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{{Infobox CD|
|image          = Assassin in the Limelight cover.jpg
cd name= Assassin in the Limelight|
|range          = Main Range
image= [[file:DW108.png|250px]] Cover Art - [[Grant Kempster]] |
|number in range = 108
series=[[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories]]|
|series         = ''[[Main Range]]''
number= 108 |
|number         = 108
doctor= [[Sixth Doctor]]|
|doctor         = Sixth Doctor
companions= [[Evelyn Smythe]] |
|companions     = [[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]]
enemy= [[Robert Knox]]<br>The [[Indo]]|
|enemy           = [[Robert Knox]], [[Indo]]
year= [[Washington, D.C.]], [[United States of America|USA]], [[Earth]], [[14th April|14 April]] [[1865]]|
|setting        = [[Washington DC]], [[14 April]] [[1865]]
writer= [[Robert Ross]] |
|writer         = Robert Ross (writer)
director= [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]] |
|director       = [[Barnaby Edwards]]
producer=[[Martin Johnson]] |
|producer        = [[David Richardson]]
publisher= [[Big Finish Productions]] |
|music          = [[Martin Johnson (composer)|Martin Johnson]]
release date= [[May]] [[2008]] |
|sound          = Martin Johnson
format= 4 Episodes on 2 CDs |
|cover          = [[Grant Kempster]]
production code= [[List of production codes|7C/MD]] |
|publisher      = Big Finish Productions
isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-317-0   |
|release date   = May 2008
previous story= [[The Haunting of Thomas Brewster]] |
|format         = 2 CDs<br/>Download
next story= [[The Death Collectors]]}}{{audio stub}}
|production code = [[List of production codes|7C/MD]]
|isbn           = ISBN 978-1-84435-317-0 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-655-9 (digital)
|prev            = The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (audio story)
|next            = The Death Collectors (audio story)
|made prev      = The Dark Husband (audio story)
|made next       = The Death Collectors (audio story)
|epcount = 4
}}{{audio stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the one hundred and eighth story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Robert Ross (writer)|Robert Ross]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]], [[Maggie Stables]] as [[Evelyn Smythe]] and [[Leslie Phillips]] as [[Robert Knox]].


==Publisher's summary==
This story features the return of two previous characters — [[Robert Knox]] played by [[Leslie Phillips]] from ''[[Medicinal Purposes (audio story)|Medicinal Purposes]]'' and the [[Indo]] from ''[[Pier Pressure (audio story)|Pier Pressure]]''.
'''''Ford's Theatre, Washington. Friday, 14th April, 1865. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln.'''''
The place, the date and the event which made history. Or did it? Someone has been tampering with time, muddying the waters of history for his own purposes. Time itself is out of joint and the chief culprit is the enigmatic Doctor Knox.
Somehow the Doctor and Evelyn must put history back on track before the future dissolves into chaos. But Knox, it turns out, may be the least of their worries...


==Cast==
== Publisher's summary ==
*[[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]]
''Ford's Theatre, [[Washington DC|Washington]]. Friday, [[14 April|14th April]], [[1865]]. The assassination of [[Abraham Lincoln]].''
*[[Evelyn Smythe]] - [[Maggie Stables]]
*Dr. [[Robert Knox]] - [[Leslie Phillips]]
*[[Clara Harris]] - [[Lysette Anthony]]
*[[John Parker]] - [[Eric Loren]]
*[[Lizzie Williams]] - [[Madeline Potter]]
*[[Henry Clay Ford]] - [[Alan Marriott]]
*[[John Wilkes Booth]] - [[Paul Dubois]]
*[[Thomas Eckert]] - [[Mikey O'Connor]]


==References==
The place, the date and the event which made history. Or did it? Someone has been tampering with time, muddying the waters of history for his own purposes. Time itself is out of joint and the chief culprit is the enigmatic [[Robert Knox|Doctor Knox]].
*The Doctor calls [[Robert Knox]] a [[Time Meddler]].
Somehow [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]] must put history back on track before the future dissolves into chaos. But Knox, it turns out, may be the least of their worries...
*Knox poses as the Irish author and playwright [[Oscar Wilde]]. The Doctor realises this congruity immediately since, as he tells Evelyn, Wilde was "still in short trousers" in [[1865]].
*Knox has a [[TARDIS]] with voice control.
*Evelyn implies that she and the Doctor are from the [[The Pinkerton Agency|Pinkerton Agency]].


==Notes==
== Plot ==
 
=== Part One ===
''to be added''
''to be added''


==Continuity==
=== Part Two ===
*Evelyn and the Doctor have met Knox before in [[BFA]]: ''[[Medicinal Purposes]]''.
''to be added''
*The Indo also appeared in [[BFA]]: ''[[Pier Pressure]]''.


