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The Seventh Doctor Adventures is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television series Doctor Who . It sees the return of Sylvester McCoy reprising his role as the Seventh Doctor.
In 1999, beginning with the story " The Sirens of Time ", Big Finish Productions began producing a series of audio adventures featuring the Fifth Doctor, Sixth Doctor and Seventh Doctor. For 22 years these stories continued collectively known as Big Finish's " Main Range ". [1] [2] In May 2020, Big Finish announced the main range would conclude in March 2021 and subsequently replaced with regular releases of each Doctor's adventures continuing in their own respective ranges. [3] [4] Several previously released special titles were retroactively reallocated into these new ranges by Big Finish.
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in at least one season.
Actor | Character | Appearances | |||||||||
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Sp | The New Adventures | Silver & Ice | Sullivan & Cross - AWOL | Far From Home | The Last Day 1 | The Last Day 2 | 2024B Title TBA | 2025A Title TBA | 2025B Title TBA | ||
Sylvester McCoy | The Doctor | ✓ | |||||||||
Bonnie Langford | Melanie Bush | ✓ | ✓ | TBA | |||||||
Sophie Aldred | Ace | ✓ | TBA | ||||||||
Lisa Bowerman | Bernice Summerfield | ✓ | TBA | ||||||||
Yasmin Bannerman | Roz Forrester | ✓ | ✓ | TBA | |||||||
Travis Oliver | Chris Cwej | ✓ | ✓ | TBA | |||||||
Philip Olivier | Hex Schofield | ✓ | TBA | ||||||||
Maggie O'Neill | Lysandra Aristedes | ✓ | TBA | ||||||||
Amy Pemberton | Sally Morgan | ✓ | TBA | ||||||||
Christopher Naylor | Harry Sullivan | ✓ | TBA | ||||||||
Eleanor Crooks | Naomi Cross | ✓ | TBA |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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1 | "Last of the Titans" [5] | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | Seventh Doctor | January 2001 |
2 | "Return of the Daleks" [6] | John Ainsworth | Nicholas Briggs | Seventh Doctor, Daleks, Ogrons | December 2007 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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1 | "The Trial of a Time Machine" [7] | Scott Handcock | Andy Lane | Seventh Doctor,Roz,Chris | November 2018 |
2 | "Vanguard" [7] | Steve Jordan | |||
3 | "The Jabari Countdown" [7] | Alan Flanagan | |||
4 | "The Dread of Night" [7] | Tim Foley | |||
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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1 | "Bad Day in Tinseltown" [8] | Samuel Clemens | Dan Starkey | Seventh Doctor,Melanie Bush | June 2022 |
2 | "The Ribos Inheritance" [8] | Jonathan Barnes | |||
– | "Interlude:The Haunting of Bryck Place" [9] | Read by :Sophie Aldred | Georgia Cook | Seventh Doctor,Ace | June 2022 |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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1 | "London Orbital" | Bethany Weimers | John Dorney | Seventh Doctor,Harry Sullivan,Naomi Cross | November 2022 [10] |
2 | "Scream of the Daleks" | Lisa McMullin | Seventh Doctor,Harry,Naomi,Daleks | ||
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
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1 | "Operation Dusk" [11] | Samuel Clemens | Alfie Shaw | Seventh Doctor,Harry,Naomi,Vashta Nerada,The Forge | June 2023 |
2 | "Naomi’s Ark" [11] | Allison Winter | Seventh Doctor,Harry,Naomi | ||
– | "Interlude:Frozen Worlds" [12] | Read by :Sophie Aldred | Katherine Armitage | Seventh Doctor | June 2023 |
The title was revealed on 27 June 2023. [13] The 12 part story is set after The Monthly Adventures' Dark Universe [14] and leads directly into the TV Movie. [15] Big Finish's official plot synopsis says "There is always injustice to fight. There is always a new danger for the universe. But what if the Doctor found a way to put things right,once and for all? Would it really be so terrible to take a stand? Would the end justify the means? And would his friends agree? The Seventh Doctor’s last day is coming…" [15]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |||||||
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Part One | ||||||||||||
1 | "Part 1" | Samuel Clemens | Matt Fitton &Guy Adams | Seventh Doctor,Ace,Melanie Bush,The Master,Bernice Summerfield,Lysandra Aristedes,Hex Schofield,Kane,Sally Morgan,Sontarans | December 2023 [16] | |||||||
2 | "Part 2" | |||||||||||
3 | "Part 3" | |||||||||||
4 | "Part 4" | |||||||||||
5 | "Part 5" | |||||||||||
6 | "Part 6" | |||||||||||
Part Two | ||||||||||||
1 | "Part 7" | Samuel Clemens | Matt Fitton &Guy Adams | Seventh Doctor,Ace,Melanie Bush,Roz Forrester,The Master,Bernice Summerfield,Vienna Salvatori,Lysandra Aristedes,Chris Cwej,Hex Schofield,Kane,Sally Morgan,Ogrons,Sontarans | June 2024 [17] | |||||||
2 | "Part 8" | |||||||||||
3 | "Part 9" | |||||||||||
4 | "Part 10" | |||||||||||
5 | "Part 11" | |||||||||||
6 | "Part 12" | |||||||||||
– | "Interlude:Fond Memories" | Read by :Sophie Aldred | Alison Lawson | Seventh Doctor,Ace | June 2024 | |||||||
The second boxset for 2024 is scheduled for November 2024. [18]
On 23 May 2024,Big Finish announced their slate of boxsets for 2025. Senior Producer John Ainsworth said “The Sixth,Seventh and Eighth Doctors will feature in two box sets each,as in previous years. I shan't give too much away but expect companions old and new,some classic series monsters that haven't featured on audio for a decade,and a name that's been hiding in plain sight (and it's time to go there...).” [19] The first boxset is scheduled for June 2025. [20]
The second boxset is scheduled for November 2025. [21]
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