''The Wishing Beast'' and "The Vanity Box" are

Big Finish Productions Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on cult science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'', the ...

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

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...

''. Keeping the standard four-episode count of a Big Finish main range release, this release includes ''The Wishing Beast'' as a three-episode story and single-episode story "The Vanity Box", together.

''The Wishing Beast''

The Doctor and Mel investigate the mysterious Wishing Beast on an isolated asteroid.

Cast

* The Doctor – Colin Baker * Mel – Bonnie Langford *Maria – Jean Marsh *Eliza – Geraldine Newman *Mildew – Sean Connolly *Daniel – Toby Sawyer *Wishing Beast – Toby Longworth *Female Ghost –

Rachel Lawrence Rachel () was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her ...

"The Vanity Box"

The Doctor investigates mysterious goings on at a beauty salon.

Cast

* The Doctor — Colin Baker * Mel — Bonnie Langford *Nesta —

Diana Flacks Diana most commonly refers to: * Diana (name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Diana (mythology), ancient Roman goddess of the hunt and wild animals; later associated with the Moon * Diana, Princess of Wales (1961–1997) ...

*Winnie — Christine Moore *Bessy —

Rachel Laurence Rachel () was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her aunt ...

*Monsieur Coiffure — Toby Longworth

Continuity

*"The Vanity Box" continues the "Virus Strand" story arc, which started in the previous one-episode stories " Urgent Calls" and " Urban Myths" and culminates in " Mission of the Viyrans". *Jean Marsh has previously appeared in ''Doctor Who'' in '' The Crusade'', '' The Daleks' Master Plan'' (as Sara Kingdom) and '' Battlefield'', and has reprised the role of Sara Kingdom for the Companion Chronicles range.

External links

Big Finish Productions – ''The Wishing Beast''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wishing Beast, The 2007 audio plays Sixth Doctor audio plays Plays by Paul Magrs