UNIT (audio drama series)
| UNIT | |
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| Big Finish Productions audio drama | |
| Series | The Worlds of Doctor Who |
| Featuring |
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| Written by | various |
| Directed by |
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| Produced by | David Richardson |
| Executive producer(s) | |
| Music | Howard Carter |
| Release date | November 2004 – present |
UNIT is a science fiction audio series produced by Big Finish Productions focused on the fictional military organisation of the same name, who investigate extra terrestrial threat. Members of UNIT include Kate Stewart, Sam Bishop and Josh Carter
Cast
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- A green cell indicates the actor is a main cast member.
- A red cell indicates the actor is a recurring cast member.
- A light blue cell indicates the actor is a guest or special guest cast member.
| Actor | Character | Appearances | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UNIT | UNIT: The New Series | |||||||||||||||||
| S1 | Sp. | Brave New World | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S7 | S8 | Nemesis | |||||||
| S1 | S2 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | |||||||||||||
| Siri O'Neal | Emily Chaudhry | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicholas Deal | Robert Dalton | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| Sylvester McCoy | The Doctor | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| Tracey Childs | Elizabeth Klein | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| Beth Chalmers | Raine Creevy | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| Alex Macqueen | The Master | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| Derek Jacobi | ✓ | |||||||||||||||||
| Nicholas Courtney | Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| Robert Curbishley | Will Hoffman | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Hobbs | Francis Currie | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| Angela Bruce | Brigadier Winifred Bambera | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||
| Alex Jordan | Sergeant Jean-Paul Savarin | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| Yemisi Oyinloye | Dr Louise Rix | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| Jemma Redgrave | Kate Stewart | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| Ingrid Oliver | Petronella Osgood | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| James Joyce | Josh Carter | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| Warren Brown | Sam Bishop | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||||
| Ramon Tikaram | Vikram Shindi | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||||||||
| Tracy Wiles | Jacqui McGee | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||
| Mark Bonnar | The Eleven | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
| Christopher Naylor | Harry Sullivan | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||
| Eleanor Cross | Naomi Crooks | ✓ | ||||||||||||||||
Notable guests
- Katy Manning as Jo Grant
- John Levene as John Benton
- Richard Franklin as Mike Yates
- Pik-Sen Lim as Chin Lee
- Alex Kingston as River Song
- Tom Baker as The Curator
- Michelle Gomez as Missy
The Original Series
Series 1 (2004–05)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | "The Coup[1]" | Ian Farrington | Simon Guerrier | The Brig, Chaudhry, Currie, ICIS | November 2004 |
| 1 | "Time Heals[2]" | Jason Haigh-Ellery | Iain McLaughlin & Claire Bartlett | Chaudhry, Dalton, the Brig, Hoffman, Currie, ICIS | December 2004 |
| 2 | "Snake Head[3]" | John Ainsworth | Jonathan Clements | Chaudhry, Dalton, Hoffman | January 2005 |
| 3 | "The Longest Night[4]" | Edward Salt | Joseph Lidster | Chaudhry, Dalton, Hoffman, Currie, ICIS | March 2005 |
| 4 | "The Wasting[5]" | Nicola Bryant | Iain McLaughlin & Claire Bartlett | Chaudhry, the Brig, Currie, Brimmicombe-Wood, ICIS | June 2005 |
Special (2012)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | "Dominion" | Nicholas Briggs | Jason Arnopp & Nicholas Briggs | Seventh Doctor, Raine, Klein, the Master | October 2012 |
Brave New World (2022)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volume 1: Seabird One | ||||||||||||
| 1 | "Rogue State"[6] | Scott Handcock | Robert Valentine | Brigadier Bambera, Sergeant Jean-Paul Savarin | July 2022 | |||||||
| 2 | "Time Flies"[6] | Scott Handcock | Alison Winter | Brigadier Bambera, Sergeant Jean-Paul Savarin, Dr Louise Rix | July 2022 | |||||||
| 3 | "Dark Side of the Moon"[6] | Scott Handcock | Alfie Shaw | Brigadier Bambera, Sergeant Jean-Paul Savarin, Dr Louise Rix | July 2022 | |||||||
| Volume 2: Visitants | ||||||||||||
| 1 | "The Frequency"[7] | Scott Handcock | Tajinder Singh Hayer | Brigadier Bambera, Sergeant Jean-Paul Savarin, Dr Louise Rix | December 2022 | |||||||
| 2 | "Haunt"[7] | Scott Handcock | Lizzie Hopley | Brigadier Bambera, Sergeant Jean-Paul Savarin, Dr Louise Rix | December 2022 | |||||||
| 3 | "The Last Line of Defence"[7] | Scott Handcock | Robert Valentine | Brigadier Bambera, Sergeant Jean-Paul Savarin, Dr Louise Rix | December 2022 | |||||||
The New Series
UNIT was relaunched in 2015 as UNIT: The New Series. Each series is principally led by Jemma Redgrave and Ingrid Oliver reprising their roles of Kate Stewart and Petronella Osgood from the relaunched series of Doctor Who.
