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|main character = [[Cleo Proctor|Cleo]], [[Abby McPhail|Abby]], [[Shawna Thompson|Shawna]] | |main character = [[Cleo Proctor|Cleo]], [[Abby McPhail|Abby]], [[Shawna Thompson|Shawna]] | ||
|featuring = [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]], [[Thirteenth Doctor]] | |featuring = [[Petronella Osgood|Osgood]], [[Thirteenth Doctor]] | ||
|setting = [[Black Archive]] | |setting = [[Black Archive]], [[2022]] | ||
|writer = [[Ken Cheng]] | |writer = [[Ken Cheng]] | ||
|director = [[Ella Watts]], [[James Robinson]] | |director = [[Ella Watts]], [[James Robinson]] | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Welcome to [[UNIT]]: the Unified Intelligence Taskforce, home to the largest collection of alien artefacts in the [[Great Britain|British Isles]]. Under the competent leadership of Chief Scientific Officer Dr Petronella Osgood, UNIT is prepared for any and all eventualities – including this so-called | Welcome to [[UNIT]]: the Unified Intelligence Taskforce, home to the largest collection of alien artefacts in the [[Great Britain|British Isles]]. Under the competent leadership of Chief Scientific Officer Dr [[Petronella Osgood]], UNIT is prepared for any and all eventualities – including this so-called '[[The Doctor's TARDIS|blue box]]', and the mysterious '[[The Doctor|Doctor]]' behind it. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* UNIT has a [[Dalek]] in their possession. | * UNIT has a [[Dalek]] in their possession. | ||
* UNIT has the possessions of [[Clive Finch]], [[Priya Chakrabati]] and [[Olga Mette]]. | * UNIT has the possessions of [[Clive Finch]], [[Priya Chakrabati]] and [[Olga Mette]]. | ||
* Abby decides to join UNIT as they can provide for [[Abby McPhail's mother|her mother]], who needs her as a carer, and can work from home. | |||
* Cleo claims [[Andy Proctor|her father]] has been missing for "almost" twenty years. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* There are 97 entries missing from the UNIT database, a reference to the 97 episodes of ''Doctor Who'' that are missing from the BBC archives. | * There are 97 entries missing from the UNIT database, a reference to the 97 episodes of ''Doctor Who'' that are missing from the BBC archives. | ||
Revision as of 01:17, 24 May 2022
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Recruits was the sixth story in the Doctor Who: Redacted podcast series, produced by BBC Sounds. It was written by Ken Cheng with additional writing by Ella Watts and starred Charlie Craggs as Cleo Proctor, Lois Chimimba as Abby McPhail, Holly Quin-Ankrah as Shawna Thompson, Ingrid Oliver as Petronella Osgood and Jodie Whittaker as the Thirteenth Doctor.
Publisher's summary
Welcome to UNIT: the Unified Intelligence Taskforce, home to the largest collection of alien artefacts in the British Isles. Under the competent leadership of Chief Scientific Officer Dr Petronella Osgood, UNIT is prepared for any and all eventualities – including this so-called 'blue box', and the mysterious 'Doctor' behind it.
Plot
to be added
Cast
- Cleo Proctor - Charlie Craggs
- Abby McPhail - Lois Chimimba
- Shawna Thompson - Holly Quin-Ankrah
- The Doctor - Jodie Whittaker
- Petronella Osgood - Ingrid Oliver
- Dr Anthony Sinclair - Karim Kronfli
- Joel - Ken Cheng
Crew
- Written by Ken Cheng
- Additional Writing by Ella Watts
- Produced and Directed by Ella Watts
- Executive Producer: James Robinson
- Sound Engineer: Paul Clark
- Studio Assistant: Jacob Tombling
- Sound Design: David Thomas
- Additional Sound Design: Arlie Adlington
- Original Composition: David Devereux
- Production Co-ordinators: Sarah Sharpe and Sarah Nicholls
- Script Editor: Tasha Dhanraj
- Recorded at Sonica Studios, Clapham
A BBC Studios Production for BBC Sounds
References
- During his presentation video Sinclair mentions the geniuses at Bletchley Park.
- Kate is missing and Osgood is now UNIT's Chief Scientific Officer.
- The Doctor mentions Cleopatra.
- UNIT has a Dalek in their possession.
- UNIT has the possessions of Clive Finch, Priya Chakrabati and Olga Mette.
- Abby decides to join UNIT as they can provide for her mother, who needs her as a carer, and can work from home.
- Cleo claims her father has been missing for "almost" twenty years.
Notes
- There are 97 entries missing from the UNIT database, a reference to the 97 episodes of Doctor Who that are missing from the BBC archives.
Continuity
- UNIT has an Adipose pill. (TV: Partners in Crime)
- UNIT's records include details of a mission to retrieve Moon rocks from Royal Hope Hospital, (TV: Smith and Jones) aliens suffering from the gas exchange, (TV: Aliens of London) a clean-up mission to Adipose Industries, (TV: Partners in Crime) and the words "Bad Wolf". (TV: The Parting of the Ways)
- Cleo recalls the robots attacking Rani Chandra. (AUDIO: Hysteria)
- Osgood shows Abby the Osgood Box. (TV: The Zygon Inversion)
External links
- Official Recruits page on the Doctor Who website
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