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{{Infobox Story | {{Infobox Story SMW | ||
|image = Patient Zero cover.jpg | |image = Patient Zero cover.jpg | ||
|series = [[ | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' stories | ||
|range = Main Range | |range = Main Range | ||
|number in range = 124 | |number in range = 124 | ||
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|doctor = Sixth Doctor | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] | |companions = [[Charlotte Pollard|Charley]] | ||
|enemy = [[Dalek]] | |enemy = [[Dalek Time Controller]], [[Mila]] | ||
|setting | |setting = [[Amethyst Viral Containment Station]] | ||
|writer = | |writer = Nicholas Briggs | ||
|director = Nicholas Briggs | |director = Nicholas Briggs | ||
| | |producer = [[David Richardson]] | ||
|cover =[[Iain Robertson]] | |music = [[Howard Carter (composer)|Howard Carter]] | ||
|sound = Howard Carter | |||
|cover = [[Iain Robertson]] | |||
|epcount = 4 | |||
|publisher = Big Finish Productions | |publisher = Big Finish Productions | ||
|release date = | |release date = 22 August 2009 | ||
|format = | |format = 2 CDs<br/>Download | ||
|production code = 7C/PF | |production code = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|7C/PF]] | ||
|isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-412-2 | |isbn = ISBN 978-1-84435-412-2 (physical)<br/>ISBN 978-1-78575-671-9 (digital) | ||
|prev = Mary's Story (audio story) | |prev = Mary's Story (audio story) | ||
|next = Paper Cuts (audio story) | |next = Paper Cuts (audio story) | ||
|series2 = | |series2 = ''[[Main Range]]'' releases | ||
|prev2 = The Company of Friends (audio anthology) | |prev2 = The Company of Friends (audio anthology) | ||
|next2 = Paper Cuts (audio story) | |next2 = Paper Cuts (audio story) | ||
|VOR = 3 | |||
}}{{audio stub}} | }}{{audio stub}} | ||
{{you may|Patient zero|Patient Zero (Sleep No More)|n1=the medical term|n2=the Sandman}} | {{you may|Patient zero|Patient Zero (Sleep No More)|Daniel O'Kane|n1=the medical term|n2=the Sandman|n3=the psychiatric patient}} | ||
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the one hundred and twenty-fourth story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[India Fisher]] as [[Charlotte Pollard]]. | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the one hundred and twenty-fourth story in [[Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. It was written by [[Nicholas Briggs]] and featured [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[India Fisher]] as [[Charlotte Pollard]]. | ||
This story also concluded the [[story arc]] regarding the viruses from the [[Amethyst Viral Containment Station]], which began with [[AUDIO|AUDIO:]] ''[[Urgent Calls (audio story)|Urgent Calls]]''. However, the consequences of this story carry into [[AUDIO]]: ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]''. | This story also concluded the [[story arc]] regarding the viruses from the [[Amethyst Viral Containment Station]], which began with [[AUDIO|AUDIO:]] ''[[Urgent Calls (audio story)|Urgent Calls]]''. However, the consequences of this story carry into [[AUDIO]]: ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]''. | ||
This story featured the first appearance of the [[Dalek Time Controller]]. | |||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part one === | |||
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=== Part two === | |||
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=== Part three === | |||
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=== Part four === | |||
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* [[Etheron]]/[[Dalek|The Daleks]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Etheron]]/[[Dalek|The Daleks]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== Daleks === | === Daleks === | ||
* The [[Dalek Time Controller]] is a Dalek that directs Dalek strategies involving time travel, while preventing its destabilisation. | * The [[Dalek Time Controller]] is a Dalek that directs Dalek strategies involving time travel, while preventing its destabilisation. | ||
* The [[Dalek Time Squad Leader]] holds the Doctor hostage. | |||
=== Individuals === | === Individuals === | ||
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=== Species === | === Species === | ||
* The [[Viyran]]s are tasked with a mission of peace: the destruction of biological weapons. | * The [[Viyran]]s are tasked with a mission of peace: the destruction of biological weapons. | ||
== Gallery == | |||
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true" widths="250"> | |||
Patient Zero cover.jpg|Original cover art | |||
Patient Zero.jpg|Textless cover art | |||
Patient Zero DWM.jpg|Illustration by [[Brian Williamson]] from [[DWM 411]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* The cliffhanger at the conclusion of part four goes straight into [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Paper Cuts (audio story)|Paper Cuts]]''. | * The cliffhanger at the conclusion of part four goes straight into [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Paper Cuts (audio story)|Paper Cuts]]''. | ||
* This audio release also included the fifth episode of ''[[The Three Companions (audio story)|The Three Companions]]'' "The Brigadier's Story". | * This audio release also included the fifth episode of ''[[The Three Companions (audio story)|The Three Companions]]'' "The Brigadier's Story". | ||
