The War Master (audio drama series) (original) (raw)
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| The War Master | |
|---|---|
| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | The Worlds of Doctor Who |
| Featuring | The Master |
| Written by | various |
| Directed by | Scott Handcock |
| Produced by | Scott Handcock (2017–2024) Robert Valentine (2024–present) |
| Executive producer(s) | Jason Haigh-Ellery Nicholas Briggs |
| Starring | Sir Derek Jacobi |
| Music | Ioan Morris (S1, S3, S5, S7, title theme) Rob Harvey (S2, S4, S6, S8) |
| Release date | December 2017 (2017-12) |
The War Master, announced in June 2017, is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the TV show Doctor Who. It sees the return of Sir Derek Jacobi as the Master, a role he previously portrayed in the TV story "Utopia". The first volume consists of a four-CD box set; it was released in December 2017.[1] In July 2018, a further 3 series were confirmed for release between December 2018 – December 2019.[2][3]
In January 2019, Paul McGann was confirmed as an appearance within the third series, Rage of the Time Lords, as the Eighth Doctor alongside Jacobi.[4][5][6] Seán Carlsen reprised his role as Narvin from the Gallifrey series alongside Pippa Bennett-Warner and Nicholas Briggs as Livia and the Daleks.
The series was created by Scott Handcock, who is the producer of the range as well as director and script-editor for sets released between 2017 and 2024. It was announced that he will be succeeded by Robert Valentine, after Handcock became a script editor for future series of Doctor Who on screen.[7][8]
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| Actor | Character | Appearances | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | S9 | S10 | S11 |
| Sir Derek Jacobi | The Master | ✓ | ||||||||
| Professor Yana | Does not appear | ✓ | Does not appear | |||||||
| Mark Gatiss | Alternate-Universe Master | Does not appear | ✓ | Does not appear | ||||||
| Seán Carlsen | Narvin | Does not appear | ✓ | Does not appear | ✓ | ✓ | Does not appear | |||
| Paul McGann | The Doctor | Does not appear | ✓ | Does not appear | ✓ | Does not appear | ||||
| David Tennant | Does not appear | ✓ | Does not appear | |||||||
| Jonny Green | Cole Jarnish | ✓ | Does not appear | ✓ | Does not appear | |||||
| Nicholas Briggs | The Daleks | ✓ | Does not appear | ✓ | Does not appear | ✓ | Does not appear | ✓ | Does not appear | |
| Sherlock Holmes | Does not appear | ✓ | Does not appear |
- Silas Carson as The Ood
- Samantha Béart as Martine King
- Maeve Bluebell Wells as Cassandra King
- Pippa Haywood as Teremon
- Pippa Bennett-Warner as Livia
- Colin McFarlane as Captain Morski
- Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo as The Scaramancer
- Katy Manning as Jo Jones
- Sarah Sutton as Nyssa
- Alexander Vlahos as Dorian Gray
- Richard Earl as Dr. Watson
- Gethin Anthony as The Shadow
- Murray Melvin as Bilis Manger
Series 1: Only the Good (2017)
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Series 2: The Master of Callous (2018)
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Series 3: Rage of the Time Lords (2019)
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Series 4: Anti-Genesis (2019)
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Series 5: Hearts of Darkness (2020)
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Series 6: Killing Time (2021)
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Series 7: Self-Defence (2022)
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Series 8: Escape from Reality (2022)
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Series 9: Solitary Confinement (2023)
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Series 10: Rogue Encounters (2023)
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Series 11: Future Phantoms (2024)
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Series 12: His Greatest Trick
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Series 13: Deeds Without Name
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Awards and nominations
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- ^ "Doctor Who: The War Master". Big Finish Productions. 16 June 2017.
- ^ "War Master Returns". Big Finish Productions. 24 July 2018.
- ^ "Doctor Who bringing back Derek Jacobi as the Master for more audio adventures". Digital Spy. 25 July 2018.
- ^ "War Master vs Eighth Doctor - News - Big Finish".
- ^ "New Doctor Who drama sees Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor take on Derek Jacobi's War Master".
- ^ "Paul McGann's eighth Doctor will face Derek Jacobi's Master in Doctor Who spin-off". Digital Spy. 7 January 2019.
- ^ "The End of an Era for The War Master - News - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ "Scott Handcock joins Bad Wolf - News - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d "5. The War Master: Hearts of Darkness". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Jacobi vs Tennant!". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ a b c d "8. The War Master: Escape from Reality". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ a b "The War Master will return! - News - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
- ^ "The 2019 Shortlist". BBC.
- ^ "Previous Scribe Award Winners". 24 June 2013.