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|audiobook name  = Order of Simplicity
|image            =  
|image            =  
|series          = [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio stories]]
|series          = ''[[Main Range]]''
|anthology       = ''[[Forty-five]]''
|audio anthology = Forty-Five (audio anthology)
|range            = Main Range
|number in range  = 115b
|number          = 115b
|number          = 115b
|doctor          = [[Seventh Doctor]]
|doctor          = Seventh Doctor
|companions      = [[Ace]]<br />[[Hex]]
|companions      = [[Ace]], [[Hex]]
|enemy            = Mrs [[Crisp (Order of Simplicity)|Crisp]]
|enemy            = Mrs [[Crisp (Order of Simplicity)|Crisp]]
|setting          = [[31st century]]
|setting          = [[Mendolovinia]] on the [[Sphere of Influence]], [[3380]]
|writer          = [[Nick Scovell]]
|writer          = Nick Scovell
|director        = [[Ken Bentley]]
|director        = [[Ken Bentley]]
|read by          =  
|producer        = [[David Richardson]]
|music            = [[Richard Fox]]<br />[[Lauren Yason]]
|music            = [[Richard Fox]], [[Lauren Yason]]
|sound            = Richard Fox<br />Lauren Yason
|post production  = [[Richard Fox]], [[Lauren Yason]]
|publisher        = [[Big Finish Productions]]
|epcount          = 1
|release date    = [[November]] [[2008]]
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|format          = 1 X 25 min.
|release date    = November 2008
|production code  = 7W/H
|format          = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>2nd of 4 stories
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-324-8
|production code  = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|7W/H]]
|previous story  = [[False Gods]]
|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-84435-324-8 (physical); 978-1-78575-662-7 (digital)
|next story      = [[Casualties of War (audio story)|Casualties of War]]
|prev            = False Gods (audio story)
}}{{audio stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a [[2008]] [[Big Finish Productions]] full-cast audio short story featuring the [[seventh Doctor]], [[Ace]] and [[Hex]].
|next             = Casualties of War (audio story)
}}{{audio stub}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second story in the audio anthology, ''[[Forty-Five (audio anthology)|Forty-Five]]'', which comprised the one hundred and fifteenth release in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Nick Scovell]] and featured [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Sophie Aldred]] as [[Ace]] and [[Philip Olivier]] as [[Hex]].
 
== Publisher's summary ==
== Publisher's summary ==
Dr. [[Verryman]] has devoted his life to the advancement of knowledge. When his experiments on a remote planet threaten the entire human race only the Doctor can help - if he puts his mind to it.
Dr [[Verryman]] has devoted his life to the advancement of knowledge. When his experiments on a remote planet threaten the entire human race only the Doctor can help if he puts his mind to it.
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
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* Dr [[Verryman]] - [[Jon Glover]]
* Dr [[Verryman]] - [[Jon Glover]]
* Mrs [[Crisp (Order of Simplicity)|Crisp]] - [[Lucy Adams]]
* Mrs [[Crisp (Order of Simplicity)|Crisp]] - [[Lucy Adams]]
* Thing 1 - [[Paul Lincoln]]
* [[Thing 1 (Order of Simplicity)|Thing 1]] - [[Paul Lincoln]]
* Thing 2 - [[Benedict Cumberbatch]]
* [[Thing 2 (Order of Simplicity)|Thing 2]] - [[Benedict Cumberbatch]]
== References ==
 
* [[Stephen Hawking]] is still known of in the [[31st century]]. However, Dr. [[Verryman]] may think [[Ace]] is refering to another person called Stephen Hawking.
== Worldbuilding ==
* Ace refers to [[Stephen Hawking]].


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
''to be added''
== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* A Professor [[A. St. John D. Caldera|Caldera]] is mentioned by the Doctor and Dr [[Verryman]]. A scientist by that name featured in [[TV]]: {{cs|Shada (TV story)}}.
 
* The virus reduces the [[IQ]] of those it has infected to 45. Repeated occurrences of the number 45 are explained in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Word Lord (audio story)}}.
== Timeline ==
* It is revealed in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Patient Zero (audio story)}} that the IQ [[virus]] was one of the millions which were accidentally released from the [[Amethyst Viral Containment Station]] in the [[far future]] and spread throughout [[time]] and [[space]].
All stories on ''[[Forty-five]]'' are assumed to take place between [[BFA]]: ''[[The Dark Husband]]'' and ''[[The Magic Mousetrap]]'', though their placement relative to each other is less clear.
{{BFA monthly}}
 
 
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[[Category:Seventh Doctor audio stories]]
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[[Category:Stories set in the 31st century]]

Latest revision as of 23:05, 29 August 2024

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Order of Simplicity was the second story in the audio anthology, Forty-Five, which comprised the one hundred and fifteenth release in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Nick Scovell and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Philip Olivier as Hex.

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

Dr Verryman has devoted his life to the advancement of knowledge. When his experiments on a remote planet threaten the entire human race only the Doctor can help — if he puts his mind to it.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • A Professor Caldera is mentioned by the Doctor and Dr Verryman. A scientist by that name featured in TV: Shada [+]Loading...["Shada (TV story)"].
  • The virus reduces the IQ of those it has infected to 45. Repeated occurrences of the number 45 are explained in AUDIO: The Word Lord [+]Loading...["The Word Lord (audio story)"].
  • It is revealed in AUDIO: Patient Zero [+]Loading...["Patient Zero (audio story)"] that the IQ virus was one of the millions which were accidentally released from the Amethyst Viral Containment Station in the far future and spread throughout time and space.