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|audio anthology = The Eternity Club 3 | |audio anthology = The Eternity Club 3 | ||
|number = 8.6 | |number = 8.6 | ||
|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[Pym]] | ||
|featuring = [[Altazar]], [[The Suspension of Geren|Geren]], [[Grizella]], [[ | |featuring = [[Altazar]], [[The Suspension of Geren|Geren]], [[Grizella]], [[the Nurse (The Armageddon Chair)|the Nurse]], [[the Oldest]] | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[Entity (Mr Pym Has an Adventure)|Entity]] | ||
|setting = [[Eternity Club]] | |setting = [[Planet (Mr Pym Has an Adventure)|Nearest planet to the Eternity Club]] | ||
|writer = James Goss | |writer = James Goss | ||
|director = [[David O'Mahony]] | |director = [[David O'Mahony]] | ||
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|isbn = ISBN 978-1-80240-397-8 (physical); 978-1-80240-398-5 (digital) | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-80240-397-8 (physical); 978-1-80240-398-5 (digital) | ||
|prev = The Terrible Shame of a Tree (audio story) | |prev = The Terrible Shame of a Tree (audio story) | ||
|next = | |next = Sanctuary (audio story) | ||
|epcount = 1 | |epcount = 1 | ||
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'''''Mr Pym Has an Adventure''''' was the second story in ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio anthology ''[[The Eternity Club 3]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[James Goss]] and featured [[Lisa Bowerman]] as [[Bernice Summerfield]]. | '''''Mr Pym Has an Adventure''''' was the second story in ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio anthology ''[[The Eternity Club 3]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[James Goss]] and featured [[Lisa Bowerman]] as [[Bernice Summerfield]]. | ||
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Benny and Pym find a ruined [[temple]] which Benny deduces was blown up and then have a [[picnic]]. A while later, Pym reveals that he has tasked the clockwork droids with rebuilding the temple in ignorance of [[archaeology]], which frustrates and upsets Benny. In an attempt to satiate Benny, he has the butlers collect [[dust]]. They watch a [[sunset]] and notice that the temple has started glowing thanks to the butlers having restored the wiring for the [[solar battery|solar batteries]], but it starts to transform and open a [[portal]] through which a monstrous creature from another [[universe]] begins to emerge. It vanishes and Benny and Pym decide to head back to the shuttle in the dark, unaware of whether the creature had fully emerged or returned back through the portal. | Benny and Pym find a ruined [[temple]] which Benny deduces was blown up and then have a [[picnic]]. A while later, Pym reveals that he has tasked the clockwork droids with rebuilding the temple in ignorance of [[archaeology]], which frustrates and upsets Benny. In an attempt to satiate Benny, he has the butlers collect [[dust]]. They watch a [[sunset]] and notice that the temple has started glowing thanks to the butlers having restored the wiring for the [[solar battery|solar batteries]], but it starts to transform and open a [[portal]] through which a monstrous creature from another [[universe]] begins to emerge. It vanishes and Benny and Pym decide to head back to the shuttle in the dark, unaware of whether the creature had fully emerged or returned back through the portal. | ||
The pair become confused and realise that they have lost [[time]]. A butler finds them and attempts to lead them back to the shuttle, but Benny believes that the creature has moved between the two of them and entered the butler, which they run from until they realise the danger that the creature could pose if it leaves the planet. At the shuttle, the butler explains that [[the universe]] will have to be closed down to stop the threat posed by [[the Death]], which came through the portal long ago. Pym hits it with a [[flask]] of [[tea]] and the other butlers prepare to return to the Eternity Club with him and Benny, suggesting that the other members might be able to assist and revealing that they have all been infiltrated. | The pair become confused and realise that they have lost [[time]]. A butler finds them and attempts to lead them back to the shuttle, but Benny believes that the creature has moved between the two of them and entered the butler, which they run from until they realise the danger that the creature could pose if it leaves the planet. At the shuttle, the butler explains that [[the universe]] will have to be closed down to stop the threat posed by [[the Death]], which came through the portal long ago. Pym hits it with a [[flask]] of [[tea]] and the other butlers prepare to return to the Eternity Club with him and Benny, suggesting that the other members might be able to assist and revealing that they have all been infiltrated. The pair manage to get out of the shuttle and flee with the [[launch key]]. | ||
