Changes: Just War (audio story)

Just War was the fifth Bernice Summerfield audio drama produced by Big Finish Productions. It was the third in a trilogy of stories known as the "Time Ring Trilogy" whose arc element was the use of Bernice Summerfield and Jason Kane's wedding time rings, given to them when they were married in Happy Endings.

Like Birthright, this was adapted from a Virgin New Adventures novel, rather than from a Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures, which featured Bernice without the Doctor. The original novel Just War featured the Seventh Doctor, Bernice Summerfield, Chris Cwej and Roz Forrester. For this audio adaptation Bernice's role remains intact, whilst Jason Kane takes on a combination of the other characters' roles in the plot.

Continuing the pattern from the previous stories, the photos of Lisa Bowerman and Stephen Fewell are featured on the original audio cover.

Publisher's summary

The Time Trilogy: Part 3

"Tomorrow belongs to us, not you. If you were really from the future, Miss Summerfield, you would be a Nazi."

The Nazis occupy British soil and British citizens are being deported to European concentration camps. Those who do not co-operate with the Germans are shot.

This isn't a parallel universe: this is Guernsey, 1941, and it's where Bernice is stranded. With no sign of Jason, she has to endure the full horror of the situation, alone and afraid.

And something, somewhere has gone wrong. The Nazis are building a secret weapon, one that will have a decisive effect on the outcome of the war - and it's up to Benny to put history back on course...

Plot

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Cast

References

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Notes

This is the final audio in the "Time Ring Trilogy", comprised of Walking to Babylon, Birthright and Just War. To emphasise this fact, their covers feature a ring motif.
Later stories in the Bernice Summerfield series—Paydirt and Dear Friend—reference both the events of the original novel Just War featuring the Seventh Doctor, and this Doctor-less audio Just War as having occurred to Benny.
The director of the audio is either:
- Gary Russell according to the CD and the Big Finish website
- Nicholas Briggs according to The Big Finish Companion: Volume 1.
Gary Russell originally planned Wendy Padbury, who played the Second Doctor companion Zoe Heriot, for the role of Ma Doras. Instead the role went to Maggie Stables, who later was cast as Evelyn Smythe, the first original Big Finish companion.^[1]
This was the first Bernice Summerfield production recorded after Big Finish had been awarded the Doctor Who license by the BBC.^[1]
The author of the novel Lance Parkin bought back the rights to his novel from Virgin Books, making negotiations more complex than for other adaptations.^[1]
The German military rank "Standardtenfuhrer" in the credits is misspelled. The correct spelling is Standartenführer.
The story was recorded on 13 and 14 March 1999 at Crosstown Studios, London. However, the first studio session on 13 March failed to record and had to be retaken on 14 March.^[1]

Cover gallery

Continuity

Jason mentions recently travelling to Babylon, (AUDIO: Walking to Babylon) and defeating insects in 1909. (AUDIO: Birthright)

External links

Official Just War page at bigfinish.com
Just War at the Doctor Who Reference Guide

Footnotes

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 The Big Finish Companion: Volume 1

[BFC-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 The Big Finish Companion: Volume 1

