''The Chaos Pool'' is a 2009

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based on the long-running British

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series ''

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''. It stars

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and also features

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Plot

Chaos and Order, old friends and old enemies and beginning and end of time come head to head at the conclusion of the search for The Key to Time.

Reception

A review in ''

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'' commended Davison's performance, but critiqued the writing and character development in Episode Two.

Cast

–

* Amy –

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*Zara –

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*Astra of Atrios / Romana –

* The Black Guardian –

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* The White Guardian –

Jason Watkins Jason Peter Watkins (born 28 October 1962) is an English stage, film and television actor. He played the lead role in the two-part drama ''The Lost Honour of Christopher Jefferies'', for which he won the British Academy Television Award for Bes ...

(uncredited) *Captain Pargrave – Ben Jones *Commander Hectocot –

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*The Voice – Cate Hamer

Notes

*In the Whovian timeline, this story takes place between '' The Destroyer of Delights'' and ''Peri and the Piscon Paradox''.

References

External links

''The Chaos Pool'' Episode One review
at ''Den of Geek''
''The Chaos Pool'' Episode Two review
at ''Den of Geek'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Chaos Pool, The 2009 audio plays Fifth Doctor audio plays