‘THE COINS OF DENO’
AN EIGHT-EPISODE STORY BY TIM BRADLEY
Synopsis
The Doctor, Nyssa and Billy are summoned by Lord Ganl to search for the eight Coins of Deno in order to end the long war in the Deno system. Will they be able to find the eight coins and thwart the Dark Lord Vorshon and his deadly Sgrans?
The eight stories in ‘The Coins of Deno’ are as follows:
- ‘The Map to Time’
- ‘The Greek Horror’
- ‘The Clouds of Skydra’
- ‘The Scavenger Station’
- ‘The Mystery of Witten Island’
- ‘The Holiday of Romance’
- ‘The Dreadnought’
- ‘The War of Deno’
Cast of Characters
THE DOCTOR – PETER DAVISON
Time-Space Traveller
NYSSA/NYSSA (ANDROID) – SARAH SUTTON
His Trakenite Companion/Terileptil Android (‘The Scavenger Station’)
BILLY WALKER/BILLY (ANDROID) – TIM BRADLEY
His 1963 Human Companion/Terileptil Android (‘The Scavenger Station’)
LORD GANL –
Hermit of Arazo IV; Former elder of the Deno Council (‘The Map to Time’ and ‘The War of Deno’)
DALGIX –
Great Guardian of Arazo IV from Matalia; Lord Ganl’s secretary (‘The Map to Time’ and ‘The War of Deno’)
KEXAJ –
Male; Asleve Guardian Leader of Arazo IV from Matalia (‘The Map to Time’ and ‘The Dreadnought)
TOMA –
Male; Asleve Guardian of Arazo IV from Matalia (‘The Map to Time’ and ‘The Dreadnought’)
CRIALA –
Female; Asleve Guardian of Arazo from Matalia (‘The Map to Time’ and ‘The Dreadnought’)
TOTRINO – DAN STARKEY
First Sgran Leader (‘The Map to Time’, ‘The Scavenger Station’, ‘The Dreadnought’ and ‘The War of Deno’)
ITRASAL –
Second Sgran Leader (‘The Map to Time’, ‘The Scavenger Station’, ‘The Dreadnought’ and ‘The War of Deno’)
KLAW –
Sgran Warrior (‘The Map to Time’, ‘The Scavenger Station’, ‘The Dreadnought’ and ‘The War of Deno’)
CAR –
Sgran Warrior (‘The Map to Time’, ‘The Scavenger Station’, ‘The Dreadnought’ and ‘The War of Deno’)
1. ‘THE MAP TO TIME’
Synopsis
On the deserted alien planet Arazo IV, the Doctor, Nyssa and Billy end up in a rock maze.
Episode Contents
Cast of Characters
TREMAS – JON CULSHAW
Nyssa’s father, a young version of him before being played by Anthony Ainley
TIME LORD #1; TIME LORD #2
2. ‘THE GREEEK HORROR’
Synopsis
The Doctor, Nyssa and Billy visit the city of Athens in Ancient Greece to find the second coin of Deno.
Episode Contents
Cast of Characters
KING CROESUS –
Last king of Lydia, renowned for his great wealth
GALENOS –
Athenian, Sophia’s husband, Erasmos and Eumelia’s father
SOPHIA –
Athenian, Galenos’ wife, Erasmos and Eumelia’s father
ERASMOS –
Athenian, son of Galenos and Sophia
EUMELIA –
Athenian, daughter of Galenos and Sophia
KYRILLOS –
Spartan warrior, Ligiea’s husband
LIGIEA –
Kryillos’ wife
KRIOS –
Chronovore, brother of Krios
GREEK OFFICIAL #1; CENTAUR LEADER; CENTAUR; SPARTAN WARRIOR; SPARTAN TEACHER; SPARTAN STUDENT; BOXER #1; BOXER #2
3. ‘THE CLOUDS OF SKYDRA’
Synopsis
The TARDIS visits the planet Skydra where the Doctor, Nyssa and Billy hope to find the third coin of Deno.
Episode Contents
Cast of Characters
KING SUNGAM – BRIAN BLESSED
Ruler of Cloud City on Skydra
COUNSELLOR SERN –
Female counsellor to King Sungam
GOVERNOR FONDA –
Male governor in Cloud City, stony-mannered
BREGONE –
Male sky soldier commander
ROBELL –
Female sky soldier lieutenant
MICHELLER –
Female ground bandit leader, Dannier’s wife
DANNIER –
Male ground bandit leader, Micheller’s husband
SKY GUARD, SKY SOLDIER COMMANDER
4. ‘THE SCAVENGER STATION’
Synopsis
The fourth coin of Deno is on a space station full of Nimon, Quarks, Terileptils and RSF men.
