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Bernice Surprise Summerfield, or simply Benny, is a

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al character created by author

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as a new companion of the

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's range of original full-length ''

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'' novels, the '' New Adventures''. The ''New Adventures'' were authorised novels carrying on from where the ''Doctor Who'' television series had left off, and Summerfield was introduced in Cornell's novel '' Love and War'' in 1992.

History

A 26th-century

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, Summerfield became a hugely popular character amongst fans of the books, and was present until their end in 1997. She officially stopped travelling with the Doctor in ''

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'' but returned a few times thereafter, including the last Virgin New Adventure, '' The Dying Days''. That year, Virgin had lost the licence to publish ''Doctor Who'' fiction, which was not renewed by the BBC. However, range editors

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and

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decided to continue the series with Summerfield as the new lead and without the ''Doctor Who'' name, the Doctor or any other

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copyright characters featured. These ''New Adventures'' starring Bernice continued until 1999, when the Virgin fiction department closed down. The previous year, however, audio production company

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began issuing full-cast, licensed professional audio dramas starring the character on CD, and they continue to do so, making her the longest-running audio drama series in the world, the longest-running science fiction audio drama series, the longest-running audio drama series with a female lead, andtogether with the booksthe longest-running science fiction series with a female lead. The character is played in all Big Finish's productions by actress

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, who also reprised the role in the live-action fan film ''The Crystal Conundrum'' and a video advertisement for the audio ''The Triumph of Sutekh''. After they gained the licence to produce ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas in 1999, Big Finish thrice featured Bernice in ''Doctor Who'' stories set during and after the run of the ''New Adventures'' novels. Big Finish are still regularly producing Bernice Summerfield audio dramas and the company has also published various novels and short story collections featuring the character. Bernice also appeared in several comic strips in ''

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'', with Virgin and the magazine co-operating on her visual depiction. This depiction, which was also applied to novel cover art, was of a slim, statuesque build, with short dark hair, usually shown wearing a catsuit or some similar outfit. Over time the character's appearance has been modified, and recent changes include a longer hairstyle.

Books

''Doctor Who – The New Adventures''

*''Love and War'' by

*''Transit'' by

Ben Aaronovitch Ben Dylan Aaronovitch (born 22 February 1964) is an English author and screenwriter. He is the author of the series of novels '' Rivers of London''. He also wrote two ''Doctor Who'' serials in the late 1980s and spin-off novels from ''Doctor Who ...

*''

The Highest Science ''The Highest Science'' is an original novel written by Gareth Roberts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Seventh Doctor and Bernice and the first appearance of the recurrin ...

'' by Gareth Roberts *'' The Pit'' by Neil Penswick *''Deceit'' by

*'' Lucifer Rising'' by

Andy Lane Andrew Lane (born 17 April 1963), as Andy Lane, is a British author and journalist best known for the Young Sherlock Holmes series of Young Adult novels. He has written novels in the Virgin New Adventures range and audio dramas for Big Fin ...

and

Jim Mortimore Jim Mortimore is a British science fiction writer, who has written several spin-off novels for popular television series, principally ''Doctor Who'', but also ''Farscape'' and ''Babylon 5''. When BBC Books cancelled his ''Doctor Who'' novel ''Ca ...

*'' White Darkness'' by

David A McIntee David A. McIntee (31 December 1968 – 15 December 2024) was a British writer. Life and career McIntee wrote many spin-off novels based on the BBC science fiction Television program, television series ''Doctor Who'', as well as one each based ...

*''

Shadowmind ''Shadowmind'' is an original novel written by Christopher Bulis and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It was number 16 in the New Adventures and features the Seventh Doctor, Ace and Bernice. ...

'' by

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*''Birthright'' by

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*'' Blood Heat'' by Jim Mortimore *''

The Dimension Riders ''The Dimension Riders'' is an original novel written by Daniel Blythe and based on the long-running British science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Seventh Doctor, Ace (Doctor Who), Ace ...

'' by

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*'' The Left-Handed Hummingbird'' by Kate Orman *''

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'' by Steve Lyons *'' No Future'' by Paul Cornell *'' Tragedy Day'' by Gareth Roberts *''

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'' by

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*''Theatre of War'' by

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*''

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'' by Andy Lane *'' Blood Harvest'' by

Terrance Dicks Terrance William Dicks (14 April 1935 – 29 August 2019) was an English author and television screenwriter, script editor and producer. In television, he had a long association with the BBC science-fiction series ''Doctor Who'', working as a ...

