The Behemoth (audio story)

Bath, 1756 – and a very dashing gentleman known only as the Doctor is newly arrived in town, accompanied by his lady friends Mrs Clarke and Mrs Ramon. He’s created a stir among the gentlefolk of Georgian high society – and a stir in the heart of merry widow Mrs Theodosia Middlemint, rumour has it.

They are not the only strangers from abroad causing tongues to wag, however. The mysterious Lady Clara, come from Amsterdam in the company of the noble Captain Van Der Meer, has the whole of Bath agog. Who is she, really? What is she, really?

But there’s something terrible beneath the veneer of Georgian gentility. As awful a horror as the Doctor has ever exposed, hidden inside Balsam’s Brassworks. Something that needs to be brought to light, for the sake of all humanity.

Plot

Part one

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Part two

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Part three

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Part four

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Cast

The Doctor - Colin Baker
Constance Clarke - Miranda Raison
Flip Jackson - Lisa Greenwood
Sir Geoffrey Balsam - Glynn Sweet
Mrs Middlemint - Georgina Moon
Titus Craven - Liam McKenna
Rev Mr Philip Naylor - Wayne Forester
Captain Douwemout Van Der Meer - Giles New
Sarah - Diveen Henry
Gorembe - Ben Arogundade

References

Flip and Constance obtained 18th century dresses from the TARDIS wardrobe.
The Doctor once danced the cotillion with Jane Austen.
Constance can play the piano.
The rhinoceros Lady Clara has been touring Europe since 1741.

Notes

This story was recorded at the Moat Studios on 11 and 12 May 2017.
Like the television stories Black Orchid and The Doctor's Meditation, this story is historical by time period instead of by events.

Continuity

Flip refers to her wedding. (AUDIO: Quicksilver)
Constance refers to her father's land in Nyasaland, where she grew up. (AUDIO: Criss-Cross)

External links

Official The Behemoth page at bigfinish.com