''Three's A Crowd'' is a

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based on the long-running British

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series ''

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''.

Plot

The

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crew arrive on an abandoned space station in orbit above Earth Colony Phoenix, a remote human colony whose inhabitants are not only cut off from Earth, but also from each other. Each colonist lives in ous own individual cell, travelling between them only via transmat, creating a population afflicted with

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. However, the colony hides a deeper secret, one which the

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and

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must uncover before it's too late.

Cast

*The

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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 ...

*Auntie —

Deborah Watling Deborah Patricia Watling (2 January 1948 – 21 July 2017) was an English actress who played the role of Victoria Waterfield, a companion of the Second Doctor in the BBC television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1967 to 1968. She began her career as ...

*General Makra’Thon — Richard Gauntlett *Butler —

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*Bellip — Lucy Beresford *Vidler — Richard Unwin *Laroq — Daniel Hogarth *Khellian Queen — Sara Carver

External links

Big Finish Productions – ''Three's A Crowd''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Three's A Crowd (Audio Drama) 2005 audio plays Fifth Doctor audio plays