*'' Strange England'' by Simon Messingham *''First Frontier'' by David A McIntee *'' St Anthony's Fire'' by

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*'' Falls the Shadow'' by Daniel O'Mahony *''

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'' by Jim Mortimore *''

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'' by

Andrew Cartmel Andrew J. Cartmel (born 6 April 1958) is a British script editor, author and journalist. He was the script editor of ''Doctor Who'' during the Sylvester McCoy era of the show between 1987 and 1989. He has also worked as a script editor on other t ...

*''Set Piece'' by Kate Orman *'' Infinite Requiem'' by Daniel Blythe *''

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'' by David A McIntee *''

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'' by Paul Cornell *''

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'' by Andy Lane *''Sky Pirates!'' by Dave Stone *'' Zamper'' by Gareth Roberts *''

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'' by Paul Leonard *'' Head Games'' by Steve Lyons *''

The Also People ''The Also People'' is an original novel written by Ben Aaronovitch and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Seventh Doctor, Bernice, Chris, Roz and Kadiatu. Plot The Prologue re ...

'' by Ben Aaronovitch *''

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'' by Terrance Dicks *''

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'' by

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*'' Warchild'' by Andrew Cartmel *'' Sleepy'' by Kate Orman *'' Death and Diplomacy'' by Dave Stone *''

'' by Paul Cornell *'' Return of the Living Dad'' by Kate Orman *'' Eternity Weeps'' by Jim Mortimore *'' The Dying Days'' by Lance Parkin The Doctor first meets Benny in ''Love and War''; she is a 30-year-old archaeologist. She was born in 2540 and is the daughter of Admiral Isaac Douglas Summerfield, a high-ranking Spacefleet officer. Her mother, Claire Summerfield, died when Daleks attacked their homeworld of Beta Caprisis, an Earth colony. She has not seen her father for many years and has spent much of her life searching for him. At times she falsely claims to have a degree from Heidelberg University. She published an archaeological book called ''Down Among the Dead Men'' in the year 2566. ''Theatre of War'' features the first encounter between Bernice and Irving Braxiatel (from her perspective). He later becomes a regular character in the Bernice Summerfield-only New Adventures. In ''

'' Bernice falls in love with Guy de Carnac, a former

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. He is killed later in the novel. In '' Death and Diplomacy'' she meets her future husband Jason Kane, who she marries in the next novel, ''Happy Endings''. Bernice leaves the TARDIS after this novel, but she appears in certain subsequent ''Doctor Who'' novels. In '' Return of the Living Dad'', Bernice finally resolves the mystery of what happened to her father. Virgin had long considered a non-''Doctor Who'' spin-off series, but plans were moved forwards when they lost the license from the BBC. A number of preparations were made for the transition to Bernice-led New Adventures (see below). As Virgin felt Bernice would make a better lead as a single woman, she and Jason Kane were split up. Thus, she appears again in '' Eternity Weeps'', a novel which describes the breakdown of her marriage and is also focused on her more than the Doctor as a prototype for the Doctor-free novels to come. Likewise, the last New Adventure, ''The Dying Days'', is again focused on Bernice more than the Doctor, with the Doctor absent from a substantial portion of the book. ''The Dying Days'' also features an ambiguous epilogue which can be taken to imply that the Doctor and Bernice have sex. This same epilogue also has the Doctor indicating that Benny is his longest-serving companion, although exactly how long she travelled with the Doctor has never been firmly established.

''The New Adventures''

*''

Oh No It Isn't! ''Oh No It Isn't!'' is a novel published in 1997 by Paul Cornell from the Virgin New Adventures featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. Writing and development The New Adventures were a series of novels based on the long-runn ...

'' by

*''Dragons' Wrath'' by

*''Beyond the Sun'' by Matt Jones *''Ship of Fools'' by Dave Stone *''Down'' by

Lawrence Miles Lawrence Miles (born 15 March 1972 in Middlesex) is a science fiction author known for his work on original ''Doctor Who'' novels (for both the Virgin New Adventures and BBC Books series) and the subsequent spin-off Faction Paradox. He is also ...

