The Paternoster Gang (audio drama)

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The Paternoster Gang
Big Finish Productions audio drama
SeriesThe Worlds of Doctor Who
Featuring The Paternoster Gang
Directed by Ken Bentley
Produced byDavid Richardson
Executive producer(s)
MusicJoe Kraemer
Release dateJune 2019 (2019-06) – Present

The Paternoster Gang is an audio play series from Big Finish Productions. Neve McIntosh, Catrin Stewart & Dan Starkey reprise their roles of Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint, and Strax respectively from the television series Doctor Who . It is executive produced by Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs. [1] Big Finish announced the series, in November 2018, compromising four volumes and produced in association with BBC Studios. [2] [3]

Big Finish Productions British company producing books and audio dramas

Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult science fiction properties. These include Doctor Who, the characters Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog from 2000 AD, Blake's 7, Dark Shadows, Dracula, Terrahawks, Sapphire & Steel, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes character, Stargate, The Avengers, The Prisoner, and Torchwood.

Neve McIntosh British actress

Neve McIntosh is a Scottish actress.

Catrin Stewart British actress

Catrin Stewart is a Welsh actress. She has played Emma in the Sky1 comedy drama series Stella and Jenny Flint in Doctor Who. She also portrayed Lily in Misfits. Her theatrical performance as Juliet in Headlongs Romeo and Juliet has been acclaimed by The Observer as "one of the most captivating and touching I have seen."

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Cast

Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint, and Strax Doctor Who characters

Madame Vastra, Jenny Flint, and Strax, are a trio of recurring fictional characters in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, created by Steven Moffat, and portrayed, respectively, by Neve McIntosh, Catrin Stewart and Dan Starkey.

Dan Starkey (actor) British actor

Dan Starkey is an actor known for making numerous appearances in the BBC One science-fiction TV series Doctor Who. He has portrayed a number of different Sontaran characters, most notably Strax, who has come across the Eleventh and Twelfth incarnations of the Doctor, played by Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi respectively. Since 2016, he has appeared in all 36 episodes of the sketch series Class Dismissed.

Episodes

Heritage 1 (2019)
No.TitleDirected byWritten byReleased
1"The Cars That Ate London"Ken BentleyJonathan MorrisJune 2019 (2019-06)
2"A Photograph to Remember"Ken BentleyRoy GillJune 2019 (2019-06)
3"The Ghosts of Greenwich"Ken BentleyPaul MorrisJune 2019 (2019-06)
Heritage 2
No.TitleDirected byWritten byReleased
1"Dining with Death" [4] Ken BentleyDan StarkeyOctober 2019 (2019-10)
2"The Screaming Ceiling" [4] Ken BentleyGuy AdamsOctober 2019 (2019-10)
3"Spring-Heeled Jack" [4] Ken BentleyGemma ArrowsmithOctober 2019 (2019-10)
Heritage 3
No.TitleDirected byWritten byReleased
1TBATBATBAMarch 2020 (2020-03) [2]
2TBATBATBAMarch 2020 (2020-03) [2]
3TBATBATBAMarch 2020 (2020-03) [2]
Heritage 4
No.TitleDirected byWritten byReleased
1TBATBATBAOctober 2020 (2020-10) [2]
2TBATBATBAOctober 2020 (2020-10) [2]
3TBATBATBAOctober 2020 (2020-10) [2]

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References

  1. Huw Fullerton (31 October 2018). "Madame Vastra, River Song, Ace, Leela and Osgood to star in female-led Doctor Who audio series". Radio Times .
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The Paternoster Gang Return!". Big Finish Productions . Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  3. "Doctor Who's Paternoster Gang are returning in their own Big Finish spin-off". Digital Spy . Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 "1.2. The Paternoster Gang: Heritage 2". Big Finish Productions . Retrieved 22 June 2019.