Tenth Doctor / Classic Companions (Sep 2022)

You know, it occurs to me that if Big Finish weren’t already doing things with Carole Ann Ford for Susan’s War (and any future instalments to that series) Susan would probably have made an appearance in this.

Good set of companions on that Tenth Doctor set. Yeah, looking forward to this. I do wish this was done a few years ago (which I do understand why it wasn't) as I think Ian would have been a great companion for 10 to revisit.

Admittedly at face-value, I have mixed feelings about this, given that a lot of the recent Tennant announcements have "hooks" (or, as some would say, gimmicks) - Dalek Universe, multi-Doctor adventures, and now classic companions - and the companions used here are ones that have tended to have a lot of use by BF.

That being said... More Tenth Doctor/Tennant is always good and the stories sound intriguing, and I'm sure they'll be fantastic and I'll enjoy the hell out of them despite my reservations. And it's great to see the Axons back! They're such an underused enemy.

Also I think we need to take into account that this was recorded during the pandemic so I'd imagine that BF worked with the actors they had access to for remote recording, which they were possibly limited with, which is why we have these three companions and not more underused ones. (Or maybe I'm wrong and they just decided to do these three because of popularity or some other reason.)

Count me in.

K 9 10

Not too fussed about the rest, but Ten & K9 !!!

Well this is unexpected but hey more 10th Doctor adventures are worth it
K9, Leela, Nyssa and Ace eh

Doesn’t really feel special as 10 met K9 in several tv episodes

I just wish that we had 10 met Jamie, The Brig or Romana
A big finish companion like Lucie would have also have been more exciting

Still something to preorder for the future

Have to love how Frazer Hines still has enthusiasm for Doctor Who. If they continued the Out of Time stories beyond the initial trilogy, I’d honestly love to see his Second Doctor meet the Tenth.

Fair enough. On reflection I think I spoke overly harshly there. I am willing to be persuaded by further details on Dalek Universe, just not convinced by what was announced initially. I think the longer post I did on the second page better articulates my frustrations atm. 

That’s all fine. I always find it a little odd that for a series taking place in an existing universe, there seems to be a cut off point for originality. The Doctor and Nyssa is fine... but the moment you add Daleks, it can’t be original. Doctor and Rose is fine, but Doctor and River can’t be original. 

I understand the feeling, but certainly it can sometimes be easier to get something original out of something old - new ideas aren’t truly new after all, they tend to be two or more old ideas put together in a new way (that’s a general truism, not just Dr Who stuff). Certainly, one of my first thoughts when dealing with an old villain/monster is to wonder what new angle there is.  

Hello again.

Mmm... This is interesting news. It all depends on the stories of course. I am a great fan of all four companions. Louise Jameson's Leela I saw in a britbox special offer dr who watch of seasons 14 and 15 this year. I was struck by even in a dreadful story she brings a great deal of strength, intelligence and intuition to the companion role.

Nyssa I always liked as the companion, although not always used very effectively in the tv series, her character has been given much more to do by Big Finish. The Peterloo Massacre, Spare Parts and The Butcher of Brisbane all demonstrate that beneath the calm, collected exterior there was passion and fire, particularly where she saw injustice and suffering. Meeting such a different Doctor to her own will be fascinating for her.

Now Ace, I'm a bit confused, is she now being played as older Ace, head of her own company as shown in the season 26 collection trailer, which would be great or Ace when she was younger. I would love to hear how Ace has changed since leaving the Doctor.

I'm also pleased that John Leeson's K9 is back. I've always liked the tin dog. K9 is a great character, considering he is a machine. There is almost a smug edge to him sometimes which makes me laugh.

It will be interesting to see the different dynamics between these companions and the Tenth Doctor.

Although, it would have been nice to him meet up with Polly or Jamie and Zoe, or Vicki and Steven, Tegan and Turlough would have been interesting too. Anyway, it does remind me a bit of the season of stories where Doctors 5,6 and 7 where paired up with different companions. The Fifth Doctor, Steven and Vicki story was superb.