver]] | ||
* [[Lieutenant | * [[Sam Bishop|Lieutenant Sam Bishop]] - [[Warren Brown]] | ||
* | * [[Vikram Shindi|Colonel Shindi]] - [[Ramon Tikaram]] | ||
* [[Captain | * [[Josh Carter|Captain Josh Carter]] - [[James Joyce (actor)|James Joyce]] | ||
* [[Simon Devlin]] - [[Steve John Shepherd]] | * [[Simon Devlin]] - [[Steve John Shepherd]] | ||
* [[Jacqui McGee]] - [[Tracy Wiles]] | * [[Jacqui McGee]] - [[Tracy Wiles]] | ||
* | * [[Nestene Consciousness|The Nestene Consciousness]] / [[Auton]]s / [[News presenter (Bridgehead)|News Presenter]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
== Crew == | |||
* Cover Art - [[Tom Webster]] | |||
* Director - [[Ken Bentley]] | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Ken Bentley]] | |||
* Writer - [[Matt Fitton]] | |||
* Autons and Nestene Consciousness created by [[Robert Holmes]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to | * [[Times Square]] was the site of a [[battle]] until the mayor called for human forces to surrender. | ||
* [[Frank (Armageddon)|Frank]] is a [[reporter]] for [[Orbit TV News]]. | |||
* UNIT has scuttled [[HMS Belfast|HMS ''Belfast'']]. | |||
* The [[British Royal Family|Royal Family]] are in their [[bunker]]. | |||
* Kate says that [[Lethbridge-Stewart family|her family]] know the drill when it comes to alien [[invasion]]s, as does Shindi's. | |||
* The [[Prime Minister (Bridgehead)|Prime Minister]] is with [[COBRA]]. | |||
* Shindi has his men regroup at the [[Royal London Hospital]]. | |||
* [[Black Archive 5]] was shut down in [[2006]]. | |||
* Kate is wearing an imitation [[leather]] [[belt]] that she bought in the [[January]] sales. | |||
* Kate keeps a miniature [[pistol]] in the sole of her [[shoe]]. | |||
* [[Kieran (Armageddon)|Kieran]] works in IT at [[Devlin Futuretech]]. He is turned into liquid polymer by a printer. | |||
* According to Shindi, Osgood has a [[crush]] on Josh. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
''to be | * [[Vikram Shindi|Colonel Shindi]] was killed-off in this story, but because of [[Ramon Tikaram]]'s performance it was decided that it would be revealed in ''[[Shutdown (audio anthology)|Shutdown]]'' that he survived. ([[BFX]]: ''Extinction'') Indeed, he was said to be "on the mend" in ''[[Power Cell (audio story)|Power Cell]]'' and eventually returned in ''[[House of Silents (audio story)|House of Silents]]''. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* Shindi mentions the Doctor being UNIT's scientific advisor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | * Shindi mentions the Doctor being UNIT's scientific advisor. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'') | ||
* The Nestene Consciousness notes to Kate that it is familiar with [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|her bloodline]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') | * The Nestene Consciousness notes to Kate that it is familiar with [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|her bloodline]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'') | ||
* Osgood says the phrase "do you think for once in your life you could arrive before the nick of time" to Colonel Shindi. The Doctor once said this to the Brigadier. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Mind of Evil (TV story)|The Mind of Evil]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/1208|{{StoryTitle}} - Extinction}} | |||
{{BFU}} | {{BFU}} | ||
{{Nestene stories}} | |||
{{Auton stories}} | |||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:37, 1 April 2024
Armageddon was the fourth and final story in the audio anthology Extinction, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Matt Fitton and featured Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart, Ingrid Oliver as Petronella Osgood, James Joyce as Josh Carter, Ramon Tikaram as Vikram Shindi, Warren Brown as Sam Bishop and Tracy Wiles as Jacqui McGee.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
As Autons swarm across the planet, the human race faces its darkest hour. Simon Devlin has helped his alien masters gain a global foothold and their scheme is almost complete.
As UNIT leads the fightback on every front, every continent, against an implacable army, Kate Stewart must look to the past for some clue to defeat the plastic menace.
The Nestene Consciousness is growing in power. It has plans for the human race, and when it achieves its ultimate form, it will be unstoppable. Only UNIT stands between humanity and total extinction...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
War has begun between the Autons and human military forces, whose weapons created by the 3D Futuretech Model 1s have fallen apart or self-destructed, and the Autons call for humanity to surrender on pain of death. Devlin checks on the developing body of the Nestene and sends Josh to kill Kate and neutralise UNIT.