Episode Contents
Cast of Characters
FRESSKIN –
Terileptil Leader
VULLNOK –
Terileptil Commander
PLATOON LEADER COURTNEY –
Male, RSF Leader
PLATOON UNDER-LEADER LEVENE –
Male, RSF second-in-command
DR. JOHN –
Female, RSF medical officer
DALEK – NICHOLAS BRIGGS
SPRAX THE SONTARAN – DAN STARKEY
CYBERMAN – NICHOLAS BRIGGS
SSNAR THE ICE LORD – NICHOLAS BRIGGS
NIMON LEADER; QUARK LEADER; NIMON #1; NIMON #2; QUARK #1; QUARK #2; QUARK #3; QUARK #4; TERILEPTIL HUNTER; TERILEPTIL ANDROID; RSF PRIVATE #1; RSF PRIVATE #2; RSF SOLDIER; RSF GUARD #1; RSF GUARD #2; RSF GUARD #3; RSF FIRING SQUAD (five characters); DROM THE JACONDAN; KILVOK THE BANNERMAN
5. ‘THE MYSTERY OF WITTEN ISLAND’
Synopsis
The TARDIS trio recieve help from three children and their dog Patch when searching for the fifth coin of Deno.
Episode Contents
Cast of Characters
DR. MICHAEL WITTEN –
Rose’s husband, Susan’s father and Fred and Katy’s uncle
ROSE WITTEN –
Dr. Witten’s wife, Susan’s mother and Fred and Katy’s aunt
SUSAN WITTEN –
Dr. Witten and Rose’s daughter, Fred and Katy’s cousin
FRED DEAKIN –
Katy’s brother, Susan’s male cousin, Dr. Witten and Rose’s male nephew
KATY DEAKIN –
Fred’s sister, Susan’s female cousin, Dr. Witten and Rose’s female nephew
RICHARD DEAKIN –
Fred and Katy’s father
JUNE DEAKIN –
Fred and Katy’s mother
RAWSON –
First male criminal
MITCHELL –
Second male criminal
STEVENS –
Witten council officer
CAPTAIN HARTMAN –
Sea captain
PATCH
Susan’s dog
6. ‘THE HOLIDAY OF ROMANCE’
Synopsis
Nyssa and Billy spend a romantic French holiday together whilst the Doctor searches for the sixth coin of Deno.
Episode Contents
Cast of Characters
JEAN-LUC BONHOMME – DAVID HAIG
Film director, servant of Lord Vorshon
BENJAMIN –
Grocer, servant of Jean-Luc Bonhomme
NICOLE –
Benjamin’s sister, servant of Jean-Luc Bonhomme
PIERRE –
Le Grand Hotel waiter
JENNIE –
Le Grand Hotel receptionist
SABINE DE SAUNNES –
Young French woman, associate of Jean-Luc Bonhamme
TOURIST; TAXI DRIVER; VICAR; SECURITY GUARD #1; SECURITY GUARD #2
7. ‘THE DREADNOUGHT’
Synopsis
The Doctor, Nyssa and Billy visit an abandoned gunship in outer space to search for the seventh Deno coin.
Episode Contents
Cast of Characters
PATRO RO –
Mid-40s, Gunship commander, female
SANDTON –
Gunship security crewmember, male
KEL –
Gunship communications crewmember, female
SGRAN #1; SGRAN #2
8. ‘THE WAR OF DENO’
Synopsis
War rages in the Deno system as the eighth coin of Deno is about to be found.
Episode Contents
Cast of Characters
SASSELE –
Prince of Titanium Dain on the planet Norebye, male
CAPAIN JUROL –
Captain of Deno forces, loyal to Prince Sassele, male
LORD VORSHON –
Dark Lord of the Deno system, male
VORUHAM –
Collaborator of Lord Vorshon, male
GARON MEGA –
Former servant of Voruham
COMMANDER FARA –
Leader of the humans in the Deno system, male
COMMANDER ELRO –
Leader of the Asleves in the Deno system, female.
KENSONDA –
Sgran Leader, female
COMPUTER VOICE
‘Nyssa of Traken’; ‘Melkurs’ and ‘Tremas’ originally created by Johnny Byrne
‘Billy Walker’ and ‘Sgrans’ created by Tim Bradley
‘Chronovores’ created by Barry Letts and Robert Sloman
‘Nimon’ created by Anthony Reed
‘Quarks’ created by Mervyn Haisman and Henry Lincoln
‘Terileptils’ created by Eric Saward
‘RSF (Republican Security Forces)’ created by Don Houghton
‘Daleks’ created by Terry Nation
‘Cybermen’ created by Kit Pedler and Gerry Davis
‘Sontarans’ created by Robert Holmes
‘Draconians’ created by Malcolm Hulke
‘Ice Warriors’ created by Brian Hayles
‘Jacondans’ created by Anthony Steven
‘Bannermen’ created by Malcolm Knoll
© Tim Bradley, 2021-22
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