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|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | |main character = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | ||
|featuring = [[Leonidas]], [[Ruth]], [[Jack McSpringheel|Jack]] | |featuring = [[Leonidas|Leo]], [[Ruth]], [[Jack McSpringheel|Jack]], [[Acanthus|Heskith]] | ||
|enemy = [[The Epoch]] | |||
|setting = [[Zordin|Atlantis]] | |setting = [[Zordin|Atlantis]] | ||
|writer = [[Tony Lee]] | |writer = [[Tony Lee]] | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
With the [[Great Leader]] destroyed, the [[Temple of Poseidon]] is left empty and his followers are in [[chaos]]. [[ | With the [[Great Leader]] destroyed, the [[Temple of Poseidon]] is left empty and his followers are in [[chaos]]. [[Gaudian|Helena]] is discussing the situation with her father, [[Craisus]], when she suffers a [[seizure]] and becomes Gaudian of the Hierophant; Craisus forgets that she was once his daughter and recognises her as a Hierophant, offering her his [[apology|apologies]]. | ||
With the authorities looking for her since the Great Leader's destruction, [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] is in a [[Historian]] [[safe house]] for her own safety and [[Leonidas]] goes out to try to put together a [[fish finger]] [[sandwich]] for her and learns of the Hierophants. He realises that he is being followed by | With the authorities looking for her since the Great Leader's destruction, [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] is in a [[Historian]] [[safe house]] for her own safety and [[Leonidas|Leo]] goes out to try to put together a [[fish finger]] [[sandwich]] for her and learns of the Hierophants. He realises that he is being followed by Gaudian and warns [[Cordin]], a fellow Historian who is accosted by her and ordered to give Benny's location to [[the Epoch]]; when he pleads ignorance, he has a seizure and becomes a Hierophant called Macabre whilst retaining Cordin's [[memory|memories]]. | ||
[[Darion]], a big fan of Benny's, visits her and tells her that people who remember before [[Year Zero]] have started speaking out and the Historians are petitioning to allow her to speak at [[the Senate]]. When Leonidas returns, he finds that Darion remembers the Hierophants being around for years and a group of them, led by Macabre, approach the building. | [[Darion]], a big fan of Benny's, visits her and tells her that people who remember before [[Year Zero]] have started speaking out and the Historians are petitioning to allow her to speak at [[the Senate]]. When Leonidas returns, he finds that Darion remembers the Hierophants being around for years and a group of them, led by Macabre, approach the building. Benny and [[Ruth]] escape onto the [[roof]]tops and are chased by a [[Mars Police Helicar]] as they head to the [[Temple of Hermes]], which has somehow been replaced with a [[27th century]] [[Transuniversal Export]] [[call centre]]. They are forced to surrender and the Hierophants order Benny to speak at the Senate. | ||
Using [[Leonidas's ring|Leo's diamond ring]], Benny, Ruth and Leo cut their way into the call centre. Benny decides to try sending out a message and gets a call from [[Jack McSpringheel|Jack]], who tells her to hurry to the spire and that he is the only person other than her who remembers when Atlantis was [[Zordin]]. Darion joins them and Benny has him look at a [[map]] of the city to point out inaccuracies with the city as he now remembers it; he notices at least fifteen errors, including the location of the [[House of Representatives]], and urges them to leave before [[curfew]], which he remembers being introduced by [[Kraken (The Kraken's Lament)|the King]] four years ago. | |||
''to be completed'' | ''to be completed'' | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* | * Leo decides to make [[fish finger]] [[sandwich]]es for Benny. | ||
* Darion says that Benny is like [[Darion's mother|his mother]], "but hotter". | * Darion says that Benny is like [[Darion's mother|his mother]], "but hotter". | ||
* Cordin is a [[student]]. | * Cordin is a [[student]]. | ||
* Darion says that [[Macabre's father]] was a Hierophant. | * Darion says that [[Macabre's father]] was a Hierophant. | ||
* The Hierophants have [[barcode]]s on their foreheads, which Benny thinks is to make people believe that the Great Leader survived. | * The Hierophants have [[barcode]]s on their foreheads, which Benny thinks is to make people believe that the Great Leader survived. | ||
