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|number = 4.11 | |range = The Companion Chronicles | ||
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|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |main character = [[Jamie McCrimmon (Land of Fiction)|"Jamie"]] | ||
|producer = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | |featuring = [[Sixth Doctor]] | ||
| | |enemy = [[Merodach]] | ||
|format = | |setting = [[Scotland]], [[1780]]; The [[Land of Fiction]] | ||
|production code = | |writer = Marty Ross | ||
|isbn = 978-1-84435-467-2 | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
| | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|next | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
}}{{audio stub}}'''''Night's Black Agents''''' was the | |sound = Howard Carter | ||
|cover = [[Simon Holub]] | |||
|release date = May 2010 | |||
|format = 1 CD<br/>Download | |||
|production code = BFPDWCC31 | |||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-467-2 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-816-4 (digital) | |||
|prev = The Time Vampire (audio story) | |||
|next = Solitaire (audio story) | |||
|epcount = 2}} | |||
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'''''Night's Black Agents''''' was the eleventh story of the [[Series 4 (CC)|fourth series]] in ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Marty Ross]], narrated by [[Frazer Hines]] and featured the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon (Land of Fiction)|Jamie McCrimmon]]. | |||
== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Jamie McCrimmon and his new friend the Sixth Doctor are lost on the moors of Scotland, where the legendary Kelpie | [[Jamie McCrimmon (Land of Fiction)|Jamie McCrimmon]] and his new friend the [[Sixth Doctor]] are lost on the moors of Scotland, where the legendary [[Kelpie]] roams... | ||
They are offered shelter by the Reverend Merodach, the minister of the parish of Lammermoor, and are welcomed to his castle. But strange forces are at work within its walls, and Merodach is not what he appears. | They are offered shelter by the [[Merodach|Reverend Merodach]], the minister of the parish of Lammermoor, and are welcomed to his castle. But strange forces are at work within its walls, and Merodach is not what he appears. | ||
Can the Doctor and Jamie prevent their powerful enemy from taking the TARDIS for himself? | Can the Doctor and Jamie prevent their powerful enemy from taking [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] for himself? | ||
==Cast== | == Plot == | ||
*[[Jamie]] - [[Frazer Hines]] | ''to be added'' | ||
*Reverend [[Merodach]] - [[Hugh Ross]] | |||
== Cast == | |||
* [[Jamie McCrimmon (Land of Fiction)|Jamie]] - [[Frazer Hines]] | |||
* Reverend [[Merodach]] - [[Hugh Ross]] | |||
== Crew == | |||
* Cover Art - [[Simon Holub]] | |||
* | * Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
* | * Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | ||
*[[ | * Music and Sound Design - [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
* | * Producer - [[David Richardson]] | ||
*[[ | * Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]] | ||
*[[ | * Writer - [[Marty Ross]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
*Jamie | * The Doctor tells Jamie that the [[Scotland|Scottish]] legend of the [[Kelpie]] has no basis in fact. | ||
* Reverend Merodach is the minister of the parish of [[Lammermoor]] in [[Lothian]]. | |||
* Jamie describes Reverend Merodach as resembling a "chewed out [[apple]] core." | |||
* Reverend Merodach states that the wearing of [[tartan]] has been banned in Scotland since the [[Jacobite|Jacobite Rising]] in the [[1740s]]. | |||
* Reverend Merodach describes the Doctor's coat as resembling that of "a [[carnival]] magician". | |||
* The Doctor quotes ''[[Macbeth]]''. | |||
* Reverend Merodach contemptuously refers to [[Bonnie Prince Charlie]] as "an [[Italy|Italian]] dandy". | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
''to | * This is the first ''Companion Chronicle'' to feature the [[Sixth Doctor]]. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[26 October (production)|26 October]] [[2009 (production)|2009]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | |||
* This story was told from [[Jamie McCrimmon (Land of Fiction)|Jamie]]'s perspective. | |||
[[File:Night's Black Agents clean.jpg|thumb|Textless cover art]] | |||
== Continuity == | |||
* Reverend Merodach refers to the Doctor's recent arrival in Scotland and his defeat of the [[Red Cap]]s. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[City of Spires (audio story)|City of Spires]]'') | |||
* Reverend Merodach mentions the [[Battle of Culloden]], which took place on [[16 April]] [[1746]]. The [[Second Doctor]], [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Polly Wright]] first met the real [[Jamie McCrimmon]] in the aftermath of the battle. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'') | |||
* [[Guthrie (City of Spires)|Guthrie]] had previously told the Doctor of a "sorcerer" and his crooked headed maidservant at Lammermoor. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[City of Spires (audio story)|City of Spires]]'') | |||
* Reverend Merodach reminds Jamie that Bonnie Prince Charlie fled the battlefield of Culloden dressed as a washerwoman. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'') | |||
== | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/night-s-black-agents-487|Night's Black Agents}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|chronicles31.htm|Night's Black Agents}} | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:49, 29 February 2024
Night's Black Agents was the eleventh story of the fourth series in The Companion Chronicles, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Marty Ross, narrated by Frazer Hines and featured the Sixth Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Jamie McCrimmon and his new friend the Sixth Doctor are lost on the moors of Scotland, where the legendary Kelpie roams...
They are offered shelter by the Reverend Merodach, the minister of the parish of Lammermoor, and are welcomed to his castle. But strange forces are at work within its walls, and Merodach is not what he appears.
Can the Doctor and Jamie prevent their powerful enemy from taking the TARDIS for himself?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Jamie - Frazer Hines
- Reverend Merodach - Hugh Ross
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Simon Holub
- Director - Lisa Bowerman
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Music and Sound Design - Howard Carter
- Producer - David Richardson
- Script Editor - Alan Barnes
- Writer - Marty Ross
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor tells Jamie that the Scottish legend of the Kelpie has no basis in fact.
- Reverend Merodach is the minister of the parish of Lammermoor in Lothian.
- Jamie describes Reverend Merodach as resembling a "chewed out apple core."
- Reverend Merodach states that the wearing of tartan has been banned in Scotland since the Jacobite Rising in the 1740s.
- Reverend Merodach describes the Doctor's coat as resembling that of "a carnival magician".
- The Doctor quotes Macbeth.
- Reverend Merodach contemptuously refers to Bonnie Prince Charlie as "an Italian dandy".
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This is the first Companion Chronicle to feature the Sixth Doctor.
- This audio drama was recorded on 26 October 2009 at the Moat Studios.
- This story was told from Jamie's perspective.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Reverend Merodach refers to the Doctor's recent arrival in Scotland and his defeat of the Red Caps. (AUDIO: City of Spires)
- Reverend Merodach mentions the Battle of Culloden, which took place on 16 April 1746. The Second Doctor, Ben Jackson and Polly Wright first met the real Jamie McCrimmon in the aftermath of the battle. (TV: The Highlanders)
- Guthrie had previously told the Doctor of a "sorcerer" and his crooked headed maidservant at Lammermoor. (AUDIO: City of Spires)
- Reverend Merodach reminds Jamie that Bonnie Prince Charlie fled the battlefield of Culloden dressed as a washerwoman. (TV: The Highlanders)
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Night's Black Agents page at bigfinish.com
- Night's Black Agents at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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