Old Friends (audio anthology)
Old Friends was a full cast audio anthology released on 16 February 2022 by Big Finish Productions. It was the fourth and final release of the first series of The Ninth Doctor Adventures. It featured Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor.
Publisher's summary
Three brand new adventures featuring Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor.
Travelling the universe alone, the Doctor can't help running into people he has met before. Some are new acquaintances, and some have a much longer history, back through all of his lives. But every one of them knows that in the face of danger, and when the monsters arrive, there's no better friend to have by their side.
4.1 Fond Farewell by David K Barnes
Fond Farewell is the intergalactic funeral parlour with a difference: the deceased attend their own wake! Invited by celebrated naturalist Flynn Beckett to his memorial, the Doctor finds he's not quite the man he was. But who would steal the memories of the dead?
4.2 Way of the Burryman by Roy Gill
Young Sam Bishop is at a crossroads with girlfriend Fiona: she's staying in Scotland, he wants to travel the world. As the Burryman celebrations begin, ghosts haunt the Forth Bridge. Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart arrives to investigate – and so does the Doctor...
4.3 The Forth Generation by Roy Gill
The Forth Generation have emerged. The Doctor, the Brigadier, Sam and Fiona are at their mercy. Is there a way to defeat them? Has UNIT learned from the past? And can the enemy's nature be changed for the future?
Stories
| # | Title | Author | Director | Featuring | Released | Pr. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | Fond Farewell | David K Barnes | Helen Goldwyn | 16 February 2022 | BFPDW9TH04 | |
| 4.2 | Way of the Burryman | Roy Gill | The Brig, Sam Bishop, Cybermen | |||
| 4.3 | The Forth Generation |
Notes
- This box set was recorded remotely on 21, 23 and 25 February 2021.
- To keep the Cybermen's appearance in this audio anthology secret, Big Finish initially released a fake cover on their website. The same tactic was also used with The Annihilators in The Third Doctor Adventures, released just over a week prior, to keep the involvement of the Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon a secret.
- The Ninth Doctor encountered the Cybermen in Monsters in Metropolis in the previous anthology release, Lost Warriors. In that case, they were not included as part of any original plan for the release and only became involved when John Dorney felt they would be appropriate for the story he was writing. (VOR 152) The Cyberman variant from that story is among the numerous versions featured in Big Finish's visual trailer for Old Friends.
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- The box set was reviewed in Doctor Who Magazine issue 575 with original artwork by Jamie Lenman.
- The anthology was released on Christopher Eccleston's birthday.
Cover gallery
Dummy cover removing the Cybermen
Dummy cover with previous Big Finish slogan
Textless new cover
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External links
- Official Old Friends page at bigfinish.com
- Official Old Friends limited vinyl edition page at bigfinish.com
