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|image | |image = The Dalek Transaction cover.jpg | ||
| | |range = UNIT: The New Series | ||
| | |series in range = Encounters (audio anthology) | ||
|number | |series number in range = 5 | ||
|main character | |number in series = 1 | ||
|featuring | |main character = [[Kate Stewart|Kate]], [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] | ||
|featuring2 | |featuring = Josh Carter{{!}}Josh | ||
|featuring2 = Vikram Shindi{{!}}Shindi | |||
|enemy | |enemy = [[Dalek (The Dalek Transaction)|Dalek]] | ||
|setting | |setting = [[Monte Bosque]], [[2010s]] | ||
|writer | |writer = Matt Fitton | ||
|director | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
| | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|music | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|cover | |sound = [[Iain Meadows]] | ||
|publisher | |cover = [[Tom Webster]] | ||
|release date | |epcount = 1 | ||
|production code = | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|isbn | |release date = 29 November 2017 | ||
|prev | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>1st of 4 stories | ||
|next | |production code = BFPUNS05 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-967-3 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-966-6 (digital) | |||
|audio anthology = Encounters (audio anthology) | |||
|series = ''[[UNIT: The New Series]]'' | |||
|prev = United (audio story) | |||
|next = Invocation (audio story) | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the ''[[Encounters (audio anthology)|Encounters]]'' | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the audio anthology, ''[[Encounters (audio anthology)|Encounters]]'', 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]] and [[Ramon Tikaram]] as [[Vikram Shindi]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
When a rogue guerrilla faction offer an alien artefact for auction, [[Kate Stewart]] and her team go undercover to the | When a rogue guerrilla faction offer an alien artefact for auction, [[Kate Stewart]] and her team go undercover to the [[jungle]]s of [[Central America]]. But they find that the prize on offer is far deadlier than its owners realise. Captive, desperate and alone. That's when a [[Dalek (The Dalek Transaction)|Dalek]] is at its most dangerous. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to | [[Kate Stewart|Kate]], [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]], [[Josh Carter|Josh]] and [[Vikram Shindi|Shindi]] prepare to go undercover for a meeting with [[Maria Gonsalves|Captain Maria Gonsalves]] in [[Monte Bosque]], set up by the now-missing [[Sam Bishop|Sam]], using false identities put together by [[Jacqui McGee|Jacqui]]. The artefact that they are investigating landed on [[Earth]] six weeks ago and disappeared off the coast of [[Brazil]] before Sam learnt about it whilst looking [[the Auctioneers|a group of underground traders]] who sell [[alien]] technology. | ||
Gonsalves feeds [[nutrient]] [[soup]] to the "parcel" that [[UNIT]] are coming to purchase: [[Dalek (The Dalek Transaction)|a damaged and disarmed Dalek]] whose sale she intends to finance her group's [[revolution]]. After bribing the city officials, UNIT travel to the rendezvous point and are taken, [[blindfold]]ed, into a [[truck]] where they are [[gas]]sed and driven to the [[camp]]. Gonsalves has Osgood, Josh and Shindi taken to the underground [[bunker]] to see the Dalek and discusses the transaction with Kate. Osgood scans the Dalek and detects that it is mutating. | |||
When UNIT are reunited, Kate sends Osgood and Josh to deal with the [[money]] transfer whilst she and Shindi interrogate the Dalek for information on whether an invasion is planned. The Dalek tells them that a dormant taskforce is hidden in the jungle and agrees to take them to it, but the transaction only covers the [[Dalek mutant]] and it is removed from its [[casing]]. Kate and Shindi go into the jungle with the mutant and several guerillas and finds that it has lied; there are no other Daleks and it manages to escape. The two of them are taken back to the camp, where Gonsalves has caught Osgood and Josh in a restricted area and found that the Auctioneers know nothing about them. | |||
Gonsalves sends Josh, Shindi and [[Rodrigues (The Dalek Transaction)|Rodrigues]] with several guerillas to deal with the threat of the Dalek mutant. One guerilla is killed by a Dalek sting and another is killed by a [[trap]]. It takes control of a [[tank]] with an [[energy weapon]], but the humans manage to destroy it. With all of her best people dead, Gonsalves forces Kate, Osgood, Josh and Shindi into a cell with parts of the mutant and goes to contact the Auctioneers, for whom she has been running a research base, about what to do next. Osgood attempts to piece the mutant back together and finds that it has shedded some limbs as a deception; it is still alive. | |||