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+|main character        = [[Bernice Summerfield]]
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+|featuring             = [[Jason Kane]]
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-|setting= {{il|[[Guernsey]], [[1941]]|[[Germany|Nazi Germany]], [[1941]]}}
+|setting               = {{il|[[Guernsey]], [[1941]]|[[Germany|Nazi Germany]], [[1941]]}}
-|writer= Based on a novel by [[Lance Parkin]] <br /> Adapted for Audio by [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
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-|director= [[Gary Russell]]
+|director              = [[Gary Russell]]
-|post production= [[Harvey Summers]]
-|producer = [[Gary Russell]]
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-'''''Just War''''' was the fifth [[Big Finish Bernice Summerfield series|Bernice Summerfield]] audio drama produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the third in a trilogy of stories known as the "Time Ring Trilogy" whose arc element was the use of [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Jason Kane]]'s wedding [[time ring]]s, given to them when they were married in [[PROSE]]: ''[[Happy Endings]]''.
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+|story number          = 5
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+|next2                 = Making Myths (audio story)
+|series3               = ''Bernice Summerfield'' series releases
+|prev3                 = Birthright (audio story)
+|next3                 = Buried Treasures (audio anthology)
+}}{{audio stub}}
+'''''Just War''''' was the fifth ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio drama produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was the third in a trilogy of stories known as the "Time Ring Trilogy" whose arc element was the use of [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[Jason Kane]]'s wedding [[time ring]]s, given to them when they were married in ''[[Happy Endings (novel)|Happy Endings]]''.
-Like ''[[Birthright (audio story)|Birthright]]'' this was adapted from a [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel, rather than from a [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]] which featured Bernice without the Doctor. The original novel of ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'' featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], [[Bernice Summerfield]], [[Chris Cwej]] and [[Roz Forrester]]. For this audio adapation Bernice's role remains intact, whilst [[Jason Kane]] takes on a combination of the other characters' roles in the plot.
+Like ''[[Birthright (audio story)|Birthright]]'', this was adapted from a [[Virgin New Adventures]] novel, rather than from a [[Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures]], which featured Bernice without [[the Doctor]]. The original novel ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'' featured the [[Seventh Doctor]], Bernice Summerfield, [[Chris Cwej]] and [[Roz Forrester]]. For this audio adaptation Bernice's role remains intact, whilst [[Jason Kane]] takes on a combination of the other characters' roles in the plot.
+Continuing the pattern from the previous stories, the photos of [[Lisa Bowerman]] and [[Stephen Fewell]] are featured on the original audio cover.
-''{{StoryTitle}}'' also contained [[Evelyn Smythe]] actor [[Maggie Stables]]' first work for [[Big Finish]].  Like [[Colin Baker]] in [[Birthright (audio story)|the previous episode]], Stables debuted here before going on to play a co-starring character for the [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|main ''Doctor Who'' monthly line]].
 == Publisher's summary ==
+The Time Trilogy: Part 3
 "Tomorrow belongs to us, not you. If you were really from the future, Miss Summerfield, you would be a Nazi."
-The [[Nazi]]s occupy British soil and British citizens are being deported to European concentration camps. Those who do not co-operate with the Germans are shot.
+The [[Nazi]]s occupy [[Great Britain|British soil]] and British citizens are being deported to [[Europe]]an [[concentration camp]]s. Those who do not co-operate with the [[Germany|Germans]] are shot.
-This isn't a parallel universe: this is [[Guernsey]], [[1941]], and it's where [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] is stranded. With no sign of [[Jason Kane|Jason]], she has to endure the full horror of the situation, alone and afraid.
+This isn't a [[parallel universe]]: this is [[Guernsey]], [[1941]], and it's where [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] is stranded. With no sign of [[Jason Kane|Jason]], she has to endure the full horror of the situation, alone and afraid.
 And something, somewhere has gone wrong. The Nazis are building a secret weapon, one that will have a decisive effect on the outcome of the war - and it's up to Benny to put history back on course...
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 * [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
 * [[Jason Kane]] - [[Stephen Fewell]]
