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− | series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[Big Finish - Doctor Who Audio Dramas | Big Finish Audio Dramas]] | |
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+ | |release count = 1 |
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− | number= 123 | |
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+ | |story count = 4 |
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+ | |release year = 2009 |
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− | companions= [[Bernice Summerfield]], [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Izzy Sinclair|Izzy]], [[Mary Shelley]] | |
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+ | |first story = Benny's Story (audio story) |
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+ | |only release = [[July (releases)|July]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] |
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− | year= <li/li>[[Epsilon Minima]]<li/li>[[Entusso]]<li/li>--<li/li>[[Lake Geneva]], [[Switzerland]], [[Earth]] [[1816]]| |
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− | writer= [[Lance Parkin]] <br/> [[Stephen Cole]] <br/> [[Alan Barnes]] <br/> [[Jonathan Morris]] | | |
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+ | |companion = Bernice Summerfield |
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+ | |companion2 = Fitz Kreiner |
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− | producer= [[Matthew Cochrane]] | |
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+ | |companion3 = Izzy Sinclair |
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+ | |companion4 = Mary Shelley |
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− | release date= [[July]] [[2009]] | |
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+ | |producer = David Richardson |
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+ | |script ed = Alan Barnes |
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− | production code= 8Z | |
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+ | |exec prod = Jason Haigh-Ellery |
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+ | |exec prod2 = Nicholas Briggs |
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− | previous story= [[The Angel of Scutari]] | |
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+ | |music = [[Thea Cochrane]], [[Nicholas Briggs]] |
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− | next story= [[Patient Zero]] |
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+ | |sound = [[Thea Cochrane]] |
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+ | |cover = [[Alex Mallinson]] |
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+ | |production codes = [[List of production codes#Big Finish production codes|8Z]] |
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+ | |series = ''[[Main Range]]'' |
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+ | |prev = The Angel of Scutari (audio story) |
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+ | |next = Patient Zero (audio story) |
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+ | |soundcloudtrailer = soundcloud.com/big-finish/doctor-who-the-company-of-friends-trailer |
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+ | '''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the one hundred and twenty-third release in [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s [[Main Range|monthly range]]. The four stories were written by [[Lance Parkin]], [[Stephen Cole]], [[Alan Barnes]] and [[Jonathan Morris]] respectively and featured [[Paul McGann]] as the [[Eighth Doctor]]. |
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+ | It featured four companions who had never appeared alongside him in audio ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Most of these companions were derived from Eighth Doctor stories in print media. Thus, ''Company'' contained the first performances of [[Izzy Sinclair|Izzy]] and [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]]. It also contained the first audio team-up of the Eighth Doctor and [[Bernice Summerfield]] (she had previously met him in the novel ''[[The Dying Days (novel)|The Dying Days]]''). Finally, it depicted a meeting [[Big Finish]] had long teased in their eighth Doctor audio adventures: that of the Eighth Doctor with [[Mary Shelley]]. Notably, it was the first Eighth Doctor audio drama to be released in the ''Main Range'' not to feature [[Charlotte Pollard]]. |
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− | ==Publisher's Summary== |
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− | ===Benny's Story=== |
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+ | == Publisher's summary == |
+ | Four one-part stories: |
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+ | 1. ''[[Benny's Story (audio story)|BENNY'S STORY]]'' by [[Lance Parkin]] |
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− | ===Mary's Story=== |
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+ | 2. ''[[Fitz's Story (audio story)|FITZ'S STORY]]'' by [[Stephen Cole]] |
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− | ==Cast== |
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− | * [[Eighth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Paul McGann]] |
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− | ==References== |
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+ | 3. ''[[Izzy's Story (audio story)|IZZY'S STORY]]'' by [[Alan Barnes]] |
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− | ==Notes== |
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− | ''to be added'' |
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− | ==Continuity == |
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+ | 4. ''[[Mary's Story (audio story)|MARY'S STORY]]'' by [[Jonathan Morris]] |
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− | *During Fitz's story companion [[Anji Kapoor|Anji]] is said to be asleep, the doctor has been known to do this on various occasions e.g. [[The Wickerwork Man]] |
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− | *During Mary's story a future version of the Eighth Doctor names some of his previous companions all from different ranges of stories such as Compassion (books), Lucie (audios) and Destrii (comics), this ends the long debate that the various ranges take places in alternate universes. |
