The Forgotten Village was the third story in the third series of Counter-Measures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Ken Bentley and featured Simon Williams as Ian Gilmore, Pamela Salem as Rachel Jensen, Karen Gledhill as Allison Williams and Hugh Ross as Toby Kinsella.
Publisher's summary[]
A personal crisis for Allison turns into one of Counter-Measures' most dangerous assignments.
Plot[]
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Cast[]
- Group Captain Ian Gilmore - Simon Williams
- Rachel Jensen - Pamela Salem
- Allison Williams - Karen Gledhill
- Sir Toby Kinsella - Hugh Ross
- Jack Maddocks - Rupert Evans
- Mr Williams / Curtis / Comrade Kavurshkin - Tim Bentinck
- Sam Caddock - Derek Carlyle
- Mr Bevan - Graham Seed
- Major General Beresford - Michael Troughton
- Woman - Janet Henfrey
Worldbuilding[]
- Counter-Measures has numerous test animals, including a monkey named Darwin.
- Sir Toby considers the Prime Minister Harold Wilson to be a "bore". He tells Allison that laughing at his jokes is one of the many duties that he must perform for Queen and Country.
- Allison began attending the University of Cambridge in 1956.
- Gilmore and Rachel have dinner at an Indian restaurant.
- When she was fourteen, Jack gave Allison flowers during the Easter holidays.
- Rachel's grandfather suffered from dementia.
- Allison describes Gilmore as "solid as a rock, very capable".
- The Soviet satellite Maurania 7 crashed in Lower Burford. It was as a result of Soviet experiments into the weaponisation of magnetic forces. The Ministry of Defence has been aware of these experiments for months.
- Rachel derisively compares Gilmore to John Wayne.
Notes[]
- This audio drama was recorded on 16, 17, 21 and 22 January 2014.
Continuity[]
- Rachel refers to the fact that she and Gilmore have had dinner together before. (AUDIO: The Fifth Citadel)
- Sir Toby refers to the previous occasion that he and Gilmore flew together. (AUDIO: Peshka)
- Rachel refers to Allison's experience in the Reesinger Institute (AUDIO: The Reesinger Process) and the fact that she was forced to kill her fiancé Julian St Stephen in October 1964. (AUDIO: State of Emergency)
- Rachel tells Sir Toby that Allison warned her that they should not trust him. (AUDIO: Changing of the Guard, The Concrete Cage)
- Allison lost her memory following her exposure to the satellite Maurania 7. She regained it a month later after Templeton, a Soviet agent, arranged for electronic devices to be placed in her brain. (AUDIO: Unto the Breach)
External links[]
- Official Counter-Measures - Season Three Box Set page at bigfinish.com
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