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The Veiled Leopard
Series:	Doctor Who - Specially Released Audio Dramas
Release Number:	5
Main Character:	Peri Brown, Erimem Ace, Hex
Featuring:
Enemy:
Setting:	Earth, Monte Carlo, 1966
Writer:	Iain McLaughlin & Claire Bartlett
Director:	Gary Russell
Post Production:	David Darlington
Publisher:	Big Finish
Release Date:	March 2006
Format:	1 CD
Prod. Code:	DWMCD07
ISBN:	ISBN
Previous Story:	Living Legend
Following Story:	Cuddlesome

Publisher's Summary

Monte Carlo, 1966:

Four time travellers. Two missions. One costumed ball. The Doctor has sent Peri and Erimem to prevent the fabulous Veiled Leopard diamond from being stolen. Which is odd, seeing as the Doctor has sent Ace and Hex to steal the diamond. how will the two teams cope with this contradictory task? Will Peri's asp slip? Why does Ace have to pretend to be a French maid? How will Erimem cope with Pharaoh Rammalamadingdong? And can Hex really "do posh"?

Plot

Part I

The 7th Doctor has previously talked to The 5th Doctor about a plan to stop the veiled leopard, a precious diamond which contains a code to rebuild a world which was lost, and return it to the owners. Peri and Erimem stop the jewel thief and return it to its safe, completely ignorant that it is alien.

Part II

Ace and Hex go to find the diamond to steal it. This is just luck that this event happened after Peri and Erimem stopped the jewel thief. This time, the doctor has explained why it is so important. Unfortunately they arrive too late and have to stop another thief who is trying to steal the diamond so that the owner can become even more rich. Ace, finding a shortcut, manages to stop the thief but before she can leave, must explain herself to Peri, Erimem and a few other people.

Cast

• Peri - Nicola Bryant
• Erimem - Caroline Morris
• Ace - Sophie Aldred
• Hex - Philip Olivier
• Lady Lillian Hawthorne - Lizzie Hopley
• Peter Mathis - Alan Ruscoe
• Gavin Walker - Steven Wickham
• Jean, the Commisionaire - Stephen Mansfield

References

• Ace and Hex use The Doctor's Sonic screwdriver.

Notes

• This story was released free with Doctor Who Magazine #367.
• The CD also contains trailers for several other Big Finish titles.

Continuity

to be added

Timeline

• For Peri and Erimem The Veiled Leopard occures after The Kingmaker and before Son of the Dragon
• For Ace and Hex The Veiled Leopard occures after Night Thoughts and before The Settling

External Links

• Big Finish The Veiled Leopard page
• The Doctor Who Reference Guide detailed synopsis of The Veiled Leopard