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'''''The Three Companions''''' is a 12 part mini-series which will be on the main [[Big Finish - Doctor Who Audio Dramas|''Doctor Who'' range]] as a bonus feature starting in Spring [[2009]]. Each episode lasts 10 minutes long making a 2 hour play in total.
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|image            = Three Companions 1.jpg
|series          = ''[[The Companion Chronicles: The Specials]]''
|number          =
|main character  = [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]], [[Polly Wright|Polly]], [[Thomas Brewster|Brewster]]
|featuring        = Second Doctor
|featuring2      = Third Doctor
|featuring3      = Ben Jackson
|featuring4      = Jamie McCrimmon
|featuring5      = Clifford Jones
|enemy            = [[Gerry Lenz]] / Garry Lendler, The [[Coffin-Loader]]s
|setting          = {{il|[[London]] and elsewhere in [[England]], [[2009]]|[[Cosmic Finance Central Five]]|[[London]], the [[1970s]]|An unnamed planet}}
|writer          = Marc Platt
|director        = [[Lisa Bowerman]]
|producer        = [[David Richardson]]
|read by          = {{il|[[Anneke Wills]]|[[Nicholas Courtney]]|[[John Pickard]]}}
|music            = [[Richard Fox]] & [[Lauren Yason]]
|sound            = Richard Fox & Lauren Yason
|cover            = [[Alex Mallinson]]
|publisher        = Big Finish Productions
|release date    = April 2009 - February 2010
|format          = 12 CDs (12-part edit)<br/>3 CDs (3-part re-edit)<br/>Download
|production code  =
|isbn            =
|next            = The Mists of Time (audio story)
|VOR              = VOR 2
|epcount = 12
}}
'''''The Three Companions''''' was a twelve-part mini-series. It was included on the main [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|''Doctor Who'' range]] as a bonus between [[April]] [[2009]] and [[February]] [[2010]]. Each episode was ten minutes long, making a two hour play in total. The entire story was collected in a compilation on ''[[The Companion Chronicles: The Specials]]'' CD box set.


==Plotline==
== Publisher's summary ==
The three companions are [[Anneke Wills]] returning as [[Polly]], [[Katy Manning]] as [[Jo Grant]] and [[John Pickard]] as [[Thomas Brewster]]. On [[2000s|modern day]] [[Earth]], Polly tracks down Jo Grant and realises that their travels with the Doctor have intersected. Whilst the planet is in the midst of an enviromental catastrophe, a third companion Thomas Brewster is watching them in possesion of a stolen [[TARDIS]].
[[Polly Wright]] has tracked down an old friend of the Doctor's... [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], former Brigadier at [[UNIT]]. As they trade stories of their [[time travel]]ling in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], it soon becomes clear that their pasts are intertwined, and linked to a current crisis on the planet [[Earth]]. And there's a third companion, watching them from a distance. A certain [[Thomas Brewster]]...


[[Category:Big Finish Audio Dramas|Three]]
== Synopsis ==
[[Category:2009 audio plays|Three]]
=== Polly's Story (1) ===
The present day: [[Polly Wright]], former companion of the [[Second Doctor]], tracks down Sir [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] via the [[Internet]]. As they chat online, they realise that they have a shared experience - and one that began on a world far away. (Included on ''[[The Magic Mousetrap (audio story)|The Magic Mousetrap]]'')


It was confirmed on the [[Big Finish]] Christmas Podcast that part 1 will feature on [[The Magic Mousetrap]].
=== In Memoriam (2) ===
The Doctor, Polly, [[Ben Jackson]] and [[Jamie McCrimmon]] are trapped on a doomed world scheduled for cremation. What are the coffin-loaders and why does Lethbridge-Stewart remember them too? (Included on ''[[Enemy of the Daleks (audio story)|Enemy of the Daleks]]'')
 
=== The Gathernaut (3) ===
On a planet scheduled for cremation in thirty-five minutes, the Doctor, Polly, Ben and Jamie meet an unlikely ally. (Included on ''[[The Angel of Scutari (audio story)|The Angel of Scutari]]'')
 
=== Cremation Point (4) ===
As the end of a world approaches, Polly, Ben and Jamie attempt to escape the [[Gathernaut]]. (Included on ''[[The Company of Friends (audio anthology)|The Company of Friends]]'')
 
=== The Brigadier's Story (5) ===
Polly's tale is over, but now Lethbridge-Stewart shares his story of a rare excursion in [[the TARDIS]], when the [[Third Doctor]] answered a distress call from a distant [[galaxy]]. What is the secret of [[Waterloo Station]]? (Included on ''[[Patient Zero (audio story)|Patient Zero]]'')
 
