House of Cards was the eighth release in the seventh series of The Companion Chronicles.
Publisher's summary
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…
Cast
- Polly Wright / The Sidewinders - Anneke Wills
- Jamie McCrimmon - Frazer Hines
References
- After Polly explains to Jamie what a casino is, he tells her that there were gambling dens in London in his time.
- The Doctor has brought Ben, Polly and Jamie to the casino for a holiday.
- Polly has always been afraid of snakes.
- 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.
- The Doctor tells Polly that he keeps the pockets of his coat finely balanced.
Notes
- This audio drama was recorded at The Moat Studios.
Continuity
- 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 later encounter them in a Ratlings bank in circa 40,412 (COMIC: Money Troubles).
External links
- Official House of Cards page at bigfinish.com
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