The Church and the Crown
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| The Church and the Crown | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Release number | 38 |
| Featuring | Fifth Doctor Peri Erimem |
| Writer | Cavan Scott and Mark Wright |
| Director | Gary Russell |
| Producer(s) | Gary Russell Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Executive producer(s) | Jacqueline Rayner |
| Production code | 6QC |
| Set between | The Eye of the Scorpion and Nekromanteia |
| Release date | November 2002 |
The Church and the Crown is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.
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[edit] Plot
The Fifth Doctor, together with Peri and Erimem, becomes involved with political intrigue in the court of King Louis and Queen Anne in Paris, 1626.
[edit] Cast
- The Doctor — Peter Davison
- Peri — Nicola Bryant
- Erimem — Caroline Morris
- De Chevreuse (A Lady-in-Waiting) — Wendy Albiston
- Rouffet (A Musketeer) — Andy Coleman
- Morand (A Captain) — Robert Curbishley
- Buckingham (An English Duke) — Marcus Hutton
- Delmarre (A Musketeer) — Peter John
- Louis (A King) — Andrew MacKay
- Richelieu (A Cardinal) — Michael Shallard
[edit] Notes
- Marcus Hutton would later play another Duke of Buckingham in the Fifth Doctor audio drama The Kingmaker: Henry Stafford, 2nd Duke of Buckingham. The two characters are not related and are separated by almost 150 years.
- The Doctor says that the Duke of Buckingham is also the Prime Minister, an office which did not exist yet. Buckingham was, however, extremely influential at the time.
- When searching in his pockets for money, the Doctor finds a membership card for the "MCC", meaning the Marylebone Cricket Club.
- The Doctor mentions that the year is 1626, and tells his companions that Buckingham only has a couple of years to live before his assassination by John Felton.
- The Doctor tells Peri about having helped François Boucher sneak into the Louvre. Boucher's patroness was Madame de Pompadour, who appears as a major character in the Tenth Doctor story "The Girl in the Fireplace".
- Rouffet and Delmarre mention an earlier adventure involving the Queen's diamonds, for which three other musketeers and their peasant friend got most of the glory. This is a reference to the events of the novel The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas, père.
[edit] External links
- Big Finish Productions - The Church and the Crown
- The Church and the Crown at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
[edit] Reviews
- The Church and the Crown reviews at Outpost Gallifrey
- The Church and the Crown reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide
