Council of War (audio story)

Council of War was the sixty-eighth release in the Companion Chronicles audio range. It was the twelfth story of season 7. It was written by Simon Barnard and Paul Morris and featured Sergeant Benton.

Publisher's summary
At the Doctor's request, Sergeant Benton is investigating ghosts and missing people in Kettering, while undercover as a local councillor

And that's how he comes to meet Margery Phipps.

An alien incursion in the town hall leads them on a journey to a terrible future — where Margery discovers how she changed a world, and the life of a whole civilisation hangs in the balance…

Part one
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Part two
to be added

Cast

 * Sergeant Benton - John Levene
 * Margery Phipps - Sinead Keenan

Continuity

 * Benton mentions that he hasn't worn his dinner jacket since 1968, a reference to TV: The Invasion, when he and Corporal Jack Tracy went undercover to locate the Second Doctor.
 * Benton states that the Doctor does not believe in ghosts. (TV: Doctor Who)
 * Benton tells Margery Phipps that he will have to postpone his date because London is being attacked by dinosaurs. (TV: Invasion of the Dinosaurs)