''Patient Zero'' is a

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based on the long-running British

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series ''

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''.

Plot

Charley becomes ill, which brings the Doctor to the Amethyst Viral Containment Station. There they witness a confrontation between the

Dalek The Daleks ( ) are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants principally portrayed in the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. They were conceived by writer Terry Nation and first appeared in the 1963 ''Doctor Who'' ...

s and the mysterious Viyrans.

Cast

* The Doctor –

Colin Baker Colin Baker (born 8 June 1943) is an English actor who played Paul Merroney in the BBC drama series '' The Brothers'' from 1974 to 1976 and the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series '' Doctor ...

Charley Pollard Charlotte Elspeth Pollard, or simply Charley, is a fictional character played by India Fisher in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions, many of which were broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra, BBC Radio 7, based on the long-runni ...

–

India Fisher India Fisher (born 1974) is a British actress, narrator and presenter. Her father is the ex- MP Mark Fisher. She is also the stepsister of musician Crispin Hunt and of actress Francesca Hunt, who appears with her in the play ''Other Lives''. S ...

* Mila –

Jess Robinson Jess Robinson (born 1982/1983) is an English comedy actress, singer, impressionist, voice artist and comedian. Early life Robinson was born in Edgware, London, in a non-religious Jewish family, the daughter of a piano teacher and artist, and g ...

*Fratalin –

Michael Maloney Michael Maloney (born 19 June 1957) is an English actor. Life and career Born in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, Maloney's first television appearance was as Peter Barkworth's teenage son in the 1979 drama series ''Telford's Change''. He made his ...

*Etheron/

s –

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 Dale ...

The Three Companions

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'' bonus feature, Part 4. The Brigadier's Story by Marc Platt

Continuity

*This play follows on immediately from ''

The Raincloud Man ''The Raincloud Man'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Plot The Doctor and Charley return to Manchester and discover its complicated link to transient ali ...

'' with the Doctor determined to find out who Charley really is. *The Doctor and Charley previously encountered the Daleks in ''

Brotherhood of the Daleks ''Brotherhood of the Daleks'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was released in late 2008. Plot The Doctor and Charley land in an alien jungle filled wi ...

''. Charley also met them with the

Eighth Doctor The Eighth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Paul McGann. The character was introduced in the 1996 TV film ''Doctor Who'', a back-door pilo ...

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'' and ...

'' and ''

Terror Firma ''Terror Firma'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. The story follows on directly from the previous Eighth Doctor audio drama '' The Next Life'' and flash ...

''. *The Viyrans were last seen in the

Fifth Doctor The Fifth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Peter Davison. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time Lord from t ...

audio '' Mission of the Viyrans''. They return with the Sixth Doctor and Charley in ''

Blue Forgotten Planet ''Blue Forgotten Planet'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Plot In the far future, the Earth is dying. And the Viyrans seem to have a vested interest ...

''. *The Zero Room was first seen in '' Castrovalva''. *Mila came aboard the TARDIS in the Doctor's first incarnation, while the Daleks were chasing him through time, possibly during the events of '' The Chase''. Her time with the Doctor concludes in ''Blue Forgotten Planet''. *The Dalek Time Controller survives and returns in the Eighth Doctor story ''Lucie Miller'' / ''To the Death''.

External links

''Patient Zero''
2009 audio plays Sixth Doctor audio plays Dalek audio plays Audio plays by Nicholas Briggs {{DoctorWho-stub