Series 1: Extinction (2015)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Vanguard" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Kate, Osgood, Shindi, Josh, Nestene Consciousness, Autons | November 2015 |
| 2 | "Earthfall" | Ken Bentley | Andrew Smith | Kate, Osgood, Shindi, Josh, Sam, Autons | November 2015 |
| 3 | "Bridgehead" | Ken Bentley | Andrew Smith | Kate, Osgood, Shindi, Josh, Nestene Consciousness | November 2015 |
| 4 | "Armageddon" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Kate, Osgood, Shindi, Josh, Sam, Nestene Consciousness | November 2015 |
Series 2: Shutdown (2016)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Power Cell" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Kate, Osgood, Josh | May 2016 |
| 2 | "Death in Geneva" | Ken Bentley | Andrew Smith | Kate, Osgood, Josh, Sam, Tengobushi | May 2016 |
| 3 | "The Battle of the Tower" | Ken Bentley | Andrew Smith | Kate, Osgood, Josh, Tengobushi | May 2016 |
| 4 | "Ice Station Alpha" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Kate, Osgood, Josh, Sam, Tengobushi | May 2016 |
Series 3: Silenced (2016)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "House of Silents" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Kate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi, Silents | November 2016 |
| 2 | "Square One" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Kate, Osgood, Sam, Josh, Silents | November 2016 |
| 3 | "Silent Majority" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Kate, Osgood, Sam, Josh, Silents | November 2016 |
| 4 | "In Memory Alone" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Kate, Osgood, Sam, Josh, Shindi, Silents | November 2016 |
Series 4: Assembled (2017)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Call to Arms" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Kate, Osgood, Josh, John Benton, Mike Yates, Silurians | May 2017 |
| 2 | "Tidal Wave" | Ken Bentley | Guy Adams | Kate, Osgood, Jo Jones, Sea Devils | May 2017 |
| 3 | "Retrieval" | Ken Bentley | Guy Adams | Kate, Osgood, Josh, Sam, Silurians | May 2017 |
| 4 | "United" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Kate, Osgood, Josh, Sam, John Benton, Mike Yates, Jo Jones, Silurians | May 2017 |
Series 5: Encounters (2017)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Dalek Transaction" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Kate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi, Daleks | November 2017 |
| 2 | "Invocation" | Ken Bentley | Roy Gill | Kate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi | November 2017 |
| 3 | "The Sontaran Project" | Ken Bentley | Andrew Smith | Kate, Osgood, Shindi, Sontarans | November 2017 |
| 4 | "False Negative" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Kate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi | November 2017 |
Series 6: Cyber-Reality (2018)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Game Theory" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Kate, Osgood, Sam, Josh, Shindi | May 2018 |
| 2 | "Telepresence" | Ken Bentley | Guy Adams | Kate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi | May 2018 |
| 3 | "Code Silver" | Ken Bentley | Guy Adams | Kate, Osgood, Sam, Josh, Shindi, Cybermen | May 2018 |
| 4 | "Master of Worlds" | Ken Bentley | Matt Fitton | Kate, Osgood, Sam, Josh, Shindi, Cybermen, the Master | May 2018 |
Series 7: Revisitations (2018)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Hosts of the Wirrn - Part 1" | Ken Bentley | Chris Chapman | Kate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi, Wirrn | November 2018 |
| 2 | "Hosts of the Wirrn - Part 2" | Ken Bentley | Chris Chapman | Kate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi, Wirrn | November 2018 |
