Iris Wildthyme Series 2
Iris Wildthyme Series 2 is a box set of four Big Finish Productions audio dramas and one Christmas special featuring Katy Manning as Iris Wildthyme, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who.[1]
Each individual release parodied Doctor Who from one decade between the 1960s and the 1990s.
Main Cast
- Iris Wildthyme - Katy Manning
- Panda - David Benson
The Sound of Fear
| The Sound of Fear | |
|---|---|
| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Iris Wildthyme |
| Release number | 2.1 |
| Writer | Mark Michalowski |
| Director | Gary Russell |
| Producer | Mark Wright & Cavan Scott |
Materialising aboard Radio Yesterday, a space station broadcasting golden oldies to Earth's colonies, Panda finds something sinister in the air-conditioning and Iris comes face to face with her long-lost husband…
Cast
- Sam Gold - Miles Richardson
- Leeza Lewis - Helen Goldwyn
- Janice - Jane Goddard
- Mohanalee - Scott Handcock
Land of Wonder
| Land of Wonder | |
|---|---|
| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Iris Wildthyme |
| Release number | 2.2 |
| Writer | Paul Magrs |
| Director | Gary Russell |
| Producer | Mark Wright & Cavan Scott |
Exiled to Earth by her mysterious superiors, Iris has been amusing herself and Panda by working for MIAOW, the Ministry for Alien Incursions and Other Wonders. When a certain Professor Ramsbottom and his lovely assistant Audrey unearth a weird vehicle under a London railway station, Ms Wildthyme and her art critic chum are on the scene pretty sharpish.
Cast
- Trevor Ramsbottom - Steven Wickham
- Audrey/Harriet Dodd - Lizzie Hopley
- Mock Turtle/Salford Cat - Sean Connolly
- White Rabbit - Scott Handcock
Trivia
- As revealed in the first issue of Big Finish's 'Vortex' magazine, this episode was originally titled "Wildthyme in Wonderland".
The Two Irises
| The Two Irises | |
|---|---|
| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Iris Wildthyme |
| Release number | 2.3 |
| Writer | Simon Guerrier |
| Director | Gary Russell |
| Producer | Mark Wright & Cavan Scott |
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.
On Earth in the year 2108, the North Bloc and the South Bloc teeter on the edge of terrible nuclear war. The fate of the whole world rests on a not-very-good disco in Spain. One run by the dastardly alien Naxians…
Cast
- Iris Hilary Wildthyme - Daniel Hogarth
- Roger the Naxian - John Dorney
- Barry - Scott Handcock
The Panda Invasion
| The Panda Invasion | |
|---|---|
| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Iris Wildthyme |
| Release number | 2.4 |
| Writer | Mark Magrs |
| Director | Gary Russell |
| Producer | Mark Wright & Cavan Scott |
San Francisco, New Year’s Eve, 1999. She’s back, and it’s about… gin!
When an unconscious Iris Wildthyme is rushed into a San Francisco hospital on New Year’s Eve 1999, hunky doctor George Strangeways’ life is turned upside down. As the world prepares to party its way into the next millennium, a space time rift opens above the Golden Gate Bridge – where an old fashioned London bus has appeared… As the rift spills untold horrors from other dimensions into our world, Iris has just one question: where the ‘eck is Panda?!
Cast
- Lionel Pandeau - Toby Longworth
- George Strangeways - Sean Carlsen
The Claws of Santa
| The Claws of Santa | |
|---|---|
| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Iris Wildthyme |
| Release number | 2.5 |
| Writer | Mark Wright & Cavan Scott |
| Director | Gary Russell |
| Producer | Mark Wright & Cavan Scott |
It’s going to be a blue Christmas for Iris Wildthyme. Her best friend, Panda, is lost in time and space and the only festive cheer she can find is at the bottom of a glass. If that wasn’t enough, this year’s number one toy is trying to kill her!
Cast
- ST58 - Conrad Westmaas
- Santa - Peter Sowerbutts
- Mary - Sarah Douglas
- Alfredo - Scott Handcock
References
External links
- Iris Wildtyme Series 2 at Big Finish Productions
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