*''Deadfall'' by

*''Ghost Devices'' by

Simon Bucher-Jones Simon Bucher-Jones (born Simon Jones, 6 September 1964) is an author, poet, and amateur actor. He is best known for his Doctor Who novels for Virgin Books, Virgin and BBC Books, BBC and as a contributor to the Faction Paradox spin-off series. Betw ...

*''Mean Streets'' by

*''Tempest'' by

*''Walking to Babylon'' by Kate Orman *''Oblivion'' by Dave Stone *'' The Medusa Effect'' by Justin Richards *''Dry Pilgrimage'' by Paul Leonard and Nick Walters *'' The Sword of Forever'' by

*''Another Girl, Another Planet'' by Martin Day and

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*'' Beige Planet Mars'' by

and

Mark Clapham Mark Clapham (born 1976) is a British author, best known for writing fiction and reference books for television series, in particular relating to ''Doctor Who'' (and its spin-offs) and Warhammer 40,000. Writing Clapham started out writing ''Doc ...

*'' Where Angels Fear'' by

and Simon Winstone *''The Mary-Sue Extrusion'' by Dave Stone *''Dead Romance'' by Lawrence Miles (''Bernice Summerfield does not appear'') *''Tears of the Oracle'' by Justin Richards *''Return to the Fractured Planet'' by Dave Stone *'' The Joy Device'' by Justin Richards *'' Twilight of the Gods'' by Mark Clapham and Jon de Burgh Miller Originally published once a month, the New Adventures went to once every two months after ''The Sword of Forever''. The New Adventures continued with Bernice generally in the leading role. ''

'' provides the set-up for subsequent stories, with Bernice becoming Professor of Archaeology at St Oscar's University on the planet Dellah. She has now put her failed marriage to Jason Kane behind her. ''Oh No It Isn't!'' also re-introduces the People, a highly advanced alien race from the ''Doctor Who'' New Adventures. In '' Ghost Devices'', we meet Clarence (named after the angel in '' It's a Wonderful Life''). Clarence appears in the form of an angel, but is an artificial intelligence from the People who is eventually (in '' Tears of the Oracle'') revealed to be a character from ''

''. In ''Dragons' Wrath'', Bernice meets Irving Braxiatel for the first time (from his perspective). '' Beyond the Sun'' introduces another recurring character, Emile Mars-Smith. Emile, Clarence and the People appear in a number of subsequent New Adventures, while Braxiatel appears in both further New Adventures and Benny stories from Big Finish. '' Where Angels Fear'' starts the Gods arc, a loose overarching story that finishes in '' Twilight of the Gods''. Along the way, Dellah is destroyed and Bernice is uprooted and loses her memory. ''Twilight of the Gods'' finishes with a new set-up for subsequent stories involving Bernice, Emile and others, but this was not used as Virgin stopped publishing the series. Though part of this sequence of stories, ''Dead Romance'' was released as a standalone, and Summerfield is not in it; and the main character and narrator Christine Summerfield are not connected to her in any way. A former New Adventures

companion,

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, does appear, and the Seventh Doctor briefly appears as "the Evil Renegade" in Chris's tampered memories. Almost the entirety of the book is set within a bottle universe, a concept most fully explored in Miles's two-book cycle ''

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'', and it is implied that it is the same bottle universe. A second edition of ''Dead Romance'' contained some minor alterations making the book more consistent with Miles's later

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mythos. However, this idea was never followed up on in any future novels. As well as continuing the New Adventures after losing the ''Doctor Who'' license, Virgin also continued with their ''Decalog'' series. These had been ''Doctor Who'' short story anthologies, but '' Decalog 5: Wonders'' featured a Benny short story ("The Judgement of Solomon") by

alongside other shorts not set in the New Adventures continuity.

Big Finish paperback novels

*''The Doomsday Manuscript'' by

*''The Gods of the Underworld'' by Stephen Cole *''The Squire's Crystal'' by Jacqueline Rayner *''The Infernal Nexus'' by Dave Stone *''The Glass Prison'' by Jacqueline Rayner Big Finish licensed the character of Bernice Summerfield from Paul Cornell, Irving Braxiatel from Justin Richards and Jason Kane from Dave Stone, but other elements of the Virgin New Adventures' fictional universe were not obtained. Instead,

, Jacqueline Rayner and Cornell developed a new background and character ensemble, introduced in the anthology ''The Dead Men Diaries'' and developed in the initial run of paperbacks. The most notable development in Big Finish's paperback novels was Bernice's pregnancy and the birth of her

son A son is a male offspring; a boy or a man in relation to his parents. The female counterpart is a daughter. From a biological perspective, a son constitutes a first degree relative. Social issues In pre-industrial societies and some current ...

in ''The Glass Prison''. The paperback novels proved uneconomic and Big Finish stopped publishing them, subsequently re-launching their Benny books in hardback with the anthology ''A Life of Surprises''.

