Series 1 (BFBS)

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Series 1 — 1998-00
Main character:	Bernice Summerfield
Key crew
Executive producer(s):	Jason Haigh-Ellery
Producer(s):	Gary Russell
Series details
Start date:	September 1998
End date:	September 2000
Premiere network:	Big Finish Productions
Typical episode length:	1 or 2 CDs
Next →	2

The first series in the Bernice Summerfield range of audios was released by Big Finish Productions in 1998–2000 and marked the first commercially produced audios by Big Finish. The titular character of the range, Bernice Summerfield, was originally created by Paul Cornell for Virgin New Adventures novels. In contrast to the following seasons and, indeed, to most of the audios produced by Big Finish, the first series consisted of six adaptations, or "dramatisations" as they were called on the covers, of Virgin Bernice Summerfield New Adventures and some Virgin New Adventures (in the latter, the character of the Doctor had to be omitted or replaced). It was on the strength of these adaptations that Big Finish were granted a licence from the BBC to produce original Doctor Who audio dramas in 1999.

The season included 6 regular releases and one limited-edition bonus release. Lisa Bowerman was cast for the titular role of Benny and remained the only actress to embody the role for 20 years and counting. For supporting roles, Big Finish were able to secure the talents of several prominent actors of televised Doctor Who fame, including Colin Baker and Nicholas Courtney, best known as the Sixth Doctor and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart respectively. The producer Gary Russell was even more recently involved in writing the novelisation of the 1996 Doctor Who (TV story) TV movie. Nicholas Briggs, who directed several of the adaptations, came into the production with the fresh experience of making unlicensed Audio Visuals audios.

Overview

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Featured actors

• Lisa Bowerman
• Nicholas Courtney
• Sophie Aldred
• Anneke Wills
• Elisabeth Sladen
• Colin Baker
• Stephen Fewell
• Richard Franklin

Production

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Crew

Producers

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Writers

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Directors

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Stories

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Notes

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