Kate leaves Jacqui at the Tower of London with Osgood, who is working on a directed energy beam. Colonel Shindi informs Kate that UNIT are only just managing to keep the Autons from taking Tower Bridge and London Bridge and that they seem to be heading for the Tower. They receive a call from Sam in Puerto Rico HQ and are told that there is something that could be of use in Black Archive 5 in the South Downs. Kate and Shindi head there by helicopter and use an infrawave field receiver to contact Sam again.
Josh gets access to the Tower and Osgood frees him from Nestene control by using a low intensity, self-powered crystal emitter to cancel out the Nestene signal. Shindi returns to assist them and they take directed energy beams capable of microwaving the Nestene polymer to the cordon around Futuretech, but they lack the power to charge the weapons. Josh manages to get around this and, helped by Shindi, he electrocutes himself to boost the power of the crystal emitter. Rather than help, Jacqui runs away out of fear.
Kate goes to Futuretech to discuss term and is permitted to enter the plastic dome, having her miniature pistol confiscated, and meets with Devlin. The Nestene tells her that it plans to encase the Earth with a plastic bubble and demonstrates how the printers can turn humans into liquid polymer to be used to make said bubble. It confiscates the anti-plastic in her jacket and orders her to be plasticised.
Osgood uses the directed energy beam to destroy several Autons and damage the dome, making it malleable enough for Josh to push his way through and for Osgood and Shindi to drive through in a truck. Josh saves Kate and his crystal emitter clouds Devlin's mind, temporarily weakening the Nestene's control over him. Josh drops the anti-plastic into the tank containing the Nestene and Kate disrupts the network of energy units before they flee, taking the unconscious Devlin with them. Shindi is apparently killed by an Auton and the Nestene attacks, but Osgood hits it with her directed energy beam.
With the defeat of the Nestene, the Autons across the world become inert and Osgood suggests that they turn them into crude oil to help with the energy crisis. Kate intends on having a memory agent put in the world's water supply and covering the invasion up as a breakdown in Futuretech systems. Devlin remembers nothing of his time under the Nestene's control and Osgood, who intends on filling in his memory of the past six months, keeps him under observation for a few days before he returns to work, but he decides to streamline and focus on biofuels and the like. She also plans on running tests on Josh due to his plastic skeleton.
Orbit TV News reports that Futuretech's machines went amok and that the headquarters were destroyed by an industrial accident. Jacqui knows that these are lies, however, and reports the truth as "the Eyewitness", disguising her face and voice and speaking out against UNIT. She warns her viewers not to drink the water.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Kate Stewart - Jemma Redgrave
- Osgood - Ingrid Oliver
- Lieutenant Sam Bishop - Warren Brown
- Colonel Shindi - Ramon Tikaram
- Captain Josh Carter - James Joyce
- Simon Devlin - Steve John Shepherd
- Jacqui McGee - Tracy Wiles
- The Nestene Consciousness / Autons / News Presenter - Nicholas Briggs
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Tom Webster
- Director - Ken Bentley
- Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
- Music and Sound Design - Howard Carter
- Producer - David Richardson
- Script Editor - Ken Bentley
- Writer - Matt Fitton
- Autons and Nestene Consciousness created by Robert Holmes
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Times Square was the site of a battle until the mayor called for human forces to surrender.
- Frank is a reporter for Orbit TV News.
- UNIT has scuttled HMS Belfast.
- The Royal Family are in their bunker.
- Kate says that her family know the drill when it comes to alien invasions, as does Shindi's.
- The Prime Minister is with COBRA.
- Shindi has his men regroup at the Royal London Hospital.
- Black Archive 5 was shut down in 2006.
- Kate is wearing an imitation leather belt that she bought in the January sales.
- Kate keeps a miniature pistol in the sole of her shoe.
- Kieran works in IT at Devlin Futuretech. He is turned into liquid polymer by a printer.
- According to Shindi, Osgood has a crush on Josh.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Colonel Shindi was killed-off in this story, but because of Ramon Tikaram's performance it was decided that it would be revealed in Shutdown that he survived. (BFX: Extinction) Indeed, he was said to be "on the mend" in Power Cell and eventually returned in House of Silents.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Anti-plastic was previously used to destroy the Nestene. (TV: Rose)
- Shindi mentions the Doctor being UNIT's scientific advisor. (TV: Spearhead from Space)
- The Nestene Consciousness notes to Kate that it is familiar with her bloodline. (TV: Spearhead from Space, Terror of the Autons)
- Osgood says the phrase "do you think for once in your life you could arrive before the nick of time" to Colonel Shindi. The Doctor once said this to the Brigadier. (TV: The Mind of Evil)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Armageddon - Extinction page at bigfinish.com
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