''The Axis of Insanity'' is a

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based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''

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''.

Plot

The

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, along with its crew of the Doctor, Peri and Erimem, lands at the Axis, a mysterious realm where the

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s keep broken

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s, splitting them off from the rest of the universe, so as not to affect the rest of the

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continuum. However, experiments in one of these timelines is causing the others to fracture, and the Axis's Overseer has just been replaced by The Jester in a coup. Soon, the whole of reality begins to disintegrate...

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 ...

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—

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

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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 ...

*Tog — Marc Danbury *The Jester —

Garrick Hagon Garrick Hagon (; born September 27, 1939) is a British-Canadian actor in film, stage, television and radio, known for his role as Biggs Darklighter in '' Star Wars: A New Hope''. His many films include ''Batman'', ''Spy Game'', ''Me and Orson ...

*Carnival Barker — Daniel Hogarth *Bird Trader — Stephen Mansfield *The Overseer —

Roy North Roy North, born 16 March 1941 in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England is an English actor and television presenter, who played Mr Roy in ''Basil Brush''. He attended Hull Grammar School and is a Hull City fan, and occasionally he would wea ...

*Jarra To —

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Continuity

*The Axis is revisited throughout the fourth series of the

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spin-off, starting with ''Reborn''.

Notes

*The story was originally to feature the Fifth Doctor, Nyssa and an adult Adric. *The story was recorded on 22 and 23 January 2004. *Writer

Simon Furman Simon Christopher Francis Furman (born 22 March 1961) is a British people, British Script (comics), comic book writer who is best known for his work on Hasbro's ''Transformers'' franchise, starting with writing Marvel Comics, Marvel's The Tran ...

is best known for his work on the

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based on the Transformers toyline. This is his first full audio drama.

External links

Big Finish Productions – ''The Axis of Insanity''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Axis of Insanity, The 2004 audio plays Fifth Doctor audio plays