Peshka (audio story)

Peshka was the third story in the second series of Counter-Measures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Cavan Scott & Mark Wright 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 visit to an international chess tournament isn't quite the relaxing experience the Counter-Measures team might have hoped for. With a defection to arrange and violence erupting on the streets it's time for a dangerous gambit. What pieces will be left on the table when the Endgame approaches?

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
 * Shurik Barkov / British Ambassador / Russian Guard - Bo Poraj
 * Anya Barkov / Dutch Airport Tannoy Announcer - Emily Tucker
 * Marcus Fremington / The Dutchman / The Steward / The Angry Man - John Banks
 * St John / The Policeman - Robert Lonsdale
 * Terrance Fleischer - Blake Ritson

Crew

 * Based on characters created by Ben Aaronovitch
 * Cover Art - Alex Mallinson
 * Director - Ken Bentley
 * Executive Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
 * Music - Nicholas Briggs
 * Producer - David Richardson
 * Script Editor - John Dorney
 * Sound Design - Martin Montague
 * Writers - Mark Wright and Cavan Scott

Worldbuilding

 * Gilmore is an avid fan of cricket.
 * Shurik Barkov was born in 1943.
 * Marcus Fremington refers to the fictional spy Dick Barton.
 * The story concludes with Sir Toby and Rachel listening to what appear to be live radio reports on rioting in the Harlem and Bed-Stuy neighborhoods of New York City. Though the story takes place in 1965, the reference appears to be to the real-life Harlem Riot of 1964. A montage of media coverage from other riots also includes a reference to the real-life 1967 12th Street Riot in Detroit.

Continuity

 * Rachel refers to having recently undergone extensive radiation treatment. (AUDIO: The Fifth Citadel)
 * Allison refers to Rachel becoming the leader of the Intrusion Countermeasures Group in 1964. (AUDIO: Threshold)
 * Sir Toby mentions The Forge (as "Department C4") as someone who wants their hands on Barkov. (AUDIO: Project: Twilight)
 * Sir Toby refers to Gilmore leading his entire unit to their death in the Battle of Arnhem during World War II. (AUDIO: Threshold)
 * Allison refers to the fact that she was forced to kill her fiancé Julian St Stephen. (AUDIO: State of Emergency) She breaks down at the end of the play at having to shoot someone again.