Gonsalves takes Kate and Osgood to a secret [[armoury]] where they find that the Dalek has returned to its casing and is putting itself back together, including its [[eyestalk]] and [[manipulator arm]]. It cannot find its [[gunstick]], but kills the remaining guerillas with chemical weapons from inside their vehicles' storage crates and Gonsalves with its manipulator arm. Josh and Shindi are let out of their cell by the guerillas just before they die and put on [[hazard suit]]s before finding the gunstick and using it to severely damage the Dalek. | |||
Osgood is determined to remove the mutant from its casing and try to understand it, but it activates its self-destruct system and UNIT are forced to flee from the armoury and take cover. The alien technology is completely destroyed and [[UNIT North America]] come to take the group to safety. Although they are leaving with nothing to show for it, Osgood points out that they have faced a Dalek and survived. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Kate Stewart]] - [[Jemma Redgrave]] | |||
* [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]] - [[Ingrid Oliver]] | |||
* [[Josh Carter|Captain Josh Carter]] - [[James Joyce (actor)|James Joyce]] | |||
* [[Vikram Shindi|Colonel Shindi]] - [[Ramon Tikaram]] | |||
* [[Maria Gonsalves|Captain Gonsales]] - [[Karina Fernandez]] | |||
* Guerilla - [[Jot Davies]] | |||
* [[Dalek (The Dalek Transaction)|The Dalek]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
== Crew == | |||
* Cover Art by - [[Tom Webster]] | |||
* Director - [[Ken Bentley]] | |||
* Executive Producer - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Music - [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Writer & Script Editor - [[Matt Fitton]] | |||
* Sound Design - [[Iain Meadows]] | |||
* Daleks created by [[Terry Nation]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * Sam went missing for three weeks last year. It eventually turned out that he had gone [[scuba-diving]] and his holiday form had been misfiled. | ||
* [[Monte Bosque]] is an unstable [[republic]]. | |||
* The Dalek's [[eyestalk]], [[gunstick]] and [[manipulator arm]] have all been removed, as well as half of its [[sensor globe]]s. | |||
* Osgood accesses the [[UNIT Cloud]]. | |||
* [[Code D]] is a code used by [[UNIT]] in reference to the [[Dalek]]s. | |||
* Gonsalves gives Kate [[coffee]]. | |||
* Kate identifies herself as being of the [[United Intelligence Taskforce]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to | * Osgood suggests they contact [[Martha Jones|Dr Jones]] at [[UNIT North America]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | ||
* [[Jacqui McGee]] has been tasked with creating their false identities. She gained Kate's approval in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[In Memory Alone (audio story)|In Memory Alone]]''. At the end of that story, Kate considers recruiting her. | |||
* UNIT was aware of a possible "[[Metaltron|Code D]]" crashing to [[Earth]] [[1962|50 years prior]], following it as it passed through private collections. However, they lost track of it in [[Utah]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Object Auction (short story)|Object Auction]]'', ''[[The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)|The Secret Lives of Monsters]]'') | |||
* Colonel Shindi notes that UNIT has fought the Daleks on several occasions. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') He himself has lost several colleagues to them, alluding to their [[21st century Dalek invasion|recent invasion]] of [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'') | |||
* There is a [[black market]] dealing in [[alien]] material on [[Earth]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Man Who Never Was (TV story)|The Man Who Never Was]]'') UNIT will know their handlers as [[the Auctioneers]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Sontaran Project (audio story)|The Sontaran Project]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:59, 12 April 2024
The Dalek Transaction was the first story in the audio anthology, Encounters, 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 and Ramon Tikaram as Vikram Shindi.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
When a rogue guerrilla faction offer an alien artefact for auction, Kate Stewart and her team go undercover to the jungles of Central America. But they find that the prize on offer is far deadlier than its owners realise. Captive, desperate and alone. That's when a Dalek is at its most dangerous.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Kate, Osgood, Josh and Shindi prepare to go undercover for a meeting with Captain Maria Gonsalves in Monte Bosque, set up by the now-missing Sam, using false identities put together by Jacqui. The artefact that they are investigating landed on Earth six weeks ago and disappeared off the coast of Brazil before Sam learnt about it whilst looking a group of underground traders who sell alien technology.
