Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor Adventures

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The Fifth Doctor Adventures
Big Finish Productions audio drama
SeriesDoctor Who
Featuring
Executive producer(s)
Release date
  • January 2003 (2003-01) (retroactively)
  • November 2020 (2020-11) (actual)

The Fifth Doctor Adventures is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television series Doctor Who . It sees the return of Peter Davison reprising his role as the Fifth Doctor.

Contents

History

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.

Cast and characters

List indicator(s)

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

ActorCharacterAppearances
Sp.Fifth Doctor BoxsetWicked SistersLost ResortFortyConflicts of InterestIn The NightThe Dream Team
Vol. 1Vol. 2
Peter Davison The Doctor ✓
Matthew Waterhouse Adric Does not appear✓Does not appear✓✓Does not appear✓
Sarah Sutton Nyssa ✓Does not appear✓
Janet Fielding Tegan Does not appear✓Does not appear✓
Louise Jameson Leela Does not appear✓Does not appear
Ciara Janson AbbyDoes not appear✓Does not appear
Laura DoddingtonZaraDoes not appear✓Does not appear
George WatkinsMarcDoes not appear✓Does not appear
Mark Strickson Vislor Turlough Does not appear✓Does not appear
Jon Culshaw The Brigadier Does not appear✓Does not appear
The Master
Kamelion
Nicholas Briggs Daleks Does not appear✓Does not appear
Cybermen Does not appear✓Does not appear
Ice Warriors Does not appear✓Does not appear

Notable Guests

Episodes

Specials

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"No Place Like Home" [5] Gary RussellIain McLaughlin Fifth Doctor, Erimem, ShaydeJanuary 2003 (2003-01)
2"Cuddlesome" [6] Barnaby Edwards Nigel Fairs Fifth DoctorMarch 2008 (2008-03)
3"Return to the Web Planet" [7] Barnaby Edwards Daniel O'Mahony Fifth Doctor, Nyssa, Zarbi, Menoptera December 2008 (2008-12)

The Fifth Doctor Box Set (2014)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Psychodrome" [8] Ken Bentley Jonathan Morris Fifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa, Tegan August 2014 (2014-08)
2"Iterations of I" [8] John Dorney

Wicked Sisters (2020)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Garden of Storms" [9] Lisa BowermanSimon Guerrier Fifth Doctor, Leela, Abby, ZaraNovember 2020 (2020-11)
2"The Moonrakers" [9]
3"The People Made of Smoke" [9]
No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Lost Resort" [10] Scott HandcockAK BenedictFifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan, Marc, AdricSeptember 2021 (2021-09)
2"The Perils of Nellie Bly" [10] Scott HandcockSarah WardFifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan, Marc
3"Nightmare of the Daleks" [10] Samuel ClemensMartyn WaitesFifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan, Marc, Daleks

Forty (2022)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
Volume 1
1"Secrets of Telos" [11] Ken BentleyMatt FittonFifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan, Cybermen January 2022 (2022-01)
2"God of War" [11] Sarah Grochala Fifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa, Tegan, Ice Warriors
–"Interlude: I, Kamelion" [11] Read by : Dan StarkeyDominic MartinFifth Doctor, Turlough, KamelionJanuary 2022 (2022-01)
Volume 2
3"The Auton Infinity" [12] Ken BentleyTim FoleyFifth Doctor, Tegan, Turlough, Kamelion, The Brigadier, Autons, The Master September 2022 (2022-09)

Conflicts of Interest (2023)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Friendly Fire" [13] Ken BentleyJohn DorneyFifth Doctor, Nyssa, TeganApril 2023 (2023-04)
2"The Edge of the War" [14] Jonathan Barnes
–"Interlude: Gobbledegook"Read by : Dan Starkey Frazer Lee Fifth DoctorApril 2023 (2023-04)

In the Night (2023)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Pursuit of the Nightjar"Ken BentleyTim FoleyFifth Doctor, Nyssa, TeganSeptember 2023 (2023-09)
2"Resistor"Sarah Grochala

The Dream Team

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Merfolk Murders"Ken BentleyTim FoleyFifth Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan, AdricApril 2024 (2024-04)
2"Drean Team"Lizzie Hopley
–"Interlude: Meanwhile Turlough"Read by : Dan StarkeyJonathan BlumFifth Doctor, Tegan, TurloughApril 2024 (2024-04)

Future

A second boxset is scheduled for release in September 2024. [15] Big Finish's Creative Director Nicholas Briggs described them as "...really imaginative, celebratory adventures that feel like Classic Doctor Who turned right up to eleven, in the very best of ways". [16]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremonyYearCategoryWork(s)ResultRef.
Scribe Awards2015Best AudioIterations of IWon [17]
Scribe Awards2022Best AudioThe Lost ResortNominated [18]

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References

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  6. ↑ "Doctor Who: Cuddlesome". Big Finish Productions . Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Doctor Who: Return to the Web Planet". Big Finish Productions . Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor Adventures Volume 01". Big Finish Productions . Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  9. 1 2 3 "Doctor Who: Wicked Sisters". Big Finish Productions . Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  10. 1 2 3 "Many happy returns, Peter Davison! - News - Big Finish".
  11. 1 2 3 "The Fifth Doctor turns Forty! - News - Big Finish".
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  13. ↑ "Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor Adventures: Conflicts of Interest". Big Finish Productions . Retrieved 22 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "The Fifth Doctor's at The Edge of War". Big Finish Productions . Retrieved 29 November 2022.
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  17. ↑ "Previous Scribe Award Winners". 24 June 2013.
  18. ↑ "Big Finish Scribe Award Nominations 2022". 20 June 2022.
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