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|image = Sleeper Agents (audio story).jpg | |image = Sleeper Agents (audio story).jpg | ||
|main character = [[ | |range = Beyond the Doctor | ||
|number in range = 4 | |||
|main character = [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] | |||
|enemy = [[Angela Leamann]], [[Tobias Harmer]] | |enemy = [[Angela Leamann]], [[Tobias Harmer]] | ||
|setting = [[London]], [[July]] [[1966]] | |setting = [[London]] and [[Island (Sleeper Agents)|an island]] in the [[Arctic Circle]], [[20 July|20]]-[[22 July]] [[1966]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Paul Magrs | ||
|director = | |director = | ||
|read by = [[Anneke Wills]] | |read by = [[Anneke Wills]] | ||
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|sound = [[David Roocroft]] | |sound = [[David Roocroft]] | ||
|publisher = BBC Worldwide | |publisher = BBC Worldwide | ||
|release date = | |release date = 3 March 2022 | ||
|format = 1 CD | |format = 1 CD | ||
|epcount = 1 | |epcount = 1 | ||
|isbn = ISBN 9781787538641 | |isbn = ISBN 9781787538641 | ||
|series = [[BBC | |series = [[BBC Doctor Who audio stories]] | ||
|prev = London, 1965 (audio story) | |prev = London, 1965 (audio story) | ||
|next = The Penumbra Affair (audio story) | |next = The Penumbra Affair (audio story) | ||
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|prev2 = London, 1965 (audio story) | |prev2 = London, 1965 (audio story) | ||
|next2 = The Penumbra Affair (audio story) | |next2 = The Penumbra Affair (audio story) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth story in the ''[[Beyond the Doctor (audio series)|Beyond the Doctor]]'' series released by [[BBC Audio]]. It was written by [[Paul Magrs]] and was read by [[Anneke Wills]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth story in the ''[[Beyond the Doctor (audio series)|Beyond the Doctor]]'' series released by [[BBC Audio]]. It was written by [[Paul Magrs]] and was read by [[Anneke Wills]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
It’s [[July]] [[1966]], and [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] & [[Polly Wright|Polly]] have just said goodbye to [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] at [[Gatwick Airport]]. Now they must return to their old lives - but things at home aren’t quite right. Polly’s cat is behaving oddly, and both she and Ben soon realise they are under close scrutiny. To complicate matters further, the pair must akcnowledge their true feelings for each other. | It’s [[July]] [[1966]], and [[Ben Jackson|Ben]] & [[Polly Wright|Polly]] have just said goodbye to [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] at [[Gatwick Airport]]. Now they must return to their old lives - but things at home aren’t quite right. Polly’s cat is behaving oddly, and both she and Ben soon realise they are under close scrutiny. To complicate matters further, the pair must akcnowledge <!--[sic]--> their true feelings for each other. | ||
When they find themselves transported against their will to a far-flung destination, what matters most is their loyalty to each other - and to the Doctor. | When they find themselves transported against their will to a far-flung destination, what matters most is their loyalty to each other - and to the Doctor. | ||
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* [[Angela Leamann]] | * [[Angela Leamann]] | ||
* [[Tobias Harmer]] | * [[Tobias Harmer]] | ||
* [[Samantha (Sleeper Agents)|Samantha]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
' | * Polly lives in [[Polly Wright's flat|a flat]] above a fancy [[shoe shop]] in [[Chelsea]]. | ||
* On her commute to the [[Post Office Tower]], Polly takes the [[London Underground]] to [[Warren Street tube station|Warren Street]], then traversing [[Tottenham Court Road]] and through [[Fitzrovia]]. | |||
* Ben and Polly meet at a [[coffee bar]] in [[Soho]] for lunch. | |||
* Ben's landlady is called [[Montague (Sleeper Agents)|Mrs Montague]]. | |||
* Polly recalls her [[French]] teacher at school, who also coached [[hockey]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * In this story Ben reports back to his ship and is expecting to return to the sea. This is in contrast to ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'', where Ben is decidedly miserable at being given a shore posting, leading to his moping at the [[Inferno (club)|Inferno]] and eventual meeting with Polly Wright. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
''to | * Polly and Ben have just said their farewells to [[Second Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]], following on from the end of [[TV]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]''. The following day, Ben and Polly are lured into a trap, just as the Doctor and Jamie were subsequently lured into a trap by [[Edward Waterfield]] in [[TV]]: ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''. | ||
* [[WOTAN]] was defeated four days earlier, on [[16 July]], as depicted in [[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]''. | |||
* Polly recalls Dodo, and wonders if she too had been caught up in Harmer and Leamanns' plans. Polly had met Dodo in ''The War Machines'' and had similarly wondered about her during another stay in London with the Doctor, in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Dead Star (audio story)|The Dead Star]]''. | |||
* Polly mentions the [[Macra]] to Harmer, and how Ben had been under their influence in [[TV]]: ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]''. | |||
* Leamann and Harmer have kidnapped others of the Doctor's companions, including [[Barbara Wright]] and [[Ian Chesterton]] a year earlier in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[London, 1965 (audio story)|London, 1965]]'', where they also employed the use of imagery related to the Doctor, such as the replica [[TARDIS]] interior. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:BBC Audio audio stories]] | [[Category:BBC Audio audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in London]] | [[Category:Stories set in London]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1966]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1966]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the Arctic]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:08, 24 October 2024
Sleeper Agents was the fourth story in the Beyond the Doctor series released by BBC Audio. It was written by Paul Magrs and was read by Anneke Wills.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
It’s July 1966, and Ben & Polly have just said goodbye to the Doctor at Gatwick Airport. Now they must return to their old lives - but things at home aren’t quite right. Polly’s cat is behaving oddly, and both she and Ben soon realise they are under close scrutiny. To complicate matters further, the pair must akcnowledge their true feelings for each other.
When they find themselves transported against their will to a far-flung destination, what matters most is their loyalty to each other - and to the Doctor.
Who are the mysterious Mr Harmer and Ms Leamann, and what can they possibly want with Polly & Ben?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Polly lives in a flat above a fancy shoe shop in Chelsea.
- On her commute to the Post Office Tower, Polly takes the London Underground to Warren Street, then traversing Tottenham Court Road and through Fitzrovia.
- Ben and Polly meet at a coffee bar in Soho for lunch.
- Ben's landlady is called Mrs Montague.
- Polly recalls her French teacher at school, who also coached hockey.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In this story Ben reports back to his ship and is expecting to return to the sea. This is in contrast to The War Machines, where Ben is decidedly miserable at being given a shore posting, leading to his moping at the Inferno and eventual meeting with Polly Wright.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Polly and Ben have just said their farewells to the Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon, following on from the end of TV: The Faceless Ones. The following day, Ben and Polly are lured into a trap, just as the Doctor and Jamie were subsequently lured into a trap by Edward Waterfield in TV: The Evil of the Daleks.
- WOTAN was defeated four days earlier, on 16 July, as depicted in TV: The War Machines.
- Polly recalls Dodo, and wonders if she too had been caught up in Harmer and Leamanns' plans. Polly had met Dodo in The War Machines and had similarly wondered about her during another stay in London with the Doctor, in AUDIO: The Dead Star.
- Polly mentions the Macra to Harmer, and how Ben had been under their influence in TV: The Macra Terror.
- Leamann and Harmer have kidnapped others of the Doctor's companions, including Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton a year earlier in AUDIO: London, 1965, where they also employed the use of imagery related to the Doctor, such as the replica TARDIS interior.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Sleeper Agents page at Penguin Books