* Ruth mentions the [[Temple of Hermes]], to which Darion once belonged. It is transformed into a [[Transuniversal Export]] building. | |||
* Benny and Ruth run from a mid-[[23rd century]] [[Mars Police Helicar]]. | |||
* Benny and Leo steal a [[map]] from the [[library]]. | |||
* The [[House of Representatives]] is replaced by an open-air [[amphitheatre]] and moved to the location of a [[market]]. | |||
* Darion remembers [[Kraken (The Kraken's Lament)|the King]] introducing a [[curfew]]. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* A man offers two-for-one blessings at the temple of [[Amdo]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'') | * A man offers two-for-one blessings at the temple of [[Amdo]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Underwater Menace (TV story)|The Underwater Menace]]'') | ||
* Helena mentions the [[Palace of Stone|Bronze Palace]] where [[Queen (The Kraken's Lament)|the Queen]] wept for [[Kraken (The Kraken's Lament)|her beloved]], but Craisus has no [[memory]] of it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kraken's Lament (audio story)|The Kraken's Lament]]'') | * Helena mentions the [[Palace of Stone|Bronze Palace]] where [[Queen (The Kraken's Lament)|the Queen]] wept for [[Kraken (The Kraken's Lament)|her beloved]], but Craisus has no [[memory]] of it. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kraken's Lament (audio story)|The Kraken's Lament]]'') | ||
* Darion | * Darion and Benny both mention [[Pallis]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Year Zero (audio story)|Year Zero]]'') | ||
* Benny mentions how [[Acanthus]] disappeared. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kraken's Lament (audio story)|The Kraken's Lament]]'', ''[[The Temple of Questions (audio story)|The Temple of Questions]]'') | * Benny mentions how [[Acanthus]] disappeared. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kraken's Lament (audio story)|The Kraken's Lament]]'', ''[[The Temple of Questions (audio story)|The Temple of Questions]]'') | ||
* Benny recalls the [[Pillars of Hercules]], the [[Kraken (The Kraken's Lament)|Kraken]] and [[pegasus|pegasi]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kraken's Lament (audio story)|The Kraken's Lament]]'') | |||
* Benny vaguely remembers somebody mentioning [[the Epoch]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Temple of Questions (audio story)|The Temple of Questions]]'') | |||
* Benny uses [[Leonidas's ring|Leo's diamond ring]] again. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Temple of Questions (audio story)|The Temple of Question]]'') | |||
* Benny has forgotten [[Jack McSpringheel|Jack]] once again. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Kraken's Lament (audio story)|The Kraken's Lament]]'', ''[[The Temple of Questions (audio story)|The Temple of Questions]]'') | |||
* Jack remembers when Atlantis was [[Zordin]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Year Zero (audio story)|Year Zero]]'', ''[[Dead Man's Switch (BFBS audio story)|Dead Man's Switch]]'') | |||
* Benny mentions being dumped by a [[Eighth Doctor|lover]] and being left with his [[wolsey|cat]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') | * Benny mentions being dumped by a [[Eighth Doctor|lover]] and being left with his [[wolsey|cat]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]'') | ||
* Benny mentions the death of [[Jason Kane]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The End of the World (audio story)|The End of the World]]'') | * Benny mentions the death of [[Jason Kane]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The End of the World (audio story)|The End of the World]]'') | ||
Revision as of 20:25, 28 January 2023
Private Enemy No. 1 was the fifty-fifth Bernice Summerfield audio story released by Big Finish Productions. It was the third story of the Epoch series.
Publisher's summary
"The Great Leader is dead... Long live the Great Leader!"
Atlantis is in disarray. The Historians are hiding Bernice, Leonidas and Ruth within their safe house – but the world is changing more than they could have ever imagined.
People are being erased from existence, their memories wiped clean and replaced with those of others. Entire buildings are altering, times are changing... and the Hierophants are on the move.
Can Bernice and her friends save Atlantis from the end of existence? Or will they too be assimilated?
