The Running Men (audio story)

The Running Men was the second story in the audio anthology Buried Threats, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Mark Wright and featured Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor.

The Running Men

Doctor:

Ninth Doctor

Main enemy:

Running Men, Annalise Avenley

Main setting:

Halifax, 21st century

Key crew

Publisher:

Big Finish Productions

Writer:

Director:

Producer:

Music:

Sound:

Cover by:

Release details

Number of parts:

1

Release number:

3.2

Part of:

Buried Threats

Release date:

16 February 2024

Format:

1 CD
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2nd of 3 stories

Production code:

BFPDW9TH09

ISBN:

ISBN 978-1-80240-132-5 (physical); ISBN 978-1-80240-133-2 (digital)

*The Ninth Doctor Adventures*
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Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The TARDIS brings the Doctor to 21st century Halifax, alongside police Sergeant Ambika Desai, as they investigate a mysterious death.

The trail leads to the Hebble Piazza and an unscrupulous developer, as the Doctor uncovers the town's distant past – and the infamous Halifax gibbet. The Running Men are rising from history!

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

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Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Individuals[[edit] | [edit source]]

Ambika works for the West Yorkshire Police.
Frank belongs to the Calderdale Antiquarian Society, and objects to the construction of the Hebble Piazza on the unrecognised original site of the Halifax gibbet.

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor was aiming for Shibden Hall, 1835 to meet with Anne Lister.
The gibbet was outlawed by Oliver Cromwell around 1650. The original blade is held at Bankfield Museum, and a replica was built on Gibbet Street.
In popular folklore, people who managed to escape execution in Halifax by running beyond the boundary were called "running men". The Running Man pub is named after them.
In 1588, a beacon was lit on Beacon Hill to warn that the Spanish Armada was approaching.

Locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Wainhouse Tower, completed in 1875, is the tallest folly in the world. It was commissioned by John Wainhouse as a chimney for the Washer Lane dye house. Sir Henry Edwards started a feud with him, because he didn't want anyone looking down onto his adjacent estate.
Frank mentions the police box at Crich Tramway Museum, to the Doctor's embarrassment.

Food and beverages[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor and Frank argue about currant teacakes. The Doctor strongly believes a teacake is meant to be a toasted bread cake, but Frank says that's a bab.