UNIT (audio drama series)

UNIT
Big Finish Productions audio drama
SeriesThe Worlds of Doctor Who
Featuring
Written byvarious
Directed by
  • various (2004-2012)
  • Ken Bentley (2015-present)
Produced byDavid Richardson
Executive producer(s)
MusicHoward Carter
Release dateNovember 2004 (2004-11) – 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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This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in at least one season.

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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 ✓ Does not appear
Nicholas Deal Robert Dalton ✓ Does not appear
Sylvester McCoy The Doctor Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Tracey Childs Elizabeth Klein Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Beth Chalmers Raine Creevy Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Alex Macqueen The Master Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Derek Jacobi Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Nicholas Courtney Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart ✓ Does not appear
Robert Curbishley Will Hoffman ✓ Does not appear
Michael Hobbs Francis Currie ✓ Does not appear
Angela Bruce Brigadier Winifred Bambera Does not appear ✓ Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Alex Jordan Sergeant Jean-Paul Savarin Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Yemisi Oyinloye Dr Louise Rix Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Jemma Redgrave Kate Stewart Does not appear ✓
Ingrid Oliver Petronella Osgood Does not appear ✓
James Joyce Josh Carter Does not appear ✓
Warren Brown Sam Bishop Does not appear ✓ Does not appear ✓ Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Ramon Tikaram Vikram Shindi Does not appear ✓ Does not appear ✓ Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Tracy Wiles Jacqui McGee Does not appear ✓ Does not appear ✓ Does not appear ✓ Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Mark Bonnar The Eleven Does not appear ✓ Does not appear
Christopher Naylor Harry Sullivan Does not appear ✓ Does not appear ✓
Eleanor Cross Naomi Crooks Does not appear ✓

Notable guests

The Original Series

Series 1 (2004–05)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
0"The Coup[1]"Ian FarringtonSimon GuerrierThe Brig, Chaudhry, Currie, ICISNovember 2004 (2004-11)
1"Time Heals[2]"Jason Haigh-ElleryIain McLaughlin & Claire BartlettChaudhry, Dalton, the Brig, Hoffman, Currie, ICISDecember 2004 (2004-12)
2"Snake Head[3]"John AinsworthJonathan ClementsChaudhry, Dalton, HoffmanJanuary 2005 (2005-01)
3"The Longest Night[4]"Edward SaltJoseph LidsterChaudhry, Dalton, Hoffman, Currie, ICISMarch 2005 (2005-03)
4"The Wasting[5]"Nicola BryantIain McLaughlin & Claire BartlettChaudhry, the Brig, Currie, Brimmicombe-Wood, ICISJune 2005 (2005-06)

Special (2012)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
–"Dominion"Nicholas BriggsJason Arnopp & Nicholas BriggsSeventh Doctor, Raine, Klein, the MasterOctober 2012 (2012-10)

Brave New World (2022)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
Volume 1: Seabird One
1"Rogue State"[6]Scott HandcockRobert ValentineBrigadier Bambera, Sergeant Jean-Paul SavarinJuly 2022 (2022-07)
2"Time Flies"[6]Scott HandcockAlison WinterBrigadier Bambera, Sergeant Jean-Paul Savarin, Dr Louise RixJuly 2022 (2022-07)
3"Dark Side of the Moon"[6]Scott HandcockAlfie ShawBrigadier Bambera, Sergeant Jean-Paul Savarin, Dr Louise RixJuly 2022 (2022-07)
Volume 2: Visitants
1"The Frequency"[7]Scott HandcockTajinder Singh HayerBrigadier Bambera, Sergeant Jean-Paul Savarin, Dr Louise RixDecember 2022 (2022-12)
2"Haunt"[7]Scott HandcockLizzie HopleyBrigadier Bambera, Sergeant Jean-Paul Savarin, Dr Louise RixDecember 2022 (2022-12)
3"The Last Line of Defence"[7]Scott HandcockRobert ValentineBrigadier Bambera, Sergeant Jean-Paul Savarin, Dr Louise RixDecember 2022 (2022-12)

