Forty-Five (audio anthology)

Forty-Five
Doctor:	[[doctor::Seventh Doctor]]
Companion(s):	Ace Hex
Key crew
Publisher:	[[publisher::Big Finish]]
Writer:	Mark Morris Nick Scovell Mark Michalowski Steven Hall
Director:	Ken Bentley
Release details
Release number:	115
Release date:	November 2008
Format:	4 Individual Episodes on 2 CDs
Production code:	7W/H
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-84435-324-8

Publisher's Summary

Four, self-contained, 25-minute episodes, featuring the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Hex.

1. False Gods by Mark Morris

In the blistering heat of the Egyptian desert Howard Carter and his team search for the lost tomb of Userhat, a servant of the god Amun. What they discover sheds new light on the history of the world as we know it.

2. Order of Simplicity by Nick Scovell

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.

3. Casualties of War by Mark Michowlski

Opportunity knocks in postwar London. But when a tea leaf steals from the wrong woman it becomes a race against time to discover the truth. Only some truths are best left untold.

4. The Word Lord by Steven Hall

In a top secret military bunker deep beneath the Antarctic ice a mysterious death threatens peace negotiations and could spell disaster for the inhabitants of Earth. Can the Doctor cross the t's and dot the i's? Or will his efforts get lost in translation?

Cast

False Gods

• The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
• Ace - Sophie Aldred
• Hex - Philip Olivier
• Howard Carter - Benedict Cumberbatch
• Jane Templeton - Lucy Adams
• Robert Charles/Robot - Paul Lincoln
• Creodont - Jon Glover

Order of Simplicity

• The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
• Ace - Sophie Aldred
• Hex - Philip Olivier
• Dr Verryman - Jon Glover
• Mrs Crisp - Lucy Adams
• Thing 2 - Benedict Cumberbatch
• Thing 1 - Paul Lincoln

Casualties of War

• The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
• Ace - Sophie Aldred
• Hex - Philip Olivier
• Joey Carlisle - Paul Reyolds
• May - Linda Marlowe
• Audrey/Miss Merchant - Beth Chalmers
• PC Miller - Andrew Dickens

The Word Lord

• The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
• Ace - Sophie Aldred
• Hex - Philip Olivier
• Commander Claire Spencer - Linda Marlowe
• Nobody No-One - Paul Reyolds
• Captain James Hurst - Andrew Dickens
• Private Fenton - Paul Lincoln
• System - Beth Chalmers

References

to be added

Continuity

to be added

Timeline

Forty Five occurs after: The Dark Husband

Forty Five occurs before: TBA

External Links

• Big Finish Forty Five page