The Shadow of London (audio story): Difference between revisions

The TARDIS materialises in the backstreets of London in the 1940s. Whilst K9 entertains himself in the time ship's library, the Doctor takes Leela for a walk in the streets.

But England's capital is oddly quiet. There are no cars and very few pedestrians... whilst those people they do meet appear really quite English indeed. And all the while they are monitored by cameras feeding images into a secret control room.

Something strange is happening in the city. Traitors are running wild... and nothing and no-one are quite as they seem.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part One[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor and Leela materialise in London, or so they think. After checking on K9, who is elsewhere in the ship, they step out of the TARDIS. They notice that there doesn't seem to be any signs of life or people. They are being observed through security cameras by Maddox. They meet two people who are acting strangely. The Doctor and Leela walk over to a park and meet Hemmings. He warns the Doctor and Leela not to go near "the Edge". Soon, they hear a scream and try to help. They enter a building but see that it is too late; the person is dead. They go into other buildings. Others have been killed, as well. The Doctor and Leela discuss that Hemmings might know more than he is letting on. The three meet Fanshaw, who is apparently a policeman. They are attacked by "the Creature". They split up to escape. The Doctor and Leela go to "the Edge", and see that the city is surrounded by mountains. They aren't really in London.

Part Two[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Uncredited Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Creature - Catherine Bailey (BFX: The Shadow of London)
Pedestrian 2 - Timothy Speyer (BFX: The Shadow of London)

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cover Art - Anthony Lamb
Director - Ken Bentley
Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
Music and Sound Design - Jamie Robertson
Producer - David Richardson
Script Editor - John Dorney
Writer - Justin Richards

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Hope and Anchor is a pub in London.

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Alternate cover

Catherine Bailey previously played another British woman working for the Nazis in Lost in Time, part of Series 4 of The Sarah Jane Adventures. She discussed the role in the behind-the-scenes extras.

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor mentions being in a fake city built by the Kraals. (TV:The Android Invasion)

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

Official The Shadow of London page at bigfinish.com

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+|range             = The Fourth Doctor Adventures
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+|writer            = Justin Richards
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+|producer          = [[David Richardson]]
 |music             = [[Jamie Robertson]]
-|sound             = [[Jamie Robertson]]
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 |publisher         = Big Finish Productions
-|release date      = [[16 May (releases)|16 May]] [[2018 (releases)|2018]]
+|release date      = 16 May 2018
 |format            = 1 CD<br/>Download
-|production code   =
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 |isbn              = ISBN 978-1-78703-082-4
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 |next              = The Bad Penny (audio story)
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-'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifth story in the [[Series 7 (4DA)|seventh series]] of the ''[[Fourth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Fourth Doctor Adventures]],'' produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Justin Richards]] and featured [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Louise Jameson]] as [[Leela]].
+}}{{audio stub}}
+'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fifth story in the [[Series 7 (4DA)|seventh series]] of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Justin Richards]] and featured [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Louise Jameson]] as [[Leela]].
 == Publisher's summary ==
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 * [[Pedestrian 2 (The Shadow of London)|Pedestrian 2]] - Timothy Speyer ([[BFX]]: ''The Shadow of London'')
-== References ==
+== Crew ==
+* Cover Art - [[Anthony Lamb]]
+* Director - [[Ken Bentley]]
+* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]]
+* Music and Sound Design - [[Jamie Robertson]]
+* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
+* Script Editor - [[John Dorney]]
+* Writer - [[Justin Richards]]
+== Worldbuilding ==
 * The [[Hope and Anchor]] is a pub in [[London]].
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 == External links ==
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 [[Category:Stories set in Germany]]
 [[Category:Stories set in World War II]]
+[[Category:Two part audio stories]]
+[[Category:Stories in need of plot details]]