The Annihilators (audio story)

The Annihilators was the story comprising the ninth release in The Third Doctor Adventures, produced by Big Finish Productions. It was written by Nicholas Briggs and featured Tim Treloar as the Third Doctor, Daisy Ashford as Liz Shaw, Jon Culshaw as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, Frazer Hines as Jamie McCrimmon and introduced Michael Troughton, son of Patrick, as the Second Doctor.

	Third Doctor
	Liz
	The Brig, Second Doctor, Jamie
	The Greshtrenor, The Helt
	Northern England, 1970s
	Big Finish Productions
	Nicholas Briggs
	Nicholas Briggs
	Heather Challands
	Nicholas Briggs
	Steve Foxon
	Sean Longmore
	7
	9
	8 February 2022
	3 CDs Download
	BFPDWDR0301
	ISBN 978-1-83868-738-0 (physical); ISBN 978-1-83868-739-7 (digital)
Official trailer
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Publisher's summary

There’s something in the water at Lewgate Docks. Something strange, and green, and deadly. Summoned to the North of England by a mystery informer, the Brigadier finds his investigations hampered at every turn by the local police. Just what are they trying to hide?

While the Doctor uncovers sinister goings-on in the city morgue, Liz attracts the attention of something unearthly. But with Time running out, quite literally, the Doctor, Liz and UNIT aren’t the only ones to find themselves targeted by a world-shattering alien menace...

...because they’ve got a previous Doctor and his best friend Jamie in their sights, too!

Plot

Plot to be added

Cast

• The Doctor - Tim Treloar
• Liz Shaw - Daisy Ashford
• Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart - Jon Culshaw
• The Doctor - Michael Troughton
• Jamie McCrimmon - Frazer Hines
• DCI Denise Walker - Karen Archer
• Sergeant Al Sinclair - Daon Broni
• Private Pritchard / Sergeant Snell - Sam Stafford
• Grestrenor Leader / DC Staniton / Dr Daniels / Sergeant Major Roach - Mark Elstob
• Grestrenor Sub-Leader / Dr Jane Broadbelt - Bethan Walker

Notes

Dummy cover to the story, removing the characters of the Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon.

• To keep the Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon's appearance in this audio drama secret, Big Finish initially released a fake cover on their website.
• The Annihilators was the first 7 part story Big Finish had made, in accordance with the production choices of Season 7.
• This story was recorded on 6, 8 and 21-23 September 2021 at the Soundhouse and Audio Sorcery.

Continuity

• In order to prove his identity to Jamie, the Doctor mentions that he had travelled with Victoria Waterfield (TV: The Evil of the Daleks et. al.) and Zoe Heriot (TV The Wheel in Space et. al.), as well as their encounter with the Brigadier and the Yeti in the London Underground. (TV: The Web of Fear)
• The Brigadier says that Jamie is older than the last time they both saw each other, fighting against the Cybermen. (TV: The Invasion)
• The Second Doctor is working for the Time Lords. (TV: The Two Doctors) As such, he is aware of his exile to Earth. (TV: The War Games, Spearhead from Space)
• Liz is aware of regeneration because of the Brigadier telling her about knowing the Doctor in a previous body. (TV: Spearhead from Space)
• When the Third Doctor discusses the aliens' Transmat, Jamie remembers the incident with T-Mat and the Ice Warriors on The Moon. (TV: The Seeds of Death)
• The Third Doctor tries, unsuccessfully in the end, to rematerialise the console into the TARDIS control room. (TV: The Ambassadors of Death, Inferno ) River Song would later be more successful in reinstalling it, much to the Doctor's annoyance. (AUDIO: River's of Light)

External links

• Official The Annihilators page at bigfinish.com