The Mindless Ones (audio story)

The Mindless Ones was the first story in the audio anthology Purity Undreamed produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Paul Magrs and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor, Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush, Ruth Madeley as Hebe Harrison, Cherylee Houston as Elise and introduced Imogen Stubbs as Patricia McBride.

Publisher's summary
The Doctor, Mel and Hebe visit Sheffield at the behest of Hebe’s best friend, Elise, but Elise has undergone a disturbing transformation. The mysterious Mindless Facility claims to be able to change you for the better - but who decides what that is?

Joining forces with anthropologist Professor Patricia McBride, can the Doctor and his friends save Britain from an insidious alien threat?

Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Colin Baker
 * Melanie Bush - Bonnie Langford
 * Hebe Harrison - Ruth Madeley
 * Elise - Cherylee Houston
 * Professor Patricia McBride - Imogen Stubbs
 * Mr Betterment - Paul Herzberg
 * Ron - Toby Hadoke

Continuity

 * Following on from AUDIO: Maelstrom, the Doctor, Mel and Hebe are responding to Elise's distress call.
 * The Doctor again ponders whether he's living most effectively. However, when challenged, the Doctor rebukes the notion that he is anything other than as his best self. A marked change from the self-doubt of his earlier travels with Mel. (PROSE: Millennial Rites)
 * Under the initial effects of the Betterment Machine, the Doctor's mannerisms briefly echo his first incarnation.