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Doctor Who: The Chimes Of Midnight (#29)
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Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house not a creature
was stirring...
But something must be stirring. Something hidden in the shadows.
Something which kills the servants of an old Edwardian mansion in the
most brutal and macabre manner possible. Exactly on the chiming of the
hour, every hour, as the grandfather clock ticks on towards midnight.
Trapped and afraid, the Doctor and Charley are forced to play detective
to murders with no motive, where even the victims don't stay dead. Time
is running out.
And time itself might well be the killer...
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Episode One:
The Doctor tells Charley that there are some mysteries best unsolved, and
he admits to her that's frightened. But as the clock begins to chime he
realises that it's already too late...
Episode Two:
As Charley continues to count as the clock ticks towards midnight, the
Doctor tries in vain to keep everyone together, saying that anyone could
be next. But the Doctor is helpless as the chimes of midnight strike...
Episode Three:
Even in the confines of the TARDIS, Charley can hear the ticking of the
clock. The Doctor admits he was wrong to think they could escape as
they've brought the horror with them...
Episode Four:
As the TARDIS dematerialises, the scullery is filled with the sound of
'Hark The Herald Angels Sing' being hummed cheerily...
The Doctor: 'It all just enhances the mystery, the sheer anticipation of not yet having a clue where we are.'
The Doctor: 'I've been too methodical recently I think, setting coordinates and things, actually deciding where we want to go. I've been getting far too safe and predictable these last few incarnations.'
Edith: 'I'm nothing sir, I'm nobody.'
Mrs Baddeley: 'Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without one of my plum puddings.'
Charley: 'It's as if we're not being allowed to make any impression here.'
Mrs Baddeley: 'Well Edith was a very stupid girl Doctor. She may not have known it was impossible when she did it.'
The Doctor: 'I don't like being given a role to play Charley, I prefer to find my own.'
Mary: 'It isn't fair! I bet if I was the one who was horribly murdered, you wouldn't ask Edith to do my duties. It's favouritism!'
Frederick: 'It wouldn't be a good mystery if the killer came right out and told you, would it?'
The Doctor: 'Ah, if only every murder could be determined by the shiftiness of the culprits' eyes.'
Charley: 'Time has taken fright and is running away!'
Shaughnessy: 'Assist the gentleman in removing the sink plunger from Edith's face.'
The Chimes Of Midnight is the second Doctor Who audio drama
from writer Robert Shearman after his
critically acclaimed Big Finish debut The Holy
Terror.
This story marks the directorial debut of
Barnaby Edwards, who has acted in many previous Big Finish Doctor
Who stories.
The cover to this story is the first time that an actor playing a
companion created specifically for the audios, in this case
India Fisher as Charley Pollard, has
featured prominently on the cover.
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