The Exterminators (audio story)


 * Not to be confused with The Exterminator, a TV Comic'' story featuring the Second Doctor.

Dalek Empire III: The Exterminators is the first part in a six-part audio adventure published by Big Finish Productions. It tells of the response of the people of Mutter's Spiral to an approaching Dalek invasion in the 67th century.

Publisher's summary
At the end of Dalek Empire II: Dalek War...

Galactic Union special envoy Siy Tarkov set off from planet Velyshaa with vital information warning of an imminent Dalek invasion of the galaxy.

Twenty years later... and the only proof Tarkov ever existed is a garbled message, calling for help. But no one is listening.

''“...some kind of virus... disease... Am putting myself into cryogenic suspension... Please come... please... vital... The Daleks are... Daleks will conquer, destroy... exterminate--”''

Plot
Kaymee Arnod performs an orbital drop to her new position as a Graxis Warden. Her descent is disturbed by an unknown flying object. She lands hard. Once there, she is introduced to her fellow wardens under the command of Frey Saxton. The group has its hands full due to the appearance of strange machines in their ecological preserves and the disappearance of one of the wardens. The missing warden turns up dead, and the other wardens are nearly killed by a metal creature watching over the machines. They contact the local Border Worlds authorities. An investigation team is promised.

Meanwhile, Galactic Union Security Commander Georgi Selestru investigates rumours of an approaching Dalek menace. He dispatches mysterious Galanar to the Border Worlds to look for Daleks. Next he revives the recently found Siy Tarkov, who is suffering the main stages of NFS plague.

The Graxis Wardens are surprised at the sudden arrival of Provost Carneill with an investigation team. They are more surprised when they find the investigation team is comprised of Daleks.

Cast

 * Galanar - David Tennant
 * Georgi Selestru - William Gaunt
 * Siy Tarkov - Steven Elder
 * Frey Saxton - Ishia Bennison
 * Kaymee Arnod - Laura Rees
 * Provost Carneill / Steward - Oliver Hume
 * Dan Culver - Peter Forbes
 * Telligan - Greg Donaldson
 * Sergic - Jeremy James
 * Davin - Philip Wolff
 * Susan Mendes - Sarah Mowat
 * Saloran Haredew - Karen Henson
 * Suit/Patient/Officer/Scavenger - Peter Forbes
 * Snubby/Pilot - Jeremy James
 * Harley - David Sax
 * The Daleks - Nicholas Briggs

Continuity

 * Susan Mendes refers to the "Victory or Death" telepathic programming planted in her mind by Kalendorf, which resulted in not only the near complete destruction of the Daleks but the Great Catastrophe in the 42nd century. (BFDE: Dalek War: Chapter Four)
 * The message depicting a Dalek fleet amassing on the outskirts of Mutter's Spiral was deciphered by Saloran Haredew's aides on Velyshaa at the behest of Siy Tarkov, who subsequently warned the Galactic Union of the imminent Dalek invasion. (BFDE: Dalek War: Chapter Four)
 * Tarkov recounts the events of the three Dalek wars in the 42nd century to Selestru. (BFDE: Invasion of the Daleks to BFDE: Dalek War: Chapter Four)

Timeline
Events in this story occur roughly twenty-five hundred years after the Great Catastrophe in the 42nd century, but no dates are ever given in the series. It is unclear if the AD calendar is in common use in this century.


 * The Exterminators occurs approximately twenty-two years after BFDE: Dalek War: Chapter Four (Frame Story)
 * The Exterminators occurs before BFDE: The Healers