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* This was a special release given away to Big Finish subscribers who have the audio story ''[[Army of Death (audio story)|Army of Death]]'' as part of their subscription.<ref>'About' tab of [https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-five-companions-subscription-exclusive-684 the official ''The Five Companions'' page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com].</ref><ref name=":0">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110514125806/http://bigfinish.com/news/The-Five-Companions-In-the-Studio The Latest Big Finish News - The Five Companions - In the Studio] (Archived 14-05-2011 on the Wayback Machine)</ref>
* This was a special release given away to Big Finish subscribers who have the audio story ''[[Army of Death (audio story)|Army of Death]]'' as part of their subscription.<ref>'About' tab of [https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-five-companions-subscription-exclusive-684 the official ''The Five Companions'' page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com].</ref><ref name=":0">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110514125806/http://bigfinish.com/news/The-Five-Companions-In-the-Studio The Latest Big Finish News - The Five Companions - In the Studio] (Archived 14-05-2011 on the Wayback Machine)</ref>
* The cover for this story was revealed on 9 May 2011.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110512110251/http://www.bigfinish.com/news/The-Five-Companions-Cover-revealed The Latest Big Finish News - The Five Companions - Cover revealed] (Archived 12-05-2011 on the Wayback Machine)</ref>
* The cover for this story was revealed on 9 May 2011.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110512110251/http://www.bigfinish.com/news/The-Five-Companions-Cover-revealed The Latest Big Finish News - The Five Companions - Cover revealed] (Archived 12-05-2011 on the Wayback Machine)</ref>
* This story was recorded, at least in part, on [[12 May (production)|12 May]] [[2011 (production)|2011]]<ref name=":0" /> at [[the Moat Studios]].<ref>'Backstage' tab of [https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-five-companions-subscription-exclusive-684 the official ''The Five Companions'' page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com].</ref>
* This story was recorded at [[the Moat Studios]],<ref>'Backstage' tab of [https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-five-companions-subscription-exclusive-684 the official ''The Five Companions'' page] at [https://www.bigfinish.com bigfinish.com].</ref> and at least partly recorded on [[12 May (production)|12 May]] [[2011 (production)|2011]].<ref name=":0" />
* This audio takes place during the events of ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. The [[Fifth Doctor]] is diverted to an alternate section of the [[Death Zone]] that is disused after using {{Ainley}}'s transmat recall device, and discovers that some of his other companions have ended up there as well.
* This audio takes place during the events of ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]''. The [[Fifth Doctor]] is diverted to an alternate section of the [[Death Zone]] that is disused after using {{Ainley}}'s transmat recall device, and discovers that some of his other companions have ended up there as well.
* The Doctor tells Ian that he had intended to visit him several months earlier. This is a reference to the original plans for ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'', which had envisaged Ian taking the part ultimately allocated to [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]].
* The Doctor tells Ian that he had intended to visit him several months earlier. This is a reference to the original plans for ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]'', which had envisaged Ian taking the part ultimately allocated to [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]].

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The Five Companions was the ninth Doctor Who bonus story released on 11 December 2011[1] by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Eddie Robson and featured Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, William Russell as Ian Chesterton, Peter Purves as Steven Taylor, Jean Marsh as Sara Kingdom and Anneke Wills as Polly Wright.

It was one of only two bonus releases which aren't available for general purchase and can only be obtained by a subscription including a main range release (in this case, Army of Death), the other being The Four Doctors.

Essentially, this audio acts as an extension of the events of The Five Doctors, with the Fifth Doctor encountering more past companions and Daleks, as well as the Sontarans, in the Death Zone.

Publisher's summary

Inside a cluster of fused-together derelict spaceships, four of the Doctor's oldest friends — and one of his newest ones — are lost and confused. They don't know how they got there or what they're meant to be doing — but as the place is infested with Daleks, Sontarans and dinosaurs, their first priority is staying alive.

To their collective relief, the Doctor turns up and has a reasonable idea of what's going on. If the six of them work together, they can escape this place and get home. But, unexpectedly, others may be working together to ensure they all die here...

Plot

to be added

Cast

Worldbuilding

Culture

  • The Doctor mentions to Polly that he is attempting to get into contact with the Capitol.

Species

  • Steven encountered the Sontarans when one of their scout ships crashed on the Elders' planet several years earlier in his personal timeline. This experience taught him that a Sontaran could be incapacitated by striking their probic vent.
  • A Tyrannosaurus rex is transported to the alternative Death Zone, where it kills several Daleks before it is exterminated.

Technology

Notes

  • The Fifth Doctor is the only character to appear in both this story and the television story The Five Doctors.
  • This marks the first time that Peter Purves and Anneke Wills have reprised their roles as Steven Taylor and Polly Wright respectively for Big Finish outside of the Companion Chronicles range. Similarly, it is the first time that William Russell has reprised his role as Ian Chesterton in a full cast Big Finish audio drama.
  • This was a special release given away to Big Finish subscribers who have the audio story Army of Death as part of their subscription.[2][3]
  • The cover for this story was revealed on 9 May 2011.[4]
  • This story was recorded at the Moat Studios,[5] and at least partly recorded on 12 May 2011.[3]
  • This audio takes place during the events of The Five Doctors. The Fifth Doctor is diverted to an alternate section of the Death Zone that is disused after using the Tremas Master's transmat recall device, and discovers that some of his other companions have ended up there as well.
  • The Doctor tells Ian that he had intended to visit him several months earlier. This is a reference to the original plans for Mawdryn Undead, which had envisaged Ian taking the part ultimately allocated to Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart.

Continuity

External links

Footnotes

  1. Latest and Upcoming releases (Archived 28-12-2011 on the Wayback Machine)
  2. 'About' tab of the official The Five Companions page at bigfinish.com.
  3. 3.0 3.1 The Latest Big Finish News - The Five Companions - In the Studio (Archived 14-05-2011 on the Wayback Machine)
  4. The Latest Big Finish News - The Five Companions - Cover revealed (Archived 12-05-2011 on the Wayback Machine)
  5. 'Backstage' tab of the official The Five Companions page at bigfinish.com.