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Revision as of 16:39, 6 September 2023
The Perpetual Bond was the eighth story of the fifth series of The Companion Chronicles, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Simon Guerrier and featured Steven Taylor as the First Doctor and Steven Taylor and introduced Tom Allen as new companion Oliver Harper.
Publisher's summary
When the TARDIS materialises in a familiar junkyard in the 1960s, the Doctor and Steven are soon embroiled in a mystery in the City of London. Who are the mysterious, bowler-hatted businessmen with their deadly umbrellas? What secret is young Oliver Harper desperately trying to conceal?
Contracts have been signed. A deal is in place. The Doctor discovers that perhaps not even he can stop a terrible business...
Plot
The Perpetual Bond (1)
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Fair Trade (2)
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Cast
Characters
Crew
- Cover Art - Simon Holub
- Director - Lisa Bowerman
- Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Music and Sound Design - Richard Fox and Lauren Yason @ FoxYason Studios
- Producer - David Richardson
- Script Editor - Jacqueline Rayner
- Writer - Simon Guerrier
Worldbuilding
- The Doctor tells Steven that certain parts of London are still in the process of being rebuilt after "some terrible war."
Story notes
- This audio drama was recorded on 27 May 2010 at the Moat Studios.
- This story is set between The Daleks' Master Plan and The Massacre.
Continuity
- Steven recalls the recent deaths of Katarina, Bret Vyon and Sara Kingdom (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan) and the departure of Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright. (TV: The Chase)
- The Doctor returns to I.M. Foreman's junkyard at 76 Totter's Lane for the first time since departing 1963 in the company of Ian, Barbara and his granddaughter Susan Foreman. (TV: An Unearthly Child) He would later do so again in 1963 during his both his fourth and seventh incarnations (PROSE: Those Left Behind, TV: Remembrance of the Daleks) and in 1985 during his sixth incarnation. (TV: Attack of the Cybermen) The junkyard still existed in 2013. (TV: The Day of the Doctor) By 2021, Totter's Lane is a commercially zoned area of Shoreditch which is mostly made up of office blocks. A car park has been built on the former location of the junkyard. (AUDIO: The Harvest)
- Steven refers to his previous visit to London in 1912. (AUDIO: The Suffering) He had also visited the city in 1762, (AUDIO: The Founding Fathers) February 1814, (AUDIO: Frostfire) 1900 (AUDIO: Upstairs) and in January 1965. (TV: The Daleks' Master Plan) Later, he would visit the city again in March 1965. (TV: The Massacre, PROSE: Salvation)
- Steven had seemingly visited 1966 before, in East Berlin, however that visit turned out to be in a dream created by the TARDIS while it repaired itself. (AUDIO: The Anachronauts)
External links
- Official The Perpetual Bond page at bigfinish.com
- The Perpetual Bond at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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