''The Mutant Phase'' is a

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based on the long-running British

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series '' Doctor Who. It forms the third serial in the Dalek Empire arc, following on from events in ''

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'' and ''

The Apocalypse Element ''The Apocalypse Element'' is a Big Finish Productions List of Doctor Who audio plays by Big Finish, audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It forms the seco ...

''. The arc concludes in ''

The Time of the Daleks ''The Time of the Daleks'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It is the last serial in the Dalek Empire arc, which began with ''The Genocide Machine'' a ...

''. This audio drama is based on an earlier

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story of the same name. A director's cut of the first episode was included with the ''

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'' bonus CD story ''

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''.

Plot

The Fifth Doctor and Nyssa discover that even the

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s have foes that they fear as a paradox threatens to destroy the universe... but are the Daleks the threat or the cure?

Cast

* The Doctor —

Peter Davison Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett (born 13 April 1951), known professionally as Peter Davison, is an English actor with many credits in television dramas and sitcoms. He made his television acting debut in 1975 and became famous in 1978 as Tristan ...

* Nyssa —

Sarah Sutton Sarah Sutton (born 12 December 1961) is a British actress. She played the role of Nyssa in the BBC science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Early life Sutton was born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England. Sutton studied ballet ...

*Professor Ptolem —

Christopher Blake Christopher Blake (born Peter Ronald Gray, 23 August 1949 – 11 December 2004) was an English actor and screenwriter. He is perhaps best remembered for starring in the British sitcoms '' Mixed Blessings'' (1978–80) and '' That's My Boy'' ...

*Commander Ganatus — Jared Morgan *Albert — Andrew Ryan *Delores — Sara Wakefield *Dalek Voices —

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and

Nicholas Briggs Nicholas Briggs (born 29 September 1961) is an English actor, writer, director, sound designer and composer. He is associated with the BBC science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'' and its spin-offs, particularly as the voice of the Dal ...

*Professor Karl Hendryk —

Mark Gatiss Mark Gatiss (; born 17 October 1966) is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, director, producer and novelist. His work includes writing for and acting in the television series '' Doctor Who'', '' Sherlock'', and '' Dracula''. Together with ...

Continuity

*This story forms the third serial in the Dalek Empire arc, a storyline that started with the

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(''

'') and

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(''

'') and concludes with the

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(''

''). Elements from these stories tie in with the Dalek Empire series. *Some of the action of this story takes place during the Dalek invasion of Earth in the 22nd century, which was originally depicted in the

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serial ''

The Dalek Invasion of Earth ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth'' is the second serial of the second season in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Written by Terry Nation and directed by Richard Martin, the serial was broadcast on BBC1 in six weekl ...

''. The plan to remove the Earth's core is mentioned, as well as the mine works in

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. The date of this story is given as 2158; the television serial, which has yet to occur, takes place in or around 2164. *The Doctor and Nyssa briefly discuss the fact that this is Nyssa's first encounter with the Daleks, because she never encountered them during any of her appearances in the television series. *Commander Ganatus and the Starship Dyoni are named after the Thal characters from ''

The Daleks ''The Daleks'' (also known as ''The Mutants'' and ''The Dead Planet'') is the second serial in the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast on BBC TV in seven weekly parts from 21 December 1963 to ...

''.

External links

Big Finish Productions – ''The Mutant Phase''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mutant Phase, The Fifth Doctor audio plays Dalek audio plays 2000 audio plays Audio plays by Nicholas Briggs Works set in the 22nd century