' | As they run away, Benny starts to realise a connection between the temple, [[312 (The Armageddon Chair)|312]] and [[the Oldest]] and that the temple will be reopening. Pym feels that he belongs in the temple and lures the butlers to him. The temple explodes and the creature takes the butlers back with it to its own [[dimension]] whilst Benny and Pym return to the Eternity Club, where Benny confronts the Oldest about her identity and 312's construction of the gateway using rock from [[Parroon]]. [[The Nurse (The Armageddon Chair)|The Nurse]] puts a stop to the conversation, however, and Benny informs Pym that she believes that the club has been taken over by somebody who is not meant to be in this universe: [[the Master]]. | ||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
* [[Secretary Pym]] - [[Nickolas Grace]] | * [[Secretary Pym]] - [[Nickolas Grace]] | ||
* [[ | * [[The Oldest]] - [[Niamh Cusack]] | ||
* [[Grizella]] - [[Naana Agyei-Ampadu]] | * [[Grizella]] - [[Naana Agyei-Ampadu]] | ||
* [[Professor Altazar]] - [[Shai Matheson]] | * [[Professor Altazar]] - [[Shai Matheson]] | ||
* [[The Suspension of Geren]] - [[Victoria Gee]] | * [[The Suspension of Geren]] - [[Victoria Gee]] | ||
* [[Nurse (The Armageddon Chair)|Nurse]] - [[Dianne Pilkington]] | |||
' | * [[Clockwork butler|Butlers]] - [[David O'Mahony]] | ||
== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
Latest revision as of 16:31, 12 December 2024
Mr Pym Has an Adventure was the second story in The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield audio anthology The Eternity Club 3, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by James Goss and featured Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Secretary Pym has never left the Eternity Club. This will never do. Bernice Summerfield drags him on an expedition. What could possibly go wrong?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
Secretary Pym closes the Eternity Club's observatory due to the solar array being overused and Grizella, Altazar and Geren protest, with the former revealing what Benny had told her in confidence: that Pym has never left the asteroid. The three club members agree that somebody with no interest in adventure should not be giving orders, so Benny reprograms the clockwork butlers to kidnap him so that she might get him off of the asteroid for an adventure and flies him to a planet where he faints at the sight of the outdoors. When he becomes conscious again, he blames the atmosphere differential and is keen to get to work on moving things and rewinding the shuttle's clockwork engines, but Benny informs him that the butlers have everything in hand and tells him to relax by the sea. Although confused by the sea, he suggests a walk along the beach.
Benny and Pym find a ruined temple which Benny deduces was blown up and then have a picnic. A while later, Pym reveals that he has tasked the clockwork droids with rebuilding the temple in ignorance of archaeology, which frustrates and upsets Benny. In an attempt to satiate Benny, he has the butlers collect dust. They watch a sunset and notice that the temple has started glowing thanks to the butlers having restored the wiring for the solar batteries, but it starts to transform and open a portal through which a monstrous creature from another universe begins to emerge. It vanishes and Benny and Pym decide to head back to the shuttle in the dark, unaware of whether the creature had fully emerged or returned back through the portal.
The pair become confused and realise that they have lost time. A butler finds them and attempts to lead them back to the shuttle, but Benny believes that the creature has moved between the two of them and entered the butler, which they run from until they realise the danger that the creature could pose if it leaves the planet. At the shuttle, the butler explains that the universe will have to be closed down to stop the threat posed by the Death, which came through the portal long ago. Pym hits it with a flask of tea and the other butlers prepare to return to the Eternity Club with him and Benny, suggesting that the other members might be able to assist and revealing that they have all been infiltrated. The pair manage to get out of the shuttle and flee with the launch key.
As they run away, Benny starts to realise a connection between the temple, 312 and the Oldest and that the temple will be reopening. Pym feels that he belongs in the temple and lures the butlers to him. The temple explodes and the creature takes the butlers back with it to its own dimension whilst Benny and Pym return to the Eternity Club, where Benny confronts the Oldest about her identity and 312's construction of the gateway using rock from Parroon. The Nurse puts a stop to the conversation, however, and Benny informs Pym that she believes that the club has been taken over by somebody who is not meant to be in this universe: the Master.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
- Secretary Pym - Nickolas Grace
- The Oldest - Niamh Cusack
- Grizella - Naana Agyei-Ampadu
- Professor Altazar - Shai Matheson
- The Suspension of Geren - Victoria Gee
- Nurse - Dianne Pilkington
- Butlers - David O'Mahony
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Pym cuts Benny off as she is about to talk about a certain planet's mercury seas.
- Pym hits a butler with a flask of tea.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Mr Pym Has an Adventure was recorded at the Soundhouse on 9 October 2023.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Mr Pym Has an Adventure page at bigfinish.com
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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