Changes: House of Cards (audio story)

The TARDIS has landed in a futuristic space casino, where the Doctor, Ben, Polly and Jamie find fun, games... and monsters everywhere. There are vicious robot dogs, snake-headed gangsters from the Sidewinder Syndicate and a mysterious masked woman called Hope.

In this place, time travellers are to be tracked down and arrested. Yet, as events spiral out of control, time may be Polly's only ally...

Plot[]

Part one[]

to be added

Part two[]

to be added

Cast[]

Characters[]

Crew[]

Cover Art - Mark Plastow
Director - Lisa Bowerman
Executive Producers - Nicholas Briggs and Jason Haigh-Ellery
Music - Daniel Brett
Producer - David Richardson
Script Editor - Jacqueline Rayner
Sound Design - Thea Cochrane
Writer - Steve Lyons

Worldbuilding[]

The Doctor[]

Polly notes that the Doctor grabs his lapels in the same manner as his first incarnation used to do.

Casino[]

The casino has robot croupiers which were made to resemble playing cards.
One of the games at the casino is Three Card Vulcan Hold 'Em.
The casino has a time travel alarm.
Fortune rules the whole arid world the casino is located on.

Individuals[]

After Polly explains to Jamie what a casino is, he tells her that there were gambling dens in London in his time.
Although he is from 1746, Jamie knows what a cowboy is.
Polly has always been afraid of snakes.

Sidewinder Syndicate[]

The Sidewinder Syndicate's ancestors were stranded on Old Earth in Chicago during the 1920s and adopted the method and mannerisms of the Chicago gangsters enthusiastically.
The Sidewinder Syndicate's rivals are the Ratler Mob.

Technology[]

Hope uses a time bangle.

Notes[]

This story marks the first appearance of the Sidewinder Syndicate in an audio drama.
This story was recorded on 14 September 2012 at the Moat Studios.
This story was originally released on CD and download. It is now available as a download only.

Continuity[]

Jamie refers to being attacked by a Selachian in the Galacti-Bank. (AUDIO: The Selachian Gambit)
Jamie mentions that he has fought "metal beasties" before. (TV: The Moonbase)
Polly tells Hope that she has learned her lesson about attempting to change history. (AUDIO: Resistance)
Jamie tells Ben that the last time that the Doctor gambled, he lost the TARDIS to "some Chinese Emperor"in a game of backgammon. (TV: Marco Polo)
The Tenth Doctor, Jamie's descendant Heather McCrimmon and Wolfgang Ryter would later encounter the Sidewinder Syndicate in the United States (COMIC: Snakes Alive!) while the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond would encounter them in a Ratlings bank in circa 40,412. (COMIC: Money Troubles)

External links[]

