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|featuring =[[Robert Buchan]] | |featuring =[[Robert Buchan]] | ||
|enemy =The [[Viyran]]s | |enemy =The [[Viyran]]s | ||
|setting =[[Ever-and-Ever Prolixity]], the [[far future]]<br>[[Scotland]], [[1936]] | |setting =[[Ever-and-Ever Prolixity]], the [[far future]]<br />[[Scotland]], [[1936]] | ||
|writer =[[Jonathan Barnes]] | |writer =[[Jonathan Barnes]] | ||
|director =[[Nicholas Briggs]] | |director =[[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
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== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
[[Charlotte Pollard]] - once the greatest adventuress of her generation - is terminally bored. She is tired of life as an emissary of that powerful and mysterious race, the [[Viyran | [[Charlotte Pollard]] - once the greatest adventuress of her generation - is terminally bored. She is tired of life as an emissary of that powerful and mysterious race, the [[Viyran]]s. She has grown weary of her role as an expendable agent in their ceaseless quest to eliminate contagion across the [[universe]]. Her work is repetitive and grueling and has come to feel as if she hardly recognises herself. Very quietly, and without fuss, her heart is breaking. | ||
So when the Viyrans arrive at the edge of [[galaxy]] [[Brouhaha-Nine-Nine-Five]], besides the bizarre and enigmatic space-time anomaly known as The [[Ever-and-Ever-Prolixity]], Charley is overjoyed at an opportunity for escape. It is a chance that she will be grateful to seize - but given what awaits her, she may, before long, come to wonder if she might not have been more careful about just what it is she has wished for... | So when the Viyrans arrive at the edge of [[galaxy]] [[Brouhaha-Nine-Nine-Five]], besides the bizarre and enigmatic space-time anomaly known as The [[Ever-and-Ever-Prolixity]], Charley is overjoyed at an opportunity for escape. It is a chance that she will be grateful to seize - but given what awaits her, she may, before long, come to wonder if she might not have been more careful about just what it is she has wished for... | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Cast== | == Cast == | ||
* [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] - [[India Fisher]] | * [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]] - [[India Fisher]] | ||
* [[Viyran Commander]]/[[Rogue Viyran]]/[[Viyran|Other Viyrans]] - [[Michael Maloney]] | * [[Viyran Commander]]/[[Rogue Viyran]]/[[Viyran|Other Viyrans]] - [[Michael Maloney]] | ||
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* [[Bert Buchan]]/Announcer - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Bert Buchan]]/Announcer - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
===Uncredited cast=== | === Uncredited cast === | ||
* [[Turnerman|Mrs Turnerman]] - [[Jacqueline King]] | * [[Turnerman|Mrs Turnerman]] - [[Jacqueline King]] | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
* Robert Buchan is originally from [[Earth]]. He has recently visited the fifth moon of the Indecisiveness Torrent. | * Robert Buchan is originally from [[Earth]]. He has recently visited the fifth moon of the Indecisiveness Torrent. | ||
* The Viyrans refer to their mothership as the Field Ship Prime. | * The Viyrans refer to their mothership as the Field Ship Prime. | ||
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* Robert claims to be an adventurer, a detective and a magnet for trouble. However, in reality, he is an investment broker who works for his father [[Bert Buchan]]. | * Robert claims to be an adventurer, a detective and a magnet for trouble. However, in reality, he is an investment broker who works for his father [[Bert Buchan]]. | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
* The title is spelled ''The Lamentation Cipher'' on the actual release, but ''Cypher'' on Big Finish Productions website. | * The title is spelled ''The Lamentation Cipher'' on the actual release, but ''Cypher'' on Big Finish Productions website. | ||
* This story was recorded on [[11 November (production)|11]], [[18 November (production)|18]], [[19 November (production)|19]] and [[20 November (production)|20 November]] [[2013 (production)|2013]]. | * This story was recorded on [[11 November (production)|11]], [[18 November (production)|18]], [[19 November (production)|19]] and [[20 November (production)|20 November]] [[2013 (production)|2013]]. | ||
==Continuity== | == Continuity == | ||
* Charley refers to the fact that millions of [[virus]]es stored in the [[Amethyst Viral Containment Station]] were accidentally spread throughout the [[universe]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Patient Zero (audio story)|Patient Zero]]'') | * Charley refers to the fact that millions of [[virus]]es stored in the [[Amethyst Viral Containment Station]] were accidentally spread throughout the [[universe]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Patient Zero (audio story)|Patient Zero]]'') | ||
* After Robert mentions [[Vortisaur]]s, Charley recalls travelling with [[Ramsay (Storm Warning)|Ramsay]] in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'', ''[[Sword of Orion (audio story)|Sword of Orion]]'', ''[[The Stones of Venice (audio story)|The Stones of Venice]]'', ''[[Minuet in Hell (audio story)|Minuet in Hell]]'') | * After Robert mentions [[Vortisaur]]s, Charley recalls travelling with [[Ramsay (Storm Warning)|Ramsay]] in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Storm Warning (audio story)|Storm Warning]]'', ''[[Sword of Orion (audio story)|Sword of Orion]]'', ''[[The Stones of Venice (audio story)|The Stones of Venice]]'', ''[[Minuet in Hell (audio story)|Minuet in Hell]]'') | ||
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* The Rogue Viyran faked his own death in order to allow Charley to escape. He drifted in space for over a year before he was picked up by [[Millicent Belanger III]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Viyran Solution (audio story)|The Viyran Solution]]'') | * The Rogue Viyran faked his own death in order to allow Charley to escape. He drifted in space for over a year before he was picked up by [[Millicent Belanger III]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Viyran Solution (audio story)|The Viyran Solution]]'') | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
* {{Bigfinish|releases/v/charlotte-pollard---series-one-box-set-1020|The Lamentation Cipher - Charlotte Pollard Series One Box Set}} | * {{Bigfinish|releases/v/charlotte-pollard---series-one-box-set-1020|The Lamentation Cipher - Charlotte Pollard Series One Box Set}} | ||
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[[Category:2014 audio stories]] | [[Category:2014 audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in the far future]] | [[Category:Stories set in the far future]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in Scotland]] | [[Category:Stories set in Scotland]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in 1936]] | [[Category:Stories set in 1936]] | ||
