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|range = Subscriber Short Trips | |range = Subscriber Short Trips | ||
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|doctor = Sixth Doctor | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]] | |companions = [[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[Gaines]] | ||
|setting = | |setting = [[Prison (Mission Improbable)|Prison]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Chris Wing | ||
|director = | |director = | ||
|read by = [[Stephen Critchlow]] | |read by = [[Stephen Critchlow]] | ||
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|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|number = 34 | |number = 34 | ||
|release date = | |release date = 20 March 2018 | ||
|format = Audiobook | |format = Audiobook | ||
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|prev = The Night Before Christmas (audio story) | |prev = The Night Before Christmas (audio story) | ||
|next = Taken For Granted (audio story) | |next = Taken For Granted (audio story) | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the thirty-fourth ''[[Subscriber Short Trips]]'' audio story. It featured the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]] and was available to subscribers of [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish's main ''Doctor Who'' range]] whose subscription included ''[[Serpent in the Silver Mask (audio story)|Serpent in the Silver Mask]]''. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the thirty-fourth ''[[Subscriber Short Trips]]'' audio story. It featured the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]] and was available to subscribers of [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish's main ''Doctor Who'' range]] whose subscription included ''[[Serpent in the Silver Mask (audio story)|Serpent in the Silver Mask]]''. | ||
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In a [[prison]] thirty miles from the mainland, [[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]] is visited by [[Gaines|Captain Gaines]], who claims that there is footage of her and [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] taking part in a [[rebellion]]. She is sure that the Doctor will rescue her in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] before the time of her [[execution]], but he instead infiltrates the prison by jumping from his flying ship with a [[parachute]] and putting on some [[overalls]] in a disguise that he completes with a false [[moustache]]. | In a [[prison]] thirty miles from the mainland, [[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]] is visited by [[Gaines|Captain Gaines]], who claims that there is footage of her and [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] taking part in a [[rebellion]]. She is sure that the Doctor will rescue her in [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] before the time of her [[execution]], but he instead infiltrates the prison by jumping from his flying ship with a [[parachute]] and putting on some [[overalls]] in a disguise that he completes with a false [[moustache]]. | ||
The Doctor, after evading two security guards and causing a third to knock himself out, locates Evelyn by accessing the [[CCTV]] at a [[computer terminal]] and attempts to shut down the security systems on the route. His biometrics are not recognised, however, and he sets off an [[alarm]] by damaging the computers with a wet [[mop]] before travelling through the [[air vent]]s. | The Doctor, after evading two security guards and causing a third to knock himself out, locates Evelyn by accessing the [[CCTV]] at a [[computer terminal]] and attempts to shut down the security systems on the route. His biometrics are not recognised, however, and he sets off an [[alarm]] by damaging the computers with a wet [[mop]] before travelling through the [[air vent]]s. Later, Gaines tells Evelyn that the Doctor has been captured and that he too will be executed in the morning, but, when he exits, she calmly collects her [[handbag]] and prepares to leave. | ||
' | Disguised as a guard, the Doctor closes the door behind Gaines and frees Evelyn, congratulating her on her acting abilities and explaining that he took his guard's [[helmet]] from a new member of staff who was subsequently misstaken for him. They leave, intending on letting the wrongfully-imprisoned guard out, and the Doctor rhetorically asks Evelyn who could ever forget her. | ||
== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
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* [[Gaines]] | * [[Gaines]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* The Doctor uses the [[fast return switch]]. | * The Doctor uses the [[fast return switch]]. | ||
* The Doctor has a [[parachute]] from his [[exile]] on [[Earth]]. | * The Doctor has a [[parachute]] from his [[exile]] on [[Earth]]. | ||
* The Doctor was given [[lockpick]]s by [[Marie Antoinette]]. | * The Doctor was given [[lockpick]]s by [[Marie Antoinette]]. | ||
* In his overalls and fake [[moustache]], the Doctor is misstaken for [[Carlos (Mission | * In his overalls and fake [[moustache]], the Doctor is misstaken for [[Carlos (Mission Improbable)|Carlos]]. | ||
* Evelyn mentions [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] and [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]]. | * Evelyn mentions [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart]] and [[Johann Sebastian Bach|Bach]]. | ||
* The Doctor is wearing [[Sixth Doctor's coat|his blue frock coat]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:01, 13 March 2024
- You may be looking for Mission: Impractical (novel).
Mission Improbable was the thirty-fourth Subscriber Short Trips audio story. It featured the Sixth Doctor and Evelyn Smythe and was available to subscribers of Big Finish's main Doctor Who range whose subscription included Serpent in the Silver Mask.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
In a prison thirty miles from the mainland, Evelyn is visited by Captain Gaines, who claims that there is footage of her and the Doctor taking part in a rebellion. She is sure that the Doctor will rescue her in the TARDIS before the time of her execution, but he instead infiltrates the prison by jumping from his flying ship with a parachute and putting on some overalls in a disguise that he completes with a false moustache.
The Doctor, after evading two security guards and causing a third to knock himself out, locates Evelyn by accessing the CCTV at a computer terminal and attempts to shut down the security systems on the route. His biometrics are not recognised, however, and he sets off an alarm by damaging the computers with a wet mop before travelling through the air vents. Later, Gaines tells Evelyn that the Doctor has been captured and that he too will be executed in the morning, but, when he exits, she calmly collects her handbag and prepares to leave.
Disguised as a guard, the Doctor closes the door behind Gaines and frees Evelyn, congratulating her on her acting abilities and explaining that he took his guard's helmet from a new member of staff who was subsequently misstaken for him. They leave, intending on letting the wrongfully-imprisoned guard out, and the Doctor rhetorically asks Evelyn who could ever forget her.
Characters[[edit] | [edit source]]
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor uses the fast return switch.
- The Doctor has a parachute from his exile on Earth.
- The Doctor was given lockpicks by Marie Antoinette.
- In his overalls and fake moustache, the Doctor is misstaken for Carlos.
- Evelyn mentions Mozart and Bach.
- The Doctor is wearing his blue frock coat.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This was the first story to feature Evelyn Smythe since Industrial Evolution in 2011.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor exiled on Earth in a prior incarnation. (TV: The War Games, etc.)
- The Doctor no longer has a sonic screwdriver. (TV: The Visitation)
- The Doctor wonders why he does not wear disguises as he used to. (TV: The Reign of Terror, The Underwater Menace, The Green Death, etc.)
- The Doctor has put on a Mexican accent before. (TV: The Enemy of the World)
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