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|audio anthology = | |audio anthology = The Year of Martha Jones (audio anthology) | ||
|range = The Year of Martha Jones (audio anthology) | |range = The Year of Martha Jones (audio anthology) | ||
|number in range = 1 | |number in range = 1 | ||
|number = 1.1 | |number = 1.1 | ||
|main character = [[Martha Jones]] | |main character = [[Martha Jones]] | ||
|featuring = [[Francine Jones | |featuring = [[Francine Jones|Francine Jones]], [[Holly (The Last Diner)|Holly]] | ||
|enemy = [[Toclafane]] | |enemy = [[Toclafane]] | ||
|setting = [[United States of America]] | |setting = [[United States of America]], [[the Year That Never Was]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = James Goss | ||
|director = [[Scott Handcock]] | |director = [[Scott Handcock]] | ||
|sound = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |sound = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|music = Howard Carter | |music = Howard Carter | ||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 16 December 2021 | ||
|format = | |format = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>1st of 3 stories | ||
|production code = | |production code = | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-83868-242-2 (physical) | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-83868-242-2 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-83868-243-9 (digital) | ||
|series = ''[[The Year of Martha Jones (audio anthology)|The Year of Martha Jones]]'' | |series = ''[[The Year of Martha Jones (audio anthology)|The Year of Martha Jones]]'' | ||
|next = Silver Medal (audio story) | |next = Silver Medal (audio story) | ||
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[[Martha Jones|Martha]] arrives on the west coast of the [[United States of America|US]] and finds an old friend waiting to make contact. | [[Martha Jones|Martha]] arrives on the west coast of the [[United States of America|US]] and finds an old friend waiting to make contact. | ||
A desperate group gathers for her stories. But when [[Francine Jones|Francine]] arrives, escaped from the [[Valiant (aircraft carrier)| | A desperate group gathers for her stories. But when [[Francine Jones (The Last Diner)|Francine]] arrives, escaped from the [[Valiant (aircraft carrier)|Valiant]], she isn't so keen to hear about [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]]... | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Martha Jones]] - [[Freema Agyeman]] | * [[Martha Jones]] - [[Freema Agyeman]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Francine Jones]] - [[Adjoa Andoh]] | ||
* [[Holly (The Last Diner)|Holly]] - [[Serin Ibrahim]] | * [[Holly (The Last Diner)|Holly]] - [[Serin Ibrahim]] | ||
* [[Karen (The Last Diner)|Karen]] - [[Marina Sirtis]] | * [[Karen (The Last Diner)|Karen]] - [[Marina Sirtis]] | ||
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* [[Toclafane]] - [[Clare Louise Connolly]] | * [[Toclafane]] - [[Clare Louise Connolly]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* [[Francine Jones]] states that she was able to sneak off the [[Valiant (aircraft carrier)|Valiant]] because the Master has no interest for the prisoners at the moment. | |||
* Cover Art - [[Simon Holub]] | |||
* Script Editors - [[Scott Handcock]] and [[Matt Fitton]] | |||
* Writer - [[James Goss]] | |||
* Director Scott Handcock | |||
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
* [[Francine Jones (The Last Diner)|Francine Jones]] states that she was able to sneak off the ''[[Valiant (aircraft carrier)|Valiant]]'' because the Master has no interest for the prisoners at the moment. | |||
* [[Martha Jones]] and [[Holly (The Last Diner)|Holly]] went to university together. When Holly's mother passed away, Martha struggled to connect with her and their friendship slowly died. | * [[Martha Jones]] and [[Holly (The Last Diner)|Holly]] went to university together. When Holly's mother passed away, Martha struggled to connect with her and their friendship slowly died. | ||
*According to [[Karen (The Last Diner)|Karen]] and [[Tucker (The Last Diner)|Tucker]], their diner is the last the world. | * According to [[Karen (The Last Diner)|Karen]] and [[Tucker (The Last Diner)|Tucker]], their diner is the last in the world. | ||
* Among the foodstuffs that the diner manages to find | * Among the foodstuffs that the diner manages to find are [[coffee]], [[crisps]], and [[pasta|noodles]]. | ||
*During one of Martha's | * During one of Martha's storytellings, many of the customers believe the [[Toclafane invasion]] to be the first alien invasion of [[Earth]]. However, Tucker and Karen argue about the [[Cyberman|ghosts]] that appeared in the days before the [[Battle of Canary Wharf]]. Karen claims that it was widely accepted as a mass [[hallucination]]. Holly also cannot explain how her bed-bound mother somehow managed to leave her bed and climb onto the roof of her building "[[Sycorax invasion of Earth|one Christmas]]". | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* According to the Behind the Scenes for this story, [[Freema Agyeman]] stated to [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] that she had no interest at the time in picking up the character of [[Martha Jones]] for ''[[Doctor Who]]''. However, when they approached her to do a ''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' script with [[Eve Myles]] instead, she said yes. It was at this time that the two parties discussed the plans for the boxset and Agyeman stated she was interested. | |||
* According to the Behind the Scenes for this story, [[Freema Agyeman]] stated to [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] that she had no interest at the time in picking up the character of [[Martha Jones]] for ''[[Doctor Who]]''. However, when they approached her to do a ''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' script with [[Eve Myles]] instead, she said yes. It was at this time that the two parties discussed the plans for the boxset and | |||
* In the Behind the Scenes, it was further explained that this boxset evolved massively over the space of five years. In fact, in the original plan, all four story were completely different as were their writers. Due to numerous timing issues and new script ideas, the original plan was scrapped altogether and a new boxset was devised. | * In the Behind the Scenes, it was further explained that this boxset evolved massively over the space of five years. In fact, in the original plan, all four story were completely different as were their writers. Due to numerous timing issues and new script ideas, the original plan was scrapped altogether and a new boxset was devised. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* [[Leo Jones]]' location remains unknown. Martha had previously ordered him to go on the run after Harold Saxon had Martha's entire family arrested. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | * [[Leo Jones]]' location remains unknown. Martha had previously ordered him to go on the run after Harold Saxon had Martha's entire family arrested. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | ||
