Landscapes of Fear

**Landscapes of Fear** was the second episode of the fourth series of *Doctor Who - Revelations*. It was written by Matthew Beale, and starred Matthew Beale, Megan Beale, Daniel Wright, Phoenix Smith and Stuart Hardy. The audio drama was first release on 31 August, 2016 by Deck 10 Productions.

## Chronology

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The Skaro Inheritance
Interloper

## Synopsis

Rosie Williams has always known about the Blitz. History tells us that the German Luftwaffe bombed Britain's cities night after night to break the spirits of its people. When the Doctor and Rosie arrive in the midst of the Bristol Blitz, they are dragged into a game of gumshoeing with private detective, Jimmy Nash, and investigating a series of mysterious murders under the cover of the blackout.

## Plot

### Gumshoeing

Deciding on a trip into Earth's recent history, the Doctor and Rosie materialise in the town of Philipham End during the Bristol Blitz. Rosie tells the Doctor all of what she knows from the history books she studied of the Blitz, as distant bombs fall on the city and the two of them explore the empty streets. Before long, they encounter private detective Jimmy Nash who warns them to take shelter from the air raids.

Assuming the Doctor is private detective, he invites the pair to his office to review his current case. Nash has been hired by the mysterious clients to investigate a series of unsolved murders committed during the blackouts, and offers them to help him out on the case in exchange for the money he will receive from the clients.

Before they can make their next move, the telephone in Nash's office rings. It is Detective Inspector Marshall and the police have arrested a suspect.

### Into the Cells

Arriving at Philipham End Police Station, Rosie is quickly dismissed by D.I. Marshall, and he scoffs at the Doctor's partnership with Nash. The Doctor and Nash interrogate the suspect who reveals he has knowledge of secrets concerning both the Doctor and Nash's pasts.

After he is ejected from the room by D.I. Marshall, Nash decides to follow the cryptic advise of the suspect, and he and Rosie leave the Police Station and go for a walk to the limits of Philipham End. The Doctor is disturbed by the level of hidden knowledge that the suspect possesses of the Doctor, even going as far back as his childhood, as well as a prediction of future events.

At the boundary of the town, Nash becomes uneasy but Rosie forces him to push on. They travel through a time field surrounding Philipham End and find themselves on a desolate stretch of the Scottish coast. The Doctor confronts the suspect who reveals himself to be the Coalescence, and the Doctor, Rosie, Nash and the Coalescence are abducted by an alien spaceship.

### The Galactic Arms Bazaar

Confronted by their abductor, the Doctor learns that they are the Kanthari, an alien race of cockroaches who have imprisoned Philipham End in a time field and subjected the town to fifty years of the Blitz while they searched for the lost Coalescence. Nash realises that the Kanthari were his clients and that the Coalescence was a psychic weapon devised by the Kanthari to infiltrate and sabotage behind enemy lines before being lost during the Bristol Blitz.

Attempting to intimidate Sleurr, King of the Kanthari, the Doctor confronts him for meddling with time. Sleurr reveals that the Kanthari represent the Galactic Arms Bazaar - a galactic conglomerate of weaponsmiths who produce arms to the most warlike races in the galaxy. Their plan is to use stolen nuclear bombs alongside the World War II-era RAF to bomb Berlin in retaliation for the Blitz and trigger nuclear armageddon.

### Devastation

Appalled by Sleurr's plan, the Doctor condemns the Kanthari and the Galactic Arms Bazaar for profitting off the suffering caused by the destruction of the human race. Sleurr is enraged by the Doctor's accusations and challenges him to a duel, but Nash steps forward to duel in the Doctor's place. Before Sleurr can gain the upper hand, however, the Doctor offers the Kanthari an ultimatum - they leave Earth with the Coalescence and release Philipham End, or he destroys the Kanthari ship with their photonic weaponry. Sleurr concedes and the Kanthari depart, depositing the Doctor, Rosie and Nash back on the boundary of Philipham End.

Standing above the town, they witness the German Luftwaffe's final raid on Philipham End. The town is firebombed and reduced to rubble, leaving no survivors, except Nash. The Doctor acknowledges that the Second World War ended much the same way - horrific crimes were committed to save the greater good, and Rosie is disgusted by the Doctor's sentiments. Nash departs alone to start a new life out of the shadow of the Blitz, and Rosie asks the Doctor to take her home.

He sets the coordinates and the TARDIS leaves the ruins of Philipham End.

## Cast

The Doctor: Matthew Beale

Rosie Williams: Megan Beale

Jimmy Nash: Daniel Wright

The Coalescence: Phoenix Smith

D.I. Marshall: Stuart Hardy

## Notes

* This audio drama introduces the character of Jimmy Nash, although it clearly set in the established *Doctor Who - Revelations* universe. However, as *Pandrusa - Knight of Oberon* does not state whether these are a shared universe, this Wiki does not consider this story valid.

## Trivia

* Rosie refers to her time at university that she attended in *Red Waters.*
* Rosie is still unsure of whether to stay with the Doctor, following the death of Murray in *Exodus* and the massacre in Withebury from *March of the Wicker Men*.
* Rosie also indirectly refers to the Doctor’s break in character she witnessed in *Turkey, Tinsel and Terror*.
* Rosie refers to the Doctor’s belief in the greater good – *Turkey, Tinsel and Terror.*
* The Doctor admits he would have tried to fool Rosie into not leaving when he was younger, suggesting this is why they arrived in Wells in *The Witch of Wookey Hole*.
* Rosie names the location of her home that the Doctor picked her up from in *The Fallen God*.