Doctor Who: The Third Doctor Adventures
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| The Third Doctor Adventures | |
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| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | Doctor Who |
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| Written by | various |
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| Release date | September 2015 |
The Third Doctor Adventures is a sci-fi audio series produced by Big Finish Productions based on the TV show Doctor Who. It sees the return of Katy Manning as Jo Grant, Richard Franklin as Mike Yates, and John Levene as Sergeant Benton while the voice of the Third Doctor is performed by Tim Treloar replacing the original actor, Jon Pertwee, who died in 1996.[1]
The first set of stories was released in September 2015, featuring Treloar, Manning, and Franklin.[2] A second and third volume were released November 2016 and August 2017 respectively.[3] A fourth volume was released in March 2018.[4]
The fifth and sixth volumes were released in May 2019 and May 2020, respectively. The sets feature Treloar and Manning joined by Levene with Jon Culshaw as The Brigadier, replacing Nicholas Courtney who died in 2011.[5] The fifth volume also introduced Daisy Ashford in her mother's role of Liz Shaw. The seventh volume also saw the return of Sadie Miller in her mother's role of Sarah Jane Smith, having first appeared for Big Finish in Return of the Cybermen.
Notable guests
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in at least one season.
- A green cell indicates the actor is a main cast member.
- A red cell indicates the actor is a recurring cast member.
- A light blue cell indicates the actor is a guest or special guest cast member.
| Actor | Character | Appearances | ||||||||||||||||
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| S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | Ann. | Kal. | RJJ | IFW | RIS | Quin. | BD | OV | TI | ||
| Tim Treloar | The Doctor | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Troughton | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||
| Katy Manning | Jo Grant | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||
| Richard Franklin | Mike Yates | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| John Levene | Sergeant Benton | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| Jon Culshaw | The Brigadier | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||||
| Daisy Ashford | Liz Shaw | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||
| Sadie Miller | Sarah Jane Smith | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||
| Nicholas Briggs | Daleks | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||
| Cybermen | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
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