Official House of Cards page at bigfinish.com

@@ Line 7: / Line 7: @@
 |series number in range = 7
 |number in series = 8
-|series          = [[The Companion Chronicles]]
+|series          = ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]''
 |number          = 7.08
 |doctor          = Second Doctor
-|companions      = [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]]
+|companions      = [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Ben Jackson|Ben]], [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]]
 |enemy           = [[Sidewinder Syndicate]], [[Fortune (House of Cards)|Fortune]]
-|setting         = [[Casino (House of Cards)|Casino]]
+|setting         = [[Casino (House of Cards)|A casino]] on [[Planet (House of Cards)|an arid world]]
 |writer          = [[Steve Lyons]]
 |director        = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
-|read by         = [[Anneke Wills]], [[Frazer Hines]]
+|producer        = [[David Richardson]]
 |music           = [[Daniel Brett]]
-|sound           = [[Matthew Cochrane]]
+|sound           = [[Thea Cochrane]]
 |cover           = [[Mark Plastow]]
 |publisher       = Big Finish Productions
 |release date    = [[6 February (releases)|6 February]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]]
-|format          = 1 CD, 2 Parts
+|format          = 1 CD<br/>Download
-|production code =
+|epcount         = 2
+|production code = BFPDWCC64
-|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-78178-063-3
+|isbn            = ISBN 978-1-78178-063-3 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-849-2 (digital)
 |prev            = The Flames of Cadiz (audio story)
 |next            = The Scorchies (audio story)
 }}{{audio stub}}
-'''''House of Cards''''' was the eighth story of the [[Series 7 (CC)|seventh series]] in [[the Companion Chronicles]] audio range. It was produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Steve Lyons]] and featured [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Polly Wright]].
+'''''House of Cards''''' was the eighth story of the [[Series 7 (CC)|seventh series]] in ''[[The Companion Chronicles]]'' audio range. It was produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Steve Lyons]] and featured [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Polly Wright]].
 == Publisher's summary ==
@@ Line 42: / Line 43: @@
 == Cast ==
-* [[Polly Wright]]/[[Sidewinder Syndicate|The Sidewinders]] - [[Anneke Wills]]
+* [[Polly Wright]] / [[Sidewinder Syndicate|The Sidewinders]] - [[Anneke Wills]]
 * [[Jamie McCrimmon]] - [[Frazer Hines]]
-== References ==
+== Characters ==
+* [[Second Doctor]]
+* [[Polly Wright]]
+* [[Ben Jackson]]
+* [[Jamie McCrimmon]]
+* [[Fortune (House of Cards)|Fortune]]
+* [[Hope (House of Cards)|Hope]]
+* [[Bill (House of Cards)|Lucky Bill]]
+== Crew ==
+* Cover Art - [[Mark Plastow]]
+* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
+* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
+* Music - [[Daniel Brett]]
+* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
+* Script Editor - [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
+* Sound Design - [[Thea Cochrane]]
+* Writer - [[Steve Lyons]]
+== Worldbuilding ==
 === The Doctor ===
 * Polly notes that the Doctor grabs his lapels in the same manner as his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]] used to do.
@@ Line 53: / Line 73: @@
 * One of the games at the casino is Three Card [[Vulcan (The Power of the Daleks)|Vulcan]] Hold 'Em.
 * The casino has a [[time travel]] alarm.
+* Fortune rules the whole [[planet (House of Cards)|arid world]] the casino is located on.
 === Individuals ===
@@ Line 62: / Line 83: @@
 * The Sidewinder Syndicate's ancestors were stranded on [[Earth|Old Earth]] in [[Chicago]] during the [[1920s]] and adopted the method and mannerisms of the Chicago gangsters enthusiastically.
 * The Sidewinder Syndicate's rivals are the [[Ratler Mob]].
+=== Technology ===
+* Hope uses a [[time bangle]].
 == Notes ==
-* This audio drama was recorded at [[The Moat Studios]].
 * This story marks the first appearance of the [[Sidewinder Syndicate]] in an audio drama.
-* This story was recorded on [[14 September (production)|14 September]] 2012.
+* This story was recorded on [[14 September (production)|14 September]] [[2012 (production)|2012]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
+* This story was originally released on CD and download. It is now available as a download only.
 == Continuity ==
@@ Line 72: / Line 96: @@
 * Jamie mentions that he has fought "[[Cyberman (Mondas)|metal beasties]]" before. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Moonbase (TV story)|The Moonbase]]'')
 * Polly tells Hope that she has learned her lesson about attempting to change history. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Resistance (audio story)|Resistance]]'')
-* Jamie tells Ben that the last time that the Doctor gambled, he lost the TARDIS to [[Kublai|Kublai Khan]], the [[Emperor]] of [[China]], in a game of [[backgammon]] in [[1289]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'')
+* Jamie tells Ben that the last time that the Doctor gambled, he lost the TARDIS to [[Kublai Khan|"some Chinese Emperor"]]in a game of [[backgammon]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'')
-* The [[Tenth Doctor]], Jamie's descendant [[Heather McCrimmon]] and [[Wolfgang Ryter]] would later encounter the Sidewinder Syndicate in the [[United States of America|United States]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Snakes Alive! (comic story)|Snakes Alive!]]'') while the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] would encounter them in a [[Ratling]]s bank in circa [[Far future|40,412]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Money Troubles (comic story)|Money Troubles]]'').
+* The [[Tenth Doctor]], Jamie's descendant [[Heather McCrimmon]] and [[Wolfgang Ryter]] would later encounter the Sidewinder Syndicate in the [[United States of America|United States]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Snakes Alive! (comic story)|Snakes Alive!]]'') while the [[Eleventh Doctor]] and [[Amy Pond]] would encounter them in a [[Ratling]]s bank in circa [[Far future|40,412]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Money Troubles (comic story)|Money Troubles]]'')
 == External links ==
-* {{Bigfinish|releases/v/house-of-cards-747|House of Cards}}
+{{bigfinish|releases/v/house-of-cards-747|House of Cards}}
 {{CC}}
 {{TitleSort}}
-[[Category:Series 7 (CC) audio stories‎]]
+[[Category:Series 7 (CC) audio stories]]
 [[Category:Second Doctor audio stories|House of Cards (audio story)]]
 [[Category:2013 audio stories|House of Cards (audio story)]]
 [[Category:Audio stories that use Delia Derbyshire's 1st theme]]
+[[Category:Audio stories that use Delia Derbyshire's 2nd theme]]

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