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series= | |image = Excelis Decays cover.jpg | ||
number= 3 | | |range = Excelis Saga | ||
doctor= | |number in range = 3 | ||
companions= | | |series = [[Excelis Saga]] | ||
enemy= | | |number= 3 | ||
|doctor= Seventh Doctor | |||
writer= | |companions= | ||
director= [[ | |enemy= [[Grayvorn]] | ||
|setting= [[Excelis]], [[Artaris]] | |||
|writer= Craig Hinton | |||
|director= [[Gary Russell]] | |||
format= | |music = [[David Darlington]] | ||
production code= | |sound = [[David Darlington]] | ||
isbn= ISBN 1- | |cover = [[Lee Binding]] | ||
|publisher= Big Finish Productions | |||
|release date= 1 July 2002 | |||
|format= 1 CD<br/>Download | |||
|production code= BFPDWCDEX3 | |||
|isbn= ISBN 978-1-90365-465-1 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-83868-786-1 (digital) | |||
|prev= Excelis Rising (audio story) | |||
|next= Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Plague Herds of Excelis (audio story) | |||
|producer = [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]|epcount=1 | |||
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'''''Excelis Decays''''' was the third story in the ''[[Excelis Saga]]''. | |||
==Publisher's summary== | == Publisher's summary == | ||
When the Doctor last visited the city of Excelis, its citizens were about to enter an age of enlightenment and reason. But some centuries later, he discovers a vicious totalitarian regime at war with the rest of Artaris, living off the efforts of a drugged and broken underclass. | When the Doctor last visited the city of [[Excelis]], its citizens were about to enter an age of enlightenment and reason. But some centuries later, he discovers a vicious totalitarian regime at war with the rest of [[Artaris]], living off the efforts of a drugged and broken underclass. | ||
Who is the mysterious Lord Sutton, and what hold does he have over the ruling classes? What are the Meat Puppets, and what role do they play in the eternal war? And why is the Doctor's arrival the final piece in a plan that has been centuries in the making? | Who is the mysterious Lord Sutton, and what hold does he have over the ruling classes? What are the Meat Puppets, and what role do they play in the eternal war? And why is the Doctor's arrival the final piece in a plan that has been centuries in the making? | ||
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Throughout his lives, the Doctor has fought many legends. But some legends refuse to die. | Throughout his lives, the Doctor has fought many legends. But some legends refuse to die. | ||
==Cast== | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | |||
== Cast == | |||
* [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]] | * [[Seventh Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Sylvester McCoy]] | ||
* | * [[Grayvorn|Lord Vaughan Sutton]] - [[Anthony Head]] | ||
* Commissar [[Erco Sallis]] - [[Ian Collier]] | * [[Commissar]] [[Erco Sallis]] - [[Ian Collier]] | ||
* Major [[Jal Brant]] - [[Yee Jee Tso]] | * [[Major]] [[Jal Brant]] - [[Yee Jee Tso]] | ||
* [[Mattias]] - [[Stuart Piper]] | * [[Tarvin (Excelis Decays)|Mattias]] - [[Stuart Piper]] | ||
* [[Reeve Cless]] - [[Alistair Lock]] | * [[Reeve Cless]] - [[Alistair Lock]] | ||
* Deputy Warden [[Baris]] - [[Mark Gatiss]] | * Deputy Warden [[Baris (Excelis Decays)|Baris]] - [[Mark Gatiss]] | ||
* [[Jancis]] - [[Penelope McDonald]] | * [[Jancis]] - [[Penelope McDonald]] | ||
* Mother Superior - [[Patricia Leventon]] | * [[Mother Superior]] - [[Patricia Leventon]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
* Cover Art - [[Lee Binding]] | |||
* Director - [[Gary Russell]] | |||
* Executive Producer - [[Jacqueline Rayner]] | |||
* Music and Sound Design - [[David Darlington]] | |||
* Producers - [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] | |||
* Writers - [[Craig Hinton]] | |||
== Worldbuilding == | |||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
==Notes== | == Notes == | ||
* This is the third part of the [[Excelis Saga]]. | * This is the third part of the [[Excelis Saga]]. | ||
* This story concludes the Doctor and [[Grayvorn|Grayvorn's]] participation in the events on [[Artaris]], though the [[The Relic (Excelis Dawns)|Relic]] would reappear in ''[[Professor Bernice Summerfield and the Plague Herds of Excelis (audio story)|The Plague Herds of Excelis]]''. | |||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[18 March (production)|18 March]] [[2002 (production)|2002]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | |||