Big Finish hardcover novels

*''The Big Hunt'' by

*''The Tree of Life'' by Mark Michalowski *''Genius Loci'' by

*''The Two Jasons' by Dave Stone *''Terra Incognita'' by Ben Aaronovitch — originally announced in 2007, this novel remains unpublished save for an extract in ''Missing Adventures'' *''The Weather on Versimmon'' by Matthew Griffiths *''The Slender-Fingered Cats of Bubastis'' by Xanna Eve Chown *''Filthy Lucre'' by James Parsons and Andrew Stirling-Brown *''Adorable Illusion'' by

Big Finish novellas

Each volume comprises a collection of three novellas. *''A Life in Pieces'' by Dave Stone,

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and

Joseph Lidster Joseph Lidster is an English playwright and screenwriter, best known for his work on the ''Doctor Who'' spin-off series ''Torchwood'' and '' The Sarah Jane Adventures''. Biography He started his career writing ''Doctor Who'' audio plays for Big ...

*''Parallel Lives'' by

, Stewart Sheargold and Dave Stone, with linking material by

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*''Old Friends'' by

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, Marc Platt and Pete Kempshall *''Nobody's Children'' by Kate Orman, Jonathan Blum and

Philip Purser-Hallard Philip Purser-Hallard (born 1971 as Philip Hallard) is a fantasy, science fiction and crime author described by the British Fantasy Society as "the best kept secret in British genre writing".

*''The Vampire Curse'' by Mags L Halliday, Kelly Hale and Philip Purser-Hallard

Big Finish anthologies

*''The Dead Men Diaries'', edited by

*''A Life of Surprises'', edited by

*''Life During Wartime'', edited by

*''A Life Worth Living'', edited by

*''Something Changed'', edited by

*''Collected Works'', edited by Nick Wallace *''Missing Adventures'', edited by

*''Secret Histories'', edited by

*''Present Danger'', edited by Eddie Robson *''True Stories'' (2017), edited by Xanna Eve Chown *''In Time'' (2018), edited by Xanna Eve Chown *''The Christmas Collection'' (2020), edited by Xanna Eve Chown

Short Trips

Bernice also appears in a number of ''Doctor Who'' short stories, mostly set during her travels with the Doctor. *"The Trials of Tara" by

('' Decalog 2: Lost Property'') *"Continuity Errors" by

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('' Decalog 3: Consequences'') *"The Judgement of Solomon" by

('' Decalog 5: Wonders'') *"Virgin Lands" by Sarah Groenewegen ('' Short Trips: Zodiac'') *"Of the Mermaid and Jupiter" by Ian Mond & Danny Heap ('' Short Trips: Past Tense'') *"Cold War" by

('' Short Trips: Steel Skies'') *"...Be Forgot" by Cavan Scott and Mark Wright ('' Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury'')set during Big Finish's Bernice audio series *"Too Rich for My Blood" by

('' Short Trips: Seven Deadly Sins'') *"How You Get There" by

('' Short Trips: A Day in the Life'') *"Larkspur" by Mark Stevens ('' Short Trips: Transmissions'')

''New Series Adventures''

Bernice appears in one of the ''

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'' with the

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(the novel was originally planned for River Song, but plans for the 2015 Christmas special '' The Husbands of River Song'' prompted Russell to use Benny instead). *'' Big Bang Generation'' by

Characters

This is a list of recurring characters from the Bernice Summerfield stories, both the original ''

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'' featuring Bernice and the subsequent and ongoing series of audio dramas and novels by

Irving Braxiatel

Clarence

Clarence is an artificial intelligence from the People. The character was created and introduced by

for ''Ghost Devices'' in which Clarence appears in the form of an

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(he is named after the angel in '' It's a Wonderful Life'') to Benny. Clarence is an agent of

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, the artificial intelligence that controls the People's

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and is eventually revealed (in '' Tears of the Oracle'') to be a character from ''

''.