* This story had the working title of ''Victory of the Daleks'' but had to be changed because of the [[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|television story of the same name]]. | * This story had the working title of ''Victory of the Daleks'' but had to be changed because of the [[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|television story of the same name]]. | ||
* This audio drama was recorded on [[16 March (production)|16]] and [[18 March (production)|18 March]] 2009 at [[ | * This audio drama was recorded on [[16 March (production)|16]] and [[18 March (production)|18 March]] [[2009 (production)|2009]] at [[the Moat Studios]]. | ||
* This story was originally released on CD and download on [[22 August (releases)|22 August]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090828205511/http://www.bigfinish.com:80/whatsnew.aspx LATEST AND UPCOMING RELEASES - Archived on 28-08-2009]</ref> | |||
* This story is set between ''[[Season 23 (Doctor Who 1963)|The Trial of a Time Lord]]'' and ''[[Time and the Rani (TV story)|Time and the Rani]]''. | |||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor places Charley in the [[Zero Room]] to stabilise her condition. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' et al.) | * The Doctor places Charley in the [[Zero Room]] to stabilise her condition. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' et al.) | ||
* Mila has been in the TARDIS since the Daleks were chasing the Doctor through time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | * Mila has been in the TARDIS since the Daleks were chasing the Doctor through time. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'') | ||
* Mila refers to previous Dalek stories [[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', ''[[ | * Mila refers to previous Dalek stories [[TV]]: ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'', ''[[Mission to the Unknown (TV story)|Mission to the Unknown]]'', ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'', ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Evil of the Daleks (TV story)|The Evil of the Daleks]]''. | ||
* Whilst analysing the Doctor's identity, the [[Dalek Time Controller]] replays the Daleks' past and future encounters with their archenemy. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Renaissance of the Daleks (audio story)|Renaissance of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Apocalypse Element (audio story)|The Apocalypse Element]]'', ''[[The Genocide Machine (audio story)|The Genocide Machine]]'' and ''[[The Time of the Daleks (audio story)|The Time of the Daleks]]'') | |||
* One of the viruses would make it to Earth. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blue Forgotten Planet (audio story)|Blue Forgotten Planet]]'') | * One of the viruses would make it to Earth. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Blue Forgotten Planet (audio story)|Blue Forgotten Planet]]'') | ||
* The method used here to stop the Daleks from dematerialising Amethyst was similarly used to prevent [[the Captain]] from materialising [[Zanak]] around Earth at the end of the story. At the start the reverse happened as the Captain stopped the TARDIS from materialising on [[Calufrax]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'') | * The method used here to stop the Daleks from dematerialising Amethyst was similarly used to prevent [[the Captain]] from materialising [[Zanak]] around Earth at the end of the story. At the start the reverse happened as the Captain stopped the TARDIS from materialising on [[Calufrax]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet (TV story)|The Pirate Planet]]'') | ||
* The Dalek Time Controller survived and travelled back through the [[Time Vortex]] to the [[22nd century]] where | * The Dalek Time Controller survived and travelled back through the [[Time Vortex]] to the [[22nd century]] where he was discovered by the Daleks of that era. The Doctor would later encounter him planning to use the Amethyst viruses on [[Earth]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[To the Death (audio story)|To the Death]]'') and would later also encounter him on [[Srangor]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[X and the Daleks (audio story)|X and the Daleks]]'') in [[Montmartre]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Monster of Montmartre (audio story)|The Monster of Montmartre]]'') and on the [[Eye of Orion]] for his final battle. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eye of Darkness (audio story)|Eye of Darkness]]'') | ||
* The viruses released from the Amethyst Viral Containment Station include a bio-engineered telephone virus ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Urgent Calls (audio story)|Urgent Calls]]'') | * The viruses released from the Amethyst Viral Containment Station include a bio-engineered telephone virus, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Urgent Calls (audio story)|Urgent Calls]]'') a [[mutagenic virus]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mission of the Viyrans (audio story)|Mission of the Viyrans]]'') and Virus 7001B which was sent back in time to the beginning of the [[universe]] and resulted in the creation of life itself. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Viyran Solution (audio story)|The Viyran Solution]]'') | ||
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