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Post by Whovitt on Nov 13, 2016 13:03:49 GMT
According to the latest podcast, UNIT: Assembled is the next in the line of New Series UNIT releases, and will feature Katy Manning as Jo Jones, Richard Franklin as Mike Yates and JOHN LEVENE AS JOHN BENTON!!! (as well as the usual cast)
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Post by mark687 on Nov 13, 2016 13:06:36 GMT
Yes you read that right
According to this week's Podcast
Released in May 2017
The Modern team and UNIT veterans will unite against a threat voiced by Nick Briggs
(They must've cleaned the Mics)
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Post by agentten on Nov 13, 2016 18:08:42 GMT
Excellent! This is a dream release that I've been hoping for. Glad to see John Levene back in the fold too!
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Post by Shiny on Nov 13, 2016 18:33:33 GMT
Well that was unexpected! I thought we might get Mike Yates in the new UNIT series but I didn't think we'd get both him and Jo and I certainly didn't expect Benton. With a little luck this might lead to John Levene doing some Third Doctor Adventures somewhere down the line too.
I love these collisions of eras. They feel sort of 'wrong', but in an exciting way. And with Big Finish's track record, I can be assured there's a story behind it and they're not having the characters meet only for the sake of it.
Looks like Big Finish have bucked up.
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Nov 13, 2016 21:35:45 GMT
I just want to hear John Levene's take on the Big Finish lunch spread. And the rest of it sounds good as well.
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Post by mark687 on Nov 13, 2016 21:39:59 GMT
I just want to hear John Levene's take on the Big Finish lunch spread. And the rest of it sounds good as well. Well it was a "Toby" lunch according to Katie Manning's Twitter
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2016 21:57:06 GMT
Wow, fantastic news. I was hoping we'd get Mike and Benton in the next 3da but this is even better.
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Post by xlozdob on Nov 13, 2016 22:33:14 GMT
I wonder, though (I haven't listened to the podcast yet, so they might've have answered this), whether it will involve some sort of timey-wimey shenanigans or if the classic UNIT characters will be their present selves, in which case, I hope they keep up with the SJA continuity and have Jo be Jo Jones and at least mention her grandson Tiago.
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Post by aemiliapaula on Nov 13, 2016 23:03:48 GMT
Looking forward to hearing these characters together. Petronella approves!
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Nov 13, 2016 23:09:02 GMT
I wonder, though (I haven't listened to the podcast yet, so they might've have answered this), whether it will involve some sort of timey-wimey shenanigans or if the classic UNIT characters will be their present selves, in which case, I hope they keep up with the SJA continuity and have Jo be Jo Jones and at least mention her grandson Tiago. I would have to go listen to it again but I think Nick referred to Jo as Jo Jones and not Jo Grant. Again, I would have to go listen to it again.
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Post by mark687 on Nov 13, 2016 23:09:18 GMT
Listened to the Podcast again they do refer the characters as Jo Jones Mike Yates and John Benton so its probably set in the present.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2016 23:12:24 GMT
Nick specifically credited Katy Manning as Jo Jones, not Jo Grant - so presumably it's their 'present' selves
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Post by Audio Watchdog on Nov 13, 2016 23:23:24 GMT
Listened to the Podcast again they do refer the characters as Jo Jones Mike Yates and John Benton so its probably set in the present. Regards mark687 Which I think makes it much more interesting to me. And I would not complain if the 3rd Doctor dropped in for a surprise visit.
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Post by bobod on Nov 13, 2016 23:53:49 GMT
I hope they keep up with the SJA continuity and have Jo be Jo Jones and at least mention her grandson Tiago. Sans San.
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Post by constonks on Nov 14, 2016 3:39:38 GMT
Holy gosh. I love this idea.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2016 8:42:47 GMT
I hope they keep up with the SJA continuity and have Jo be Jo Jones and at least mention her grandson Tiago. It was only on a revisit where I realised Santiago was played by Finn Jones. He's not done half bad since that one SJA story - 6 years of Game Of Thrones as Loras Tyrell then now he's straight off to Netflix to star as Iron First/Danny Rand in his own series.
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Nov 14, 2016 12:57:58 GMT
Okay now this is very surprising. I was hoping for a Klien team appearance but getting Benton in is surely something.
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Post by xlozdob on Nov 14, 2016 16:09:09 GMT
I hope they keep up with the SJA continuity and have Jo be Jo Jones and at least mention her grandson Tiago. Sans San. Weird. For some reason I remembered him being called Tiago by the other characters. But, alas, it seems that's not the case. Could it be another case of Berenstain/Berenstein?
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Post by icecreamdf on Nov 17, 2016 2:02:41 GMT
I'm glad that BF is finally doing another Silurian story. Maybe that means that they'll have Madame Vastra show up before too long. I wonder if the Silurians will know that they are dealing with the daughter of the man who blew up one of their colonies. I also really want to hear Kate meet the Third Doctor now.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 17, 2016 8:15:25 GMT
I'm glad that BF is finally doing another Silurian story. Maybe that means that they'll have Madame Vastra show up before too long. I wonder if the Silurians will know that they are dealing with the daughter of the man who blew up one of their colonies. I also really want to hear Kate meet the Third Doctor now. Silurians? Was that mentioned in the podcast as well?
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