God

God is the super-advanced artificial intelligence controlling the People's

. The character was introduced by

in ''The Also People'' and became a frequently recurring character in the later New Adventures based around Bernice. On several occasions, God sought to use Bernice as his agent, often sending his emissary Clarence to visit her.

Joseph

Joseph is Bernice Summerfield's robotic secretary. He appears in several Bernice stories across the

and Big Finish's Bernice stories.

Jason Kane

Jason Peter Kane was introduced in '' Death and Diplomacy''. In 1996, 13-year-old runaway Jason is caught in an alien transportation beam, which deposits him in a swamp on the planet t'Kao in the 26th century. After thirteen years, the first human being he meets is Benny. When they discuss their sex lives, Jason candidly discusses having slept with nine women, five men and a number of (to varying degrees) humanoid aliens. He becomes a romantic foil for Benny, with their marriage being the centrepiece for ''

'', itself celebrating the New Adventures line as its fiftieth book. They are a happily married couple in '' Return of the Living Dad'', however when the BBC withdrew the ''Doctor Who'' licence, and the New Adventures continued with Benny as the lead character, an editorial decision was taken to split the couple up, as depicted in '' Eternity Weeps''. Jason remains an intermittently recurring character. He remarries in '' Deadfall'', but his new wife does not appear again in the series. When the New Adventures came to an end, he was trapped in an alternate dimension equivalent to Hell, but Benny's adventures continued with an ongoing series of novels and audio dramas by

and, through an agreement with creator Dave Stone, Jason re-appeared (portrayed by

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in the audio dramas) and his relationship with Benny restarted. It is strongly implied in '' The End of the World'' that he has been killed.

John Lafayette

John Lafayette (from '' Walking to Babylon'') was a Victorian translator who was exploring the ruins of Babylon. There, he stumbled across a time corridor and was drawn back in time to the city in ancient times. There he met with Bernice who was seeking out renegade members of the People and Jason, and becomes romantically involved with her. Lafayette also appears in the audio play ''

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'', although he had not appeared in the New Adventure on which it was based.

Emile Mars-Smith

Emile Mars-Smith was introduced in Matthew Jones's novel ''Beyond the Sun'' in 1997. ''Beyond the Sun'' was adapted into an audio drama by

, in which Emile was portrayed by Lewis Davis. Emile was brought up by a strict religious father, and at the age of fifteen ran away to St. Oscar's University on the planet Dellah. Emile was one of Benny's students at St. Oscar's, and she took him on a field trip to the planet Apollox 4 where they became entangled with an alien species known as the Sunless. During the adventure, Emile finds himself attracted to another man, and realises he is gay.

Ronan McGinley

Ronan McGinley is an office worker from the early 21st Century. One day, while having a cigarette, he meets Irving Braxiatel who promises him one summer of adventure. Braxiatel brings McGinley to the Collection and instigates a romance between him and Clarissa Jones. She is still mourning the loss of her lover, Bernard Moskoff, who was killed during the events of '' Death and the Daleks''. Clarissa enjoys her time with Ronan but is also suspicious as to his past. Investigating, she finds evidence (planted by Braxiatel) that he was a Fifth Axis soldier. She asks him to leave the Collection but, unknown to her, he meets with Braxiatel who tells him that the one good summer he promised is over. Then, a year later, Jason Kane finds McGinley on the planet

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. Braxiatel has connected the man to an army of Cybermen in order to keep them under control. During the events of this story, McGinley dies. In the audio drama '' The Crystal of Cantus'', McGinley is portrayed by

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Parasiel

Parasiel is a student on the Braxiatel Collection. When he first arrives, shortly after the end of the Fifth Axis Occupation, his lack of social skills means he is not particularly popular. As he spends more time on the Collection, his behaviour softens a little, and he has a series of affairs with female students. Bernice tells him about the events of '' The Goddess Quandary'' and then '' The Crystal of Cantus''. During the second of these adventures, he also has his memory erased by Irving Braxiatel. He left the Collection in '' Collected Works'' after one of his love affairs ended tragically; though he says he might return, Benny doubts she'll see him again.