Plot
With the Great Leader destroyed, the Temple of Poseidon is left empty and his followers are in chaos. Helena is discussing the situation with her father, Craisus, when she suffers a seizure and becomes Gaudian of the Hierophant; Craisus forgets that she was once his daughter and recognises her as a Hierophant, offering her his apologies.
With the authorities looking for her since the Great Leader's destruction, Benny is in a Historian safe house for her own safety and Leo goes out to try to put together a fish finger sandwich for her and learns of the Hierophants. He realises that he is being followed by Gaudian and warns Cordin, a fellow Historian who is accosted by her and ordered to give Benny's location to the Epoch; when he pleads ignorance, he has a seizure and becomes a Hierophant called Macabre whilst retaining Cordin's memories.
Darion, a big fan of Benny's, visits her and tells her that people who remember before Year Zero have started speaking out and the Historians are petitioning to allow her to speak at the Senate. When Leonidas returns, he finds that Darion remembers the Hierophants being around for years and a group of them, led by Macabre, approach the building. Benny and Ruth escape onto the rooftops and are chased by a Mars Police Helicar as they head to the Temple of Hermes, which has somehow been replaced with a 27th century Transuniversal Export call centre. They are forced to surrender and the Hierophants order Benny to speak at the Senate.
Using Leo's diamond ring, Benny, Ruth and Leo cut their way into the call centre. Benny decides to try sending out a message and gets a call from Jack, who tells her to hurry to the spire and that he is the only person other than her who remembers when Atlantis was Zordin. Darion joins them and Benny has him look at a map of the city to point out inaccuracies with the city as he now remembers it; he notices at least fifteen errors, including the location of the House of Representatives, and urges them to leave before curfew, which he remembers being introduced by the King four years ago.
to be completed
Cast
- Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
- Ruth - Ayesha Antoine
- Leonidas - Marcus Hutton
- Craisus - Prentis Hancock
- Darion - Chris Johnson
- Helena - Rebecca Newman
- Cordin - Graeme Henderson
- Jack - David Ames
- The Epoch - Michael Thomson
- Heskith - John Montgomery
References
- Leo decides to make fish finger sandwiches for Benny.
- Darion says that Benny is like his mother, "but hotter".
- Cordin is a student.
- Darion says that Macabre's father was a Hierophant.
- The Hierophants have barcodes on their foreheads, which Benny thinks is to make people believe that the Great Leader survived.
- Ruth mentions the Temple of Hermes, to which Darion once belonged. It is transformed into a Transuniversal Export building.
- Benny and Ruth run from a mid-23rd century Mars Police Helicar.
- Benny and Leo steal a map from the library.
- The House of Representatives is replaced by an open-air amphitheatre and moved to the location of a market.
- Darion remembers the King introducing a curfew.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- The Great Leader has been destroyed. (AUDIO: The Temple of Questions)
- A man offers two-for-one blessings at the temple of Amdo. (TV: The Underwater Menace)
- Helena mentions the Bronze Palace where the Queen wept for her beloved, but Craisus has no memory of it. (AUDIO: The Kraken's Lament)
- Darion and Benny both mention Pallis. (AUDIO: Year Zero)
- Benny mentions how Acanthus disappeared. (AUDIO: The Kraken's Lament, The Temple of Questions)
- Benny recalls the Pillars of Hercules, the Kraken and pegasi. (AUDIO: The Kraken's Lament)
- Benny vaguely remembers somebody mentioning the Epoch. (AUDIO: The Temple of Questions)
- Benny uses Leo's diamond ring again. (AUDIO: The Temple of Question)
- Benny has forgotten Jack once again. (AUDIO: The Kraken's Lament, The Temple of Questions)
- Jack remembers when Atlantis was Zordin. (AUDIO: Year Zero, Dead Man's Switch)
- Benny mentions being dumped by a lover and being left with his cat. (PROSE: The Dying Days)
- Benny mentions the death of Jason Kane. (AUDIO: The End of the World)
External links
- Official Private Enemy No. 1 page at bigfinish.com
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