* This story is set before [[Doctor Who (TV story)|the 1996 TV Movie]]. | |||
* The story was reissued in the audio anthology ''Excelis Collection''. | |||
== Continuity == | |||
* The Doctor has built a new console room for the TARDIS, first seen in [[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]''. | |||
* The Doctor previously visited Artaris 1,300 years earlier during his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]] and 300 years earlier during his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]], as seen in [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Excelis Dawns (audio story)|Excelis Dawns]]'' and [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Excelis Rising (audio story)|Excelis Rising]]'' respectively. | |||
* The Doctor would later use the name "Vaughan Sutton" as a pseudonym during [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Master (audio story)|Master]]'', as his go to alias of John Smith [[John Smith (Master)|is already taken]]. | |||
== | == External links == | ||
* | {{bigfinish|releases/v/doctor-who-excelis-decays-372|Excelis Decays}} | ||
{{dwrefguide|who_bfe3.htm|Excelis Decays}} | |||
* {{tetrap|7/excelis3.html|Excelis Decays}} | |||
== | == Footnotes == | ||
{{Reflist}} | |||
{{BFA Excelis}} | |||
{{TitleSort}} | |||
[[Category:Seventh Doctor audio | [[Category:Seventh Doctor audio stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:2002 audio stories]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Excelis Saga audio stories]] | ||
[[Category:One part audio stories]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:39, 3 November 2024
Excelis Decays was the third story in the Excelis Saga.
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
When the Doctor last visited the city of Excelis, its citizens were about to enter an age of enlightenment and reason. But some centuries later, he discovers a vicious totalitarian regime at war with the rest of Artaris, living off the efforts of a drugged and broken underclass.
Who is the mysterious Lord Sutton, and what hold does he have over the ruling classes? What are the Meat Puppets, and what role do they play in the eternal war? And why is the Doctor's arrival the final piece in a plan that has been centuries in the making?
Throughout his lives, the Doctor has fought many legends. But some legends refuse to die.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
- Lord Vaughan Sutton - Anthony Head
- Commissar Erco Sallis - Ian Collier
- Major Jal Brant - Yee Jee Tso
- Mattias - Stuart Piper
- Reeve Cless - Alistair Lock
- Deputy Warden Baris - Mark Gatiss
- Jancis - Penelope McDonald
- Mother Superior - Patricia Leventon
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Cover Art - Lee Binding
- Director - Gary Russell
- Executive Producer - Jacqueline Rayner
- Music and Sound Design - David Darlington
- Producers - Gary Russell and Jason Haigh-Ellery
- Writers - Craig Hinton
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This is the third part of the Excelis Saga.
- This story concludes the Doctor and Grayvorn's participation in the events on Artaris, though the Relic would reappear in The Plague Herds of Excelis.
- This audio drama was recorded on 18 March 2002 at the Moat Studios.
- This story is set before the 1996 TV Movie.
- The story was reissued in the audio anthology Excelis Collection.
Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor has built a new console room for the TARDIS, first seen in TV: Doctor Who.
- The Doctor previously visited Artaris 1,300 years earlier during his fifth incarnation and 300 years earlier during his sixth incarnation, as seen in AUDIO: Excelis Dawns and AUDIO: Excelis Rising respectively.
- The Doctor would later use the name "Vaughan Sutton" as a pseudonym during AUDIO: Master, as his go to alias of John Smith is already taken.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Official Excelis Decays page at bigfinish.com
- Excelis Decays at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for Excelis Decays at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