Admiral Isaac Summerfield

Admiral Isaac Douglas Summerfield is the father of Bernice. A high-ranking officer in space fleet, he went to fight against the

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s and never returned to his wife and child. Bernice never gave up hope that he could still be alive, and was eventually rewarded when she found him on Earth in 1983. It was revealed in Kate Orman's novel '' Return of the Living Dad'' that, during a battle at Bellatrix, the Admiral's ship had been drawn into a worm hole which deposited him back in time to 1963. There he organised a resistance cell to fight the Daleks. 20 years later, Bernice managed to locate him in the village of Little Caldwell. The Admiral was running an underground network helping stranded aliens to leave Earth. He always worried that he would be discovered and shut down by the

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. However, he also had a more sinister plan to detonate a nuclear device on Earth. This would trigger an arms-race that could lead to the development of weapons capable of defeating the Daleks when they tried to invade Earth in the 22nd century. However, the alien he was conspiring with was revealed to be a Dalek agent, and was uncovered by the Doctor. Managing to forgive her father for his manipulation, Bernice teamed up with him and the Doctor and used a missile to destroy a Dalek spy satellite. In the audio drama '' Death and the Daleks'', Summerfield is portrayed by Ian Collier, who voiced

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in ''

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'' and ''

''.

Christine Summerfield / Cousin Eliza

Narrator of the standalone novel ''

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'', which did not feature Bernice. Christine found out her entire world was a bottle universe being used by Time Lords as a bolt hole to escape the Gods. During the course of the novel she began a relationship with

and helped him to prepare the bottle for the arrival of the Time Lords. After learning of Bernice Summerfield she became fascinated by her and her history convinced there was a connection between them. The novel ended with her being betrayed by Cwej and deciding to leave the bottle for the "real" universe, she eventually ended up on a

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in ruins, writing her story which she left among the ruins. The last entry of Dead Romance states that she believed that the "real" universe was just a bigger bottle within bigger and bigger bottles; and maybe she could keep traveling upwards through the different bottles until she found the real universe. However she did not seem to achieve this goal as she sent a letter to Bernice in Twilight of the Gods where it is stated that she took a post at a university on the planet Vremnya. Some point after this she was initiated into

where she adopted the title, Cousin Eliza, and is subsequently quoted in '' The Book of the War''; she is one of the central characters in the Faction Paradox audio dramas.

Peter Summerfield

Peter Guy Summerfield is the son of Bernice and Adrian Wall. His middle name Guy was in honour of Sir Guy de Carnac, a man with whom Benny fell in love in the novel ''

'' but who then apparently died. The circumstances of his conception were unusual because Benny was being controlled by an alien sorceress. Peter appeared the audio drama, '' The Grel Escape'', in which he was voiced by Dacey Warriner and '' The Crystal of Cantus'' in which he was voiced by Thomas Grant.

Bev Tarrant

Adrian Wall

Adrian Wall is a Killoran construction worker for the Braxiatel collection. Killorans are a species who resemble a cross between a

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and an

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, and Adrian was seven feet tall with huge claws and fangs. He took his name from

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, in preference to his native Killoran name, after studying the Roman emperor During the events of '' The Squire's Crystal'', Bernice was possessed by an alien sorceress. Whilst possessed she became impregnated by Adrian, and later gave birth to a baby boy whom she named

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. The Killorans appear in the ''

'' audio plays '' Arrangements for War'' (where they invade the planet Világ) and its sequel '' Thicker than Water''. The novella ''Hiding Places'' by Stewart Sheargold, published in the anthology ''

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'', reveals that Adrian was present on Világ.

Wolsey

Audio plays

Cast and characters

''Bernice Summerfield''

Season 1 (1998–2000)

The first season of Bernice Summerfield

audio plays Radio drama (or audio drama, audio play, radio play, radio theatre, or audio theatre) is a dramatised, purely acoustic performance. With no visual component, radio drama depends on dialogue, music and sound effects to help the listener imagine ...

are all adaptations of New Adventures novels originally published by

. Each of the plays spans two CDs, except for ''Dragon's Wrath'', which was issued on a single CD. The plays deviate from the original novels, in terms of plot and characters, to varying degrees. This is particularly evident with the productions of ''Birthright'' and ''Just War'', both of which were originally Doctor Who novels. These changes were necessary because, at the time of their production,

weren't licensed to produce Doctor Who audio plays. Actor and photographer

was cast in the role of Bernice Summerfield. Bowerman had previously appeared in the Doctor Who story ''

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'' (1989). The first series also co-starred

as Jason Kane. A variety of actors familiar to Doctor Who fans played guest roles in many of the plays, including

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and Richard Franklin.

