Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based,primarily,on 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,Sherlock Holmes,Stargate,The Avengers,The Prisoner,Timeslip,and Torchwood.
Professor Bernice Surprise Summerfield,or simply Benny,is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length Doctor Who novels,the New Adventures. The New Adventures were authorised novels carrying on from where the Doctor Who television series had left off,and Summerfield was introduced in Cornell's novel Love and War in 1992.
Jemima Rebecca "Jemma" Redgrave is a British actress,and a member of the Redgrave family. She played the title character in four series of Bramwell,and has a recurring role in Doctor Who as Kate Stewart,Head of Scientific Research at UNIT. As well as a career in television,she has appeared in many stage productions and on film,including her portrayal of Evie Wilcox in the Merchant Ivory film Howards End.
William Nicholas Stone Courtney was an Egyptian-born British actor. He was best known for his long-running role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.
Doctor Who Unbound is a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions. Free from the constraints of continuity,the Doctor Who Unbound audios present a series of "What if...?" scenarios,and cast new actors in the role of the Doctor.
Jago &Litefoot is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It stars Christopher Benjamin and Trevor Baxter as Henry Gordon Jago and Professor George Litefoot,their characters from the 1977 TV story The Talons of Weng-Chiang. The Mahogany Murderers was an entry in the Companion Chronicles range of audio plays and effectively acted as a pilot for this series. Justin Richards is the script editor.
In 2012,Big Finish Productions began producing audio dramas featuring Doctor Who's fourth Doctor,as portrayed by Tom Baker. Baker had previously declined to feature in any Big Finish releases,but after recording a trilogy of full cast audio boxsets for BBC Audiobooks,he decided to participate. This was also part of a spin off series of the Monthly range.
The War Doctor,announced in October 2015,is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the TV show Doctor Who. It sees the return of Sir John Hurt as the War Doctor,a role he previously portrayed in the TV story "The Name of the Doctor" as well as more prominently in the 50th Anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor". The series consists of four box sets,each made up of three hour-long episodes,the first released in December 2015,the remaining three volumes followed across 2016 and into 2017.
River Song is an audio play series from Big Finish Productions based on the character of the same name who appears in the British television series Doctor Who played by Alex Kingston,who reprises the character in the audio series.
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.
The Tenth Doctor Adventures,announced in October 2015,is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television series Doctor Who. It sees the return of David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble. The first trilogy of stories was released in May 2016. In November 2017 a second volume was released,featuring the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler. A third volume was released in May 2019,with Tate again reprising her role as Donna.
Classic Doctors,New Monsters is an audio play series from Big Finish Productions based on the television series Doctor Who. The stories feature incarnations of the Doctor from the classic era,facing enemies introduced in the revived series.
The Third Doctor Adventures is a sci-fi audio series produced by Big Finish Productions based on the TV show Doctor Who. It sees the return of Katy Manning as Jo Grant,Richard Franklin as Mike Yates,and John Levene as Sergeant Benton while the voice of the Third Doctor is performed by Tim Treloar replacing the original actor,Jon Pertwee,who died in 1996.
The War Master,announced in June 2017,is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the TV show Doctor Who. It sees the return of Sir Derek Jacobi as the Master,a role he previously portrayed in the TV story "Utopia". The first volume consists of a four-CD box set;it was released in December 2017. In July 2018,a further 3 series were confirmed for release between December 2018 –December 2019.
The First Doctor Adventures is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the British television programme Doctor Who. It sees David Bradley and Stephen Noonan as the First Doctor,a role originated by William Hartnell from 1963 to 1966,as well as by Bradley on television in the episodes "The Doctor Falls","Twice Upon a Time",and "The Power of the Doctor".
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. Big Finish announced the series,in November 2018,comprising four volumes and produced in association with BBC Studios.
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.
The Sixth Doctor Adventures is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television series Doctor Who. It sees the return of Colin Baker reprising his role as the Sixth Doctor.
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.
The Second Doctor Adventures is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television series Doctor Who. Michael Troughton,son of the original actor Patrick Troughton,voices the role of the Second Doctor.
