''The Fifth Doctor Adventures'' is a

Big Finish Productions Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on cult science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'', the ...

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

series based on the television series '' Doctor Who''. It sees the return of

Peter Davison Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett (born 13 April 1951), known professionally as Peter Davison, is an English actor with many credits in television dramas and sitcoms. He made his television acting debut in 1975 and became famous in 1978 as Tristan ...

reprising his role as the

Fifth Doctor The Fifth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Peter Davison. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time Lord fro ...

History

In 1999, beginning with the story "'' The Sirens of Time''", Big Finish Productions began producing a series of audio adventures featuring the

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and

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. For 22 years these stories continued collectively known as Big Finish's "'' Main Range''". In May 2020, Big Finish announced the main range would conclude in March 2021 and subsequently replaced with regular releases of each Doctor's adventures continuing in their own respective ranges. Several previously released special titles were retroactively reallocated into these new ranges by Big Finish.

Cast and characters

Notable Guests

Caroline Morris Caroline Morris (born 1974) is a British actress who played the part of the companion Erimem in a range of audio dramas by Big Finish Productions based on the BBC television series ''Doctor Who''. As well as playing Erimem, Morris also appe ...

as Erimem * Mark Donovan as Shayde

Episodes

Specials

''The Fifth Doctor Box Set'' (2014)

''Wicked Sisters'' (2020)

''The Lost Resort and Other Stories'' (2021)

''Forty'' (2022)

''Conflicts of Interest''

''The Fifth Doctor Adventures'' 2023B

In May 2022, Big Finish announced two further boxsets for The Fifth Doctor to be released in 2023. The second boxset is set for release in September 2023.

Awards and nominations

References

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