Season 2 (2000–01)

For the second season of Bernice Summerfield audio plays, Big Finish Productions experimented by developing ongoing character arcs that alternated between two different mediums—the audio plays and novels. Fans who did not collect the novels were initially confused to discover that Benny was pregnant during the final audio play of the season, ''The Skymines of Karthos''. The pregnancy was explained in the novel ''The Squire's Crystal'' by Jacqueline Rayner. The run of plays from the second season onwards take part in what has become known as the Collection continuity, as they are set primarily on the Braxiatel Collection, a combined museum and university located on the planetoid KS-159. A number of regular characters are introduced, most notably Irving Braxiatel. First referenced in the 1979 ''Doctor Who'' story ''

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'' (written by

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and Graham Williams), Braxiatel first appeared in person in the New Adventures novel ''Theatre of War''.

Season 3 (2002–03)

Whereas the previous seasons had focused primarily on the character of Bernice Summerfield, Big Finish used the third season as an opportunity to introduce an ensemble feel to the productions. This is most evident in ''The Green-Eyed Monsters'' and ''The Mirror Effect'' where the characters Jason Kane, Adrian Wall and Irving Braxiatel are significantly developed. The latter, in particular, suggests that Braxiatel has a darker, more mysterious past than the audience has previously been led to believe. The other two plays that comprise the third season focus more specifically on Bernice. ''The Greatest Shop in the Galaxy'' remains the most light-hearted play of the season, while ''The Dance of the Dead'' reintroduces the Ice Warriors from ''Doctor Who''. While not officially part of the third season (at least as far as the numbering is concerned), the ''Bernice Summerfield'' audio play ''The Plague Herds of Excelis'' (the fourth play in Big Finish's ''Excelis'' series; the first three plays fall under the ''Doctor Who'' umbrella) takes place between ''The Green-Eyed Monsters'' and ''The Dance of the Dead''. Chronologically, the short story anthology ''A Life of Surprises'' also falls within this gap.

Season 4 (2003–04)

The fourth season was unofficially dubbed the "classic Who monsters" season, with each play featuring an alien adversary that previously appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' television series. ''The Bellotron Incident'' predominantly features the

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(their major enemies, the

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s, are also referred to but don't actually appear), ''The Draconian Rage'' features the Draconians, ''The Poison Seas'' casts a more sympathetic light on the Sea Devils, while ''Death and the Daleks'' (the first double CD release in the series since ''Just War'') sees the first appearance of the

s within the Bernice Summerfield series. Prior to its release, ''Death and the Daleks'' was entitled '' The Axis of Evil'' to keep the appearance of the Daleks a secret. Big Finish also published an anthology of short stories, entitled ''Life During Wartime'', that was specially written as a prelude to the ''Death and the Daleks'' audio play.

, the anthology's editor, described ''Life During Wartime'' as "a novel written by multiple authors". Each of the collection's stories are told in chronological order, detailing events that occur when the Collection is occupied by a powerful alien force. The anthology ends on a cliff-hanger that is resolved in ''Death and the Daleks''.

Season 5 (2004–05)

The previous season's tradition of using classic monsters continues into the fifth season, with the Grel (previously heard in ''Oh No It Isn't!'') returning in ''The Grel Escape'', a knowing pastiche of '' The Chase''. ''The Bone of Contention'' features the Galyari, who appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' audio play ''The Sandman'', while the title and plot of ''The Relics of Jegg-Sau'' was inspired by a 1970s ''Doctor Who'' licensed

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that depicted a scene with giant robots identical to the one that appeared in ''

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''. ''The Masquerade of Death'' brings the fifth season to a close in a dark and surreal fashion.

Season 6 (2005–06)

By the end of '' The Crystal of Cantus'', the true dark and manipulative nature of Braxiatel was revealed and he left the Collection. Its future is now uncertain, with the Draconians claiming they own the planetoid on what it is based. The entire series was directed by

Season 7 (2006)

The seventh season follows the staff of the Collection as they attempt to keep things running smoothly in Braxiatel's absence. ''Collected Works'' and ''Old Friends'', two books published during this season's run, also develop the running plots that planetoid KS-159 is under threat from the Draconians and Mim, and that the Collection itself is falling apart literally as well as figuratively without Braxiatel at its helm.

