''Nekromanteia'' is a

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based on the long-running British

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Plot

The Fifth Doctor, Peri and Erimem attempt to discover the secret of the domain of the dead.

Cast

*The

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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 ...

Peri In Persian mythology, peris (singular: peri; from fa, پَری, translit=parī, , plural , ; borrowed in European languages through ota, پَری, translit=peri) are exquisite, winged spirits renowned for their beauty. Peris were later ado ...

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Nicola Bryant Nicola Jane Bryant (born 11 October 1960)England & Wales Birth ...

Erimem This is a list of fictional characters who were companion (Doctor Who), companions of the Doctor (Doctor Who), Doctor, in various Doctor Who spin-offs, spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction on television, science fict ...

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Caroline Morris Caroline Morris (born 1974) is a British actress who played the part of the companion Erimem in a range of audio dramas by Big Finish Productions based on the BBC television series '' Doctor Who''. As well as playing Erimem, Morris also appe ...

*Tallis — Kate Brown *Jal Dor Kal — Gilly Cohen *Wendle Marr —

Ivor Danvers Ivor Colin Danvers (14 July 1932 – 13 March 2020) was an English actor, best known for his role as Gerald Urquhart in the 1980s BBC drama ''Howards' Way''. He was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. Other TV credits include: ''Z-Cars'', '' Softly, ...

*Yal Rom —

Nigel Fairs Nigel Fairs is a British actor and writer. He trained at Bretton Hall College and his theatre credits include stage production of ''Translations'' at The National Theatre, Inspector Morse in the UK tour of ''House of Ghosts'', Dr Watson in ' ...

*Salaysian — Andrew Fettes *Cmmdr Harlon —

Glyn Owen Glyn Griffith Owen (6 March 1928 – 10 September 2004) was a Welsh stage, television and film actor, perhaps best known to British TV viewers for three roles: that of Dr Patrick O'Meara in ''Emergency Ward 10'' (ITV, 1957–61), Edward Hamm ...

* Thesanius —

Gary Russell Gary Russell (born 18 September 1963) is a British freelance writer, producer and former child actor. As a writer, he is best known for his work in connection with the television series ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-offs in other media. As an a ...

*Lt Cochrane — Kerry Skinner *Paul Addison — Simon Williams

Reception

''Nekromanteia'' was met with almost universally negative reviews. Particular criticism was directed at the depiction of Harlon's attempted

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of Peri, and him facing no consequences for this act in the course of the story. Peter Davison was reportedly so unhappy with the story that he requested that Austen Atkinson never write for Big Finish again.

External links

Big Finish Productions – ''Nekromanteia''
2003 audio plays Fifth Doctor audio plays {{DoctorWho-stub