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{{Infobox CD|
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cd name= The Settling |
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{{Infobox Story SMW
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Big Finish - Doctor Who Audio Dramas | Big Finish Audio Dramas]] |
|image           = B082 settling big.jpg
number= 82 |
|range          = Main Range
doctor= [[Seventh Doctor]]|
|number in range = 82
companions= [[Ace]], [[Hex]] |
|series         = ''[[Main Range]]''
enemy= |
|number         = 82
year= [[Drogheda]], [[Earth]] [[1649]]|
|doctor         = Seventh Doctor
writer= [[Simon Guerrier]] |
|companions     = [[Ace]], [[Hex]]
director= [[Gary Russell]] |
|enemy           = [[Oliver Cromwell]]
producer= |
|setting        = [[Drogheda]] and [[Wexford]], [[Ireland]], [[September]] [[1649]]
publisher= [[Big Finish]] |
|writer         = Simon Guerrier
release date= [[May]] [[2006]] |
|director       = [[Gary Russell]]
format= 4 Episodes on 2 CDs |
|producer       = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
production code= [[7W/D]] |
|music          = [[David Darlington]]
isbn= ISBN 1-84435-171-8 |
|sound          = David Darlington
previous story= [[The Kingmaker]] |
|cover          = [[Lee Binding]]
next story= [[Something Inside]]}}
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
|release date    = May 2006
|format         = 2 CDs<br/>Download
|production code = [[List of production codes|7W/D]]
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-171-8 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-80240-233-9 (digital)
|prev            = The Kingmaker (audio story)
|next            = Something Inside (audio story)
|made prev      = Night Thoughts (audio story)
|made next      = Something Inside (audio story)
|epcount = 4
}}{{audio stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the eighty-second story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Simon Guerrier]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]] and [[Philip Olivier]] as [[Hex]].


==Publisher's Summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
Sir,
Sir,


Having brought the army belonging to the Parliament of England before this place, to reduce it to obedience, to the end effusion of blood may be prevented, I thought fit to summon you to deliver the same into my hands to their use.
Having brought the army belonging to the [[Houses of Parliament|Parliament of England]] before this place, to reduce it to obedience, to the end effusion of blood may be prevented, I thought fit to summon you to deliver the same into my hands to their use.


If this be refused, you will have no cause to blame me.
If this be refused, you will have no cause to blame me.
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I expect your answer and rest your servant.
I expect your answer and rest your servant.


O. Cromwell.
[[Oliver Cromwell|O. Cromwell]].


==References==
== Plot ==
''to be added''


==Cast & Characters==
== Cast ==
* [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]]
* [[Ace]] - [[Sophie Aldred]]
* [[Hex]] - [[Philip Olivier]]
* [[Oliver Cromwell]] - [[Clive Mantle]]
* [[Jonathan Goddard|Doctor Goddard]] - [[Roger Parrott]]
* [[Kieran Fitzgerald]]/[[James Fitzgerald]] - [[Hugh Lee]]
* [[Mary Fitzgerald]] - [[Clare Cathcart]]
* [[Sinnott|Colonel Sinnott]] - [[Ian Brooker]]
* [[Jenkins (The Settling)|Jenkins]] - [[Simon Guerrier]]
* [[Roberts (The Settling)|Roberts]] - [[Stephen Mansfield]]
* [[Chidley Coote]] - [[Alan Ruscoe]]
* [[Turner (The Settling)|Turner]] - [[Steven Wickham]]


==Continuity==
== Crew ==
* Cover Art - [[Lee Binding]]
* Director - [[Gary Russell]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[David Darlington]]
* Producers - Gary Russell and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Writer - [[Simon Guerrier]]


==Timeline==
== Worldbuilding ==
=== The Doctor ===
* The Doctor has met [[Peter Chamberlen]], the inventor of the obstetric forceps.


==External Links==
=== History ===
* Hex learned of Cromwell's atrocities in Ireland from his maternal grandmother [[Hilda Schofield]].


* [http://www.bigfinish.com/drwho_main/bf082_settling.shtml Big Finish '''The Settling''' page]
=== Individuals ===
* [http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_bf82.htm The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of '''The Settling''']
* Ace claims to have learned everything that she knows about fencing from the captain of [[Cleopatra]]'s guards.
* Ace was named "Dorothy" because her mother [[Audrey Dudman|Audrey]] was a fan of ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]'', as is the Doctor.