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.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Vanguard"Ken BentleyMatt FittonKate, Osgood, Shindi, Josh, Nestene Consciousness, AutonsNovember 2015 (2015-11)
2"Earthfall"Ken BentleyAndrew SmithKate, Osgood, Shindi, Josh, Sam, AutonsNovember 2015 (2015-11)
3"Bridgehead"Ken BentleyAndrew SmithKate, Osgood, Shindi, Josh, Nestene ConsciousnessNovember 2015 (2015-11)
4"Armageddon"Ken BentleyMatt FittonKate, Osgood, Shindi, Josh, Sam, Nestene ConsciousnessNovember 2015 (2015-11)

Series 2: Shutdown (2016)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Power Cell"Ken BentleyMatt FittonKate, Osgood, JoshMay 2016 (2016-05)
2"Death in Geneva"Ken BentleyAndrew SmithKate, Osgood, Josh, Sam, TengobushiMay 2016 (2016-05)
3"The Battle of the Tower"Ken BentleyAndrew SmithKate, Osgood, Josh, TengobushiMay 2016 (2016-05)
4"Ice Station Alpha"Ken BentleyMatt FittonKate, Osgood, Josh, Sam, TengobushiMay 2016 (2016-05)

Series 3: Silenced (2016)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"House of Silents"Ken BentleyMatt FittonKate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi, SilentsNovember 2016 (2016-11)
2"Square One"Ken BentleyJohn DorneyKate, Osgood, Sam, Josh, SilentsNovember 2016 (2016-11)
3"Silent Majority"Ken BentleyJohn DorneyKate, Osgood, Sam, Josh, SilentsNovember 2016 (2016-11)
4"In Memory Alone"Ken BentleyMatt FittonKate, Osgood, Sam, Josh, Shindi, SilentsNovember 2016 (2016-11)

Series 4: Assembled (2017)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Call to Arms"Ken BentleyMatt FittonKate, Osgood, Josh, John Benton, Mike Yates, SiluriansMay 2017 (2017-05)
2"Tidal Wave"Ken BentleyGuy AdamsKate, Osgood, Jo Jones, Sea DevilsMay 2017 (2017-05)
3"Retrieval"Ken BentleyGuy AdamsKate, Osgood, Josh, Sam, SiluriansMay 2017 (2017-05)
4"United"Ken BentleyMatt FittonKate, Osgood, Josh, Sam, John Benton, Mike Yates, Jo Jones, SiluriansMay 2017 (2017-05)

Series 5: Encounters (2017)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Dalek Transaction"Ken BentleyMatt FittonKate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi, DaleksNovember 2017 (2017-11)
2"Invocation"Ken BentleyRoy GillKate, Osgood, Josh, ShindiNovember 2017 (2017-11)
3"The Sontaran Project"Ken BentleyAndrew SmithKate, Osgood, Shindi, SontaransNovember 2017 (2017-11)
4"False Negative"Ken BentleyJohn DorneyKate, Osgood, Josh, ShindiNovember 2017 (2017-11)

Series 6: Cyber-Reality (2018)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Game Theory"Ken BentleyMatt FittonKate, Osgood, Sam, Josh, ShindiMay 2018 (2018-05)
2"Telepresence"Ken BentleyGuy AdamsKate, Osgood, Josh, ShindiMay 2018 (2018-05)
3"Code Silver"Ken BentleyGuy AdamsKate, Osgood, Sam, Josh, Shindi, CybermenMay 2018 (2018-05)
4"Master of Worlds"Ken BentleyMatt FittonKate, Osgood, Sam, Josh, Shindi, Cybermen, the MasterMay 2018 (2018-05)

Series 7: Revisitations (2018)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"Hosts of the Wirrn - Part 1"Ken BentleyChris ChapmanKate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi, WirrnNovember 2018 (2018-11)
2"Hosts of the Wirrn - Part 2"Ken BentleyChris ChapmanKate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi, WirrnNovember 2018 (2018-11)
3"Breach of Trust"Ken BentleyDavid K BarnesKate, Osgood, Josh, ShindiNovember 2018 (2018-11)
4"Open the Box"Ken BentleyRoy GillKate, Osgood, Josh, Shindi, Chin LeeNovember 2018 (2018-11)

