The Rani Elite (audio story)

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?

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 - Colin Baker
 * Peri Brown - Nicola Bryant
 * The Rani - Siobhan Redmond
 * Vice Chancellor - Andrew Bone
 * Lizzo - Becky Wright
 * Miklev - Mike Noble
 * Reev - Charlie Morton

Continuity

 * Peri remembers the Doctor dying for her (TV: The Caves of Androzani) and wonders if she would die for him. (TV: Mindwarp)
 * Depending on the order of stories, the Sixth Doctor and Peri previously encountered the Rani in Killingworth, (TV: The Mark of the Rani) on a duplicate Earth, (PROSE: State of Change) and on Koturia. (PROSE: Something Borrowed)
 * The Rani and the Doctor mention the Deca, including Drax, Mortimus and Vansell. The Rani is also called Ushas by the Doctor. (PROSE: Divided Loyalties)
 * The Rani recalls her previous incarnation being partly responsible for the Doctor's sixth regeneration. (TV: Time and the Rani)
 * Many elements of this story were apparently inspired by the canceled Rani story: Network