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+ | == Stories == |
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+ | {| {{prettytable}} |
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+ | ! # || Title || Author || Director || Featuring || Released || Pr. code |
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+ | |123.1 |
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+ | |''[[Benny's Story (audio story)|Benny's Story]]'' |
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+ | |[[Lance Parkin]] |
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+ | |rowspan=4|[[July (releases)|July]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]] |
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+ | |rowspan=4|8Z |
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+ | |123.2 |
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+ | |''[[Fitz's Story (audio story)|Fitz's Story]]'' |
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+ | |[[Stephen Cole]] |
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+ | |123.3 |
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+ | |''[[Izzy's Story (audio story)|Izzy's Story]]'' |
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+ | |[[Alan Barnes]] |
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+ | |123.4 |
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+ | |''[[Mary's Story (audio story)|Mary's Story]]'' |
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+ | |[[Jonathan Morris]] |
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+ | |} |
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− | == |
+ | == Notes == |
+ | [[File:Company of Friends.jpg|thumb|The Doctor's companions [[Izzy Sinclair|Izzy]], [[Fitz Kreiner|Fitz]], [[Benny Summerfield|Benny]] and [[Mary Shelley|Mary]]]] |
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− | * The Company of Friends occurs after: |
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+ | * This audio drama was recorded on [[30 October (production)|30]] and [[31 October (production)|31 October]] [[2008 (production)|2008]]. |
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− | * The Company of Friends occurs before: |
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+ | * This is Big Finish's fourth anthology release. |
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+ | * In 2011, Big Finish launched a trilogy of audio dramas featuring the Eighth Doctor and Mary Shelley. To coincide with this, ''Mary's Story'' was made available as a standalone download.<ref>https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/but-mary-s-story-for-a-limited-period-for-just-99p</ref> |
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− | ==External |
+ | == External links == |
+ | {{bigfinish|releases/v/the-company-of-friends-289}} |
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+ | {{dwrefguide|who_bf123.htm|The Company of Friends}} |
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+ | * {{tetrap|8/companyoffriends.html|The Company of Friends}} |
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+ | == Footnotes == |
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− | * [http://www.bigfinish.com/123-Doctor-Who-The-Company-of-Friends Big Finish - '''The Company of Friends page'''] |
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+ | {{reflist}} |
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− | [[Category:Eighth Doctor audio plays|Company of Friends]] |
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Revision as of 19:43, 3 September 2020
The Company of Friends was the one hundred and twenty-third release in Big Finish's monthly range. The four stories were written by Lance Parkin, Stephen Cole, Alan Barnes and Jonathan Morris respectively and featured Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor.
It featured four companions who had never appeared alongside him in audio Doctor Who. Most of these companions were derived from Eighth Doctor stories in print media. Thus, Company contained the first performances of Izzy and Fitz. It also contained the first audio team-up of the Eighth Doctor and Bernice Summerfield (she had previously met him in the novel The Dying Days). Finally, it depicted a meeting Big Finish had long teased in their eighth Doctor audio adventures: that of the Eighth Doctor with Mary Shelley. Notably, it was the first Eighth Doctor audio drama to be released in the Main Range not to feature Charlotte Pollard.
Publisher's summary
Four one-part stories:
1. BENNY'S STORY by Lance Parkin
Deep in the mines of Epsilon Minima, Professor Bernice Summerfield is up to her neck in it - as usual. The Countess Venhella has hired her to recover a lost Time Lord artefact: A TARDIS key, it turns out. Guess whose?
2. FITZ'S STORY by Stephen Cole
On the planet Entusso, the Doctor and Fitz Kreiner investigate Alien Defence Incorporated - your one-stop shop for protection against extraterrestrial invasion! But which is the greatest menace: the hideous Vermin Queens or ADI itself?
3. IZZY'S STORY by Alan Barnes
TARDIS travel opens one's eyes to a universe of possibilities, reckons the Doctor. For geek girl Izzy, it's also a fantastic way to track down ultra-rare back copies of 'Aggrotron!', the most dangerous comic in history...
4. MARY'S STORY by Jonathan Morris
Switzerland, 1816: at the Villa Diodati, Lord Byron's house guests tell each other tales to curdle the blood and quicken the beatings of the heart. With a monster on the loose outside, young Mary Shelley isn't short of inspiration.
Stories
# | Title | Author | Director | Featuring | Released | Pr. code |
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123.1 | Benny's Story | Lance Parkin | Nicholas Briggs, Lisa Bowerman | Benny | July 2009 | 8Z |
123.2 | Fitz's Story | Stephen Cole | Fitz | |||
123.3 | Izzy's Story | Alan Barnes | Izzy | |||
123.4 | Mary's Story | Jonathan Morris | Mary |
Notes
- This audio drama was recorded on 30 and 31 October 2008.
- This is Big Finish's fourth anthology release.
- In 2011, Big Finish launched a trilogy of audio dramas featuring the Eighth Doctor and Mary Shelley. To coincide with this, Mary's Story was made available as a standalone download.[1]
External links
- Official The Company of Friends page at bigfinish.com
- The Company of Friends at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for The Company of Friends at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide