Digging around to find cover art or other details for the Destiny of the Doctors range I started to wonder who would be the narrator for the later stories. I don’t have any insight beyond having found Lalla Ward mentioned on an overseas website for the Fourth Doctor.
Refusing to let that stop me I began to think through who might yet appear in the range and thought I would write the list to allow me to check it at the end.
My thoughts
In the most obvious order, I suspect it might be:
- Fifth Doctor:
Sarah Sutton as Nyssa. I have some logic and think this the most likely choiceWell I got this wrong and I wonder what take this will bring to the story (March update from Amazon) 0/1 Could do better
- Sixth Doctor: Nicola Bryant as Peri – Nev Fountain is writing it, this must be likely Confirmed at Big Finish Day 3 1/2
- Seventh Doctor: surely Sophie Aldred will take up the mantle as Ace once more? Confirmed at Big Finish Day 3 2/3
- Eighth Doctor: now we get interesting, there are no recognised companions outside Big Finish and the books. I can’t imagine sorting out the copyright on Grace so I plump for India Fisher as Charley though I would prefer a Lucie Miller story or even something more obscure such as Fitz Kreiner again just for interest Digging around on Amazon it will be Michael Maloney as well as India 3/4
- Ninth Doctor: new territory for Big Finish and I don’t think Billie will turn up as Rose.
I predict Camille Coduri as Rose’s mother Jackiethough of course Noel Clarke could reprise Mickey Smith – Noel of course has appeared in the Dalek Empire series Nick Briggs will lead this one as mentioned in a May podcast and Jonathan Schwab (guard in Dalek) 3/5 - Tenth Doctor: again Noel Clarke or Camille are good shouts,
I predict John Barrowman as Cpt JackAccording to Wikipedeia it will be Catherine Tate and Duncan Wisbey (numerous parts in Big Finish plays) 3/6
- Eleventh Doctor: no ponds I don’t think, Rory’s dad as a long shot, Jenna-Louise is too new I suspect one of the Paternoster gang and maybe Jenny Flint as played by Catrin Stewart. I should have stuck to Jenna-Louise Coleman with Nick Briggs and Michael Cochrane (Ghostlight and other Big Finish titles) 3/7
What do you think? Mostly wrong? Who would you pick? I think I will get four our of seven! Let’s check in November!
Tony, February 2013, updates March 2013
I’m interested to know why you think no Ponds for 11. They’ve already done some 11 audios, and Arthur has done a couple BFs.
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Good question – I think the Ponds are a done deal with the Eleventh Doctor at this point and I know Karen has said she is not involved with the anniversary.
Someone like Raquel Cassidy could be a choice (she has done some titles) by I just have a ‘vibe’ that it will be one of the Paternoster Gang. I am currently listening to the Justin Richards audio for Devil in the Smoke read by Dan Starkey who plays Strax and I now think he would be a good choice.
Who knows?! Maybe I will ask Matt Fitton who wrote it!
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I definitely agree that if not the Ponds, the Paternoster gang seem likely. They seem to be ‘the thing’ lately. 🙂
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Yep – even appearing in little prequels! I will do some more digging though I know they haven’t recorded the eighth doctor onwards so are cagey about details
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