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image=[[Image:Vengence-of-Morbius-cover.png|250px]]<BR>Cover by [[Grant Kempster]]|
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|number in series      = 8
writer= [[Nicholas Briggs]]|
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director= [[Nicholas Briggs]] |
|number                 = 2.8
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|companions             = [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]]
publisher= [[Big Finish]]|
|featuring              = [[Straxus (Human Resources)|Straxus]]
release date= [[August]] [[2008]]|
|enemy                 = {{il|[[Third Morbius]]|[[Cristophe Zarodnix]]}}
format= 1 CD |
|setting                = [[Karn]] and [[Gallifrey]], [[Alternate timeline]]
production code= BFPDWCDMG016 |
|writer                = Nicholas Briggs
isbn= ISBN 978-1-84435-311-8 |
|director               = [[Nicholas Briggs]]
previous story=[[Sisters of the Flame]]|
|producer               = [[David Richardson]], [[Sharon Gosling]], [[Barnaby Edwards]]
next story=|
|music                  = [[Andy Hardwick]]
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|sound                  = [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
|cover                  = [[Grant Kempster]]
|publisher              = Big Finish Productions
|epcount                = 2nd of 2
|release date          = August 2008
|format                 = 1 CD<br/>Download<br/>Part 2 of 2
|production code       = BFPDWCDMG016
|isbn                   = ISBN 978-1-84435-311-8 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78178-491-4 (digital)
|prev                  = Sisters of the Flame (audio story)
|next                  = Orbis (audio story)
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the second part of the seventh and final story begun in ''[[Sisters of the Flame (audio story)|Sisters of the Flame]]'', in the [[Series 2 (8DA)|second series]] of the ''[[Eighth Doctor Adventures (audio series)|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'', produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]], [[Sheridan Smith]] as [[Lucie Miller]] and [[Nickolas Grace]] as [[Straxus (Human Resources)|Straxus]].


==Publisher's Summary==
It featured [[Morbius]] who had last appeared in the [[2002 (releases)|2002]] novel ''[[Warmonger (novel)|Warmonger]]'' and was introduced in the [[1976]] television story ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]''. This was the first time that Morbius had appeared in an audio story and the first time since 1976 that he had appeared in a performed production.
The richest man in the galaxy has just bought a backwards planet with no obvious mineral wealth in the outer reaches of the universe. An obscure mystical sect has been revived after centuries of neglect. A new race of aliens are hunting for prey. Why?
As the Doctor and Lucie attempt to discover the answer, it becomes clear that someone is attempting to resurrect the past - and they need a Time Lord to help them achieve it.


==Cast & Characters==
The audio ended on a cliffhanger where it appeared the [[Eighth Doctor]] had been killed, leaving [[Lucie Miller]] behind to return to her ordinary life before she met him.
 
== Publisher's summary ==
The Universe is in grave danger.
 
The very fabric of time and space is being altered.
 
[[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] and [[Lucie Miller|Lucie]] must race against time to prevent the destruction of everything they hold dear. They may have to sacrifice everything to save the Universe.
 
Even themselves...
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''
 
== Cast ==
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
* [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]]
* [[Lucie Miller]] - [[Sheridan Smith]]
* [[Lucie Miller]] - [[Sheridan Smith]]
* [[Revenant]] - [[Samuel West]]
* [[Third Morbius|Morbius]] - [[Samuel West]]
* [[Zarodnix]] - [[Kenneth Colley]]
* [[Cristophe Zarodnix|Zarodnix]] - [[Kenneth Colley]]
* [[Rosto]] - [[Alexander Siddig]]  
* [[Rosto]] - [[Alexander Siddig]]
* [[Straxus]] - [[Nickolas Grace]]
* [[Straxus (Human Resources)|Straxus]] - [[Nickolas Grace]]
* [[Bulek]] - [[Barry McCarthy]]
* [[Bulek]] - [[Barry McCarthy]]
* [[Haspira]] - [[Nicola Weeks]]  
* [[Haspira]] - [[Nicola Weeks]]
* [[Orthena]] - [[Katarina Olsson]]  
* [[Orthena]], [[Headhunter]] - [[Katarina Olsson]]


