The Rani Elite (audio story)

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The Rani Elite was the 194th story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was the first audio story by Big Finish to feature the Rani, and featured the debut of a new incarnation played by Siobhan Redmond.

Publisher's summary

The TARDIS arrives in the CAGE – not a trap, but the College of Advanced Galactic Education, one of the most prestigious academic institutions in colonised space.

Not a trap. Or is it?

The Doctor’s here to receive an honorary degree in Moral Philosophy. But there’s something rotten at the heart of the Medical Facility. Someone is operating on the students. Someone without a conscience. Someone with access to a Sidelian Brain Scanner – a technology that hasn't been invented yet.

That someone is the ruthless Time Lord scientist known as the Rani – in her new incarnation. But will the Doctor and Peri recognise the Rani’s hand before her trap is sprung?

Plot

Part one

to be added

Part two

to be added

Part three

to be added

Part four

to be added

Cast

References

Notes

  • Part 1 of The Rani Elite was available as a free download before the release.
  • Big Finish had been discussing the return of the Rani to audio and Kate O'Mara had agreed to return to the role before her death in 2014. In spite of her passing, she had given her blessing that Big Finish could continue, with a new actress in the role. [1]
  • This is the first appearance of the Rani in an audio story by Big Finish. Her overall first audio appearance was in the BBV production The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind.
  • During her photoshoot as the Rani, Siobhan Redmond was brandishing a potato peeler as a hand prop. The device was enhanced in Photoshop to create the final illustration used on the cover of this story.[2]

Continuity

External links

Footnotes

  1. "Big Finish Productions" (26 June 2014). Doctor Who: The New Rani. Big Finish News. Retrieved on 18 December 2014.
  2. Vortex issue 70