* Despite being extremely immobile towards the end of her life, [[Holly (The Last Diner)|Holly]] remembers how her mother climbed onto the roof one [[Christmas Day]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]) | * Despite being extremely immobile towards the end of her life, [[Holly (The Last Diner)|Holly]] remembers how her mother climbed onto the roof one [[Christmas Day]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'') | ||
* [[Karen (The Last Diner)|Karen]] states that the Ghosts that appeared before the [[Battle of Canary Wharf]] was caused by mass hallucinations. She states that this theory is widely accepted by humans. ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'') | * [[Karen (The Last Diner)|Karen]] states that the Ghosts that appeared before the [[Battle of Canary Wharf]] was caused by mass hallucinations. She states that this theory is widely accepted by humans. ([[TV]]: ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]'') | ||
* Martha was present when the islands of [[Japan]] burnt. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story of Martha (anthology)|The Story of Martha]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]] | * Martha was present when the islands of [[Japan]] burnt. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Story of Martha (anthology)|The Story of Martha]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | ||
* Francine Jones blames the presence of Harold Saxon on the Doctor. In | * Francine Jones blames the presence of Harold Saxon on the Doctor. In [[parallel world (Turn Left)|a parallel world]] where the Doctor drowned underneath the [[River Thames]], Harold Saxon never escaped [[Utopia]] and never became Prime Minister. ([[TV]]: ''[[Turn Left (TV story)|Turn Left]]'') | ||
* Martha once again struggles to have a conversation with Francine without getting frustrated. ([[TV]]: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'') | * Martha once again struggles to have a conversation with Francine without getting frustrated. ([[TV]]: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'') | ||
* Despite Martha keeping up the appearance that she is wandering the Earth giving people simple hope, Francine correctly assumes that there's a secret plan at work. Francine will one day understand the true nature of Martha's meanderings and join in to take down the Master. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | * Despite Martha keeping up the appearance that she is wandering the Earth giving people simple hope, Francine correctly assumes that there's a secret plan at work. Francine will one day understand the true nature of Martha's meanderings and join in to take down the Master. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | ||
*Martha is suspicious of everyone around her, claiming that anyone could be an informant. For that reason, she won't divulge any private information to anyone. Later, Martha would be deceived by [[Alison Docherty|Professor Docherty]], who informed on Martha's location in the hope that would gain help to locate her son. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | * Martha is suspicious of everyone around her, claiming that anyone could be an informant. For that reason, she won't divulge any private information to anyone. Later, Martha would be deceived by [[Alison Docherty (The Year That Never Was)|Professor Docherty]], who informed on Martha's location in the hope that would gain help to locate her son. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | ||
*Human slaves are being used to build rockets. The Master would reveal to the Doctor that these rockets would be part of his plan to start a war with the rest of the universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | * Human slaves are being used to build rockets. The Master would reveal to the Doctor that these rockets would be part of his plan to start a war with the rest of the universe. ([[TV]]: ''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]'') | ||
*A rocket is used to slaughter hundreds of people inside the diner. Upon rising to power, the Master had previously slaughtered one tenth of the population of Earth with similar callous and disregard of human life. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | * A rocket is used to slaughter hundreds of people inside the diner. Upon rising to power, the Master had previously slaughtered one tenth of the population of Earth with similar callous and disregard of human life. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'') | ||
**The Master's disregard for human life on such a grand scale is not a new thing. His next incarnation, Missy, happily incinerated any human that got in her way, including the Doctor's friends. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'', et al) | ** The Master's disregard for human life on such a grand scale is not a new thing. His next incarnation, [[Missy]], happily incinerated any human that got in her way, including the Doctor's friends. ([[TV]]: ''[[Death in Heaven (TV story)|Death in Heaven]]'', et al) | ||
* Martha tells her audience about the Doctor trapping the Family of Blood. ([[TV]]: [[Human Nature (TV story)| | * Martha tells her audience about the Doctor trapping the Family of Blood. ([[TV]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' / ''[[The Family of Blood (TV story)|The Family of Blood]]'') | ||
* The Master told Francine that the Doctor was responsible for sinking [[Atlantis]]. ([[TV]]: [[The Time Monster (TV story)| | * The Master told Francine that the Doctor was responsible for sinking [[Atlantis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Time Monster (TV story)|The Time Monster]]'') | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:21, 8 October 2024
The Last Diner was the first story in the audio anthology The Year of Martha Jones, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by James Goss and featured Freema Agyeman as Martha Jones and Adjoa Andoh as Francine Jones.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Martha arrives on the west coast of the US and finds an old friend waiting to make contact.
