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{{Infobox Story
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|image = Truant (audio story).jpg
|range = The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)
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|range = The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)
|series in range = Ruler of the Universe (audio anthology)
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|series in range = Ruler of the Universe (audio anthology)
 
|series number in range = 4
 
|series number in range = 4
|number in series = 3
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|number in series = 3
|series = ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]''
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|series = ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]''
|audio anthology = ''[[Ruler of the Universe (audio anthology)|Ruler of the Universe]]''
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|audio anthology = ''[[Ruler of the Universe (audio anthology)|Ruler of the Universe]]''
|number = 4.3
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|number = 4.3
|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[The Doctor (Sympathy for the Devil)|the Doctor]]
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|main character = [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]], [[Unbound Doctor]]
|enemy = [[Lakis (Truant)|Lakis]]
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|featuring = Mother Superior (Unbound Universe){{!}}Mother Superior
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|featuring2 = Ebbis (Unbound Universe){{!}}Ebbis
|setting = [[Kellor]]
 
|writer = [[Guy Adams (writer)|Guy Adams]]
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|enemy = [[Lakis (Unbound Universe)|Lakis]]
|director = [[Scott Handcock]]
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|setting = [[Kellor]]
|music = [[Steve Foxon]], Unbound theme arrangement [[Blair Mowat]]
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|writer = [[Guy Adams (writer)|Guy Adams]]
|sound = Steve Foxon
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|director = [[Scott Handcock]]
|cover = [[Tom Webster]]
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|music = [[Steve Foxon]], Unbound theme arrangement [[Blair Mowat]]
|publisher = Big Finish Productions
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|sound = Steve Foxon
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|cover = [[Tom Webster]]
|release date = [[20 September (releases)|20 September]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
 
|format =
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|publisher = Big Finish Productions
 
|release date = [[20 September (releases)|20 September]] [[2017 (releases)|2017]]
|production code =
 
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-360-2
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|format =1 CD<br/>Download<br/>3rd of 4 stories
 
|production code =BFPDWNABOX004
|prev = Asking for a Friend (audio story)
 
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|isbn = ISBN 978-1-78575-360-2 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78703-251-4 (digital)
|next = The True Saviour of the Universe (audio story)
 
 
|prev = Asking for a Friend (audio story)
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|next = The True Saviour of the Universe (audio story)
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the third story in ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]'' box set ''[[Ruler of the Universe (audio anthology)|Ruler of the Universe]]''.
 
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|producer = [[James Goss]]
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|epcount=1}}
 
'''''Truant''''' was the third story in ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield (audio series)|The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]'' box set ''[[Ruler of the Universe (audio anthology)|Ruler of the Universe]]''.
   
 
== Publisher's summary ==
 
== Publisher's summary ==
The [[The Doctor (Sympathy for the Devil)|President of the Universe]] has run away. [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] has to hunt him down, but he's too busy having fun. Evil warlords! Impossible escapes! Sinister plans! The Doctor's on an adventure.
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The [[Unbound Doctor|President of the Universe]] has run away. [[Bernice Summerfield|Bernice]] has to hunt him down, but he's too busy having fun. Evil warlords! Impossible escapes! Sinister plans! The Doctor's on an adventure.
   
 
== Plot ==
 
== Plot ==
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Having promised to find [[Unbound Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Bernice Summerfield|Benny]] follows his trail as he relives his glory days by saving [[Glorbo Minor]] from [[Maximillian (Unbound Universe)|Maximillian]], interrupting a [[sword]]fight between [[Sordo (Unbound Universe)|Sordo]] and [[Slaygar (Unbound Universe)|King Slaygar]] and stopping the [[Holy Diode]] from taking over [[Dukas]]. He is disappointed that nobody puts up a fight due to his representation and is delighted when Benny catches up with him on [[Kellor]] and they are gassed with [[oxybromide]].
''to be added''
 
