The Mind's Eye & Mission of the Viyrans
The Mind's Eye is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is a three-part story written by Colin Brake and was released alongside a one-part story, Mission of the Viyrans.
| The Mind's Eye | |
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| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
| Release no. | 102 |
| Featuring | Fifth Doctor Erimem |
| Written by | Colin Brake |
| Directed by | Barnaby Edwards |
| Executive producer(s) | Nicholas Briggs Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Production code | 6Q/K |
| Length | 120 mins |
| Release date | November 2007 |
Plot
The Doctor, Erimem and Peri have gone their separate ways. The Doctor is wandering on a nameless paradise planet filled with murderous primates (but only at night) and carnivorous plants. Erimem is the Queen of a space colony empire, New Cairo, and is suffering a rebellion, while Peri's stepson and new husband are causing problems to her domestic bliss.
Cast
- The Doctor — Peter Davison
- Peri — Nicola Bryant
- Erimem — Caroline Morris
- Hayton — Owen Teale
- Major Takol — Rebecca Front
- Kyle — Thomas Brodie-Sangster
- Ukarme — Richard Laing
- Andree — Nicola Weeks
Behind-the-scenes
This story leads directly into the audio drama The Bride of Peladon.
The hallucinogenic plants in this story reappear in Brotherhood of the Daleks.
Mission of the Viyrans
Mission of the Viyrans is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It is a one-part story written by Nicholas Briggs and was released alongside a three-part story, The Mind's Eye.
The Doctor and Peri encounter the time travelling Viyrans on a holiday planet.
Cast
- The Doctor — Peter Davison
- Peri — Nicola Bryant
- Lawrence – Peter Sowerbutts
- Chris – Philip Childs
Behind-the-scenes
Mission of the Viyrans completes the "Virus Strand" story arc, which also includes the audio dramas Urgent Calls, Urban Myths and The Vanity Box.
This story marks the first appearance of the Viyrans for Big Finish. They first appeared in the short story "No One Died", also written by Nicholas Briggs, featuring the Tenth Doctor and published in the 2007 Doctor Who Storybook. The Viyrans return against the Sixth Doctor in Patient Zero.