Revenge of the Swarm (audio story)

Revenge of the Swarm was the one hundred and eighty-ninth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Jonathan Morris and featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace, Philip Olivier as Hector Thomas and John Leeson as The Nucleus.

Serving as both a sequel and prequel to The Invisible Enemy, the Nucleus returns for the first time since 1977.

Publisher's summary
The Doctor thought he had defeated the microscopic Nucleus of the Swarm in his fourth incarnation. He was wrong. It survived within the TARDIS, and now it has brought it back to Titan Base, back to the point of its own creation. It has a plan that spans centuries, a plan which will result in the Nucleus becoming more powerful – and larger – than ever before.

To defeat it, the Doctor, Ace, and Hex must confront the Nucleus within its new domain — the computer-world of the Hypernet, the information network crucial to the survival of the human empire. But if the Doctor is to save the day, he has to risk everything and everyone he holds dear...

Part one
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Part two
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Part three
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Part four
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
 * Ace - Sophie Aldred
 * Hector Thomas - Philip Olivier
 * The Nucleus of the Swarm / Computer - John Leeson
 * Shafira - Mandi Symonds
 * Root / Receptionist - Maggie Service
 * Vonchef - John Heffernan
 * Professor Oksana Kilbracken - Phyllida Nash
 * Talin - Siobhan Redmond
 * Lugerman - John Dorney
 * Security Guard Brabbeko - Paul Panting

Continuity

 * The Doctor refers to the fact that the bottle which contained Hex's memories was smashed into a million pieces. (AUDIO: Afterlife)
 * The Swarm has been dormant within the TARDIS' computer since it was defeated by the Fourth Doctor and Leela on Titan Base in 5000. (TV: The Invisible Enemy)
 * The Doctor retains an immunity to the Swarm from his previous infection in 5000. (TV: The Invisible Enemy)
 * The Doctor doesn't recommend dematerialising with the doors open. (TV: The Enemy of the World, The Web of Fear)
 * Shafira refers to Ace as a spacenik. In 5000, Professor Marius assumed that the Fourth Doctor was "one of those good-for-nothing spaceniks". (TV: The Invisible Enemy)
 * Professor Kilbracken refers to the fact that humanity will begin to spread through the stars in several decades. Her prediction was accurate as the Great Breakout was underway by 5000. (TV: The Invisible Enemy)
 * The Doctor describes Ace as an explosives expert. (TV: Dragonfire, et. al)
 * Ace recalls the buggies on Terra Alpha. (TV: The Happiness Patrol)
 * The Doctor decides to take Ace and Hector to Athens, Greece in 421 B.C. to relax after defeating the Swarm. (AUDIO: Mask of Tragedy)
 * The Doctor and Ace previously had their minds uploaded to an electronic network. (PROSE: Love and War)