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* Jamie refers to being attacked by a [[Selachian]] in the [[Galacti-Bank]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Selachian Gambit (audio story)|The Selachian Gambit]]'') | * Jamie refers to being attacked by a [[Selachian]] in the [[Galacti-Bank]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Selachian Gambit (audio story)|The Selachian Gambit]]'') | ||
* Polly mentions that she has learned her lesson about attempting to change history. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Resistance (audio story)|Resistance]]'') | |||
* The [[Tenth Doctor]], Jamie's descendant [[Heather McCrimmon]] and [[Wolfgang Ryter]] would later encounter the Sidewinder Syndicate in the [[United States of America|United States]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Snakes Alive! (comic story)|Snakes Alive!]]'') while the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] would later encounter them in a [[Ratlings]] bank in circa [[Far future|40,412]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Money Troubles (comic story)|Money Troubles]]''). | * The [[Tenth Doctor]], Jamie's descendant [[Heather McCrimmon]] and [[Wolfgang Ryter]] would later encounter the Sidewinder Syndicate in the [[United States of America|United States]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Snakes Alive! (comic story)|Snakes Alive!]]'') while the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] would later encounter them in a [[Ratlings]] bank in circa [[Far future|40,412]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Money Troubles (comic story)|Money Troubles]]''). | ||
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House of Cards was the eighth release in the seventh series of The Companion Chronicles.
Publisher's summary
The TARDIS has landed in a futuristic space casino, where the Doctor, Ben, Polly and Jamie find fun, games… and monsters everywhere. There are vicious robot dogs, snake-headed gangsters from the Sidewinder Syndicate and a mysterious masked woman called Hope.
In this place, time travellers are to be tracked down and arrested. Yet, as events spiral out of control, time may be Polly's only ally…
Cast
References
- After Polly explains to Jamie what a casino is, he tells her that there were gambling dens in London in his time.
- The Doctor has brought Ben, Polly and Jamie to the casino for a holiday.
- Polly has always been afraid of snakes.
- The casino has robot croupiers which were made to resemble playing cards.
- One of the games at the casino is Three Card Vulcan Hold 'Em.
- The casino has a time travel alarm.
- The Doctor tells Polly that he keeps the pockets of his coat finely balanced.
- Polly has never gambled.
- Although he is from 1746, Jamie knows what a cowboy is.
- The Sidewinder Syndicate's ancestors were stranded on Old Earth in Chicago during the 1920s and adopted the method and mannerisms of the Chicago gangsters enthusiastically.
- The Sidewinder Syndicate's rivals are the Ratler Mob.
Notes
- This audio drama was recorded at The Moat Studios.
Continuity
- Jamie refers to being attacked by a Selachian in the Galacti-Bank. (AUDIO: The Selachian Gambit)
- Polly mentions that she has learned her lesson about attempting to change history. (AUDIO: Resistance)
- The Tenth Doctor, Jamie's descendant Heather McCrimmon and Wolfgang Ryter would later encounter the Sidewinder Syndicate in the United States (COMIC: Snakes Alive!) while the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond would later encounter them in a Ratlings bank in circa 40,412 (COMIC: Money Troubles).
External links
- Official House of Cards page at bigfinish.com
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