Animal (audio drama)

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Animal is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Plot[]

The Doctor and UNIT investigate a science laboratory at Margrave University, 2001.

Cast[]

• The Doctor – Sylvester McCoy
• Ace – Sophie Aldred
• Raine Creevey – Beth Chalmers
• Brigadier Winifred Bambera – Angela Bruce
• Henrick/Metatraxi – John Banks
• Scobie – Anthony Lewis
• Willa – Dannielle Brent
• Percy – Alex Mallinson
• Juno – Clare Fraenkel

Continuity[]

• In the previous story, Crime of the Century, the Doctor encountered defensive government robots built by Margrave University in the 1980s.
• UNIT officer Brigadier Bambera previously appeared with the Seventh Doctor and Ace in the 1989 story Battlefield.

Critical reception[]

Matt Michael reviewed the play favourably for Doctor Who Magazine. Paul Simpson of Sci-Fi Bulletin was more restrained, calling it a "throwback" to the late 1980s. Both the reviewers noted the inclusion of Cartmelisms, particularly animal rights, although Michael found that this was handled more subtly than might have been expected.^[1][2]

References[]

External links[]

• Big Finish Productions^{[dead link]}
• Hidden Planet Lost Scripts site