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At A Glance
UNIT:
The Longest Night

by Joseph Lidster

Starring
Siri O'Neal
as Colonel
Emily Chaudhry

Nicholas Deal
as Colonel
Robert Dalton

Directed by
Edward Salt

Production Notes
Rel. March 2005
Rec. 5 Dec 2004
30 Jan 2005
P/Code UNIT03
Rec. @ The Moat Studios

Running Time
Total Time 01:12:31

Review
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UNIT
UNIT: The Longest Night (#03)
By Joseph Lidster

The Longest Night
From The Back Cover...

'We interrupt this broadcast...' Having survived a day at the seaside, Robert Dalton and Emily Chaudhry are enjoying a few pints... Having spent the day answering the phone and praying for some action, Will Hoffman is enjoying a night out... Having signed a controversial new European treaty, the Prime Minister is on his way back to Downing Street... Having survived yet another day, the people of Britain are settling down to eat dinner, stay in, go out, spend time with their friends...

'... we're receiving reports that...'

It's just another ordinary evening in the United Kingdom...

'... a bomb has exploded in Central London...'


The Cast

Colonel Emily Chaudhry Siri O'Neal
Colonel Robert Dalton Nicholas Deal
Scott Christie Scott Andrews
Andrea Winnington Sara Carver
Lieutenant Will Hoffman Robert Curbishley
Nisha Townsend Georgina Field
Francis Currie Michael Hobbs
PM's Aide Harry Myers
Prime Minister Steffan Rhodri
Meena Cartwright Vineeta Rishi
Major Philip Kirby Johnson Willis

The Crew

Writer Joseph Lidster
Director Edward Salt
Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery
Ian Farrington
Executive Producer for BBC Worldwide Jacqueline Rayner
Recording Toby Robinson
Music, CD Mastering, Sound Design & Post Production David Darlington
Theme Arrangement David Darlington
Front Cover Red Ink

Memorable Quotes

Kirby: "Tonight I will dispose of our enemy once and for all..."

Chaudhry: "Your predecessor once described me as "the little English Rose". I soon put him straight."

Fleming: "Remember what the chief said. No survivors!"

Chaudhry: "We could be looking at a John Smith situation."

Scott Christie: "London is effectively under siege."

Kirby: "Prime Minister, we need to go on the offensive."

Meena Cartwright: "Muslim extremists? That's it Major keep it nice and vague."

Meena Cartwright: "You really are just a sad old man, aren't you? Doesn't matter. You're time will be up soon."

Dalton: "It's not that unbelievable. A few hours ago we were fighting an invisible vampire on Southend beach. It's a man's life in UNIT." Chaudhry: "And there goes the Official Secrets Act!"

Kirby: "I need you to do something for your people. Will you do something for your people?"

Chaudhry: "We stop this now!"

Winnington: "They orchestrated the fall of Great Britain in less than an hour. They're going to take over and make things right."

Comments

Joseph Lidster is the author of the Doctor Who stories The Rapture and Master.

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