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The Minister of Chance was conceived as a follow up to the 2001 BBCI webcast Death comes to Time. The series expands upon the (now negated) timeline in which after the sacrifice and death of the seventh doctor, the minister takes up the mantle of the doctor out of guilt.
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|name        = ''The Minister of Chance''
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|author      = Dan Freedman
|editor      =
|publisher    = Radio Static
|cover        =
|release date = [[2011 (releases)|2011]]-[[2014 (releases)|2014]]
|format      = Audio serial
}}{{you may|Minister of Chance|n1=the title character}}
'''''The Minister of Chance''''' was a series of fantasy audio and video stories written by [[Dan Freedman]] and produced and released by [[Radio Static]]. The series centered on [[Minister of Chance|the eponymous Minister]], who was introduced in Freedman's [[Seventh Doctor]] webcast ''[[Death Comes to Time (webcast)|Death Comes to Time]]'', and his involvement in court intrigue on the planet Thea.
 
== Overview ==
=== Cast and crew connections ===
Despite the cast's limited size, it has a substantial overlap with the ''Doctor Who'' and related productions, including [[Sylvester McCoy]], [[Paul McGann]], [[Julian Wadham]], [[Lauren Crace]], [[Jenny Agutter]], [[Paul Darrow]], [[Beth Goddard]], [[Tamsin Greig]], [[Peter Guinness]], [[Kemi-Bo Jacobs]], [[Gethin Anthony]], [[Simon Hickson]], [[Mark Lewis]], [[Sophie Aldred]], [[Daniel Easton]], [[Richard Garaghty]], [[James Manley-Buser]], [[Gareth Jones (BBCi actor)|Gareth Jones]], and [[George Murphy]].
 
=== Connections with the DWU ===
The eponymous main character, the [[Minister of Chance]], is portrayed and characterised consistently with his debut appearance in ''[[Death Comes to Time (webcast)|Death Comes to Time]]''. Although in ''The Minister of Chance'' he was played by [[Julian Wadham]] rather than [[Stephen Fry]], initial promotional material for the series explained this by describing him as a "defrocked [[Time Lord]]" "now in his second [[regeneration]]".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120121011622/http://www.ministerofchance.com/ The Minister of Chance: Tales of a defrocked Time Lord... (21 January 2012, via The Internet Archive)]</ref> The events of ''Death Comes to Time'' are alluded to as a tragedy in the Minister's past, and following from the [[Seventh Doctor]]'s revocation of his [[TARDIS]] in that story, the Minister travels through time and space by "the scientific formula for doors".
 
=== Publisher's summary ===
A world not our own: Kitty is a barmaid in the occupied city of Tantillion. When a stranger arrives looking for an outlawed scientist, her curiosity is piqued, so she follows him into the forest. When he constructs a doorway to another world it is piqued further, so she follows him across the Frost Bridge and into a terrifying land where the laws of physics themselves are broken.
 
=== Stories ===
==== Audio ====
Five one-hour audio stories and a ten-minute prequel were released from [[2011 (releases)|2011]] to [[2013 (releases)|2013]]. In [[2020 (releases)|2020]], the episodes were remastered and re-released as a podcast, with each episode split into four parts.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # || Title || Notes
|-
|0
|''The Pointed Hand''
|Introduces [[Paul McGann]] as Durian and [[Sylvester McCoy]] as the Witch Prime.
|-
|1
|''The Broken World''
|Introduces [[Julian Wadham]] as the [[Minister of Chance]] and [[Lauren Crace]] as Kitty, his [[companion|assistant]].
|-
|2
|''The Forest Shakes''
|''to be added''
|-
|3
|''Paludin Fields''
|''to be added''
|-
|4
|''The Tiger''
|''to be added''
|-
|5
|''In a Barque on the River Hex''
|''to be added''
|}
 
