The Settling (audio story)

was the eighty-second story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Simon Guerrier and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace and Philip Olivier as Hex.
== Publisher's summary ==
Sir,
Having brought the army belonging to the Parliament of England before this place, to reduce it to obedience, to the end effusion of blood may be prevented, I thought fit to summon you to deliver the same into my hands to their use.
If this be refused, you will have no cause to blame me.
I expect your answer and rest your servant.
O. Cromwell.
== Plot ==
to be added
== Cast ==
* The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
* Ace - Sophie Aldred
* Hex - Philip Olivier
* Oliver Cromwell - Clive Mantle
* Doctor Goddard - Roger Parrott
* Kieran Fitzgerald/James Fitzgerald - Hugh Lee
* Mary Fitzgerald - Clare Cathcart
* Colonel Sinnott - Ian Brooker
== Crew ==
* Cover Art - Lee Binding
* Director - Gary Russell
* Music and Sound Design - David Darlington
* Producers - Gary Russell and Jason Haigh-Ellery
* Writer - Simon Guerrier
== Worldbuilding ==
=== The Doctor ===
* The Doctor has met Peter Chamberlen, the inventor of the obstetric forceps.
=== History ===
* Hex learned of Cromwell's atrocities in Ireland from his maternal grandmother Hilda Schofield.
=== Individuals ===
* Ace claims to have learned everything that she knows about fencing from the captain of Cleopatra's guards.
* Ace was named "Dorothy" because her mother Audrey was a fan of The Wizard of Oz, as is the Doctor.
=== TARDIS ===
* The TARDIS has a snowy mountain range contained within; Ace notes that she has climbed one of the mountains herself.
* The TARDIS library has lemon trees in it near the Doctor's collection of Ladybird books.
* Ace tells Hex that she has gleaned enough information about the TARDIS' controls to set coordinates for a specific location. She gives South Croydon in 1990 as an example.
== Gallery ==
B082 settling big.jpg|Original cover art
The Settling comic preview.jpg|Illustrated preview from DWM 369 by Martin Geraghty
== Notes ==
* An illustrated preview by Martin Geraghty appeared in DWM 369.
* Uniquely for a non-special release (such as Zagreus and The Next Life), this audio's CD release was in a soft-pack CD case.
* This audio drama was recorded on 9 and 10 November 2005 at the Moat Studios.
* This story is set between Survival and the 1996 TV Movie.
* This story is a "pure historical" featuring no science fiction elements apart from the presence of the Doctor, Ace, Hex and the TARDIS.
== Continuity ==
* Ace refers to the "redecorating" of the TARDIS by the Doctor, Hex and herself. (TV: Doctor Who)
* The Doctor previously delivered a baby, specifically his future companion Raine Creevy, in the Soviet Union on 7 November 1967. (AUDIO: Thin Ice) He would later claim to have delivered the Mongol military leader Genghis Khan, whom he described as a "sweet baby." (PROSE: Tragedy Day)
* The Doctor recalls his encounter with Lord Nelson in September 1805. (PROSE: World Game)
* Ace mentions that the Doctor claims to have met Julius Caesar. The Fifth Doctor previously described him to his companion Nyssa as a "splendid chap." (PROSE: Empire of Death) Furthermore, the Sixth Doctor and his companion Evelyn Smythe met his parents and witnessed his birth in 100 BC. (AUDIO: 100 BC)
* Ace states that the Doctor has also claimed to have met William Tell. (TV: The Face of Evil)
* Ace asks Hex if the Doctor has given him the "you can't change history" speech yet. (TV: The Aztecs)
* Ace tells Hex that she and the Doctor used to have quarrels with each other "back in [her] teens". (TV: Ghost Light, The Curse of Fenric et al)
== External links ==
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Category:Stories set in 1649
Category:Stories set in Ireland
Category:Audio stories that use the Keff McCulloch theme
Category:Seventh Doctor Main Range audio stories
Category:2006 Main Range audio stories