History Recap / BigFinishDoctorWho006TheMarianConspiracy

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* MoodDissonance: This is remarkably one of the more upbeat and light-hearted Doctor Who stories, but it deals entirely with the reign of terror under one of the most ruthless female rulers of modern history, Queen Mary I.

--->What would you say if I were to tell you that I once destroyed an entire race, that I have led friends to their deaths and caused numerous wars? That my intervention has led to peaceful people taking up arms and good people having their faith or reason destroyed? Because I failed to act millions upon millions of people have been enslaved or killed? What if I had done all of those things but had always, always believed I was doing to the right thing?

* SickPrisonerPloy: Evelyn fakes being ill to lure the warder inside their cell and the Doctor [[ChairmanOfTheBrawl hits him over the head with a chair]]: all the while complaining because he had already told Evelyn that this was precisely not the plan they were going to go with.

* NotSoDifferent: The Doctor and Mary I. He's very shaken once he realises that he's not in any position to lecture her.

* HardDrinkingPartyGirl: Evelyn regularly parties with her students, and recalls taking part in a gin drinking contest with them. (The gin won.)

* EverbodyLives: Well, no characters die during the actual play. It is established that Rev. Thomas will be executed later, thereby setting history back on its correct course.

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* DrinkOrder: Evelyn carries hot chocolate mix. Her fondness of the drink returns later in other audio adventures.

Written by Jacqueline Rayner, "The Marian Conspiracy" was the first Doctor Who audio story to introduce an original companion, [[CoolOldLady Dr. Evelyn Smythe]]. The story itself is something of a throwback, dealing with purely historical events and figures and no alien threat or major science-fictional conceit, something that had been unseen (or rather unheard, as it is) since the era of the First Doctor (barring [[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E4TheHighlanders two]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E5BlackOrchid exceptions]]). The success of this story led Creator/BigFinish to bring back the occasional historical adventure, too.

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Once the Doctor figures all that out (after a brief stint in the Tower), he convinces Mary to let Sarah be the handmaiden to the captive Queen Bess as punishment. He rescues what's left of LaResistance and moves them safely to Germany, telling them that Catholicism will only last for three more years. There's nothing he can do to prevent Thomas' death, though, and both Six and Mary end the adventure very shaken by their experiences. Evelyn promises to bake Six some nice chocolate cake. She also announces that she'll be his new companion from now on, ignoring his protests about the matter.

Written by Jacqueline Rayner, "The Marian Conspiracy" was the first Doctor Who audio story to introduce an original companion, [[CoolOldLady Dr. Evelyn Smythe]]. The story itself is something of a throwback to the First Doctor era, seeing no involvement of an extraterrestrial threat or technology gone bad, but dealing purely with historical events, something that had been unseen (or rather unheard, as it is) since the era of the First Doctor (barring [[Recap/DoctorWhoS4E4TheHighlanders two]] [[Recap/DoctorWhoS19E5BlackOrchid exceptions]]).

Written by Jacqueline Rayner, The Marian Conspiracy was the first Doctor Who audio story to introduce an original companion, [[CoolOldLady Dr. Evelyn Smythe]]. The story itself is something of a throwback to the First Doctor era, seeing no involvement of an extraterrestrial threat or technology gone bad, but dealing purely with historical events, something that had been unseen (or rather unheard, as it is) since [[{{Recap/DoctorWhoS19E5BlackOrchid}} the tenure of the Fifth Doctor]].

* DevelopmentGag: Six spends most of the episode in velvet and ruffles. Creator/ColinBaker originally wanted to play the Doctor in black velvet, but producer Creator/JohnNathanTurner insisted on the technicolor nightmare coat.

--->What would you say if I were to tell you that I once destroyed an entire race, that I have led friends to their deaths and caused numerous wars. That my intervention has led to peaceful people taking up arms and good people having their faith or reason destroyed. Because I failed to act millions upon millions of people have been enslaved or killed. What if I had done all of those things but had always, always believed I was doing to the right thing.