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The Ninth Doctor Adventures
Big Finish Productions audio drama
SeriesDoctor Who
Featuring
Executive producer(s)
Release dateMay 2021 (2021-05)

The Ninth Doctor Adventures, announced in August 2020, is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the television series Doctor Who. It sees the return of Christopher Eccleston reprising his role as the Ninth Doctor and will span four boxsets comprising an entire audio season to be released between May 2021 and February 2022. A second audio season of four more boxsets followed in 2022 and 2023; a third audio season of four followed in 2023 and 2024.[1][2][3][4]

History

The Ninth Doctor, as portrayed by actor Christopher Eccleston, first appeared in 2005 for the relaunch of Doctor Who. Eccleston is notable for portraying The Doctor for one series before departing. Since, Eccleston had vowed never to return to the science fiction series, even declining to portray the character in the fiftieth anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor" due to his feelings that the story "didn't do the character any justice" and felt the BBC still owed him an apology.[5]

In 2018 the actor stated about his exit, “What happened around Doctor Who almost destroyed my career... I gave them a hit show and I left with dignity and then they put me on a blacklist. I was carrying my own insecurities as it was something I had never done before and then I was abandoned, vilified in the tabloid press and blacklisted.”[3][4]

As of August 2020, Eccleston, having felt healed from meeting fans at conventions and their feelings towards his portrayal of The Doctor, ultimately agreed to participate with Big Finish after discussions with Big Finish co-chairman, Jason Haigh-Ellery.[2] Eccleston, in response to his return, stated “After 15 years, it will be exciting to revisit the Ninth Doctor’s world, bringing back to life a character I love playing.”[1]

A second season was announced on 13 September 2021.[6] Subsequently, a third season was announced on 9 March 2023.[7]

On the Big Finish Podcast episode released 21 of May 2023, guest co-host and regular Ninth Doctor Adventures sound-designer Iain Meadows revealed that Lauren Mooney, who has previously for Big Finish's Torchwood range, The Diary Of River Song and the Eighth Doctor Adventures.[8]

Production

Nicholas Briggs revealed that he would direct some episodes of the series and that other directors would also be involved. He also revealed he has written a story but was not sure if the BBC would accept it.[9] Christopher Eccleston posted a picture on Instagram showing him holding the script, which revealed title of the first episode, Sphere of Freedom, and writer Nicholas Briggs.[10]

Cast

Main cast

List indicator

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

  •   A green cell indicates the actor is a main cast member.
  •   A red cell indicates the actor is a recurring cast member.
  •   A light blue cell indicates the actor is a guest or special guest cast member.
Actor Character Appearances
S1 S2 S3
V1 V2 V3 V4 V1 V2 V3 V4 V1 V2 V3 V4
Christopher Eccleston The Doctor ✓
Camilla Beeput Nova ✓ Does not appear
Jayne McKenna Audrey ✓ Does not appear
Nicholas Briggs Cybermen Does not appear ✓ ✓ Does not appear
Sea Devils Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Jon Culshaw Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Warren Brown Sam Bishop Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Elinor Lawless Fiona McCall Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Nicola Walker Liv Chenka Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Rebecca Root Tania Bell Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Adam Martyn Callen Lennox Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Harki Bhambra Doyle Does not appear ✓ Does not appear

