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|image            = A Death in the Family (audio story).jpg
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|range            = Main Range
|range            = Main Range
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|enemy            = [[Nobody No-One]]
|enemy            = [[Nobody No-One]]
|setting          = {{il|[[London]], [[23 April]] [[2026]], [[24 June]] to [[August]] [[2027]], [[January]] to [[25 May]] [[2028]]|[[Pelachan]], billions of years BC}}
|setting          = {{il|[[London]], [[23 April]] [[2026]], [[24 June]] to [[August]] [[2027]], [[January]] to [[25 May]] [[2028]]|[[Pelachan]], billions of years BC}}
|writer            = [[Steven Hall (writer)|Steven Hall]]
|writer            = Steven Hall (writer)
|director          = [[Ken Bentley]]
|director          = [[Ken Bentley]]
|producer          = [[David Richardson]]
|producer          = [[David Richardson]]
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|epcount          = 4
|epcount          = 4
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|release date      = [[13 October (releases)|13 October]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]]
|release date      = 13 October 2010
|format            = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|format            = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code  = [[List of production codes#Based off TV story production codes|7W/N]]
|production code  = [[List of production codes#Based off TV story production codes|7W/N]]
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|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-a-death-in-the-family-trailer
|soundcloudtrailer = https://soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-a-death-in-the-family-trailer
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the one hundred and fortieth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Steven Hall (writer)|Steven Hall]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]], [[Philip Olivier]] as [[Hex]], [[Ian Reddington]] as [[Nobody No-One]] and [[Maggie Stables]] as [[Evelyn Smythe]]
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the one hundred and fortieth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Steven Hall (writer)|Steven Hall]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]], [[Philip Olivier]] as [[Hex]], [[Ian Reddington]] as [[Nobody No-One]] and [[Maggie Stables]] as [[Evelyn Smythe]].


It was the final ''chronological'' story for Evelyn, with this story taking place many years after she stopped travelling with the Doctor. This is the third Big Finish audio story to feature a companion death, the first was [[K9 Mark I]] in ''[[Imperiatrix (audio story)|Imperiatrix]]'', with the second being [[C'rizz]] in ''[[Absolution (BFM audio story)|Absolution]]''. However, Evelyn continues to travel with the [[Sixth Doctor]] with several events mentioned in this story featuring in stories released after this one, until Stables passed away in [[2014 (people)|2014]] and her character was retired.
It was the final ''chronological'' story for Evelyn, with this story taking place many years after she stopped travelling with the Doctor. This is the third Big Finish audio story to feature a companion death, the first was [[K9 Mark I]] in ''[[Imperiatrix (audio story)|Imperiatrix]]'', with the second being [[C'rizz]] in ''[[Absolution (BFM audio story)|Absolution]]''. However, Evelyn continues to travel with the [[Sixth Doctor]] with several events mentioned in this story featuring in stories released after this one, until Stables passed away in [[2014 (people)|2014]] and her character was retired.
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* [[Ann-the-Van]] / [[Story Speaker]] / [[Webster (A Death in the Family)|Webster]] - [[Harriet Kershaw]]
* [[Ann-the-Van]] / [[Story Speaker]] / [[Webster (A Death in the Family)|Webster]] - [[Harriet Kershaw]]


== References ==
== Worldbuilding ==
* The [[Pelachan calendar]] is used.
* The [[Pelachan calendar]] is used.
=== The Doctor ===
=== The Doctor ===
* The Doctor has something like a [[calendar]] of when his friends will die.
* The Doctor has something like a [[calendar]] of when his friends will die.
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=== Earth ===
=== Earth ===
* [[Bee]]s were being reintroduced to the [[UK]] in [[June]] [[2027]]. According to Ace, the bee problem would be resolved by [[2040]], by which time Earth would also have "[[Giant panda|new pandas]]."
* [[Bee]]s were being reintroduced to the [[UK]] in [[June]] [[2027]]. According to Ace, the bee problem would be resolved by [[2040]], by which time Earth would also have "[[Giant panda|new pandas]]."
[[File:A Death in the family dummy cover.jpg|thumb|The dummy cover]]
[[File:A Death in the Family.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]]


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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* This story is set after ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''.
* This story is set after ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]''.
* This story was originally released on CD and download on [[13 October (releases)|13 October]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101024000913/http://www.bigfinish.com:80/whatsnew.aspx LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 24-10-2010]</ref>
* This story was originally released on CD and download on [[13 October (releases)|13 October]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20101024000913/http://www.bigfinish.com:80/whatsnew.aspx LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 24-10-2010]</ref>
== Cover gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
A Death in the family dummy cover.jpg|Dummy cover
A Death in the Family.jpg|Textless cover
</gallery>


== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==

Latest revision as of 10:23, 26 March 2024

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A Death in the Family was the one hundred and fortieth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Steven Hall and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace, Philip Olivier as Hex, Ian Reddington as Nobody No-One and Maggie Stables as Evelyn Smythe.

It was the final chronological story for Evelyn, with this story taking place many years after she stopped travelling with the Doctor. This is the third Big Finish audio story to feature a companion death, the first was K9 Mark I in Imperiatrix, with the second being C'rizz in Absolution. However, Evelyn continues to travel with the Sixth Doctor with several events mentioned in this story featuring in stories released after this one, until Stables passed away in 2014 and her character was retired.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

"The future folds into the past. The homeless hero has fallen. Now begins the time of three tales: The Tale of the Herald. The Tale of the Hidden Woman. The Tale of the Final Speaker. When the last tale is told, all the lights shall fail. The world will end."

21st century London: Nobody No One, the extra-dimensional Word Lord, is again running amok. Only this time, he's unbeatable — and a terrible tragedy is about to unfold.

It is written.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor has something like a calendar of when his friends will die.
  • Nobody No-one wears a scarf in his new incarnation. He claims that it is a homage to the Doctor's fourth incarnation.

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The Doctor and Ace search the remains of the Forge's building for alien technology with Captain Stillwell of UNIT.
  • Ace meets up with Henry Noone on several occasions in the White Rabbit pub in London during 2027.
  • By 2027, the United Kingdom has a king.
  • WOTAN 1 is a UNIT base located beneath the BT Tower.

Technology[[edit] | [edit source]]

Time travel[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Evelyn Rossiter was transported from Világ to the planet Pelachan via a temporal device.
  • The people of Pelachan are descendants of the crew of a human time ship called the UNS Pelican.

Earth[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Bees were being reintroduced to the UK in June 2027. According to Ace, the bee problem would be resolved by 2040, by which time Earth would also have "new pandas."

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

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