''Iris Wildthyme'' is a series of

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from

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, featuring

Katy Manning Catherine Ann "Katy" Manning (born 14 October 1946) is an English-Australian actress, television presenter, voice artist and former model. Although she has made many appearances on both screen and stage, Manning is best known for her part as th ...

Iris Wildthyme Iris Wildthyme is a fictional character created by writer Paul Magrs, who has appeared in short stories, novels and audio dramas from numerous publishers. She is best known from Doctor Who spin-offs, spin-off media based on the long-running Britis ...

, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British

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series ''

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''.

Episodes

Series 1 (2005)

Featuring

Ortis Deley Ortis Deley ( ) (born 2 June 1973) is a British television presenter, comedian, singer, radio DJ and actor of Ghanaian and Nigerian descent, best known for presenting the Children's BBC Saturday morning flagship series ''Live & Kicking''. As of ...

as Tom and

David Benson David Benson (born David Hodgson on 11 January 1962) is an English theatre actor, writer and comedian. He was born in Oxford, England, and has a twin sister, Miranda, and an older brother, Jonathan. Educated at Park Hall Secondary Modern in C ...

as Panda. Artwork for both releases in Series 1 was by Stuart Manning.Stuart Manning Big Finish Covers
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Series 2 (2009)

Featuring

as Panda. Each individual release parodied Doctor Who from one decade between the 1960s and the 1990s.

Special (2009)

Featuring

as Panda.

Series 3 (2012)

Appearing in "Midwinter Murders",

Stewart Bevan Stewart John Llewellyn Bevan (10 March 1948 – 20 February 2022) was a British actor, best known for his performances in both film and television. His extensive career includes the films '' Brannigan'' (1975), '' The Ghoul'' (1975), ''House of ...

had previously appeared with Katy Manning in the Doctor Who story, ''

The Green Death ''The Green Death'' is the fifth and final serial of the tenth season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in six weekly parts on BBC1 from 19 May to 23 June 1973. It was the last regular appe ...

'', playing

Jo Grant Josephine "Jo" Grant, later Jo Jones, is a fictional character played by Katy Manning in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Jo was introduced by Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks in the first episode of ''Do ...

's future husband.

Series 4 (2013)

Featuring

as Panda.

''Wildthyme Reloaded'' (2015)

''Iris Wildthyme and Friends''

References

External links

Wildthyme at Large
at Big Finish Productions
The Devil in Ms Wildthyme
at Big Finish Productions {{DEFAULTSORT:Iris Wildthyme Appreciation Society, The Audio plays based on Doctor Who Big Finish Productions Doctor Who spin-offs Iris Wildthyme audio plays