The Coup (audio story)

The Coup was a special Big Finish recording featuring General Lethbridge-Stewart overseeing the shutdown of UNIT and the public exposure of UNIT's purpose and history. It was originally given away with Doctor Who Magazine #351, but was later offered for free download from the Big Finish website to promote Big Finish's new series of UNIT audio dramas.

Publisher's summary Edit

LONDON, THE NEAR FUTURE: UNIT is finished. The UK Division prepares to cede its authority to a new organisation... But who is attempting to sabotage the hand-over?

Plot Edit

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Cast Edit

• The Brigadier - Nicholas Courtney
• Colonel Emily Chaudhry - Siri O'Neal
• Scott Christie - Scott Andrews
• Silurian - Matthew Brehner
• Captain Andrea Winnington - Sara Carver
• Francis Currie - Michael Hobbs
• Sergeant French - Joseph Lidster

References Edit

Broadcasters Edit

• Reporters from the BBC and ITV are present at the conference.

Individuals Edit

• Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge Stewart has been promoted to the rank of General.

Events Edit

• This is the first major case where the public media is made aware of UNIT's work to defend Earth from alien invasions.

Organisations Edit

• UNIT was meant to hand over its duties to Britain's ICIS - Internal Counter-Intelligence Service.

Species Edit

• The Brigadier introduces the media to the Silurians. He speaks of UNIT's defeat of over two hundred alien invasions, including Axons, Cybermen, Zygons and Quarks.

Notes Edit

• This was released as a free CD with Doctor Who Magazine issue 351, along with the Bernice Summerfield audio drama Silver Lining. Unlike Silver Lining, this story is now available as a download only on the Big Finish website.
• PROSE: Rise of the Dominator places this story as occurring in 2004.
• This story was recorded at The Moat Studios.
• The story was re-released as part of the UNIT: The Complete Series box set in May 2020.

Continuity Edit

• This is the first major case where the public is made aware of UNIT's work to defend Earth from alien invasions. Other events such events as TV: Doomsday and TV: The Stolen Earth further bolstered the general public's knowledge of aliens.
• UNIT has defeated Axons, (TV: The Claws of Axos) Cybermen, (TV: The Invasion) and Zygons. (TV: Terror of the Zygons)
• UNIT had fought the Quarks in COMIC: The Fires Down Below, printed in Doctor Who Magazine itself. Another later strip, City of Devils, had shown UNIT begin to talk peace with a new group of Silurians and Sea Devils.

External links Edit

• Official The Coup page at bigfinish.com
• The Coup at the Doctor Who Reference Guide