[[Category:Seventh Doctor audio plays|Settling]]
=== TARDIS ===
[[Category:Big Finish Audio Dramas|Settling]]
* [[The Doctor's TARDIS|The TARDIS]] has a snowy mountain range contained within; Ace notes that she has climbed one of the mountains herself.
[[Category:2006 audio plays|Settling]]
* The [[TARDIS library]] has [[lemon]] trees in it near the Doctor's collection of Ladybird books.
[[Category:Stories set in 1649|Settling]]
* Ace tells Hex that she has gleaned enough information about the TARDIS's controls to set coordinates for a specific location. She gives [[Croydon|South Croydon]] in [[1990]] as an example.
 
== Gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250">
B082 settling big.jpg|Original cover art
The Settling comic preview.jpg|Illustrated preview from [[DWM 369]] by [[Martin Geraghty]]
</gallery>
 
== Notes ==
* An illustrated preview by [[Martin Geraghty]] appeared in [[DWM 369]].
* Uniquely for a non-special release (such as ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'' and ''[[The Next Life (audio story)|The Next Life]]''), this audio's CD release was in a soft-pack CD case.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[9 November (production)|9]] and [[10 November (production)|10 November]] [[2005 (production)|2005]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* This story is set between ''[[Survival (TV story)|Survival]]'' and [[Doctor Who (TV story)|the 1996 TV Movie]].
* This story is a "[[pure historical]]" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor, Ace, Hex and the TARDIS.
 
== Continuity ==
* Ace tells Hex that one time the Doctor took her to [[Gabriel Chase|an old house]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'')
* Ace refers to the "redecorating" of [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] by the Doctor, Hex and herself. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'')
* The Doctor previously delivered a baby, specifically his future companion [[Raine Creevy]], in the [[Russia|Soviet Union]] on [[7 November]] [[1967]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Thin Ice (audio story)|Thin Ice]]'') He would later claim to have delivered the Mongol military leader [[Genghis Khan]], whom he described as a "sweet baby." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tragedy Day (novel)|Tragedy Day]]'')
* The Doctor recalls his encounter with [[Horatio Nelson|Lord Nelson]] in [[September]] [[1805]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[World Game (novel)|World Game]]'')
* Ace mentions that the Doctor claims to have met [[Julius Caesar]]. The [[Fifth Doctor]] previously described him to his companion [[Nyssa]] as a "splendid chap." ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Empire of Death (novel)|Empire of Death]]'') Furthermore, the [[Sixth Doctor]] and his companion [[Evelyn Smythe]] met his parents and witnessed his birth in [[BC#1st century B.C.|100 BC]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[100 BC (audio story)|100 BC]]'')
* Ace states that the Doctor has also claimed to have met [[William Tell]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Face of Evil (TV story)|The Face of Evil]]'')
* Ace asks Hex if the Doctor has given him the "you can't change history" speech yet. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Aztecs (TV story)|The Aztecs]]'')
* Ace tells Hex that she and the Doctor used to have quarrels with each other "back in [her] teens". ([[TV]]: ''[[Ghost Light (TV story)|Ghost Light]]'', ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'' et al)
 
== External links ==
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{{dwrefguide|who_bf82.htm|The Settling}}
{{tetrap|7/settling.html|The Settling}}
{{BFA monthly}}
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[[Category:Stories set in 1649]]
[[Category:Stories set in Ireland]]
[[Category:Audio stories that use the Keff McCulloch theme]]
[[Category:Seventh Doctor Main Range audio stories]]
[[Category:2006 Main Range audio stories]]

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The Settling was the eighty-second story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Simon Guerrier and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Philip Olivier as Hex.

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

Sir,

Having brought the army belonging to the Parliament of England before this place, to reduce it to obedience, to the end effusion of blood may be prevented, I thought fit to summon you to deliver the same into my hands to their use.

If this be refused, you will have no cause to blame me.

I expect your answer and rest your servant.

O. Cromwell.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Hex learned of Cromwell's atrocities in Ireland from his maternal grandmother Hilda Schofield.

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Ace claims to have learned everything that she knows about fencing from the captain of Cleopatra's guards.
  • Ace was named "Dorothy" because her mother Audrey was a fan of The Wizard of Oz, as is the Doctor.

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • The TARDIS has a snowy mountain range contained within; Ace notes that she has climbed one of the mountains herself.
  • The TARDIS library has lemon trees in it near the Doctor's collection of Ladybird books.
  • Ace tells Hex that she has gleaned enough information about the TARDIS's controls to set coordinates for a specific location. She gives South Croydon in 1990 as an example.

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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