The Settling (audio story)

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The Settling was the eighty-second story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Simon Guerrier and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Philip Olivier as Hex.

Publisher's summary

Sir,

Having brought the army belonging to the Parliament of England before this place, to reduce it to obedience, to the end effusion of blood may be prevented, I thought fit to summon you to deliver the same into my hands to their use.

If this be refused, you will have no cause to blame me.

I expect your answer and rest your servant.

O. Cromwell.

Plot

to be added

Cast

Worldbuilding

The Doctor

History

  • Hex learned of Cromwell's atrocities in Ireland from his maternal grandmother Hilda Schofield.

Individuals

  • Ace claims to have learned everything that she knows about fencing from the captain of Cleopatra's guards.
  • Ace was named "Dorothy" because her mother Audrey was a fan of The Wizard of Oz, as is the Doctor.

TARDIS

  • The TARDIS has a snowy mountain range contained within; Ace notes that she has climbed one of the mountains herself.
  • The TARDIS library has lemon trees in it near the Doctor's collection of Ladybird books.
  • Ace tells Hex that she has gleaned enough information about the TARDIS' controls to set coordinates for a specific location. She gives South Croydon in 1990 as an example.

Gallery

Notes

  • An illustrated preview by Martin Geraghty appeared in DWM 369.
  • Uniquely for a non-special release (such as Zagreus and The Next Life), this audio's CD release was in a soft-pack CD case.
  • This audio drama was recorded on 9 and 10 November 2005 at the Moat Studios.
  • This story is set between Survival and the 1996 TV Movie.
  • This story was originally released as a double CD set. It is now available as a download only.
  • This story is a "pure historical" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor, Ace, Hex and the TARDIS.

Continuity

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