=== Coffin-Loaders (6) ===
In a place that looks like a jumbled-up Earth, the Third Doctor and the Brigadier have met a woman who looks just like Polly Wright, but she isn't. Meanwhile, in the real world, the real Polly has a new acquaintance – a young man called [[Thomas Brewster]]. (Included on ''[[Paper Cuts (audio story)|Paper Cuts]]'')
 
=== The Hunting Ground (7) ===
The Brigadier and the Third Doctor are fighting for survival on a model world that looks like Earth. Why are there facsimiles of Polly Wright here and who is the mysterious Garry Lendler? No one is more anxious to find out than Thomas Brewster... (Included on ''[[Blue Forgotten Planet (audio story)|Blue Forgotten Planet]]'')
 
=== The Battle of World's End Junction (8) ===
Cornered by the coffin loaders, the Doctor and the Brigadier make their last stand at World's End Junction. Meanwhile, the mysterious Thomas Brewster finally prepares to step out from the shadows... (Included on ''[[Castle of Fear (audio story)|Castle of Fear]]'')
 
=== Many Meetings (9) ===
In a café, three strangers meet: Polly, the Brigadier and Thomas Brewster. They share one thing in common – they have all travelled in time and space with the Doctor. Now the Doctor isn't here, and the world is in terrible danger... (Included on ''[[The Eternal Summer (audio story)|The Eternal Summer]]'')
 
=== Brewster's Story (10) ===
As Polly and the Brigadier become acquainted with Thomas Brewster, chaos erupts. UNIT troops are on the streets of London and the Hunter is on the prowl... (Included on ''[[Plague of the Daleks (audio story)|Plague of the Daleks]]'')
 
=== The Hunter (11) ===
With the coffin loader on the rampage in London, Polly, the Brigadier and Brewster meet an old acquaintance. Can he cure the planet's accelerated global warming? (Included on ''[[A Thousand Tiny Wings (audio story)|A Thousand Tiny Wings]]'')
 
=== The Sacrifice (12) ===
As London floods, can Polly and Thomas Brewster save the Brigadier from the clutches of the Hunter? (Included on ''[[Survival of the Fittest (audio story)|Survival of the Fittest]]'')
 
== Plot ==
''to be added''
 
== Cast ==
* [[Polly Wright]] / [[Alice Warner]] / [[Florrie Cooper]] - [[Anneke Wills]]
* [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
* [[Thomas Brewster]] - [[John Pickard]]
* [[Gerry Lenz|Gerry "G. L." Lenz]] / Garry Lendler / Announcer - [[Russell Floyd]]
 
== Crew ==
 
* Cover Art - [[Alex Mallinson]]
* Director - [[Lisa Bowerman]]
* Executive Producers - [[Nicholas Briggs]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]]
* Music and Sound Design - [[Richard Fox]] and [[Lauren Yason]] @ FoxYason Studios
* Producer - [[David Richardson]]
* Script Editor - [[Jacqueline Rayner]]
* Writer - [[Marc Platt]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
* [[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]] mentioned in an Internet article that she worked with the [[Third Doctor]] and the Brigadier at [[UNIT]] during the [[1970s]]. She and her husband [[Clifford Jones]] are based in [[Brazil]] and keep in regular contact with the Brigadier.
* Polly's e-mail address is [[[email protected]]].
* Polly works in the [[Westminster|City of Westminster]] in [[London]].
* The Brigadier sends Polly a photograph of himself, the Third Doctor, Jo, [[Mike Yates|Captain Mike Yates]], [[Carol Bell|Corporal Bell]] and [[John Benton|Sgt. Benton]] at a UNIT [[Christmas]] party. Benton was dressed as [[Santa Claus]].
* Polly refers to the Second Doctor as "a bit sartorially challenged" and compares his hairstyle to those worn by the [[The Beatles|Beatles]].
* The Brigadier was unaware that Jamie was from [[1746]].
* Polly describes Gerry "G. L." Lenz as being "handsome in a [[Terence Stamp]] sort of way." Lenz mistakes the Doctor for her uncle and offers her a job as his new PA as she will "be easy on the customer's eyes."
* Weather permitting, Jo and Cliff are flying to an emergency climate change summit in [[New York City]].
* Florrie Cooper describes the [[Third Doctor]] as a "proper [[toff]]."
* The Brigadier refers to {{Delgado}}.
* Brewster refers to the [[19th century]] [[penny dreadful]]s ''[[Black Bess]]'' and ''[[Varney the Vampire]]''.
* The Third Doctor shares some whiskey served in a tumbler, which was a gift from [[Robert Louis Stevenson]].
* Polly refers to the TARDIS' [[food machine]].
* Brewster mentions the [[croup]].
* Polly never drinks [[coffee]] anymore as it gives her the "jitters."
* Due to the extreme flooding of London, the [[British government]] has relocated to [[Birmingham]].
* Polly works in a [[government]] office.
* Polly is unaware of the existence of [[TARDIS]]es other than the Doctor's.
* Polly regularly goes to the [[gym]].
* After seeing the TARDIS, Polly tells Brewster that she hoped that every [[police box]] which she saw was in fact the TARDIS and that the Doctor had returned for her.
 
