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|number in series = 2 | |number in series = 2 | ||
|number = 1.2 | |number = 1.2 | ||
|main character = | |main character = [[Missy]] | ||
|featuring = {{Hound|c}} | |featuring = {{Hound|c}}, [[Catherine Parr]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[Gramoryan]]s | ||
|setting = | |setting = [[England]], [[16th century]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = John Dorney | ||
|director = [[Ken Bentley]] | |director = [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
|sound = [[Joe Kraemer]] and [[Josh Arakelian]] | |sound = [[Joe Kraemer]] and [[Josh Arakelian]] | ||
|music = [[Joe Kraemer]] | |music = [[Joe Kraemer]] | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = 5 February 2019 | |||
|release date = | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>2nd of 4 stories | ||
|format = 1 | |||
|production code = BFPDWMISSY01 | |production code = BFPDWMISSY01 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78703-672-7 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78703-673-4 (digital) | |||
|series = ''[[Missy (audio series)|Missy]]'' | |series = ''[[Missy (audio series)|Missy]]'' | ||
|prev = A Spoonful of Mayhem (audio story) | |prev = A Spoonful of Mayhem (audio story) | ||
|next = The Broken Clock (audio story) | |next = The Broken Clock (audio story) | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]] | |||
|epcount = 1 | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second story in the audio anthology ''[[Missy: Series One]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second story in the audio anthology ''[[Missy: Series One]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[John Dorney]] and featured [[Michelle Gomez]] as [[Missy]] and [[Rufus Hound]] as {{Hound}}. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Missy]] arrives in [[Tudor]] [[England]], throwing the plans of another [[renegade Time Lord]] into [[chaos]]. | |||
King | {{Hound|n=King Henry VIII}} is on the [[throne]], and [[Gramoryan|aliens]] are stomping through the [[countryside]]. Missy just wants to be [[Queen]]. | ||
And | And the Monk? Once he knows who else is on the scene, he'll be glad just to stay alive... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Missy]] - [[Michelle Gomez]] | |||
* {{Hound|n=The Meddling Monk}} - [[Rufus Hound]] | |||
* [[Catherine Parr]] - [[Maggie Service]] | |||
* [[Foxcroft|Sir Foxcroft]] / [[Gramoryan 1]] / [[Priest (Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated)|Priest]] - [[Leighton Pugh]] | |||
* [[Gramoryan 2]] / [[Taverner (Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated)|Taverner]] / [[Squire (Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated)|Squire]] - [[Graham Seed]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
''to | * Missy uses her [[Missy's vortex manipulator|vortex manipulator]] to arrive in England. | ||
* The Monk hides King Henry VIII in the [[Zero Room]] of [[The Monk's TARDIS|his TARDIS]]. | |||
* Following the Time War, [[Reaper]]s, [[Chronovore]]s and, more generally, [[paradox eater]]s run wild. | |||
* The Monk has an [[Organ (music)|organ]] player [[anachronism|anachronistically]] play [[Mendelssohn]]'s "[[Wedding March]]" while Missy walks down the aisle. | |||
* The Monk knows about all of the [[renegade Time Lord]]s, and he recognises Missy as an incarnation of [[the Master]]. | |||
* According to Missy, Henry VIII composed "[[Greensleeves]]". When she criticises the Monk for not knowing this when questioned by Catherine, he says he "didn't expect a [[pub quiz]]". | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * This story's title is an obvious play at the famous mnemonic of the fates of King [[Henry VIII]]'s wives: "Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived" | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to | * The Monk saw Gallifrey disappeared during ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]],'' through his connection to [[the Matrix]]. | ||
* When Missy strands him in the past, the Monk refers to how he was stranded in [[1066]] in ''[[The Time Meddler (TV story)|The Time Meddler]]''. | |||
* The Monk intends to deal with the Doctor. After regenerating, the Monk will confront the [[Twelfth Doctor]] in ''[[The Persistence of Memory (short story)|The Persistence of Memory]]''. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/missy-volume-01-1884}} | |||
{{Missy}} | {{Missy}} | ||
{{ | {{Missy stories}} | ||
{{Monk stories}} | |||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category:Missy: Series One audio stories]] | [[Category:Missy: Series One audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:The Monk audio stories]] | [[Category:The Monk audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in England]] | |||
[[Category:Stories set in the 16th century]] | |||
Latest revision as of 19:31, 3 November 2024
Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated was the second story in the audio anthology Missy: Series One, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by John Dorney and featured Michelle Gomez as Missy and Rufus Hound as the Monk.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Missy arrives in Tudor England, throwing the plans of another renegade Time Lord into chaos.
King Henry VIII is on the throne, and aliens are stomping through the countryside. Missy just wants to be Queen.
And the Monk? Once he knows who else is on the scene, he'll be glad just to stay alive...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Missy - Michelle Gomez
- The Meddling Monk - Rufus Hound
- Catherine Parr - Maggie Service
- Sir Foxcroft / Gramoryan 1 / Priest - Leighton Pugh
- Gramoryan 2 / Taverner / Squire - Graham Seed
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Missy uses her vortex manipulator to arrive in England.
- The Monk hides King Henry VIII in the Zero Room of his TARDIS.
- Following the Time War, Reapers, Chronovores and, more generally, paradox eaters run wild.
- The Monk has an organ player anachronistically play Mendelssohn's "Wedding March" while Missy walks down the aisle.
- The Monk knows about all of the renegade Time Lords, and he recognises Missy as an incarnation of the Master.
- According to Missy, Henry VIII composed "Greensleeves". When she criticises the Monk for not knowing this when questioned by Catherine, he says he "didn't expect a pub quiz".
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story's title is an obvious play at the famous mnemonic of the fates of King Henry VIII's wives: "Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived"
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Monk saw Gallifrey disappeared during The Day of the Doctor, through his connection to the Matrix.
- When Missy strands him in the past, the Monk refers to how he was stranded in 1066 in The Time Meddler.
- The Monk intends to deal with the Doctor. After regenerating, the Monk will confront the Twelfth Doctor in The Persistence of Memory.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Divorced, Beheaded, Regenerated page at bigfinish.com
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