A desperate group gathers for her stories. But when Francine arrives, escaped from the Valiant, she isn't so keen to hear about the Doctor...
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Martha Jones - Freema Agyeman
- Francine Jones - Adjoa Andoh
- Holly - Serin Ibrahim
- Karen - Marina Sirtis
- Tucker - Ewart James Walters
- Toclafane - Clare Louise Connolly
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Simon Holub
- Script Editors - Scott Handcock and Matt Fitton
- Writer - James Goss
- Director Scott Handcock
- Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
- Music and Sound Design - Howard Carter
- Producer - David Richardson
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Francine Jones states that she was able to sneak off the Valiant because the Master has no interest for the prisoners at the moment.
- Martha Jones and Holly went to university together. When Holly's mother passed away, Martha struggled to connect with her and their friendship slowly died.
- According to Karen and Tucker, their diner is the last in the world.
- Among the foodstuffs that the diner manages to find are coffee, crisps, and noodles.
- During one of Martha's storytellings, many of the customers believe the Toclafane invasion to be the first alien invasion of Earth. However, Tucker and Karen argue about the ghosts that appeared in the days before the Battle of Canary Wharf. Karen claims that it was widely accepted as a mass hallucination. Holly also cannot explain how her bed-bound mother somehow managed to leave her bed and climb onto the roof of her building "one Christmas".
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- According to the Behind the Scenes for this story, Freema Agyeman stated to Big Finish that she had no interest at the time in picking up the character of Martha Jones for Doctor Who. However, when they approached her to do a Torchwood script with Eve Myles instead, she said yes. It was at this time that the two parties discussed the plans for the boxset and Agyeman stated she was interested.
- In the Behind the Scenes, it was further explained that this boxset evolved massively over the space of five years. In fact, in the original plan, all four story were completely different as were their writers. Due to numerous timing issues and new script ideas, the original plan was scrapped altogether and a new boxset was devised.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Leo Jones' location remains unknown. Martha had previously ordered him to go on the run after Harold Saxon had Martha's entire family arrested. (TV: The Sound of Drums)
- Despite being extremely immobile towards the end of her life, Holly remembers how her mother climbed onto the roof one Christmas Day. (TV: The Christmas Invasion)
- Karen states that the Ghosts that appeared before the Battle of Canary Wharf was caused by mass hallucinations. She states that this theory is widely accepted by humans. (TV: Army of Ghosts)
- Martha was present when the islands of Japan burnt. (PROSE: The Story of Martha, TV: Last of the Time Lords)
- Francine Jones blames the presence of Harold Saxon on the Doctor. In a parallel world where the Doctor drowned underneath the River Thames, Harold Saxon never escaped Utopia and never became Prime Minister. (TV: Turn Left)
- Martha once again struggles to have a conversation with Francine without getting frustrated. (TV: 42)
- Despite Martha keeping up the appearance that she is wandering the Earth giving people simple hope, Francine correctly assumes that there's a secret plan at work. Francine will one day understand the true nature of Martha's meanderings and join in to take down the Master. (TV: Last of the Time Lords)
- Martha is suspicious of everyone around her, claiming that anyone could be an informant. For that reason, she won't divulge any private information to anyone. Later, Martha would be deceived by Professor Docherty, who informed on Martha's location in the hope that would gain help to locate her son. (TV: Last of the Time Lords)
- Human slaves are being used to build rockets. The Master would reveal to the Doctor that these rockets would be part of his plan to start a war with the rest of the universe. (TV: Last of the Time Lords)
- A rocket is used to slaughter hundreds of people inside the diner. Upon rising to power, the Master had previously slaughtered one tenth of the population of Earth with similar callous and disregard of human life. (TV: The Sound of Drums)
- The Master's disregard for human life on such a grand scale is not a new thing. His next incarnation, Missy, happily incinerated any human that got in her way, including the Doctor's friends. (TV: Death in Heaven, et al)
- Martha tells her audience about the Doctor trapping the Family of Blood. (TV: Human Nature / The Family of Blood)
- The Master told Francine that the Doctor was responsible for sinking Atlantis. (TV: The Time Monster)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official The Last Diner page at bigfinish.com