Guests

Series 1

  • Ben Lee as Farraday (Sphere Of Freedom / Cataclysm / Food Fight)
  • Jamie Parker as Halloran (Sphere Of Freedom / Cataclysm / Food Fight)
  • Dan Starkey as Marcus Aurelius Gallius (Sphere Of Freedom / Cataclysm / Food Fight)
  • Claire Corbett as Ravager (Cataclysm / Food Fight)
  • Anjella MacKintosh as AI / President / Café Owner (Cataclysm / Food Fight)
  • Pearl Appleby as DC Jana Lee (Girl, Deconstructed)
  • Mirren Mack as Marnie / The Serapheem (Girl, Deconstructed)
  • Forbes Masson as Kurt (Girl, Deconstructed)
  • Damian Lynch as Artie Berger (Fright Motif)
  • Gemma Whelan as Zazie Vincent (Fright Motif)
  • Adrian Schiller as Maurice Le Bon (Fright Motif)
  • Jan Francis as First Incorporation (Planet of the End)
  • Nick Fletcher as Second Incorporation (Planet of the End)
  • Annette Badland as Mrs Goose / Fleshkin 3 (The Hunting Season)
  • Don Gilét as Streatham / Fleshkin 2 (The Hunting Season)
  • Alex Jennings as Lord Hawthorn (The Hunting Season)
  • Anthony Howell as Macbeth / Siward (The Curse of Lady Macbeth)
  • Neve McIntosh as Gruach (The Curse of Lady Macbeth)
  • David Rintoul as Kinade / Priest / Bishop (The Curse of Lady Macbeth)
  • Peter Bankolé as Dieter Jovanovic (Monsters In Metropolis)
  • Nick Wilton as Fritz Lang (Monsters In Metropolis)
  • Helen Goldwyn as Anna Dreyfus (Monsters In Metropolis)
  • Raj Ghatak as Olaf Richter (Monsters In Metropolis)
  • Sienna Guillory as Idara Beckett (Fond Farewell)
  • Juliet Stevenson as Winifred Whitby (Fond Farewell)

Series 2

  • Indigo Griffths as Saffron Windrose (Station to Station)
  • Ian Bartholemew as The Grimminy-Grue (Station to Station)
  • Katy Brittain as Oksana Vladmirovna Kuznetsova (The False Dimitry)
  • Leah Brotherhead as Mandy Litherland (Auld Lang Syne)
  • Wendy Craig as Great Aunt Bette (Auld Lang Syne)
  • Hayley Tamaddon as Auntie Sue (Auld Lang Syne)
  • Dan Starkey as Sontarans (Salvation Nine)
  • Josie Lawrence as Gaznak (Salvation Nine)
  • Pooja Shah as Navarch Al-Hanin (Salvation Nine)
  • Nicolas Colicos as Succeeding / Robot (Last of the Zetacene)
  • Alice Feetham as Nel (Last of the Zetacene)
  • Maureen O'Brien as Selo / First Gyra (Last of the Zetacene)
  • Simon Shepherd as Pal Andrews (Break the Ice)
  • Thalissa Teixeira as Dr Lenni Fisk (Break the Ice)
  • Pip Torrens as Kenton (Break the Ice)
  • Sasha Behar as Diana Hendry (The Seas Of Titan)
  • Yasmin Mwanza as Rachel Bates / Taroth (The Seas Of Titan)
  • Ferdy Roberts as Soloman Read (The Seas Of Titan)
  • Joseph Kloska as Ludwig Von Husseldorf (Lay Down Your Arms)
  • Jamie Parker as Tsar Alexander II / Trinity (Lay Down Your Arms)
  • Diana Quick as Sophie Kinzky (Lay Down Your Arms)
  • Kate Sissons as Bertha Kinzky (Lay Down Your Arms)
  • Jeremy Swift as Fraser / Colleague One (Flatpack)
  • Frank Skinner as Pete Snow (The Colour of Terror)
  • Dave Hearn as Toby Entwhistle (The Blooming Menace)

Series 3

Episodes

Series 1 (2021–22)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
Volume 1: Ravagers
1"Sphere of Freedom"Nicholas BriggsNicholas BriggsNinth Doctor, Nova, AudreyMay 2021 (2021-05)
2"Cataclysm"
3"Food Fight"
Volume 2: Respond to All Calls
4"Girl, Deconstructed"Helen GoldwynLisa McMullinNinth Doctor, Marnie, Kurt, SerapheemAugust 2021 (2021-08)
5"Fright Motif"Tim FoleyNinth Doctor, Artie Berger, Zazie Vincent, Maurice Le Bon
6"Planet of the End"Timothy X AtackNinth Doctor, First Incorporation
Volume 3: Lost Warriors
7"The Hunting Season"Barnaby EdwardsJames KettleNinth DoctorNovember 2021 (2021-11)
8"The Curse of Lady Macbeth"Lizzie HopleyNinth Doctor
9"Monsters in Metropolis"John DorneyNinth Doctor, Fritz Lang, Cybermen
Volume 4: Old Friends
10"Fond Farewell"Helen GoldwynDavid K BarnesNinth DoctorFebruary 2022 (2022-02)[11]
11"Way of the Burryman"Roy GillNinth Doctor, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Sam Bishop, Fiona McCall, Cybermen
12"The Forth Generation"Roy GillNinth Doctor, Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Sam Bishop, Fiona McCall, Cybermen