==Timeline==
=== Part Three ===
*''Assassin in the Limelight'' occurs after [[BFA]]: ''[[100 (audio)|100]]''
''to be added''
*''Assassin in the Limelight'' occurs before [[ST]]: ''[[She Won't Be Home]]''


==External links==
=== Part Four ===
*{{bigfinish|108-Doctor-Who-Assassin-in-the-Limelight|Assassin in the Limelight}}
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*{{dwrefguide|who_bf108.htm|Assassin in the Limelight}}
 
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== Cast ==
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]]
* [[Evelyn Smythe]] - [[Maggie Stables]]
* Dr [[Robert Knox]] - [[Leslie Phillips]]
* [[Clara Harris]] / [[Robert Knox's TARDIS|Knox's TARDIS]] - [[Lysette Anthony]]
* [[John Parker]] - [[Eric Loren]]
* [[Lizzie Williams]] - [[Madeleine Potter]]
* [[Henry Clay Ford]] - [[Alan Marriott]]
* [[John Wilkes Booth]] - [[Paul Dubois]]
* [[Thomas Eckert]] - [[Mikey O'Connor]]
 
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Grant Kempster]]
* Director - [[Barnaby Edwards]]
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[Martin Johnson (composer)|Martin Johnson]]
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]]
* Writer - [[Robert Ross (writer)|Robert Ross]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Individuals ===
* Knox poses as the Irish author and playwright [[Oscar Wilde]]. The Doctor realises this congruity immediately since, as he tells Evelyn, Wilde was "still in short trousers" in [[1865]].
* Knox's body is rotting, but he is using a concoction of [[lavender]] and [[bergamot]] to cover up the stench, but his [[breath]] [[halitosis|smells badly]].
 
=== TARDIS ===
* Knox has a [[TARDIS]] with voice control which allows him to control the ship's functions, like take-offs and for mundane things like turning the scanner on. Like [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], it has a [[fast return switch]].
* [[Robert Knox's TARDIS|Knox's TARDIS]] speaks with a calm female voice.
* [[Type 70]] TARDISes can quickly scan their systems to determine if there is a fault.
* Knox's TARDIS's [[chameleon circuit]] turns into a cabinet and then a thorny bush.
 
=== History ===
* Evelyn recalls some notable events from 1865:
** [[Leopold II]] was [[Coronation|crowned]] [[King]] of the [[Belgium|Belgians]].
** The [[Matterhorn]] was first climbed.
** on [[30 December]], [[Rudyard Kipling]] was born.
 
== Gallery ==
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Assassin in the Limelight cover.jpg|Original cover art
Assassin In The Limelight Preview Comic.JPG|Illustration from [[DWM 395]] by [[Anthony Dry]]
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== Notes ==
* This is the final appearance of Evelyn Smythe in the main range until the audio story ''[[A Death in the Family (audio story)|A Death in the Family]]'' in October 2010.
* Given that the majority of the events of the audio story ''[[The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Haunting of Thomas Brewster]]'' take place in November 1867, this is the second consecutive audio drama based predominantly in the 1860s.
* This audio drama was recorded on [[7 February (production)|7]] and [[8 February (production)|8 February]] [[2008 (production)|2008]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* This story was previewed in [[DWM 395]] with an illustration from [[Anthony Dry]].
 
== Continuity ==
* The Doctor and Evelyn previously encountered Knox in [[Edinburgh]] in [[December]] [[1828]] in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Medicinal Purposes (audio story)}}, and the [[Indo]] in [[Brighton]] in [[1936]] in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Pier Pressure (audio story)}}.
* On this occasion, the Doctor ensures that Lincoln is assassinated in accordance with recorded history. During his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]], he had prevented Lincoln from being prematurely assassinated by [[Aaron Eddowes]] in [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], [[Virginia]] on [[9 April]] [[1865]], as depicted in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blood and Hope (novel)}}. Conversely, in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Minuet in Hell (audio story)}}, the [[Eighth Doctor]] would tell his companion [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] that he once attempted to convince Lincoln not to go to the theatre.
* The Doctor mentions that he witnessed the [[Charge of the Light Brigade]] during the [[Crimean War]] in [[October]] [[1854]]. He previously related this to [[Jamie McCrimmon]] during his [[Second Doctor|second incarnation]] in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)}}, describing the Charge as a "magnificent folly".
* Knox has been [[impersonation|impersonating]] the [[Ireland|Irish]] author and playwright [[Oscar Wilde]]. Having previously met Wilde, the Doctor was later able to procure tickets for [[Henry Gordon Jago]], [[George Litefoot|Professor George Litefoot]], [[Leela]] and [[Ellie Higson]] to attend the premiere of his play ''A Woman of No Importance'' in the [[Haymarket Theatre]] in [[London]] in the [[1890s]]. At the time, the Doctor, still in his sixth incarnation, was operating under the pseudonym "Professor Claudius Dark." This took place in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Beautiful Things (audio story)}}.
 
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Assassin in the Limelight was the one hundred and eighth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Robert Ross and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Maggie Stables as Evelyn Smythe and Leslie Phillips as Robert Knox.

This story features the return of two previous characters — Robert Knox played by Leslie Phillips from Medicinal Purposes and the Indo from Pier Pressure.

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

Ford's Theatre, Washington. Friday, 14th April, 1865. The assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

The place, the date and the event which made history. Or did it? Someone has been tampering with time, muddying the waters of history for his own purposes. Time itself is out of joint and the chief culprit is the enigmatic Doctor Knox. Somehow the Doctor and Evelyn must put history back on track before the future dissolves into chaos. But Knox, it turns out, may be the least of their worries...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Part One[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Part Two[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Part Three[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Part Four[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Knox poses as the Irish author and playwright Oscar Wilde. The Doctor realises this congruity immediately since, as he tells Evelyn, Wilde was "still in short trousers" in 1865.
  • Knox's body is rotting, but he is using a concoction of lavender and bergamot to cover up the stench, but his breath smells badly.

TARDIS[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Knox has a TARDIS with voice control which allows him to control the ship's functions, like take-offs and for mundane things like turning the scanner on. Like the Doctor's TARDIS, it has a fast return switch.
  • Knox's TARDIS speaks with a calm female voice.
  • Type 70 TARDISes can quickly scan their systems to determine if there is a fault.
  • Knox's TARDIS's chameleon circuit turns into a cabinet and then a thorny bush.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

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

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