== Notes ==
* The compilation of this story came on three CDs, each with a cover focused on that part's companion.
* This was the final performance for [[Nicholas Courtney]] as [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] before his death on [[22 February (people)|22 February]] [[2011 (people)|2011]].
* This audio drama was recorded on [[3 June (production)|3 June]] [[2008 (production)|2008]].
 
== Cover gallery ==
<gallery position="center" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
Three Companions 1.jpg|Compilation cover for ''Polly's Story''
Three Companions 2.jpg|Compilation cover for ''The Brigadier's Story''
Three Companions 3.jpg|Compilation cover for ''Brewster's Story''
</gallery>
 
== Continuity ==
* Polly mentions Jo's encounter with [[Doreen Killebrew|Mrs Killebrew]] and the Dolls, which Jo described in detail on her blog. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Doll of Death (audio story)|The Doll of Death]]'')
* Jo is still married to [[Clifford Jones]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Green Death (TV story)|The Green Death]]'')
* The Brigadier tells Polly that he met [[Jamie McCrimmon]] on two occasions. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Web of Fear (TV story)|The Web of Fear]]'', ''[[The Invasion (TV story)|The Invasion]]'')
* Polly tells the Brigadier that the Doctor was able to return her and [[Ben Jackson]] to London on the day that they left. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'')
* Polly mentions to the Brigadier that the Doctor's [[Regeneration|appearance and personality completed changed]] while she and Ben were travelling with him. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'')
* The Brigadier mentions that the first three Doctors turned up at once on one occasion. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'')
* During a brief trip in [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] with the Second Doctor, the Brigadier was once trapped in the event horizon of a [[black hole]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'')
* Polly mentions meeting Jamie in the aftermath of the [[Battle of Culloden]] on [[16 April]] [[1746]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Highlanders (TV story)|The Highlanders]]'')
* The Brigadier mentions that the Doctor met his wife, [[Doris Lethbridge-Stewart]], in [[Carbury]] in [[1997]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'')
* Brewster e-mails Polly and the Brigadier, telling them that the TARDIS is in his possession. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Haunting of Thomas Brewster]]'', ''[[The Boy That Time Forgot (audio story)|The Boy That Time Forgot]]'')
* Brewster states that he misses "[[Nyssa|Her Royal Highness Princess Nyssa]]." ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Haunting of Thomas Brewster]]'')
* Polly has not seen the Doctor for 43 years. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Faceless Ones (TV story)|The Faceless Ones]]'')
* Brewster tells Polly and the Brigadier that he first met the Doctor in [[1867]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Haunting of Thomas Brewster (audio story)|The Haunting of Thomas Brewster]]'')
* Polly mentions the TARDIS' food machine. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'')
 
== Releases ==
* The original release was a series of ten-minute episodes included on the back end of the [[Big Finish Productions]]' main monthly titles, starting with ''[[The Magic Mousetrap (audio story)|The Magic Mousetrap]]'' and ending with ''[[Survival of the Fittest (audio story)|Survival of the Fittest]]''.
* The series was subsequently compiled into a three-disc set as part of ''[[The Companion Chronicles: The Specials]]'' box set.
 
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Latest revision as of 23:38, 8 January 2024

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The Three Companions was a twelve-part mini-series. It was included on the main Doctor Who range as a bonus between April 2009 and February 2010. Each episode was ten minutes long, making a two hour play in total. The entire story was collected in a compilation on The Companion Chronicles: The Specials CD box set.

Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]

Polly Wright has tracked down an old friend of the Doctor's... Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, former Brigadier at UNIT. As they trade stories of their time travelling in the TARDIS, it soon becomes clear that their pasts are intertwined, and linked to a current crisis on the planet Earth. And there's a third companion, watching them from a distance. A certain Thomas Brewster...

