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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth story of the [[Series 12 (4DA)|twelfth series]] of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Chris Chapman]] and featured [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Louise Jameson]] as [[Leela]] and [[Nerys Hughes]] as [[Margaret Hopwood]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the fourth story of the [[Series 12 (4DA)|twelfth series]] of ''[[The Fourth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was [[Writer|written]] by [[Chris Chapman]] and featured [[Tom Baker]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Louise Jameson]] as [[Leela]] and [[Nerys Hughes]] as [[Margaret Hopwood]]. | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
It’s [[1943]] and the village of [[Westbourne]] has been invaded...not by the enemy, but by the allies. The [[United States of America|American]] troops are ‘over here’ and enjoying themselves mightily. | It’s [[1944|1943]] and the [[village]] of [[Westbourne]] has been invaded...not by the [[Axis (World War II)|enemy]], but by the [[Allies (World War II)|allies]]. The [[United States of America|American]] [[G.I.|troops]] are ‘over here’ and enjoying themselves mightily. | ||
Except there’s someone else visiting the village. And not just the new barmaid, [[Margaret Hopwood|Margaret]]. Or her unusual friends, [[Leela]] and [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]]. Something with a sinister agenda all its own. | Except there’s someone else visiting the village. And not just the new [[Bartender|barmaid]], [[Margaret Hopwood|Margaret]]. Or her unusual [[Friendship|friends]], [[Leela]] and [[Fourth Doctor|the Doctor]]. Something with a sinister agenda all its own. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Leela]] - [[Louise Jameson]] | * [[Leela]] - [[Louise Jameson]] | ||
* [[Margaret Hopwood|Margaret]] - [[Nerys Hughes]] | * [[Margaret Hopwood|Margaret]] - [[Nerys Hughes]] | ||
* Sergeant [[Ray Hunter]] - [[Chase Brown]] | * [[Sergeant]] [[Ray Hunter]] - [[Chase Brown]] | ||
* [[Edie Carter]] - [[Evie Killip]] | * [[Edie Carter]] - [[Evie Killip]] | ||
* Private [[Joe Powell (The Friendly Invasion)|Joe Powell]] - [[Jackson Milner]] | * [[Private]] [[Joe Powell (The Friendly Invasion)|Joe Powell]] - [[Jackson Milner]] | ||
* [[Stan Trubshaw]] / Private [[Massey]] / [[Edie's Dad]] / [[Old Reg]] - [[Barnaby Edwards]] | * [[Stan Trubshaw]] / Private [[Massey]] / [[Edie's Dad]] / [[Old Reg]] - [[Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Sean Longmore]] | * [[List of Big Finish cover artists|Cover Art]] - [[Sean Longmore]] | ||
* Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* Executive Producer - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and Nicholas Briggs | * [[Executive producer|Executive Producer]] - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and Nicholas Briggs | ||
* Music - [[Joe Kraemer]] | * [[Composer|Music]] - [[Joe Kraemer]] | ||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | * [[Producer]] - [[David Richardson]] | ||
* Script Editor - [[John Dorney]] | * [[Script editor|Script Editor]] - [[John Dorney]] | ||
* Sound Design - [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]] | * [[Sound design|Sound Design]] - [[Toby Hrycek-Robinson]] | ||
* Writer - [[Chris Chapman]] | * [[Writer]] - [[Chris Chapman]] | ||
== Worldbuilding == | == Worldbuilding == | ||
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== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
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* [[Dainty Company]] was inspired by the real-life [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E_Company%2C_506th_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States) Easy Company], known to popular culture as the Band of Brothers. During a visit to a pub in Oldbourne. [[writer]] [[Chris Chapman]] saw the framed minutes of a meeting held there by Easy Company shortly before their departure to [[France]]. Chapman used this as the basis for the story's setting and sought to explore how the American soldiers spent their last days in Britain before the invasion. ([[BFX]]: ''The Friendly Invasion'') In the story itself, one of the soldiers does make a quick reference to E Company. | |||
* Despite the synopsis claiming the story takes place in [[1943]], the dialogue explicitly dates the story to [[4 June]] [[1944]], just ahead of the [[D-Day]] [[Normandy landings|landings]]. The one reference to 1943 in the story is as the [[year]] of Dainty Company's formation. | |||
* ''[[Scorched Earth (audio story)|Scorched Earth]]'', [[2020 (releases)|released]] as part of the ''[[Main Range]]'' in [[Main Range/2020|2020]], was also a wartime story written by Chapman. It was set between [[4 July|4]] and [[6 July]] 1944, exactly one [[month]] after ''The Friendly Invasion'' takes place. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
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* The Doctor was drawn to Westbourne to investigate traces of [[zygma energy]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang (TV story)|The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Series 12 (4DA) audio stories]] | [[Category:Series 12 (4DA) audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in World War II]] | [[Category:Stories set in World War II]] | ||
[[Category:Stories set in | [[Category:Stories set in 1944]] | ||
[[Category:Two part audio stories]] | [[Category:Two part audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:Fourth Doctor audio stories]] | [[Category:Fourth Doctor audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:2023 audio stories]] | [[Category:2023 audio stories]] | ||
