The Last Day: Big Finish audio gives Seventh Doctor all-star send-off

The Seventh Doctor (Sylvester McCoy), will experience The Last Day, a massive 12-part full-cast audio adventure released over two box sets ...
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The Last Day leads into Sylvester McCoy’s Doctor Who TV movie destiny …

Bonnie Langford, Sylvester McCoy, Lisa Bowerman
Bonnie Langford, Sylvester McCoy and Lisa Bowerman

Familiar friends and foes revisit the Seventh Doctor in the first of a two-box set series of full-cast audio dramas, released today by Big Finish Productions.

At the start of the Doctor Who TV Movie in 1996, the Seventh Doctor collected the Master’s mortal remains after he was executed by the Daleks on Skaro.

But what was the situation that led up to those events? Who sent the Doctor, of all people, on that mission? Now, it’s time to find out in a 12-part epic tale, The Seventh Doctor – The Last Day, which will be told over two box sets.

Doctor Who – The Seventh Doctor Adventures: The Last Day Parts One and Two are available to pre-order together in a bundle for just £41 (collector’s edition CD box set + download), or £35 (download only), exclusively from www.bigfinish.com.

Among the many guest stars featuring over this celebratory two-box-set series are television companions Sophie Aldred as Ace and Bonnie Langford as Melanie Bush. Plus, from the worlds of audio, Lisa Bowerman as Professor Bernice Summerfield, Philip Olivier as Thomas Hector “Hex” Schofield, Amy Pemberton as Sally Morgan, Maggie O’Neill as Lysandra Aristedes, Travis Oliver as Chris Cwej, Yasmin Bannerman as Roz Forrester and Chase Masterson as Vienna Salvatori.

But there are also some familiar enemies lurking in the shadows, with Geoffrey Beevers returning as the Master, Dan Starkey as the Sontarans, and – for the first time in 35 years – Edward Peel as Kane, a part he last played on television in “Dragonfire” when viewers watched him melt away into nothing…

Also joining McCoy in The Last Day Part One are Richenda Carey as Mother, Chase Masterson as Vienna and Stuart Milligan as Garundel.

Sylvester McCoy, Edward Peel, Sophie Aldred
Sylvester McCoy, Edward Peel and Sophie Aldred

Doctor Who – The Seventh Doctor Adventures: The Last Day Parts One and Two are available to pre-order together in a bundle for just £41 (collector’s edition CD box set + download), or £35 (download only), exclusively from www.bigfinish.com.

There is always injustice to fight. There is always a new danger for the universe. But what if the Doctor found a way to put things right, once and for all? Would it really be so terrible to take a stand? Would the end justify the means? And would his friends agree? The Seventh Doctor’s last day is coming…

Doctor Who The Last Day Part One
Doctor Who The Last Day Part One

Producer Emma Haigh said: “Writers Guy Adams and Matt Fitton have created an epic story for the Seventh Doctor – they’ve brought many of his companions together, along with several nemeses, which lead to a great melting pot of action and adventure.

“We are taken on quite a journey through the worlds of the Seventh Doctor, seeing our companions challenged to their limits and some making the ultimate sacrifice. Buckle up, it’s going to be quite a ride!”

Co-writer Matt Fitton added: “The whole story of The Last Day is the natural progression of the Seventh Doctor’s journey. As he gets older, he just sees there’s so much to fix – there’s so much to do, so much danger to fight.

“He has begun to wonder, ‘Is there a way to just get everything right, once and for all, so I can rest and sit back? A way to be certain I’ve done my job?’ So, The Last Day is about him trying to reach that position.”

“The setting of it all, without giving anything away, gave us the premise of The Last Day and allowed us to play with other versions of reality and universes. So, we’ve got a version of Ace who can interact with characters in a different way to how we’d normally expect her to. It brings alternative dynamics to them all.

“Each of the companions brings their own strengths, and there are varied reasons as to why the Doctor chose to travel with them. That all comes to the fore here when they become part of the team that’s assembled during the course of the story.”Co-writer Guy Adams added: “Once we had decided this was going to be the big send off for the Seventh Doctor, the obvious thing to do was look at the cross-section if you cut through the trunk of the Seventh Doctor stories. We worked our way through all the best bits and tried to find what and who might be achievable, and who would add something to it as a character, because that’s always a consideration.

“It was quite easy to include a shopping list across two whole box sets, as this is, but I hope we were quite fastidious in our conversations to try and make sure that everyone has their space.”

Big Finish says listeners can choose to purchase the two box sets of The Last Day separately. Part One, due for release in December 2023, is available to pre-order for just £19.99 (collector’s edition CD box set + download) or £16.99 (download only). Part Two, due for release in June 2024, is available for £22.99 (collector’s edition CD box set + download) or £18.99 (download only).

Alternatively, three bundle pre-order purchase options are available:

  • Far From Home (released June 2023), together with The Last Day Part One (due for release in December 2023), for just £38 (collector’s edition CD box set + download) or £33 (download only).
  • The Last Day Part Two (due for release in June 2024), together with The Seventh Doctor Adventures 2024B (title TBC, due for release in November 2024), for just £44 (collector’s edition CD box set + download) or £36 (download only).
  • The Last Day Part One (due for release in December 2023), together with The Last Day Part Two (due for release in June 2024), for just £41 (collector’s edition CD box set + download) or £35 (download only).

All the above prices include the special pre-order discount and are subject to change after general release.

All of time and space …

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