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{{Infobox | |image = A Town Called Fortune cover.jpg | ||
| | |range = The Companion Chronicles | ||
| | |series in range = Series 5 (CC) | ||
|series = [[The Companion Chronicles]] | |series number in range = 5 | ||
|number = 5.05 | |number in series = 5 | ||
| | |series = ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' | ||
| | |number = 5.05 | ||
|writer = | |main character = [[Evelyn Smythe]] | ||
|director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |featuring = [[Sixth Doctor]] | ||
| | |setting = [[Fortune (town)|Fortune]], the late [[19th century]] | ||
|format = 1 | |writer = Paul Sutton | ||
|production code = BFPDWCC37 | |director = [[Lisa Bowerman]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-487-0 | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
| | |music = [[Nigel Fairs]] | ||
|next | |sound = [[Nigel Fairs]] | ||
|cover = [[Anthony Lamb]] | |||
|release date = 4 November 2010 | |||
|format = 1 CD<br/>Download | |||
|production code = BFPDWCC37 | |||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-487-0 | |||
|prev = The Invasion of E-Space (audio story) | |||
|next = Quinnis (audio story) | |||
|epcount = 2 | |||
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'''''A Town Called Fortune''''' was the fifth story of the [[Series 5 (CC)|fifth series]] of ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Paul Sutton]], narrated by [[Maggie Stables]] and featured the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]]. | |||
== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
"Wanted dead or alive for the murder of... William Donovan!" | |||
Problems beset the Doctor and Evelyn Smythe as they travel by train to the Wild West town of Fortune. A young woman is investigating the murder of her father nine years earlier, and a wanted poster indicates that the Doctor is the killer! | Problems beset [[Sixth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Evelyn Smythe]] as they travel by train to the Wild West town of Fortune. A young woman is investigating the murder of her father nine years earlier, and a wanted poster indicates that the Doctor is the killer! | ||
With the TARDIS lost to them and the law on their tail, can the travellers unravel the mystery | With [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] lost to them and the law on their tail, can the travellers unravel the mystery — or will [[Rachel Ann Donovan]] take her revenge first? | ||
== Plot == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Evelyn Smythe]] - [[Maggie Stables]] | * [[Evelyn Smythe]] - [[Maggie Stables]] | ||
* Sam - [[Richard Cordery]] | * [[Sam (A Town Called Fortune)|Sam]] - [[Richard Cordery]] | ||
== Crew == | |||
* Cover Art - [[Anthony Lamb]] | |||
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]] | |||
* Executive Producer - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Music & Sound Design - [[Nigel Fairs]] | |||
* Producer - [[David Richardson]] | |||
* Script Editor - [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | |||
* Writer - [[Paul Sutton]] | |||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* Evelyn uses the Doctor's [[cat brooch]], sharpened on a cave wall, to cut ropes binding the Doctor and [[Maisie]] to chairs. | * Fortune's local [[newspaper]] is ''[[The Daily Fortune]]''. | ||
* Evelyn uses the Doctor's [[cat brooch]], sharpened on a cave wall, to cut ropes binding the Doctor and [[Maisie (A Town Called Fortune)|Maisie]] to chairs. | |||
== | == Notes == | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[16 March]] [[2010]]. | [[File:Town Called Fortune cover.jpg|thumb|Unused original cover]] | ||
* The story was told from Evelyn's perspective. After [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Solitaire (audio story)|Solitaire]]'' featuring the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s companion [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley Pollard]], this is the second ''Companion Chronicle'' to star a companion created by [[Big Finish Productions]]. The later stories ''[[The Perpetual Bond (audio story)|The Perpetual Bond]]'' (introducing [[Oliver Harper]]) and ''[[Project Nirvana (audio story)|Project: Nirvana]]'' would also feature Big Finish exclusive companions. | |||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[16 March (production)|16 March]] [[2010 (production)|2010]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* Evelyn complains to the Doctor that, because of him, she is making a habit of jumping from trains. ([[ | * Evelyn complains to the Doctor that, because of him, she is making a habit of jumping from trains. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Nowhere Place (audio story)|The Nowhere Place]]'') | ||
* Many years later, the [[Seventh Doctor]] and Evelyn would reminisce about | * Many years later, the [[Seventh Doctor]] and Evelyn would reminisce about "leaping from steam trains in the Wild West." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Death in the Family (audio story)|A Death in the Family]]'') | ||
* The Doctor previously visited the Wild West in [[ | * The Doctor previously visited the Wild West in [[TV]]: ''[[The Gunfighters (TV story)|The Gunfighters]]'' and would later do so again in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Peacemaker (novel)|Peacemaker]]'' and [[TV]]: ''[[A Town Called Mercy (TV story)|A Town Called Mercy]]''. | ||
== | == Footnotes == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{bigfinish|releases/v/a-town-called-fortune-493|A Town Called Fortune}} | |||
{{dwrefguide|chronicles37.htm|A Town Called Fortune}} | |||
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