Doctor Who: The Early Adventures

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Doctor Who: The Early Adventures is a series of audio dramas based on the British television series Doctor Who and produced by Big Finish Productions.

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In February 2013, Big Finish Productions announced that, following the conclusions of The Lost Stories and the monthly Companion Chronicles , they would be launching The Early Adventures, a series of brand new stories featuring the First and Second Doctors. The four-part plays star surviving lead actors from the original series, and follow a similar structure to The Lost Stories set in this era, mixing dialogue and narration. [1]

Cast

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This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in at least one season.

ActorCharacterAppearances
S1S2S3S4S5S6S7
William Russell Ian Chesterton / The Doctor Does not appearDoes not appear
Carole Ann Ford Susan Foreman Does not appearDoes not appear
Maureen O'Brien Vicki Does not appearDoes not appearDoes not appear
Peter Purves Steven Taylor / The Doctor Does not appearDoes not appear
Jean Marsh Sara Kingdom Does not appearDoes not appear
Frazer Hines Jamie McCrimmon / The Doctor Does not appearDoes not appearDoes not appearDoes not appear
Anneke Wills Polly Wright Does not appearDoes not appearDoes not appearDoes not appear
Elliot Chapman Ben Jackson Does not appearDoes not appearDoes not appearDoes not appear
Deborah Watling Victoria Waterfield Does not appearDoes not appear
Wendy Padbury Zoe Heriot Does not appearDoes not appearDoes not appearDoes not appear
Jemma Powell Barbara Wright Does not appearDoes not appear
Ajazz Awad Katarina Does not appearDoes not appear
Lauren Cornelius Dodo Chaplet Does not appear

Episodes

Series 1 (2014)

The first series consist of stories featuring the First Doctor. William Russell reprises the role of Ian Chesterton in the first two stories, while Peter Purves reprises the role of Steven Taylor in the second two. Carole Ann Ford plays Susan Foreman in the first story, Maureen O'Brien plays Vicki in the second and third stories, and Jean Marsh plays Sara Kingdom in the fourth. Additionally, Russell and Purves perform the Doctor's dialogue in their respective stories, while Ford and O'Brien perform the dialogue of Barbara Wright in the first two stories. The stories have individual episode titles to replicate the era.

No.Serial titleEpisode titlesDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1Domain of the Voord"The Floating City" Ken Bentley Andrew Smith First Doctor, Susan, Ian, Barbara, Voord September 2014 (2014-09)
"Return to Terror"
"Behind the Mask"
"Fightback"
2The Doctor's Tale"The Lord of Misrule"Ken Bentley Marc Platt First Doctor, Ian, Barbara, Vicki October 2014 (2014-10)
"The White Hart"
"Sanctuary"
"The Empty Crown"
3The Bounty of Ceres"The Hostile Planet" Lisa Bowerman Ian Potter First Doctor, Vicki, Steven November 2014 (2014-11)
"The Outer Edge"
"An Otherworldly Intelligence"
"The Coldest Mind"
4An Ordinary Life"An Ordinary Life"Ken BentleyMatt FittonFirst Doctor, Steven, Sara December 2014 (2014-12)
"The Unalike"
"The Sleeping Army"
"The Enemy Without"

Series 2 (2015–16)

The second series consists of stories featuring the Second Doctor, played in all four stories by Frazer Hines, who also reprises his original role from the series as the Doctor's companion Jamie McCrimmon. Anneke Wills reprises her role as Polly Wright in the first two stories, Deborah Watling reprises the role of Victoria Waterfield in the third story, and Wendy Padbury reprises the role of Zoe Heriot in the fourth. In addition, the first two stories feature Elliot Chapman as Ben Jackson, originally played by Michael Craze.

"Doctor Who - The Early Adventures - Big Finish". bigfinish.com.
  • 1 2 "Katarina Returns". Big Finish Productions . Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  • No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased