Secret Origins (audio story)
Secret Origins was the forty-eighth Bernice Summerfield audio story released by Big Finish Productions. It was the fourth and final story of the tenth season.
Publisher's summary
Bernice Summerfield wakes up in hospital on Earth, in the ruined city of Buenos Aires. She is relieved to find her son Peter by her side. Frost, the man who kidnapped Peter and has terrorised this city for centuries, has long been thought immortal: but now he's dead. Everything is fine.
Or is it? As Bernice tells Peter how she rescued him, she questions why Frost went to such lengths to kidnap Peter in the first place. Frost is one of two people she's met here who claim to have known her for a long time: he seemed to have a grudge against her, whilst the other, a young woman named Robyn, claims to have worked with her for many years.
As Bernice recuperates, the memories of this time start to come back to her. She remembers new adventures stretching back many, many years. She and Robyn have defeated Frost countless times before. How can this be right? Are these memories real? The answers lie in the origins of the feud between Bernice and Frost — but is Bernice paying too heavy a price for remembering?
Plot
Benny wakes up in a hospital bed in the ruins of Buenos Aires and is told by Peter that she was brought there by Robyn after she rescued him. Although Benny does not immediately recognise the name, she remembers arriving in the city after receiving a message from Robyn, who claimed to have been acquainted with her for years, and accepting her help in rescuing Peter from Frost. Robyn explained that they worked together in Buenos Aires for years before Frost, using a serum to make himself indestructible, sealed the city off and that it was him who killed President Summerfield, which he did purely to send Benny a message.
to be completed
Cast
- Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman
- Peter Summerfield - Thomas Grant
- Robyn - Donna Berlin
- Agent Green / Lambton / Sebastian / Captain Strasser - Duncan Wisbey
- Samuel Frost - Doug Bradley
- Ghost / Soldier - Alex Mallinson
Uncredited cast
Worldbuilding
- Benny knows a handful of Welsh words.
- Owen Parry went on an expedition to Buenos Aires in 1884.
Cover Gallery
Cover
Textless Cover
First Concept sketch
Final sketch
Thumbnails
Notes
- This story was recorded on 10 January 2009 at The Moat Studios.
- A download version of this story was released on 23 May 2022.[1]
Continuity
- Robyn mentions that she got reports on Buenos Aires from Panthea Vyse on the Depository. (AUDIO: The Diet of Worms)
Footnotes
External links
- Official Secret Origins page at bigfinish.com
- Secret Origins at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
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