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

Polly's Story (1)[[edit] | [edit source]]

The present day: Polly Wright, former companion of the Second Doctor, tracks down Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart via the Internet. As they chat online, they realise that they have a shared experience - and one that began on a world far away. (Included on The Magic Mousetrap)

In Memoriam (2)[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Doctor, Polly, Ben Jackson and Jamie McCrimmon are trapped on a doomed world scheduled for cremation. What are the coffin-loaders and why does Lethbridge-Stewart remember them too? (Included on Enemy of the Daleks)

The Gathernaut (3)[[edit] | [edit source]]

On a planet scheduled for cremation in thirty-five minutes, the Doctor, Polly, Ben and Jamie meet an unlikely ally. (Included on The Angel of Scutari)

Cremation Point (4)[[edit] | [edit source]]

As the end of a world approaches, Polly, Ben and Jamie attempt to escape the Gathernaut. (Included on The Company of Friends)

The Brigadier's Story (5)[[edit] | [edit source]]

Polly's tale is over, but now Lethbridge-Stewart shares his story of a rare excursion in the TARDIS, when the Third Doctor answered a distress call from a distant galaxy. What is the secret of Waterloo Station? (Included on Patient Zero)

Coffin-Loaders (6)[[edit] | [edit source]]

In a place that looks like a jumbled-up Earth, the Third Doctor and the Brigadier have met a woman who looks just like Polly Wright, but she isn't. Meanwhile, in the real world, the real Polly has a new acquaintance – a young man called Thomas Brewster. (Included on Paper Cuts)

The Hunting Ground (7)[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Brigadier and the Third Doctor are fighting for survival on a model world that looks like Earth. Why are there facsimiles of Polly Wright here and who is the mysterious Garry Lendler? No one is more anxious to find out than Thomas Brewster... (Included on Blue Forgotten Planet)

The Battle of World's End Junction (8)[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cornered by the coffin loaders, the Doctor and the Brigadier make their last stand at World's End Junction. Meanwhile, the mysterious Thomas Brewster finally prepares to step out from the shadows... (Included on Castle of Fear)

Many Meetings (9)[[edit] | [edit source]]

In a café, three strangers meet: Polly, the Brigadier and Thomas Brewster. They share one thing in common – they have all travelled in time and space with the Doctor. Now the Doctor isn't here, and the world is in terrible danger... (Included on The Eternal Summer)

Brewster's Story (10)[[edit] | [edit source]]

As Polly and the Brigadier become acquainted with Thomas Brewster, chaos erupts. UNIT troops are on the streets of London and the Hunter is on the prowl... (Included on Plague of the Daleks)

The Hunter (11)[[edit] | [edit source]]

With the coffin loader on the rampage in London, Polly, the Brigadier and Brewster meet an old acquaintance. Can he cure the planet's accelerated global warming? (Included on A Thousand Tiny Wings)

The Sacrifice (12)[[edit] | [edit source]]

As London floods, can Polly and Thomas Brewster save the Brigadier from the clutches of the Hunter? (Included on Survival of the Fittest)

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Cover gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Compilation cover for Polly's Story

    Compilation cover for Polly's Story

  • Compilation cover for The Brigadier's Story

    Compilation cover for The Brigadier's Story

  • Compilation cover for Brewster's Story

    Compilation cover for Brewster's Story

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

v • e
The Companion Chronicles
 
First Doctor
Susan
Susan, Barbara, Ian
Barbara, Ian
Barbara, Ian, Vicki
Vicki and Steven
Steven, Sara
Steven, Oliver
Steven, Dodo
Steven
Polly, Ben
 
Second Doctor
Polly, Ben
Polly, Ben, Jamie
Jamie, Victoria
Jamie
Jamie, Zoe
 
Third Doctor
Liz
The Brigadier
Jo
Yates
Benton
Solo travels
 
Fourth Doctor
Leela
Leela, K9 Mark I
Romana I
Romana II
Romana II, K9 Mark II
Romana II, Adric
 
Fifth Doctor
Adric, Nyssa, Tegan
Tegan, Turlough
Peri
 
Sixth Doctor
Peri
Evelyn
"Jamie"
Jason, Crystal
 
Seventh Doctor
Ace, Zara
Bernice
Sally, Lysandra
 
Eighth Doctor
Charley
Iris Wildthyme, Jo Grant
 
Other adventures
Jago and Litefoot
Polly, the Brigadier, Brewster
Ian
The Master
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