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|range = The Paternoster Gang (audio series) | |range = The Paternoster Gang (audio series) | ||
|series in range = Trespassers (audio | |series in range = Trespassers (audio series) | ||
|series number in range = 2 | |series number in range = 2 | ||
|number in series = 8 | |number in series = 8 | ||
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|main character = [[Vastra]], [[Jenny Flint|Jenny]], [[Strax]] | |main character = [[Vastra]], [[Jenny Flint|Jenny]], [[Strax]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = | ||
|enemy = | |enemy = [[Agnes Bligh]] | ||
|setting = [[Cornish]] coastline, [[1890]] | |setting = [[Cornish]] coastline, [[1890]] | ||
|writer = Neve McIntosh, Dan Starkey | |writer = Neve McIntosh, Dan Starkey | ||
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|epcount = 1 | |epcount = 1 | ||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the audio anthology ''[[No Place Like Home (audio anthology)|No Place Like Home]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[ | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the first story in the audio anthology ''[[No Place Like Home (audio anthology)|No Place Like Home]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. | ||
It was notably written by [[Neve McIntosh]] and [[Dan Starkey]], who play [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]] and [[Strax]], and also featured [[Catrin Stewart]] in her role as [[Jenny Flint]]. This story picks up where {{cs|Doppelgängers (audio story)}} left off, with Vastra having been [[poisoned]] by "[[Doppel-Jenny]]". | |||
This was Neve McIntosh's first-ever [[DWU]] writing credit. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Paternoster Gang|The Gang]] head to the coast for [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]] to convalesce. But their [[holiday]] proves far from restful. This [[Cornish]] village is home to suspicious locals, strange [[storm]]s and | [[Paternoster Gang|The Gang]] head to the coast for [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]] to convalesce. But their [[holiday]] proves far from restful. This [[Cornish]] village is home to suspicious locals, strange [[storm]]s and [[wrecker]]s. Most dangerous of all, something lurks in the [[sea]]s – something with a mysterious hold over Vastra... | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Jenny Flint]] - [[Catrin Stewart]] | * [[Jenny Flint]] - [[Catrin Stewart]] | ||
* [[Strax]] - [[Dan Starkey]] | * [[Strax]] - [[Dan Starkey]] | ||
* [[Maggie (Jellyfish!)|Maggie]] - [[Helen Phillips]] | |||
* [[Agnes Bligh|Mrs Bligh]] - [[Kate O’Sullivan]] | |||
* [[David (Jellyfish!)|David]] - [[Alex Stedman]] | |||
* [[Mr Bligh]] - [[Wayne Forester]] | |||
=== Uncredited cast === | |||
* [[Jellyfish]] - Helen Phillips<ref name="BFX" /> | |||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
* [[Writer]]s - [[Neve McIntosh]], [[Dan Starkey]] | * [[Writer]]s - [[Neve McIntosh]], [[Dan Starkey]] | ||
* [[Director]] - Ken Bentley | * [[Director]] - [[Ken Bentley]] | ||
* [[Producer]] - [[David Richardson]] | * [[Producer]] - [[David Richardson]] | ||
* [[Sound Design]] - [[Benji Clifford]] | * [[Sound Design]] - [[Benji Clifford]] | ||
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* He is unable to [[swimming|swim]], due to his high [[density]] as a [[Sontaran]], and simply [[sinking|sinks]] to the bottom. | * He is unable to [[swimming|swim]], due to his high [[density]] as a [[Sontaran]], and simply [[sinking|sinks]] to the bottom. | ||
* Strax confuses [[Earth]] [[jellyfish]] with "[[Rutan]] scum". | * Strax confuses [[Earth]] [[jellyfish]] with "[[Rutan]] scum". | ||
* Vastra has a [[craving]] for [[lobster]], though she later [[amnesia|does not remember this]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
'' | * As a fan of ''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'' and {{w|Daphne du Maurier}}, co-[[writer]] [[Neve McIntosh]] described this [[script]] as "mash[ing] together" {{wi|The Adventure of the Lion's Mane|The Lion's Mane}} and {{wi|Jamaica Inn (novel)|Jamaica Inn}}, with [[science-fiction]] elements, like [[robot]]s, layered on top.<ref name="BFX">[[BFX]]: ''Jellyfish!''</ref> | ||
** [[Dan Starkey]] calls it a "heady mixture". He says his contribution was mainly advising McIntosh on working with the [[audio]] medium. [[Script editor]] [[Matt Fitton]] was also, of course, involved.<ref name="BFX" /> | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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{{bigfinish|releases/v/the-paternoster-gang-trespassers-3-2812}} | {{bigfinish|releases/v/the-paternoster-gang-trespassers-3-2812}} | ||
== Footnotes == | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
{{PG}} | {{PG}} | ||
{{Paternoster Gang stories}} | {{Paternoster Gang stories}} | ||
Latest revision as of 08:12, 15 December 2024
Jellyfish! was the first story in the audio anthology No Place Like Home, produced by Big Finish Productions.