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Benny and the Doctor wake up in a cell and are condemned to [[death]]. The Doctor uses [[Unbound Doctor's sonic screwdriver|his sonic screwdriver]] on the captors' [[earpiece]]s to make them collapse and finds a [[coin]] from the [[Bank of Silva]], indicating that they are [[Silvan]]s from the planet [[Silva]]. Whilst Benny looks into the Silvans, the Doctor goes to warn the authorities of the imminent invasion and meets [[Lakis (Unbound Universe)|Governor Lakis]], who immediately confesses to being responsible for their capture.
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Benny finds no record of the Silvans or their [[money|currency]] and finds that their [[biosignature]] is that of the people of Kellor, meaning that the invasion happened generations ago. She is chased by [[Clovis (Unbound Universe)|Agent Clovis]] and sends the coordinates of the last remaining native of Kellor to the Doctor. She gets there first and meets [[Morlick (Unbound Universe)|Morlick]], but she does not let her or the Doctor in and is unaware of the invasion sixty years ago. When Lakis and the Silvans arrive, the Doctor demands that they cede control of the planet in order to be permitted into the safe zone of the [[Apocalypse Clock (Unbound Universe)|Apocalypse Clock]].
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Lakis agrees to hand over the presidency to Morlick, but she has no interest in it and the frustrated Doctor leaves. Benny tells the Silvans that they will be safe and should do all they can to save other races. They return to Parliament where the [[Mother Superior (Unbound Universe)|Mother Superior]] informs the Doctor that articles of [[impeachment]] have been brought forth; the court is ready and the Doctor might no longer be [[Ruler of the Universe]].
   
 
== Cast ==
 
== Cast ==
 
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
 
* [[Bernice Summerfield]] - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* [[The Doctor (Sympathy for the Devil)|The Doctor]] - [[David Warner]]
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* [[Unbound Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[David Warner]]
* [[Killian (Truant)|Killian]] - [[Catrin Stewart]]
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* [[Killian (Unbound Universe)|Killian]] - [[Catrin Stewart]]
* [[Lakis (Truant)|Lakis]] - [[Jonathan Bailey]]
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* [[Lakis (Unbound Universe)|Lakis]] - [[Jonathan Bailey]]
* [[Slaygar (Truant)|Slaygar]] - [[Rhys Jennings]]
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* [[Slaygar (Unbound Universe)|Slaygar]] - [[Rhys Jennings]]
* [[Sordo (Truant)|Sordo]] - [[Oliver Mason]]
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* [[Sordo (Unbound Universe)|Sordo]] - [[Oliver Mason]]
* [[Morlick (Truant)|Morlick]] - [[Hattie Hayridge]]
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* [[Ebbis (Unbound Universe)|Ebbis]] / [[Morlick (Unbound Universe)|Morlick]] - [[Hattie Hayridge]]
* [[Mother Superior (The Library in the Body)|Mother Superior]] - [[Rowena Cooper]]
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* [[Mother Superior (Unbound Universe)|Mother Superior]] - [[Rowena Cooper]]
   
== References ==
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== Crew ==
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''to be added''
 
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* Cover Art - [[Tom Webster]]
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* Director [[Scott Handcock]]
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* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and [[Nicholas Briggs]]
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* Music and Sound Design - [[Steve Foxon]]
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* Producer & Script Editor - [[James Goss]]
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* Writer - [[Guy Adams]]
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== Worldbuilding ==
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* The Doctor saves the people of [[Globo Minor]] from [[Maximillian (Unbound Universe)|Maximillian]].
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* Maximillian has a [[pool]] of [[Galaxian piranha]]. Benny thinks that they are cute.
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* The Doctor uses a [[jetpack]].
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* The [[Holy Diode]] prepare to use a [[treltium ray]] to take over [[Dukas]].
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* [[Oxybromide]] is a knockout [[gas]].
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* [[Kellon]] is always being invaded due to [[mineral]] deposits.
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* Benny mentions [[Christmas]] and [[Santa Claus|Santa]].
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* The cell has [[detanium]] bars.
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* [[Sonic crystal]] is an alternative to [[vinyl]].
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* The Doctor's first stop was to the [[Abattoir of Grelthay]] to fight the [[Barbaric Butcher of Balthazar's Gate]]. He once ate a royal family but fainted when he saw the Doctor, putting and end to his plan to release a deadly [[virus]].
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* The Doctor has a book by [[Dorothy L. Sayers|Dorothy Sayers]].
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* [[Silva]] was destroyed 149 years ago. It was the home of the [[Silvan]]s.
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* Benny has a [[Beans Beans Coffee]] [[loyalty card]].
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* The Doctor gets a lift with [[Kabell]]. He is married to [[Sondra]] and has two daughters: [[Kiki (Unbound Universe)|Kiki]] and [[Lula (Unbound Universe)|Lula]].
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* Kabell's [[hot chocolate]] is made from beans from [[Catalania]].
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* Benny steals [[Clovis (Unbound Universe)|Agent Clovis]]'s [[ID]].
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* [[Leonard (Unbound Universe)|Leonard]] had to take the Doctor's place and read a speech that the Doctor had apparently written.
   
