The Morax were an ancient war-like race who were imprisoned on Earth in ancient times. They were a parasitic species which took over other beings by infecting them. They could lie dormant in the environment, in plants and mud.
A corpse buried in the ground could be reanimated by their possession - as happened at the village of Bilehurst Cragg, near Pendle Hill in Lancashire. This was during the early years of the 17th Century, during the reign of King James I. It was assumed that this was the work of witches, and the widow of the local squire, Becka Savage, was relentlessly persecuting the inhabitants to stamp this out.
The Doctor discovered that the Morax had been sentenced to imprisonment for war crimes, and were buried under the Hill.
Recently, Becka Savage had cut down a tree atop the hill which spoiled her view - little realising that it acted as a key to lock in the Morax. Her actions had freed them. She in turn was possessed by the Morax, becoming their queen. They aimed to make the visiting James their own king by infecting him.
The creatures were still susceptible to wood from the tree, however. The Doctor used her Sonic to reactivate the lock, trapping the Morax once again. Their queen refused to surrender and was killed by the monarch when he used a burning torch against her, made from wood from the tree.
Played by: Siobhan Finneran (Becka / Morax Queen), Marina Stroimenova, Tricia Kelly. Appearances: The Witchfinders (2018).
- Finneran is best known for her long-running role as Janice Garvey in ITV comedy series Benidorm.
- She first came to fame in the movie Rita, Sue and Bob Too (1987), in which she played Rita.
- Other recent roles include Downton Abbey and Happy Valley, and she has previously appeared in soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street.
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