== Crew ==


==References==
* Cover Art - [[Grant Kempster]]
''to be added''
* Writer & Director - [[Nicholas Briggs]]
* Executive Producers - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] and Nicholas Briggs
* Music - [[Andy Hardwick]]
* Producers - [[David Richardson]], [[Sharon Gosling]] and [[Barnaby Edwards]]
* Script Editor - [[Alan Barnes]]
* Sound Design - [[Gareth Jenkins (sound designer)|Gareth Jenkins]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* Lucie has seen ''[[Jurassic Park]]''.
* After the death of [[Maren]], Orthena is now the leader of [[Sisterhood of Karn|the Sisterhood]].
* Morbius takes the [[Statue of Liberty]] for his collection.


==Notes==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* This audio drama was recorded on [[23 August (production)|23 August]] [[2007 (production)|2007]] at [[the Moat Studios]].
* ''The Vengeance of Morbius'' was originally titled simply as ''Vengeance''.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20080401085853/http://www.bigfinish.com:80/news/</ref>
* This audio story, along with [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Sisters of the Flame (audio story)}}, is a sequel to [[TV]]: {{cs|The Brain of Morbius (TV story)}}.
* The story was broadcast on [[BBC Radio 7]] on [[18 December (releases)|18 December]] [[2008 (releases)|2008]].
* This story was originally released on CD and download.


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
''to be added''
* The [[Sisterhood of Karn]] and [[Morbius]] previously appeared in [[TV]]: {{cs|The Brain of Morbius (TV story)}}. The Sisterhood would later help the Eighth Doctor regenerate into the [[War Doctor]] during [[TV]]: {{cs|The Night of the Doctor (TV story)}}.
* The Doctor explains to Lucie the events of [[TV]]: {{cs|The Brain of Morbius (TV story)}}, and comments about it being "another time, [[Fourth Doctor|another face]]".
* [[Straxus (Human Resources)|This incarnation of Straxus]] previously appeared in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Human Resources (audio story)}}.
* The end of the story is a [[cliffhanger]] which leads directly into the events of the next story, [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Orbis (audio story)}}.
* The Doctor mentions that he was with [[Arthur Wellesley|the Duke of Wellington]] on the eve of the [[Battle of Waterloo]] on [[18 June]] [[1815]] during [[Second Doctor|his second incarnation]], a reference to [[PROSE]]: {{cs|World Game (novel)}}. According to [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Curse of Davros (audio story)}}, the [[Sixth Doctor]] was also present for the battle but did not encounter Wellington on that occasion.
* The [[Fifth Doctor]] battled against Morbius in [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Warmonger}}.
* Lucie calls the Doctor "Sarcasmo", a name she previously claimed was her superhero moniker in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Human Resources (audio story)}}.
* By the time of his next encounter with the Doctor in [[AUDIO]]: {{cs|The Great War (audio story)}}, Straxus had [[Regeneration|regenerated]]. On that occasion, the Doctor commented that Straxus still had the same supercilious expression irrespective of his incarnation.


==Timeline==
== Footnotes ==
* Vengence of Morbius occurs after: [[Sisters of the Flame]]
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* Vengence of Morbius occurs before:


==External Links==
== External links ==
* [http://www.bigfinish.com/28-Doctor-Who-Vengeance-of-Morbius Big Finish '''Vengence of Morbius''' page]
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The Vengeance of Morbius was the second part of the seventh and final story begun in Sisters of the Flame, in the second series of the Eighth Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Nicholas Briggs and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor, Sheridan Smith as Lucie Miller and Nickolas Grace as Straxus.

It featured Morbius who had last appeared in the 2002 novel Warmonger and was introduced in the 1976 television story The Brain of Morbius. This was the first time that Morbius had appeared in an audio story and the first time since 1976 that he had appeared in a performed production.

The audio ended on a cliffhanger where it appeared the Eighth Doctor had been killed, leaving Lucie Miller behind to return to her ordinary life before she met him.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Universe is in grave danger.

The very fabric of time and space is being altered.

The Doctor and Lucie must race against time to prevent the destruction of everything they hold dear. They may have to sacrifice everything to save the Universe.

Even themselves...

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20080401085853/http://www.bigfinish.com:80/news/

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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