Annotation

An auction of fine timepieces. A man who has lived for over 100 years. The greatest watchmaker in history. The mysterious theft of the greatest watch ever built.

These people and events are inexorably linked by Time and the results could be cataclysmic for humanity.

From London, 2006 to Jerusalem in 1983 and beyond - to 18th Century Paris - the strands are drawn together. A seemingly perfect web is forming.

Only two elements can intervene on our behalf. But when Sapphire is struck down by disease and Steel is trapped for over 20 years, who will intervene on their behalf?

“The future will be time-centric and Time will be everything.”

All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension. Transuranic, heavy elements may not be used where there is life. Medium atomic weights are available: Gold, Lead, Copper, Jet, Diamond, Radium, Sapphire, Silver and Steel. Sapphire and Steel have been assigned.


Written by Richard Dinnick
Directed by Nigel Fairs

Cast

David Warner (Steel); Susannah Harker (Sapphire); Richard Franklin (Webb); Tom Bevan (Breguet); Eric MacLennan (Gerard); Helen Goldwyn (Cecile)

Annotation last modified on 2021-04-20 12:49 UTC.

Other + Audio drama

ReleaseArtistFormatTracksCountry/DateLabelCatalog#Barcode
Official
Sapphire & Steel: The Surest PoisonRichard Dinnick, David Warner, Susannah Harker, Richard Franklin, Tom Bevan, Eric MacLennan & Helen Goldwyn[missing media]-
  • -2006-09
Big Finish ProductionsBFPSASCD079781844352197

Relationships

part of:Sapphire & Steel (number: 2.2) (order: 7)
Big Finish Audiobooks (order: 221)
standalone website:https://web.archive.org/web/20140705162127/http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-surest-poison-166 [info]
Wikidata:Q7767514 [info]