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Revision as of 01:02, 28 March 2019
Peshka was the third audio story in Big Finish Productions' second series of Counter-Measures.
Publisher's summary
A visit to an international chess tournament isn't quite the relaxing experience the Counter-Measures team might have hoped for. With a defection to arrange and violence erupting on the streets it's time for a dangerous gambit. What pieces will be left on the table when the Endgame approaches?
Plot
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Cast
- Group Captain Ian Gilmore - Simon Williams
- Rachel Jensen - Pamela Salem
- Allison Williams - Karen Gledhill
- Sir Toby Kinsella - Hugh Ross
- Shurik Barkov/British Ambassador/Russian Guard - Bo Poraj
- Anya Barkov/Dutch Airport Tannoy Announcer - Emily Tucker
- Marcus Fremington/The Dutchman/The Steward/The Angry Man - John Banks
- St. John/The Policeman - Robert Lonsdale
- Terrance Fleischer - Blake Ritson
References
- "Peshka" is Russian for "pawns".
- Prior to her trip to Amsterdam, Allison had never previously flown.
- Gilmore is not fond of chess, claiming that "wars are fought on battlefields, not chessboards." However, he is an avid fan of cricket.
- Shurik Barkov was born in 1943.
- Marcus Fremington refers to the fictional spy Dick Barton.
- Gilmore listens to a riot in Harlem, with the characters unsure if this is a psychic bomb or not: "probably not," says Jensen. (This an allusion to the real life riot in 1964)
Notes
- This story was recorded on 22, 23, 25 and 26 October 2012.
Continuity
- Rachel refers to having recently undergone extensive radiation treatment. (AUDIO: The Fifth Citadel)
- Allison refers to Rachel becoming the leader of the Intrusion Countermeasures Group in 1964. (AUDIO: Threshold)
- Sir Toby mentions The Forge (as "Department C4") as someone who wants their hands on Barkov. (AUDIO: Project: Twilight)
- Sir Toby refers to Gilmore leading his entire unit to their death in the Battle of Arnhem during World War II. (AUDIO: Threshold)
- Allison refers to the fact that she was forced to kill her fiancé Julian St Stephen. (AUDIO: State of Emergency) She breaks down at the end of the play at having to shoot someone again.
External links
- Official Peshka - Season Two Box Set page at bigfinish.com
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