Oodunnit (audio story)

Oodunnit
Main character(s):	Zachary Cross Flane, Chloe
Main setting:	Paraglas IV, 4220s
Key crew
Publisher:	Big Finish Productions
Writer:	James Goss
Director:	Bethany Weimers
Producer:	James Goss
Music:	Blair Mowat
Sound:	Shane O'Byrne
Cover by:	Sean Longmore
Release details
Story number:	9.5
Number of parts:	1
Release number:	77
Release date:	7 November 2023
Format:	1 CD Download
Production code:	BFPTWCD77
ISBN:	ISBN 978-1-80240-026-7 (physical) ISBN 978-1-80240-027-4 (digital)
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Oodunnit was the seventy-seventh story in the Torchwood - Monthly Range by Big Finish Productions. It was written by James Goss.

Publisher's summary

Who would murder an Ood? In the 43rd Century, all the Earth Empire's waste goes to the recycling world of Paraglas IV. But has something else been sent there? Something worth killing for?

The Torchwood Archive sends Zachary Cross Flane to investigate, and he uncovers a terrible secret. The Empire has a use for everyone, even after death.

Plot

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Cast

• Zachary Cross Flane - Shaun Parkes
• The Ood - Silas Carson
• Mr Brakow - Paul Panting
• Chloe - Amanda Shodeko
• Worker - Sam Stafford
• Lady Drogba - Belinda Stewart-Wilson

Crew

• Senior Producer - John Ainsworth
• Additional Themes - Ben Foster
• Cover Art - Sean Longmore
• Director - Bethany Weimers
• Executive Producer - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
• Music - Blair Mowat
• Writer & Producer - James Goss
• Script Editor - Tim Foley
• Sound Design - Shane O'Byrne
• Theme Music - Murray Gold

Worldbuilding

• Krakow claims that the Ood was murdered by another Ood, who used its translator sphere as its weapon. He also claimed that it wasn't red-eye.
• The red-eye incident at Sanctuary Base 6 is a sealed incident in the Torchwood Archive files.
• Every employer must have an Ood Licence in order to be employed.

Notes

Textless cover

• Oodunnit was recorded at the Soundhouse on 24 October 2022.
• While the term "mavity" was invented for the 60th anniversary special Wild Blue Yonder, it made its first appearance in this story.

Continuity

• Zach points out a mavitational anomaly. (TV: Wild Blue Yonder)
• Chloe mentions that Zach wipes her memory. (AUDIO: Empire of Shadows)
• Lady Drogba mentioned the Friends of the Ood, who have recently liberated the Ood on the Ood Sphere. (TV: Planet of the Ood)
• Brakow explains that the Ood enjoy taking orders, and also understands the red-eye, denying its presence here. (TV: The Impossible Planet, Planet of the Ood)
• Brakow is clearly robophobic, as he refuses to accept Chloe as a worthwhile being. Robophobia is widespread throughout the universe, such as on Kaldor. (TV: The Robots of Death, AUDIO: Robophobia, et al)
• Zach mentions his experience of Ood being possessed and killing. His previous encounter has clearly scarred him somewhat. (TV: The Satan Pit)
• Chloe interrogates the Ood's unquestioning loyalty. Rose Tyler did the same while an Ood served her food aboard Sanctuary Base 6. (TV: The Impossible Planet)
• It wouldn't be the first time an Ood has been a murderer. Brian the Ood was a famous assassin who worked for Lesser Order of Oberon. (PROSE: The Guide to the Dark Times, et al)
• The Ood are able to speak to Zachary despite being locked up elsewhere. Ood Sigma was able to project himself backwards in time. (TV: The Waters of Mars, The End of Time)

External links

• Official Oodunnit page at bigfinish.com