''Cyberon'' is a

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unofficial spin-off of the long-running British

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series '' Doctor Who''. It was released

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and produced by the independent production company BBV. It featured the Cyberons, a species created to resemble popular Doctor Who monsters, the

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. The main character of the film, Lauren Anderson, later featured in '' Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough''. Originally released on VHS, the film was not widely available on video. The story was released on DVD from online retailer Galaxy 4 in 2012.

Synopsis

Cyberon is the new experimental drug touted to heal Lauren Anderson's brain damaged patients. Dr. Tom Mordley tells her the drug will revolutionise medical science, but Cyberon has plans of its own.

Cast

* Keith Bell - Cyberon * Jo Castleton - Lauren Anderson * Nancy Allen - Karen *

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- Tom Mordley * Oliver Bradshaw - George Cooper * David Roeciffe - Ray * Camilla Ochlan - Denise

Novelisation

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of the film by

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was published 21 September 2020 by Arcbeatle Press. The adapted novelisation also contained extra short stories featuring concepts and characters from Doctor Who related series such as P.R.O.B.E., the Virgin Missing Adventures, the Past Doctor Adventures and the Erimem series. An unabridged audiobook read by Nigel Peever was released for download in November 2021.

References

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