 
== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
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== Continuity ==
 
== Continuity ==
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* The Doctor interrupts an imminent swordfight by shouting, "There. Will. Be. No. Battle. Here." ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'')
''to be added''
 
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* Benny mentions [[Guilana (Unbound Universe)|the Doctor's therapist]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Asking for a Friend (audio story)|Asking for a Friend]]'')
   
 
== External links ==
 
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[[Category:Unbound Doctor audio stories]]

Latest revision as of 20:34, 9 November 2023

RealWorld

Truant was the third story in The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield box set Ruler of the Universe.

Publisher's summary[]

The President of the Universe has run away. Bernice has to hunt him down, but he's too busy having fun. Evil warlords! Impossible escapes! Sinister plans! The Doctor's on an adventure.

Plot[]

Having promised to find the Doctor, Benny follows his trail as he relives his glory days by saving Glorbo Minor from Maximillian, interrupting a swordfight between Sordo and King Slaygar and stopping the Holy Diode from taking over Dukas. He is disappointed that nobody puts up a fight due to his representation and is delighted when Benny catches up with him on Kellor and they are gassed with oxybromide.

Benny and the Doctor wake up in a cell and are condemned to death. The Doctor uses his sonic screwdriver on the captors' earpieces to make them collapse and finds a coin from the Bank of Silva, indicating that they are Silvans from the planet Silva. Whilst Benny looks into the Silvans, the Doctor goes to warn the authorities of the imminent invasion and meets Governor Lakis, who immediately confesses to being responsible for their capture.

Benny finds no record of the Silvans or their currency and finds that their biosignature is that of the people of Kellor, meaning that the invasion happened generations ago. She is chased by Agent Clovis and sends the coordinates of the last remaining native of Kellor to the Doctor. She gets there first and meets Morlick, but she does not let her or the Doctor in and is unaware of the invasion sixty years ago. When Lakis and the Silvans arrive, the Doctor demands that they cede control of the planet in order to be permitted into the safe zone of the Apocalypse Clock.

Lakis agrees to hand over the presidency to Morlick, but she has no interest in it and the frustrated Doctor leaves. Benny tells the Silvans that they will be safe and should do all they can to save other races. They return to Parliament where the Mother Superior informs the Doctor that articles of impeachment have been brought forth; the court is ready and the Doctor might no longer be Ruler of the Universe.

Cast[]

Crew[]

Worldbuilding[]

  • The Doctor saves the people of Globo Minor from Maximillian.
  • Maximillian has a pool of Galaxian piranha. Benny thinks that they are cute.
  • The Doctor uses a jetpack.
  • The Holy Diode prepare to use a treltium ray to take over Dukas.
  • Oxybromide is a knockout gas.
  • Kellon is always being invaded due to mineral deposits.
  • Benny mentions Christmas and Santa.
  • The cell has detanium bars.
  • Sonic crystal is an alternative to vinyl.
  • The Doctor's first stop was to the Abattoir of Grelthay to fight the Barbaric Butcher of Balthazar's Gate. He once ate a royal family but fainted when he saw the Doctor, putting and end to his plan to release a deadly virus.
  • The Doctor has a book by Dorothy Sayers.
  • Silva was destroyed 149 years ago. It was the home of the Silvans.
  • Benny has a Beans Beans Coffee loyalty card.
  • The Doctor gets a lift with Kabell. He is married to Sondra and has two daughters: Kiki and Lula.
  • Kabell's hot chocolate is made from beans from Catalania.
  • Benny steals Agent Clovis's ID.
  • Leonard had to take the Doctor's place and read a speech that the Doctor had apparently written.

Notes[]

to be added

Continuity[]

External links[]