==== Film ====
A video adaptation of the prologue was released in [[October (releases)|October]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141020194720/https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hi6TmyHzTK4 The Minister of Chance: Prologue (YouTube, via The Internet Archive]</ref> to promote a Kickstarter for a full film adaptation of ''The Minister of Chance'',<ref>[https://gizmodo.com/ex-doctor-who-spinoff-the-minister-of-chance-wants-a-mo-1643759526 iO9: Ex-''Doctor Who'' Spinoff ''The Minister of Chance'' deserves a Movie adaptation]</ref> but its ultimately failed to meet its fundraising goal.<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/934034666/the-minister-of-chance-movie-episode-1/ Kickstarter: The Minister of Chance Movie]</ref>
 
==== Book ====
A novelisation of ''The Minister of Chance'' was announced but never released.<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/934034666/the-minister-of-chance-movie-episode-1/posts/1759216 Kickstarter: We're making The Minister of Chance into a novel!]</ref>
 
== Gallery ==
''to be added''
 
== External links ==
{{Elx|page url=https://www.danfreeman.co.uk/the-minister-of-chance|page name=''The Minister of Chance''|website url=https://www.danfreeman.co.uk/|website name=Dan Freeman: Writerator}}
 
== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}
{{TitleSort}}
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Revision as of 18:42, 27 May 2021

You may be looking for the title character.

The Minister of Chance was a series of fantasy audio and video stories written by Dan Freedman and produced and released by Radio Static. The series centered on the eponymous Minister, who was introduced in Freedman's Seventh Doctor webcast Death Comes to Time, and his involvement in court intrigue on the planet Thea.

Overview

Cast and crew connections

Despite the cast's limited size, it has a substantial overlap with the Doctor Who and related productions, including Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann, Julian Wadham, Lauren Crace, Jenny Agutter, Paul Darrow, Beth Goddard, Tamsin Greig, Peter Guinness, Kemi-Bo Jacobs, Gethin Anthony, Simon Hickson, Mark Lewis, Sophie Aldred, Daniel Easton, Richard Garaghty, James Manley-Buser, Gareth Jones, and George Murphy.

Connections with the DWU

The eponymous main character, the Minister of Chance, is portrayed and characterised consistently with his debut appearance in Death Comes to Time. Although in The Minister of Chance he was played by Julian Wadham rather than Stephen Fry, initial promotional material for the series explained this by describing him as a "defrocked Time Lord" "now in his second regeneration".[1] The events of Death Comes to Time are alluded to as a tragedy in the Minister's past, and following from the Seventh Doctor's revocation of his TARDIS in that story, the Minister travels through time and space by "the scientific formula for doors".

Publisher's summary

A world not our own: Kitty is a barmaid in the occupied city of Tantillion. When a stranger arrives looking for an outlawed scientist, her curiosity is piqued, so she follows him into the forest. When he constructs a doorway to another world it is piqued further, so she follows him across the Frost Bridge and into a terrifying land where the laws of physics themselves are broken.

Stories

Audio

Five one-hour audio stories and a ten-minute prequel were released from 2011 to 2013. In 2020, the episodes were remastered and re-released as a podcast, with each episode split into four parts.

# Title Notes
0 The Pointed Hand Introduces Paul McGann as Durian and Sylvester McCoy as the Witch Prime.
1 The Broken World Introduces Julian Wadham as the Minister of Chance and Lauren Crace as Kitty, his assistant.
2 The Forest Shakes to be added
3 Paludin Fields to be added
4 The Tiger to be added
5 In a Barque on the River Hex to be added

Film

A video adaptation of the prologue was released in October 2014[2] to promote a Kickstarter for a full film adaptation of The Minister of Chance,[3] but its ultimately failed to meet its fundraising goal.[4]

Book

A novelisation of The Minister of Chance was announced but never released.[5]

Gallery

to be added

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Minister of Chance: Tales of a defrocked Time Lord... (21 January 2012, via The Internet Archive)
  2. ↑ The Minister of Chance: Prologue (YouTube, via The Internet Archive
  3. ↑ iO9: Ex-Doctor Who Spinoff The Minister of Chance deserves a Movie adaptation
  4. ↑ Kickstarter: The Minister of Chance Movie
  5. ↑ Kickstarter: We're making The Minister of Chance into a novel!

Category:Real world series with DWU connections

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