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|director = [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]] | |director = [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
|production code = 8A/AA | |production code = 8A/AA | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-601-0 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-601-0 (physical); ISBN 978-1-78575-701-3 (digital) | ||
|producer = [[David Richardson]]|epcount=4}}'''''The Silver Turk''''' was the one hundred and fifty-third story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Marc Platt]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Julie Cox]] as [[Mary Shelley]]. | |producer = [[David Richardson]]|epcount=4}}'''''The Silver Turk''''' was the one hundred and fifty-third story in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Marc Platt]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]] and [[Julie Cox]] as [[Mary Shelley]]. | ||
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Roll up! Roll up! To the [[Vienna Exposition|great Viennese Exposition]], where showman [[Alfred Stahlbaum|Stahlbaum]] will show you his most wonderful creation, the [[Bremm|Silver Turk]] — a mechanical marvel that will not only play for you the [[Piano|fortepiano]], the [[spinet]] and the [[flute]], it will play you at the gaming table too! | Roll up! Roll up! To the [[Vienna Exposition|great Viennese Exposition]], where showman [[Alfred Stahlbaum|Stahlbaum]] will show you his most wonderful creation, the [[Bremm|Silver Turk]] — a mechanical marvel that will not only play for you the [[Piano|fortepiano]], the [[spinet]] and the [[flute]], it will play you at the gaming table too! | ||
But when the [[Eighth Doctor|Doctor]] brings his new [[Companion|travelling companion]] [[Mary Shelley]] to [[19th century|nineteenth-century]] [[Vienna]], he soon identifies the incredible Turk as one of his deadliest enemies — a [[Cyberman | But when the [[Eighth Doctor|Doctor]] brings his new [[Companion|travelling companion]] [[Mary Shelley]] to [[19th century|nineteenth-century]] [[Vienna]], he soon identifies the incredible Turk as one of his deadliest enemies — a [[Cyberman|part-machine Cyberman]]. | ||
And that's not even the worst of the horrors at large in the city... | And that's not even the worst of the horrors at large in the city... | ||
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Stahlbaum feeds cabbage soup to the Silver Turk, promising this to be their last performance, when the Doctor lets himself in using [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]]. The Doctor only manages to observe the Turk's mask and wheelchair before being asked to leave. Alarmed by what he saw, the Doctor decides to attend the next performance at 5 o'clock. The countess hesitantly decides to join him and Mary. | Stahlbaum feeds cabbage soup to the Silver Turk, promising this to be their last performance, when the Doctor lets himself in using [[the Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]]. The Doctor only manages to observe the Turk's mask and wheelchair before being asked to leave. Alarmed by what he saw, the Doctor decides to attend the next performance at 5 o'clock. The countess hesitantly decides to join him and Mary. | ||
At the performance, the Doctor is appalled at the way the Turk plays [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s ''[[Moonlight Sonata]]''. Mary realises that the Turk somehow manages to work the pedals despite having no legs. The Doctor disrupts the performance to the displeasure of the punters and proposes a game of chequers but demands to see the actual form of the Silver Turk. Stahlbaum protests and the Doctor accuses him of fraud, noting that the Turk stinks of antiseptic, ether and cabbage soup, suggesting a living being rather than a fairground automaton. The Doctor proceeds to remove the mask, confirming his suspicions that the Silver Turk is a [[ | At the performance, the Doctor is appalled at the way the Turk plays [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s ''[[Moonlight Sonata]]''. Mary realises that the Turk somehow manages to work the pedals despite having no legs. The Doctor disrupts the performance to the displeasure of the punters and proposes a game of chequers but demands to see the actual form of the Silver Turk. Stahlbaum protests and the Doctor accuses him of fraud, noting that the Turk stinks of antiseptic, ether and cabbage soup, suggesting a living being rather than a fairground automaton. The Doctor proceeds to remove the mask, confirming his suspicions that the Silver Turk is a [[Cyberman]]. | ||
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* [[Rolf Wittenmeier|Count Rolf Wittenmeier]] - [[Gwilym Lee]] | * [[Rolf Wittenmeier|Count Rolf Wittenmeier]] - [[Gwilym Lee]] | ||
* [[Mitzi Wittenmeier|Countess Mitzi Wittenmeier]] - [[Claire Wyatt]] | * [[Mitzi Wittenmeier|Countess Mitzi Wittenmeier]] - [[Claire Wyatt]] | ||
* The [[Cyberman | * The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* [[Police sergeant (The Silver Turk)|Policeman]] - Gareth Armstrong (credited only on CD) | * [[Police sergeant (The Silver Turk)|Policeman]] - Gareth Armstrong (credited only on CD) | ||
* [[Hannalore]] - Claire Wyatt (credited only on CD) | * [[Hannalore]] - Claire Wyatt (credited only on CD) | ||