| 3 | "Breach of Trust" | Ken Bentley | David K Barnes | Kate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi | November 2018 |
| 4 | "Open the Box" | Ken Bentley | Roy Gill | Kate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi, Chin Lee | November 2018 |
Series 8: Incursions (2019)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "This Sleep of Death" | Ken Bentley | Jonathan Morris | Kate, Osgood, Josh, Sam, Static | April 2019 |
| 2 | "Tempest" | Ken Bentley | Lisa McMullin | Kate, Osgood, Sam | April 2019 |
| 3 | "The Power of River Song - Part 1" | Ken Bentley | Guy Adams | Kate, Osgood, Josh, Sam, River Song, Jacqui | April 2019 |
| 4 | "The Power of River Song - Part 2" | Ken Bentley | Guy Adams | Kate, Osgood, Josh, Sam, River Song, Jacqui | April 2019 |
Nemesis 1: Between Two Worlds (2021)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Enemy Beyond" | Ken Bentley | Andrew Smith | Kate, Osgood, The Eleven, Josh | November 2021 |
| 2 | "Fire and Ice" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Kate, Osgood, Harry Sullivan, Naomi Cross, Ice Warriors, The Eleven | November 2021 |
| 3 | "Eleven's Eleven" | Ken Bentley | Lisa McMullin | Kate, Osgood, The Eleven, Josh | November 2021 |
| 4 | "The Curator's Gambit" | Ken Bentley | Andrew Smith | Kate, Osgood, The Eleven, The Curator, Harry Sullivan, Josh | November 2021 |
Nemesis 2: Agents of the Vulpreen (2022)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Man From Gallifrey" | Ken Bentley | Andrew Smith | Kate, Osgood, the Eleven | March 2022 |
| 2 | "Power of the Dominators" | Ken Bentley | Kenneth Grant | Kate, Osgood, Dominators, Quarks | March 2022 |
| 3 | "The War Factory" | Ken Bentley | Lizzie Hopley | Kate, Osgood, Brigadier Winifred Bambera, the Eleven | March 2022 |
| 4 | "Ten Minutes in Hell" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Kate, Osgood | March 2022 |
Nemesis 3: Objective – Earth (2022)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Vulpreen Encounter" | Ken Bentley | Andrew Smith | Kate, Osgood, Jacqui | November 2022[8] |
| 2 | "By Jacqui McGee" | Ken Bentley | Lisa McMullin | Kate, Osgood, Jacqui | November 2022[8] |
| 3 | "Axos Unleashed" | Ken Bentley | Katharine Armitage | Kate, Osgood, Axos | November 2022[8] |
| 4 | "Time of the Vulpreen" | Ken Bentley | Roland Moore | Kate, Osgood, The Eleven | November 2022[8] |
Nemesis 4: Masters of Time (2023)
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "One Way or Another" | Ken Bentley | John Dorney | Kate, Osgood | July 2023[9] |
| 2 | "Traitor's Gate" | Ken Bentley | Sarah Grochala | Kate, Osgood | July 2023[9] |
| 3 | "The Destiny Labyrinth" | Ken Bentley | Alison Winter | Kate, Osgood | July 2023[9] |
| 4 | "True Nemesis" | Ken Bentley | Andrew Smith | Kate, Osgood, Missy | July 2023[9] |
References
- ^ "UNIT: The Coup". Big Finish Productions. November 2004. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "UNIT: Time Heals". Big Finish Productions. December 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "UNIT: Snake Head". Big Finish Productions. January 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "UNIT: The Longest Night". Big Finish Productions. March 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ "UNIT: The Wasting". Big Finish Productions. June 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ a b c "BNW1. UNIT: Brave New World 1: Title TBA - UNIT - Big Finish". bigfinish.com. big-finish.
- ^ a b c "BNW2. UNIT: Brave New World 2: Visitants". big-finish.
- ^ a b c d "NEM3. UNIT: Nemesis 3". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
- ^ a b c d "NEM4. UNIT: Nemesis 4". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 3 February 2012.