Season 8 (2007–08)

In the eighth season, Braxiatel returns to the Collection, which is threatened by crossfire and politics in the war between the Draconians and Mim. The war comes to an unexpected conclusion shortly after his return, and several regular characters pay a heavy price for realising too late that Braxiatel himself is the real threat. The season ends with Benny cutting her ties to the Collection and Braxiatel, and going on the run with her son Peter. The books '' The Two Jasons'' and '', Nobody's Children'' also fit into this season's arc.

Season 9 (2008)

The ninth season is a much looser collection of stories, following Bernice and her son Peter as Benny searches for work away from the Collection.

Season 10 (2009)

The entire series was directed by John Ainsworth.

Season 11 (2010)

The entire series was again directed by John Ainsworth. The animated short ''Dead and Buried'', released online for free, acted as a prelude to this series.

Boxset 1: ''Epoch'' (2011)

Boxset 2: ''Road Trip'' (2012)

Boxset 3: ''Legion'' (2012)

Boxset 4: ''New Frontiers'' (2013)

Boxset 5: ''Missing Persons'' (2013)

Boxset 6: ''The Story So Far'' (2018)

Specials

''The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield''

Following the conclusion of the Bernice Summerfield box set range, a new range starring

as Bernice Summerfield alongside

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entitled ''The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield'' was launched.

Volume 1 (2014)

Volume 2: ''The Triumph of Sutekh'' (2015)

Volume 3: ''The Unbound Universe'' (2016)

Bernice Summerfield in a series of adventures with a version of

from the '' Unbound'' series. Mark Gatiss returns as a version of the Master from the same series, appearing in ''The Emporium at the End'' and ''The True Savior of the Universe'', as well as a brief appearance in a flashback in ''The Library in the Body''.

Volume 4: ''Ruler of the Universe'' (2017)

Volume 5: ''Buried Memories'' (2019)

Volume 6: ''Lost in Translation'' (2020)

Volume 7: ''Blood & Steel'' (2022)

David Warner died on 24 July 2022. Recording of the series had been completed and was released posthumously.

Volume 8: ''The Eternity Club'' (2024)

Other audio play appearances

* " The Shadow of the Scourge" * " The Dark Flame" * ''The Company of Friends'': "Benny's Story" * " Bernice Summerfield and the Criminal Code" * " Love and War" * "

" * "Theatre of War" * "

" * "

" * " Short Trips: The Hesitation Deviation" * " The Worlds of Big Finish: The Phantom Wreck" * " The Eighth of March: The Big Blue Book"

References

External links

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History

Books

''Doctor Who – The New Adventures''

''The New Adventures''

Big Finish paperback novels

Big Finish hardcover novels

Big Finish novellas

Big Finish anthologies

Short Trips

''New Series Adventures''

Characters

Irving Braxiatel

Clarence

God

Joseph

Jason Kane

John Lafayette

Emile Mars-Smith

Ronan McGinley

Parasiel

Admiral Isaac Summerfield

Christine Summerfield / Cousin Eliza

Peter Summerfield

Bev Tarrant

Adrian Wall

Wolsey

Audio plays

Cast and characters

''Bernice Summerfield''

Season 1 (1998–2000)

Season 2 (2000–01)

Season 3 (2002–03)

Season 4 (2003–04)

Season 5 (2004–05)

Season 6 (2005–06)

Season 7 (2006)

Season 8 (2007–08)

Season 9 (2008)

Season 10 (2009)

Season 11 (2010)

Boxset 1: ''Epoch'' (2011)

Boxset 2: ''Road Trip'' (2012)

Boxset 3: ''Legion'' (2012)

Boxset 4: ''New Frontiers'' (2013)

Boxset 5: ''Missing Persons'' (2013)

Boxset 6: ''The Story So Far'' (2018)

Specials

''The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield''

Volume 1 (2014)

Volume 2: ''The Triumph of Sutekh'' (2015)

Volume 3: ''The Unbound Universe'' (2016)

Volume 4: ''Ruler of the Universe'' (2017)

Volume 5: ''Buried Memories'' (2019)

Volume 6: ''Lost in Translation'' (2020)

Volume 7: ''Blood & Steel'' (2022)

Volume 8: ''The Eternity Club'' (2024)

Other audio play appearances

See also

References

External links