The Three Companions
Encyclopedia
The Three Companions is a Big Finish Productions
audio drama based on the long-running British
science fiction
television series Doctor Who
. It is a 12-part mini-series included as a bonus feature on 12 consecutive monthly Doctor Who plays, starting with The Magic Mousetrap
and ending with Survival of the Fittest & Klein’s Story
. This story is part of, and promotion for, the Companion Chronicles range. It was later released as box set along with The Mists of Time
and Freakshow.
, The Brigadier
and Thomas Brewster, meet each other against the backdrop of an ecological disaster.
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
audio drama based on the long-running British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
television series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
. It is a 12-part mini-series included as a bonus feature on 12 consecutive monthly Doctor Who plays, starting with The Magic Mousetrap
The Magic Mousetrap
The Magic Mousetrap is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
and ending with Survival of the Fittest & Klein’s Story
Survival of the Fittest & Klein’s Story
Survival of the Fittest & Klein’s Story is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It contains a three part story and a one part story as well...
. This story is part of, and promotion for, the Companion Chronicles range. It was later released as box set along with The Mists of Time
The Mists of Time
The Mists of Time is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was released free with issue 411 of Doctor Who Magazine. It was later released as box set along with The Three Companions and Freakshow...
and Freakshow.
Plot
Three former companions of the Doctor, PollyPolly (Doctor Who)
Polly is a fictional character played by Anneke Wills in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A young woman from the year 1966, she was a companion of the First and Second Doctors and a regular in the programme from 1966 to 1967.-Character history:Polly first...
, The Brigadier
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
Brigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, generally referred to simply as the Brigadier, is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Nicholas Courtney...
and Thomas Brewster, meet each other against the backdrop of an ecological disaster.
Episodes
| Part | Title | Released with |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Polly's Story | The Magic Mousetrap The Magic Mousetrap The Magic Mousetrap is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who... |
| 2 | In Memoriam | Enemy of the Daleks Enemy of the Daleks Enemy of the Daleks is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who... |
| 3 | The Gathernaut | The Angel of Scutari The Angel of Scutari The Angel of Scutari is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who... |
| 4 | Cremation Point | The Company of Friends The Company of Friends The Company of Friends is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The play is made of four one-part stories, by different authors, rather than the usual multi-part serial... |
| 5 | The Brigadier's Story | Patient Zero Patient Zero (Doctor Who audio) Patient Zero is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. -Plot:Charley becomes ill, which brings the Doctor to The Amethyst Viral Containment Station... |
| 6 | Coffin-Loaders | Paper Cuts Paper Cuts (Doctor Who audio) Paper Cuts is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. -Cast:*The Doctor - Colin Baker*Mila - India Fisher*Prince/The Red Emperor in His Youth - Anthony Glennon... |
| 7 | The Hunting Ground | Blue Forgotten Planet Blue Forgotten Planet Blue Forgotten Planet is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. -Plot:In the far future, the Earth is dying... |
| 8 | The Battle at World's End Junction | Castle of Fear Castle of Fear Castle of Fear is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It contains a three part story and a one part story as well... |
| 9 | Many Meetings | The Eternal Summer The Eternal Summer The Eternal Summer is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It contains a three part story and a one part story as well. -Plot:... |
| 10 | Brewster's Story | Plague of the Daleks Plague of the Daleks Plague of the Daleks is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It contains a three part story and a one part story as well... |
| 11 | The Hunter | A Thousand Tiny Wings A Thousand Tiny Wings A Thousand Tiny Wings is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It contains a four part story. -Plot:... |
| 12 | The Sacrifice | Survival of the Fittest & Klein’s Story Survival of the Fittest & Klein’s Story Survival of the Fittest & Klein’s Story is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It contains a three part story and a one part story as well... |
Cast
- PollyPolly (Doctor Who)Polly is a fictional character played by Anneke Wills in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. A young woman from the year 1966, she was a companion of the First and Second Doctors and a regular in the programme from 1966 to 1967.-Character history:Polly first...
- Anneke WillsAnneke WillsAnneke Wills is an English actress, best-known for her role as the Doctor Who's companion Polly in the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Biography:... - The BrigadierBrigadier Lethbridge-StewartBrigadier Sir Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, generally referred to simply as the Brigadier, is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Nicholas Courtney...
- Nicholas CourtneyNicholas CourtneyWilliam Nicholas Stone Courtney was an English television actor, most famous for playing Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who.-Early life:... - Thomas Brewster - John PickardJohn Pickard (British actor)John Pickard is a British actor who is currently best known for appearing in Channel 4's Hollyoaks playing Dominic Reilly from 2005-2010. He is the brother of fellow Hollyoaks star Nick Pickard, who plays Tony Hutchinson, Dom's half-brother, in the soap...
- Gerry Lenz/Garry Lendler/Announcer - Russell FloydRussell FloydRussell Floyd is a British actor. He played Michael Rose in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from 1996 to 1999, and DC Ken Drummond in the ITV police drama, The Bill, from 2002 to 2005...
Continuity
- The blog that instigates Polly's correspondence was written by the Third Doctor'sThird DoctorThe Third Doctor is the third incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He was portrayed by actor Jon Pertwee....
assistant, Jo GrantJo GrantJosephine "Jo" Grant is a fictional character played by Katy Manning in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
. It can be heard in its entirety in The Doll of DeathThe Doll of DeathThe Doll of Death is a Big Finish Productions audiobook based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who....
. - Brewster stole the TARDIS from the Fifth DoctorFifth DoctorThe Fifth Doctor is the fifth incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He is portrayed by Peter Davison....
at the end of The Haunting of Thomas BrewsterThe Haunting of Thomas BrewsterThe Haunting of Thomas Brewster is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who...
. It was returned at the end of The Boy That Time ForgotThe Boy That Time ForgotThe Boy That Time Forgot is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. -Plot:...
. He meets the Sixth DoctorSixth DoctorThe Sixth Doctor is the sixth incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He was portrayed by Colin Baker...
in The Crimes of Thomas BrewsterThe Crimes of Thomas BrewsterThe Crimes of Thomas Brewster is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. - Plot :...
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