Series 8: Incursions (2019)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"This Sleep of Death"Ken BentleyJonathan MorrisKate, Osgood, Josh, Sam, StaticApril 2019 (2019-04)
2"Tempest"Ken BentleyLisa McMullinKate, Osgood, SamApril 2019 (2019-04)
3"The Power of River Song - Part 1"Ken BentleyGuy AdamsKate, Osgood, Josh, Sam, River Song, JacquiApril 2019 (2019-04)
4"The Power of River Song - Part 2"Ken BentleyGuy AdamsKate, Osgood, Josh, Sam, River Song, JacquiApril 2019 (2019-04)

Nemesis 1: Between Two Worlds (2021)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Enemy Beyond"Ken BentleyAndrew SmithKate, Osgood, The Eleven, JoshNovember 2021 (2021-11)
2"Fire and Ice"Ken BentleyJohn DorneyKate, Osgood, Harry Sullivan, Naomi Cross, Ice Warriors, The ElevenNovember 2021 (2021-11)
3"Eleven's Eleven"Ken BentleyLisa McMullinKate, Osgood, The Eleven, JoshNovember 2021 (2021-11)
4"The Curator's Gambit"Ken BentleyAndrew SmithKate, Osgood, The Eleven, The Curator, Harry Sullivan, JoshNovember 2021 (2021-11)

Nemesis 2: Agents of the Vulpreen (2022)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Man From Gallifrey"Ken BentleyAndrew SmithKate, Osgood, the ElevenMarch 2022 (2022-03)
2"Power of the Dominators"Ken BentleyKenneth GrantKate, Osgood, Dominators, QuarksMarch 2022 (2022-03)
3"The War Factory"Ken BentleyLizzie HopleyKate, Osgood, Brigadier Winifred Bambera, the ElevenMarch 2022 (2022-03)
4"Ten Minutes in Hell"Ken BentleyJohn DorneyKate, OsgoodMarch 2022 (2022-03)

Nemesis 3: Objective – Earth (2022)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"The Vulpreen Encounter"Ken BentleyAndrew SmithKate, Osgood, JacquiNovember 2022 (2022-11)[8]
2"By Jacqui McGee"Ken BentleyLisa McMullinKate, Osgood, JacquiNovember 2022 (2022-11)[8]
3"Axos Unleashed"Ken BentleyKatharine ArmitageKate, Osgood, AxosNovember 2022 (2022-11)[8]
4"Time of the Vulpreen"Ken BentleyRoland MooreKate, Osgood, The ElevenNovember 2022 (2022-11)[8]

Nemesis 4: Masters of Time (2023)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byFeaturingReleased
1"One Way or Another"Ken BentleyJohn DorneyKate, OsgoodJuly 2023 (2023-07)[9]
2"Traitor's Gate"Ken BentleySarah GrochalaKate, OsgoodJuly 2023 (2023-07)[9]
3"The Destiny Labyrinth"Ken BentleyAlison WinterKate, OsgoodJuly 2023 (2023-07)[9]
4"True Nemesis"Ken BentleyAndrew SmithKate, Osgood, MissyJuly 2023 (2023-07)[9]

References

  1. ^ "UNIT: The Coup". Big Finish Productions. November 2004. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  2. ^ "UNIT: Time Heals". Big Finish Productions. December 2024. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  3. ^ "UNIT: Snake Head". Big Finish Productions. January 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  4. ^ "UNIT: The Longest Night". Big Finish Productions. March 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  5. ^ "UNIT: The Wasting". Big Finish Productions. June 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
  6. ^ a b c "BNW1. UNIT: Brave New World 1: Title TBA - UNIT - Big Finish". bigfinish.com. big-finish.
  7. ^ a b c "BNW2. UNIT: Brave New World 2: Visitants". big-finish.
  8. ^ a b c d "NEM3. UNIT: Nemesis 3". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  9. ^ a b c d "NEM4. UNIT: Nemesis 4". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 3 February 2012.