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{{Infobox Other CDs
{{Infobox Other CDs
|cd name= The Two Irises
|cd name= The Two Irises
|image=[[file:Two_irises.jpg|250px]] Cover Artist - [[Anthony Dry]]
|image=[[File:Two_irises.jpg|250px]] Cover Artist - [[Anthony Dry]]
|series=[[Big Finish Doctor Who Audio Spin-offs|Big Finish]] - [[Iris Wildthyme (series)|Iris Wildthyme]]  
|series=[[Big Finish Doctor Who Audio Spin-offs|Big Finish]] - [[Iris Wildthyme (series)|Iris Wildthyme]]  
|number= 2.3
|number= 2.3
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|featuring= [[Panda]]
|featuring= [[Panda]]
|enemy= [[Roger the Naxian]]
|enemy= [[Roger the Naxian]]
|year= [[Rome]], [[Italy]], the [[Roman Empire]], [[Earth]], [[1st century]]<br>The Independent State of [[Malaga]], [[Spain]], [[Earth]], [[2108]]
|year= [[Rome]], [[Italy]], the [[Roman Empire]], [[Earth]], [[1st century]]<br />The Independent State of [[Malaga]], [[Spain]], [[Earth]], [[2108]]
|writer= [[Simon Guerrier]]
|writer= [[Simon Guerrier]]
|director= [[Gary Russell]]  
|director= [[Gary Russell]]  
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|next story= ''[[The Panda Invasion]]''}}
|next story= ''[[The Panda Invasion]]''}}


==Publisher's summary==
== Publisher's summary ==
Iris is dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. She sacrificed herself to save her best friend, Panda, then exploded inside her time-travelling bus.
Iris is dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. She sacrificed herself to save her best friend, Panda, then exploded inside her time-travelling bus.


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Iris Wildthyme is as dead as a doornail. But her new incarnation is going to have to get stuck in. Poor bloke doesn't stand a chance.
Iris Wildthyme is as dead as a doornail. But her new incarnation is going to have to get stuck in. Poor bloke doesn't stand a chance.


==Cast==
== Cast ==
*[[Iris Wildthyme]] - [[Katy Manning]]
* [[Iris Wildthyme]] - [[Katy Manning]]
*[[Panda]] - [[David Benson]]
* [[Panda]] - [[David Benson]]
*[[Hilary Wildthyme|Iris Wildthyme]] - [[Daniel Hogarth]]
* [[Hilary Wildthyme|Iris Wildthyme]] - [[Daniel Hogarth]]
*[[Roger the Naxian]] - [[John Dorney]]
* [[Roger the Naxian]] - [[John Dorney]]
*[[Barry]] - [[Scott Handcock]]
* [[Barry]] - [[Scott Handcock]]


==References==
== References ==
*Iris saves Panda's life by making and feeding him a [[Bat's Milk Cheesecake]].
* Iris saves Panda's life by making and feeding him a [[Bat's Milk Cheesecake]].
*The Iris Hilary Wildthyme (the male version) is a projection generated by [[Iris Wildthyme's TARDIS|the bus]].
* The Iris Hilary Wildthyme (the male version) is a projection generated by [[Iris Wildthyme's TARDIS|the bus]].
*The male version of Iris mentions "his" former companions [[Tom (Verdigris)|Tom]], [[Jenny (Verdigris)|Jenny]] and [[Martha (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)|Martha]] as well as [[Bernice Summerfield]].
* The male version of Iris mentions "his" former companions [[Tom (Verdigris)|Tom]], [[Jenny (Verdigris)|Jenny]] and [[Martha (Mad Dogs and Englishmen)|Martha]] as well as [[Bernice Summerfield]].
*Panda has a bottle that contains the soul of [[Noel Edmonds]].
* Panda has a bottle that contains the soul of [[Noel Edmonds]].
*Iris claims that she hasn't been practical for nine hundred years.
* Iris claims that she hasn't been practical for nine hundred years.


==Notes==
== Notes ==
*This story parodies elements from several [[1980s]] ''Doctor Who'' stories, including [[DW]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'', as well as [[DW]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' / ''[[The Family of Blood]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]] ''from the revived series.
* This story parodies elements from several [[1980s]] ''Doctor Who'' stories, including [[DW]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The Caves of Androzani]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[The Two Doctors]]'', as well as [[DW]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'' / ''[[The Family of Blood]]'' and [[DW]]: ''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]] ''from the revived series.


==Continuity==
== Continuity ==
*The South and North Bloc states were first seen in [[DW]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]''.
* The South and North Bloc states were first seen in [[DW]]: ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]''.
*Several references are made to the [[Radio Yesterday]] gambit. ([[BFIW]]: ''[[The Sound of Fear]]'')
* Several references are made to the [[Radio Yesterday]] gambit. ([[BFIW]]: ''[[The Sound of Fear]]'')
*Iris mentions an adventure with her other selves. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Excelis Dawns]]'', [[EDA]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress]]'')
* Iris mentions an adventure with her other selves. ([[BFA]]: ''[[Excelis Dawns]]'', [[EDA]]: ''[[The Scarlet Empress]]'')


==Timeline==
== Timeline ==
*''The Two Irises ''occurs after: [[BFIW]]: ''[[The Land of Wonder]]''
* ''The Two Irises ''occurs after: [[BFIW]]: ''[[The Land of Wonder]]''
*''The Two Irises'' occurs before: [[BFIW]]: ''[[The Panda Invasion]]''
* ''The Two Irises'' occurs before: [[BFIW]]: ''[[The Panda Invasion]]''
 
== External links ==
* {{Bigfinish|23-Iris-Wildthyme-The-Two-Irises|The Two Irises}}
* {{dwrefguide|nw_a05.htm|The Two Irises}}


==External links==
*{{Bigfinish|23-Iris-Wildthyme-The-Two-Irises|The Two Irises}}
*{{dwrefguide|nw_a05.htm|The Two Irises}}
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