The Annihilators (audio story)

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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 and Mark Elstob as Sergeant Major Roach.

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 Third 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

to be added

Cast

Crew

Worldbuilding

Notes

  • This story was recorded on 6, 8 and 21-23 September 2021 at the Soundhouse and Audio Sorcery.
  • To keep the Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon's appearance in this audio drama secret, Big Finish initially released a dummy cover and the first version of the trailer on their website and on social media.[1][2][3][4] The same was done with Old Friends in The Ninth Doctor Adventures, released just over a week later, to keep the involvement of the Cybermen a secret.
  • Michael Troughton was set to debut as the Second Doctor in Big Finish's upcoming range, The Second Doctor Adventures. However, when Briggs noted there would be a sizeable wait ahead of the new range's first release, he decided to include the Second Doctor and Jamie in The Annihilators as a teaser of what was to come. The Annihilators notably reveals that the two are on a special mission but its true nature is not revealed; Briggs teased that this would tie in to The Second Doctor Adventures. (BFX: The Annihilators)
  • The Annihilators was the first seven part story made by Big Finish, in accordance with the production choices of Season 7. Though he had been keen on this idea for some time, Nicholas Briggs felt that the Big Finish CD release format made it impractical. He changed his mind when Heather Challands urged him to go for it. (BFX: The Annihilators)
  • The cover does not name Nicholas Briggs as the writer.
  • The opening theme for each episode is split in two, largely framing the cliffhanger reprise, as it was for The Ambassadors of Death.

Continuity

Cover gallery

  • Dummy cover without the Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon

    Dummy cover without the Second Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon

  • Alternate cover

    Alternate cover

  • Textless cover

    Textless cover

  • Textless dummy cover

    Textless dummy cover

External links

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Volume 9
Volume 10
The Return
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Volume 14
  1. ↑ https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-third-doctor-faces-the-annihilators
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1468233851596124164
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/bigfinish/status/1473684767489019921
  4. ↑ https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/michael-troughton-is-the-second-doctor
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