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series= [[ | |image = Venus Mantrap.jpg | ||
number= | |series = ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' | ||
main character= [[Bernice Summerfield]]| | |story number = 47 | ||
featuring= | | |range = BSSR | ||
|series in range = Series 10 (BFBS) | |||
|series number in range = 10 | |||
|number in series = 3 | |||
director= [[John Ainsworth]] | | |number = 3 | ||
|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] | |||
|featuring = Megali Scoblow{{!}}Scoblow | |||
release date= August 2009 | | |featuring2 = Adrian Wall | ||
format= 1 CD | | |featuring3 = Peter Summerfield | ||
production code= | |setting = [[Eros (moon)|Eros]], [[2609]] | ||
isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-422-1| | |writer = Mark Clapham, Lance Parkin | ||
|director = [[John Ainsworth]] | |||
|producer = [[John Ainsworth]] | |||
|music = [[Thea Cochrane]] | |||
|sound = Thea Cochrane | |||
|cover = [[Adrian Salmon]] | |||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |||
|release date = August 2009 | |||
|format = 1 CD | |||
|production code = BFPCD47 | |||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-422-1 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-83868-683-3 (digital) | |||
|prev = Absence (audio story) | |||
|next = Secret Origins (audio story) | |||
|epcount = 1 | |||
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the forty-seventh ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio story released by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the third story of the [[Series 10 (BFBS)|tenth season]]. | |||
==Publisher's | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Eros, artificial moon of Venus, has a reputation for romance, but Professor Bernice Summerfield is just visiting for the money – specifically the secret royalties of her recently deceased partner, the famous | [[Eros (moon)|Eros]], artificial moon of [[Venus]], has a reputation for [[romance]], but [[Bernice Summerfield|Professor Bernice Summerfield]] is just visiting for the [[money]] – specifically the secret royalties of her recently deceased partner, the famous "novelist" [[Jason Kane]]. Jason entrusted control of the [[inheritance]] to Bernice's rival in [[love]] and [[academia]], acerbic [[alien]] [[rodent]] [[Megali Scoblow|Professor Scoblow]], and Bernice is prepared for a fight. | ||
Unfortunately for Bernice, the path of finance rarely runs smoothly and disgruntled hamsters are the least of her problems: Eros's twin moon, the warlike Thanatos, is moving into alignment, Erosian society is in turmoil, war rockets are due for launch, and worst of all the | Unfortunately for Bernice, the path of [[finance]] rarely runs smoothly and disgruntled hamsters are the least of her problems: Eros's twin moon, the warlike [[Thanatos (moon)|Thanatos]], is moving into alignment, Erosian society is in turmoil, war rockets are due for launch, and worst of all the [[bank]]s are closed until further notice. | ||
To get her hands on Jason's money, Bernice must ally herself with Scoblow to bring peace to Eros and Thanatos through a dangerous combination of espionage and dating, at terrible risk to both life and dignity. | To get her hands on Jason's money, Bernice must ally herself with Scoblow to bring peace to Eros and Thanatos through a dangerous combination of espionage and dating, at terrible risk to both life and dignity. | ||
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And if that wasn't bad enough, a force as inevitable as death is waiting to strike... | And if that wasn't bad enough, a force as inevitable as death is waiting to strike... | ||
==Cast | == Plot == | ||
*[[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ''to be added'' | ||
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*Vice Chancellor | == Cast == | ||
*[[N'Jok Barnes]] / Newsreader - [[Luke Sorba]] | * [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
*[[Felterby]] / Tannoy / Journo #1 / Lift Voice - [[Sean Connolly]] | * [[Megali Scoblow|Professor Megali Scoblow]] - [[Jo Castleton]] | ||
*Guard / Journo #2 - [[Alex Mallinson]] | * [[Safton Twisk|Vice Chancellor Safton Twisk]] - [[Ian Brooker]] | ||
* [[N'Jok Barnes]] / [[Newsreader (Venus Mantrap)|Newsreader]] - [[Luke Sorba]] | |||
* [[Felterby]] / [[Tannoy (Venus Mantrap)|Tannoy]] / [[Journo 1|Journo #1]] / Lift Voice - [[Sean Connolly]] | |||
* [[Guard (Venus Mantrap)|Guard]] / [[Journo 2|Journo #2]] - [[Alex Mallinson]] | |||
=== Uncredited cast === | |||
* [[Adrian Wall]] - [[Harry Myers]] | |||
* [[Peter Summerfield]] - [[Thomas Grant]] | |||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Adrian Salmon]] | |||
* Director - [[John Ainsworth]] | |||
* Executive Producers - John Ainsworth and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[Thea Cochrane]] | |||
* Producer - [[Eddie Robson]] | |||
* Writers - [[Mark Clapham]] and [[Lance Parkin]] | |||
* Line Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
'' | * This audio drama was recorded on [[19 December (production)|19 December]] [[2008 (production)|2008]]. | ||
* The book in which Megali Scoblow was introduced, ''[[Beige Planet Mars (novel)|Beige Planet Mars]]'', was also co-written by Lance Parkin and Mark Clapham. | |||
* A download version of this story was released on [[23 May (releases)|23 May]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1528664756529373186 Weekly Deal announcement for Bernice Summerfield Series 9-11 available on download]</ref> | |||
== Continuity == | |||
* Scoblow first appeared in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Beige Planet Mars (novel)|Beige Planet Mars]]''. | |||
* Many mentions are made of the [[Bernice Summerfield (clone)|Benny clone]] (now President of Earth) from [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Final Amendment (audio story)|The Final Amendment]]''. | |||
== | == Footnotes == | ||
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== | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/venus-mantrap-104|Venus Mantrap}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|bs_a40.htm|Venus Mantrap}} | |||
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