Gonsalves feeds nutrient soup to the "parcel" that UNIT are coming to purchase: a damaged and disarmed Dalek whose sale she intends to finance her group's revolution. After bribing the city officials, UNIT travel to the rendezvous point and are taken, blindfolded, into a truck where they are gassed and driven to the camp. Gonsalves has Osgood, Josh and Shindi taken to the underground bunker to see the Dalek and discusses the transaction with Kate. Osgood scans the Dalek and detects that it is mutating.
When UNIT are reunited, Kate sends Osgood and Josh to deal with the money transfer whilst she and Shindi interrogate the Dalek for information on whether an invasion is planned. The Dalek tells them that a dormant taskforce is hidden in the jungle and agrees to take them to it, but the transaction only covers the Dalek mutant and it is removed from its casing. Kate and Shindi go into the jungle with the mutant and several guerillas and finds that it has lied; there are no other Daleks and it manages to escape. The two of them are taken back to the camp, where Gonsalves has caught Osgood and Josh in a restricted area and found that the Auctioneers know nothing about them.
Gonsalves sends Josh, Shindi and Rodrigues with several guerillas to deal with the threat of the Dalek mutant. One guerilla is killed by a Dalek sting and another is killed by a trap. It takes control of a tank with an energy weapon, but the humans manage to destroy it. With all of her best people dead, Gonsalves forces Kate, Osgood, Josh and Shindi into a cell with parts of the mutant and goes to contact the Auctioneers, for whom she has been running a research base, about what to do next. Osgood attempts to piece the mutant back together and finds that it has shedded some limbs as a deception; it is still alive.
Gonsalves takes Kate and Osgood to a secret armoury where they find that the Dalek has returned to its casing and is putting itself back together, including its eyestalk and manipulator arm. It cannot find its gunstick, but kills the remaining guerillas with chemical weapons from inside their vehicles' storage crates and Gonsalves with its manipulator arm. Josh and Shindi are let out of their cell by the guerillas just before they die and put on hazard suits before finding the gunstick and using it to severely damage the Dalek.
Osgood is determined to remove the mutant from its casing and try to understand it, but it activates its self-destruct system and UNIT are forced to flee from the armoury and take cover. The alien technology is completely destroyed and UNIT North America come to take the group to safety. Although they are leaving with nothing to show for it, Osgood points out that they have faced a Dalek and survived.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Kate Stewart - Jemma Redgrave
- Osgood - Ingrid Oliver
- Captain Josh Carter - James Joyce
- Colonel Shindi - Ramon Tikaram
- Captain Gonsales - Karina Fernandez
- Guerilla - Jot Davies
- The Dalek - Nicholas Briggs
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art by - Tom Webster
- Director - Ken Bentley
- Executive Producer - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
- Music - Howard Carter
- Producer - David Richardson
- Writer & Script Editor - Matt Fitton
- Sound Design - Iain Meadows
- Daleks created by Terry Nation
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Sam went missing for three weeks last year. It eventually turned out that he had gone scuba-diving and his holiday form had been misfiled.
- Monte Bosque is an unstable republic.
- The Dalek's eyestalk, gunstick and manipulator arm have all been removed, as well as half of its sensor globes.
- Osgood accesses the UNIT Cloud.
- Code D is a code used by UNIT in reference to the Daleks.
- Gonsalves gives Kate coffee.
- Kate identifies herself as being of the United Intelligence Taskforce.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Osgood suggests they contact Dr Jones at UNIT North America. (TV: The Stolen Earth)
- Jacqui McGee has been tasked with creating their false identities. She gained Kate's approval in AUDIO: In Memory Alone. At the end of that story, Kate considers recruiting her.
- UNIT was aware of a possible "Code D" crashing to Earth 50 years prior, following it as it passed through private collections. However, they lost track of it in Utah. (TV: Dalek, PROSE: Object Auction, The Secret Lives of Monsters)
- Colonel Shindi notes that UNIT has fought the Daleks on several occasions. (TV: Day of the Daleks) He himself has lost several colleagues to them, alluding to their recent invasion of Earth. (TV: The Stolen Earth)
- There is a black market dealing in alien material on Earth. (TV: The Man Who Never Was) UNIT will know their handlers as the Auctioneers. (AUDIO: The Sontaran Project)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Dalek Transaction page at bigfinish.com
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