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Over thirty years have passed since Tom Crane left Department 7, a top secret organisation that investigates the paranormal. Anne Reynolds now runs the operation, and for three decades their enigmatic nemesis Omega has been silent. But that peace is about to be shattered. When Crane's son Adam is drawn into Department 7, the past quickly catches up with Anne and her team. Contains four stories: Somnum Sempiternum by Phil Mulryne. When a series of impossible suicides affect the establishment, Doyle calls in Department 7 to investigate. From the scene of a grisly death, Adam and Anne discover a trail that eventually leads to someone they've met before, once again running dangerous psychic experiments. Dr Jane Wyatt is back, with an even more lethal agenda. But someone else is pulling her strings...The Changeling by Roy Gill. Adam takes on a risky assignment, going undercover inside Tollmire Prison as a murderer's cellmate. But when the lights go out in these corridors, something else lurks in the darkness. Something that kills.As Anne tries to unlock decades-old secrets, she discovers that some who believe in the folklore of faeries and changelings will take their faith to terrible extremes. Let The Angel Tell Thee by Louise Jameson. Life has rarely been so kind to Anne Reynolds. Her work has gained new impetus as she investigates a psychic prodigy. And she has gained an admirer in the shape of a charming and debonair London official. But Adam is plagued, first by wasps, and then by warnings of disaster from a familiar voice. Who is the ghost that's really haunting both their lives? Awakening by Matt Fitton. An intricate scheme, forty years in the planning, is reaching completion. When a devastating event affects the staff of Department 7, the final pieces fall into place. Can Anne convince Doyle that the threat from Omega is real? Where is Morag? And can anyone reach Adam in time to save him from the powers that defeated his father? The Omega Factor - Series 1 was one of Big Finish's best critical hits in 2015, with reviews praising the chilling storytelling and sound-design.Star Louise Jameson is most familiar to a generation of TV watchers as the Fourth Doctor's companion Leela in 1970s Doctor Who, opposite Tom Baker. Other TV roles include EastEnders and Bergerac. From a writers' perspective, Louise has written work for stage and also Big Finish productions, with this set's Let The Angel Tell Thee her first Omega Factor script. Her co-star John Dorney is one of Big Finish's most prolific and award-winning writers. Natasha Gerson is the daughter of Jack Gerson, the creator of The Omega Factor for BBC Television. CAST: Louise Jameson (Anne Reynolds), John Dorney (Adam Dean), Natasha Gerson (Morag), Camilla Power (Dr Jane Wyatt), Alex Tregear (Kate), Alan Cox (James Doyle), Richenda Carey (Sarah Maitland), Gunnar Cauthery (Edward Milton), Hugh Fraser (Anthony Archer), Alan Francis (Alasdair Reiver), Ben Fox (Graham Stocker). |