It was notably written by Neve McIntosh and Dan Starkey, who play Madame Vastra and Strax, and also featured Catrin Stewart in her role as Jenny Flint. This story picks up where Doppelgängers [+]Loading...["Doppelgängers (audio story)"] left off, with Vastra having been poisoned by "Doppel-Jenny".
This was Neve McIntosh's first-ever DWU writing credit.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Gang head to the coast for Madame Vastra to convalesce. But their holiday proves far from restful. This Cornish village is home to suspicious locals, strange storms and wreckers. Most dangerous of all, something lurks in the seas – something with a mysterious hold over Vastra...
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Madame Vastra - Neve McIntosh
- Jenny Flint - Catrin Stewart
- Strax - Dan Starkey
- Maggie - Helen Phillips
- Mrs Bligh - Kate O’Sullivan
- David - Alex Stedman
- Mr Bligh - Wayne Forester
Uncredited cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Writers - Neve McIntosh, Dan Starkey
- Director - Ken Bentley
- Producer - David Richardson
- Sound Design - Benji Clifford
- Music - Joe Kraemer
- Script Editor - Matt Fitton
- Senior Producer - John Ainsworth
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs, Jason Haigh-Ellery
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Strax is briefly mistaken for a dog, and later dons tartan swimming trunks, which he views as armour against the sea.
- He is unable to swim, due to his high density as a Sontaran, and simply sinks to the bottom.
- Strax confuses Earth jellyfish with "Rutan scum".
- Vastra has a craving for lobster, though she later does not remember this.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- As a fan of Sherlock Holmes and Daphne du Maurier, co-writer Neve McIntosh described this script as "mash[ing] together" The Lion's Mane and Jamaica Inn, with science-fiction elements, like robots, layered on top.[1]
- Dan Starkey calls it a "heady mixture". He says his contribution was mainly advising McIntosh on working with the audio medium. Script editor Matt Fitton was also, of course, involved.[1]
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Vastra's recovery from the theosonite poisoning is central to this story. She was poisoned by Doppel-Jenny in AUDIO: Doppelgängers [+]Loading...["Doppelgängers (audio story)"].
- Jenny accepts being called "Mrs Flint-Vastra", and later calls Vastra her wife. She recently called into question the validity of their wedding in AUDIO: Doppelgängers [+]Loading...["Doppelgängers (audio story)"], having been replaced during the ceremony by a Zygon imposter in AUDIO: Till Death Us Do Part [+]Loading...["Till Death Us Do Part (audio story)"], but nonetheless considers them married, as established since TV: A Good Man Goes to War [+]Loading...["A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)"].
- Strax notes that the Rutans are the sworn enemy of the Sontarans. They were first mentioned in TV: The Time Warrior [+]Loading...["The Time Warrior (TV story)"], and first appeared in TV: Horror of Fang Rock [+]Loading...["Horror of Fang Rock (TV story)"].
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Jellyfish! page at bigfinish.com
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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