The Broken Crown was the second story in the Serpent Crest arc, a series of five audio dramas featuring Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.
Publisher's summary
The year is 1861, and the Doctor and Mrs Wibbsey find themselves in the right place at the wrong time. At the rectory they encounter the ill-tempered Reverend Dobbs and his young ward Andrew, whose paper faces hide whatever horrors lie beneath. Tutoring him is one Mr Bewley, whom Mrs Wibbsey is startled to recognise. In Hexford Woods, the Doctor uncovers a secret which Andrew and his friends have been keeping. As the truth begins to emerge about the rectory's occupants, it also becomes clear why so many people have disappeared from the village. Unless the Doctor and Mrs Wibbsey can help, the whole village will soon be terrorised by a child's imagination...
Cast
- The Doctor - Tom Baker
- Mrs Wibbsey - Susan Jameson
- Reverend Dobbs - Terrence Hardiman
- Mrs Audley - Joanna David
- Andrew - Guy Harvey
- Mr Bewley - Simon Shepherd
- Jake - Charlie Mitchell
- Sally - Elinor Coleman
- Harold - Geoffrey Leesley (as Geoff Leesley)
- The Cook - Su Douglas
References
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Notes
- Terrence Hardiman (Reverend Dobbs) previously played Hawthorne in DW: The Beast Below and King Sitric Silkbeard in BFA: The Book of Kells. He also appears as the Gryphon in the following Serpent Crest audio story AG: Aladdin Time.
- This story is also available as a download from the AudioGo website.
Continuity
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Timeline
- The Broken Crown occurs after AG: Tsar Wars
- The Broken Crown occurs before AG: Aladdin Time