Armageddon (audio story)
Armageddon was the fourth and final story in the audio anthology Extinction, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Matt Fitton and featured Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart, Ingrid Oliver as Petronella Osgood, James Joyce as Josh Carter, Ramon Tikaram as Vikram Shindi, Warren Brown as Sam Bishop and Tracy Wiles as Jacqui McGee.
Publisher's summary
As Autons swarm across the planet, the human race faces its darkest hour. Simon Devlin has helped his alien masters gain a global foothold and their scheme is almost complete.
As UNIT leads the fightback on every front, every continent, against an implacable army, Kate Stewart must look to the past for some clue to defeat the plastic menace.
The Nestene Consciousness is growing in power. It has plans for the human race, and when it achieves its ultimate form, it will be unstoppable. Only UNIT stands between humanity and total extinction...
Plot
War has begun between the Autons and human military forces, whose weapons created by the 3D Futuretech Model 1s have fallen apart or self-destructed, and the Autons call for humanity to surrender on pain of death. Devlin checks on the developing body of the Nestene and sends Josh to kill Kate and neutralise UNIT.
Kate leaves Jacqui at the Tower of London with Osgood, who is working on a directed energy beam. Colonel Shindi informs Kate that UNIT are only just managing to keep the Autons from taking Tower Bridge and London Bridge and that they seem to be heading for the Tower. They receive a call from Sam in Puerto Rico HQ and are told that there is something that could be of use in Black Archive 5 in the South Downs. Kate and Shindi head there by helicopter and use an infrawave field receiver to contact Sam again.
Josh gets access to the Tower and Osgood frees him from Nestene control by using a low intensity, self-powered crystal emitter to cancel out the Nestene signal. Shindi returns to assist them and they take directed energy beams capable of microwaving the Nestene polymer to the cordon around Futuretech, but they lack the power to charge the weapons.
Kate goes to Futuretech to discuss terms. She is permitted to enter the plastic dome, having her miniature pistol confiscated, and meets with Devlin. The Nestene tells her that it plans to encase the Earth with a plastic bubble and enslave humanity, but keeps Devlin from revealing to her how it intends on getting a hold of so much plastic.
to be completed
Cast
- Kate Stewart - Jemma Redgrave
- Osgood - Ingrid Oliver
- Lieutenant Sam Bishop - Warren Brown
- Colonel Shindi - Ramon Tikaram
- Captain Josh Carter - James Joyce
- Simon Devlin - Steve John Shepherd
- Jacqui McGee - Tracy Wiles
- The Nestene Consciousness / Autons / News Presenter - Nicholas Briggs
References
- Times Square was the site of a battle until the mayor called for human forces to surrender.
- Frank is a reporter for Orbit TV News.
- UNIT has scuttled HMS Belfast.
- The Royal Family are in their bunker.
- Kate says that her family know the drill when it comes to alien invasions, as does Shindi's.
- The Prime Minister is with COBRA.
- Shindi has his men regroup at the Royal London Hospital.
- Black Archive 5 was shut down in 2006.
- Kate is wearing an imitation leather belt that she bought in the January sales.
- Kate keeps a miniature pistol in the sole of her shoe.
Notes
to be added
Continuity
- Anti-plastic was previously used to destroy the Nestene. (TV: Rose)
- Shindi mentions the Doctor being UNIT's scientific advisor. (TV: Spearhead from Space)
- The Nestene Consciousness notes to Kate that it is familiar with her bloodline. (TV: Spearhead from Space, Terror of the Autons)
- Osgood says the phrase "do you think for once in your life you could arrive before the nick of time" to Colonel Shindi. The Doctor once said this to the Brigadier. (TV: The Mind of Evil)
External links
- Official Armageddon - Extinction page at bigfinish.com
| ||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