-* Oberst [[Oskar Steinmann]] - [[Michael Wade]]
+* [[Oskar Steinmann|Oberst Oskar Steinmann]] - [[Michael Wade]]
-* Standardtenfuhrer [[Joachim Wolff]] - [[Mark Gatiss]]
+* [[Joachim Wolff|Standardtenfuhrer Joachim Wolff]] - [[Mark Gatiss]]
-* Ma [[Doras]] - [[Maggie Stables]]
+* [[Ma Doras]] - [[Maggie Stables]]
-* Nurse [[Rosa Kitzel]] - [[Nicky Golding]]
+* [[Rosa Kitzel|Nurse Rosa Kitzel]] - [[Nicky Golding]]
-* Private [[Franz Hutter]] - [[Anthony Keetch]]
+* [[Franz Hutter|Private Franz Hutter]] - [[Anthony Keetch]]
-* Private [[Gerhard Flur]] - [[Simon Moore]]
+* [[Gerhard Flur|Private Gerhard Flur]] - [[Simon Moore]]
 == References ==
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 == Notes ==
+* This is the final audio in the "Time Ring Trilogy", comprised of ''[[Walking to Babylon (audio story)|Walking to Babylon]]'', ''[[Birthright (audio story)|Birthright]]'' and ''Just War''. To emphasise this fact, their covers feature a ring motif.
-:to be added
+* Later stories in the ''[[Bernice Summerfield (series)|Bernice Summerfield]]'' series—''[[Paydirt (short story)|Paydirt]]'' and ''[[Dear Friend (short story)|Dear Friend]]''—reference both the events of the original novel ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'' featuring the [[Seventh Doctor]], and this [[The Doctor|Doctor]]-less audio ''Just War'' as having occurred to [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]].
+* The director of the audio is either:
+** [[Gary Russell]] according to the CD and the [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] website
+** [[Nicholas Briggs]] according to ''[[The Big Finish Companion: Volume 1]]''.
+* Gary Russell originally planned [[Wendy Padbury]], who played the [[Second Doctor]] companion [[Zoe Heriot]], for the role of [[Ma Doras]]. Instead the role went to [[Maggie Stables]], who later was cast as [[Evelyn Smythe]], the first original Big Finish companion.<ref name="BFC" />
+* This was the first ''Bernice Summerfield'' production recorded after Big Finish had been awarded the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' license by the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]].<ref name="BFC" />
+* The author of the novel [[Lance Parkin]] bought back the rights to his novel from [[Virgin Books]], making negotiations more complex than for other adaptations.<ref name="BFC" />
+* The [[Germany|German]] military rank "Standardtenfuhrer" in the credits is misspelled. The correct spelling is {{w|Standartenführer}}.
+* The story was recorded on [[13 March (production)|13]] and [[14 March (production)|14 March]] [[1999 (production)|1999]] at [[Crosstown Studios]], [[London]]. However, the first studio session on 13 March failed to record and had to be retaken on 14 March.<ref name="BFC">''[[The Big Finish Companion: Volume 1]]''</ref>
+=== Cover gallery ===
+<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
+Just War audio cover.jpg|Cover with actors' photos and the release number, additionally mentioning the author [[Lance Parkin]]
+JustWar with logo.jpg|Cover with [[Paul Vyse]]'s series logo
+NA46 justwar.jpg|Cover of the original novel
+</gallery>
 == Continuity ==
-* Jason mentions recently travelling to [[Babylon]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Walking to Babylon (audio story)|Walking to Babylon]]'') and defeating insects in [[1909]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Birthright (audio story)|Birthright]]'')
+* Jason mentions recently travelling to [[Babylon]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Walking to Babylon (audio story)|Walking to Babylon]]'') and defeating [[Charrl|insects]] in [[1909]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Birthright (audio story)|Birthright]]'')
-* Both contradictory accounts of her visit to [[Guernsey]] ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Just War (novel)|Just War]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Just War (audio story)|Just War]]'') appear to have taken place ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Paydirt]]'') and Bernice was able to recall them both. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dear Friend]]'') As well as the rest of time ring trilogy
 == External links ==
-* {{bigfinish|releases/v/just-war-45|Just War}}
+{{bigfinish|releases/v/just-war-45|Just War}}
 {{dwrefguide|benny05.htm|Just War}}
+== Footnotes ==
+{{reflist}}
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 [[Category:Bernice Summerfield stories]]
+[[Category:Series 1 (BFBS) audio stories]]
 [[Category:1999 audio stories]]
-[[Category:BFBS audio stories]]
 [[Category:Stories set in 1941]]
 [[Category:Stories set in alternate timelines]]
 [[Category:Stories set in Germany]]
 [[Category:Stories set in World War II]]
-[[Category:Historical stories]]
-[[Category:Adaptations]]
 [[Category:Stories set on the Channel Islands]]
+[[Category:Stories that use Alistair Lock's Bernice Summerfield theme]]
-[[Category:Audio stubs]]

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