Series 2 (2022–23)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
Volume 1: Back to Earth
1"Station to Station"Helen GoldwynRobert ValentineNinth Doctor, Saffron WindroseMay 2022 (2022-05)
2"The False Dimitry"Sarah GrochalaNinth Doctor
3"Auld Lang Syne"Tim FoleyNinth Doctor, Mandy Litherland
Volume 2: Into the Stars
4"Salvation Nine"[12]Helen GoldwynTimothy X. AtackNinth Doctor, SontaransAugust 2022 (2022-08)
5"Last of the Zetacene"[12]James KettleNinth Doctor
6"Break the Ice"[12]Tim FoleyNinth Doctor, Jack Frost
Volume 3: Hidden Depths
7"The Seas of Titan"[13]Ken BentleyLizbeth MylesNinth Doctor, Sea DevilsNovember 2022 (2022-11)
8"Lay Down Your Arms"[13]Lisa McMullinNinth Doctor, Bertha Kinzky
9"Flatpack"[13]John DorneyNinth Doctor, Liv Chenka, Tania Bell
Volume 4: Shades of Fear
10"The Colour of Terror"[14]Helen GoldwynLizzie HopleyNinth DoctorFebruary 2023 (2023-02)
11"The Blooming Menace"[14]James KettleNinth Doctor
12"Red Darkness"[14]Roy GillNinth Doctor, Callen Lennox, Doyle, Vashta Nerada

Series 3 (2023-present)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
Volume 1: Pioneers
1"The Green Gift"Helen GoldwynRoy GillNinth Doctor, Callen, Doyle, Giant MaggotsMay 2023 (2023-05)
2"Northern Lights"Robert ValentineNinth Doctor
3"The Beautiful Game"Katharine ArmitageNinth Doctor
Volume 2: Travel in Hope
4"Below There"Helen GoldwynLauren Mooney and Stewart PringleNinth DoctorAugust 2023 (2023-08)[15]
5"The Butler Did It"James Moran
6"Run"Robert Valentine
Volume 3
7TBATBDTBDNinth DoctorFebruary 2024 (2024-02)[15]
8
9
Volume 4
10TBATBDTBDNinth DoctorMay 2024 (2024-05)[15]
11
12

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee(s) of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Work(s) Result Ref.
BBC Audio Drama Awards 2023 Best Podcast Audio Drama The Ninth Doctor Adventures Shortlisted [16]
Scribe Awards 2022 Best Audio The Curse of Lady Macbeth Won [17]
Girl, Deconstructed Nominated
Monsters in Metropolis Nominated

References

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  3. ^ a b "Christopher Eccleston to reprise Doctor Who role for first time in 15 years". The Independent. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Christopher Eccleston to reprise role as Doctor Who despite saying he'd never go back". Metro. 9 August 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Christopher Eccleston turned down Doctor Who's 50th anniversary because it 'didn't do justice' to the Ninth Doctor". Radio Times. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. ^ "Christopher Eccleston returns to Big Finish! - News - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Christopher Eccleston Returns for Third Audio Series!". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  8. ^ "2023-05-21 Purity Genesis - News - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Podcasts - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
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  11. ^ "4. Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures Volume 04". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  12. ^ a b c "The Ninth Doctor v Sontarans!". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  13. ^ a b c "Liv and Tania's Love Story Continues!". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  14. ^ a b c "Frank Skinner Meets the Ninth Doctor!". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  15. ^ a b c "Christopher Eccleston Returns for Third Audio Series!". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  16. ^ "The 2023 Shortlist". BBC.
  17. ^ "Big Finish Scribe Award Nominations 2022". 20 June 2022.
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