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.

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.

Actor Character Appearances
Sp. Fifth Doctor Boxset Wicked Sisters Lost Resort Forty Conflicts of Interest In The Night The Dream Team
Vol. 1 Vol. 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 Abby Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Laura Doddington Zara Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
George Watkins Marc Does 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 McLaughlinFifth Doctor, Erimem, ShaydeJanuary 2003 (2003-01)
2"Cuddlesome"[6]Barnaby EdwardsNigel FairsFifth DoctorMarch 2008 (2008-03)
3"Return to the Web Planet"[7]Barnaby EdwardsDaniel O'MahonyFifth Doctor, Nyssa, Zarbi, MenopteraDecember 2008 (2008-12)

The Fifth Doctor Box Set (2014)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Psychodrome"[8]Ken BentleyJonathan MorrisFifth Doctor, Adric, Nyssa, TeganAugust 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 GuerrierFifth Doctor, Leela, Abby, ZaraNovember 2020 (2020-11)
2"The Moonrakers"[9]
3"The People Made of Smoke"[9]

The Lost Resort and Other Stories (2021)

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, CybermenJanuary 2022 (2022-01)
2"God of War"[11]Sarah GrochalaFifth 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 MasterSeptember 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 StarkeyFrazer LeeFifth 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

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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 ceremony Year Category Work(s) Result Ref.
Scribe Awards 2015 Best Audio Iterations of I Won [17]
Scribe Awards 2022 Best Audio The Lost Resort Nominated [18]

References

  1. ^ Jeffrey, Morgan (23 June 2017). "Celebrating Big Finish: How a gang of fans reinvented Doctor Who for a new audience". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 28 September 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
  2. ^ Ford, Joe (19 January 2010). "The Sirens of Time written and directed by Nick Briggs". Doc Oho Reviews. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Revamped Doctor Who audio ranges from Big Finish". Big Finish Productions. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Big Finish to end monthly Doctor Who audio range in 2022 revamp". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Doctor Who: No Place Like Home". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  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. ^ a b "Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor Adventures Volume 01". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  9. ^ a b c "Doctor Who: Wicked Sisters". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
  10. ^ a b c "Many happy returns, Peter Davison! - News - Big Finish".
  11. ^ a b c "The Fifth Doctor turns Forty! - News - Big Finish".
  12. ^ "The Fifth Doctor Faces The Auton Infinity - News - Big Finish".
  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.
  15. ^ "Doctor Who: The Fifth Doctor Adventures: 2024B Title TBA - Doctor Who - The Fifth Doctor Adventures - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  16. ^ "Early-Bird Offer for Classic Doctor Pre-Orders - News - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  17. ^ "Previous Scribe Award Winners". 24 June 2013.
  18. ^ "Big Finish Scribe Award Nominations 2022". 20 June 2022.
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