Adric Returns for Two Big Finish Short Trips

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Matthew Waterhouse is returning to his role as Adric for two upcoming Short Trips for Big Finish.

The Short Trips range, now in its sixth series, is a download-only set of adventures narrated by the Doctor’s companions. Waterhouse, who has occasionally revisited his role as the Alzarian (or, if you will, Terradon) for the audio company, has read two stories to be released later this year and into 2017.

Producer, Ian Atkins says:

“One of my aims with being able to commission nearly a whole two years of stories was to mix up who we used for which eras. Matthew is one of those who have shared the TARDIS with more than one Doctor, and I wanted us to being able to make use of that. The writers when I approached them leapt at the chance!”

Joseph Lidster, who’s also written for Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, has scripted the first release of the pair, A Full Life, which sees the Fourth Doctor, Romana, and Adric arriving on a planet in E-Space where the dead don’t stay dead…

Meanwhile, Julian Richards gives us The Ingenious Gentleman Adric of Alzarius, which examines the relationships between Adric and the TARDIS team, headed by a newly-regenerated Fifth Doctor.

Ian goes on to explain:

“Joe was writing recently for Matthew with our Dark Shadows – Bloodlust mini-series. I couldn’t wait for each episode to arrive! So it seemed obvious to get the pair of them working together again. Joe’s come up with a short story of big ideas, and Matthew rose to the challenge wonderfully. He’d clearly done a lot of prep and we were blown away by his performance… [The Ingenious Gentleman Adric of Alzarius] is a Romantic fantasy in the literary sense. While also giving us a real chance to get into Adric’s head and see what he made of his TARDIS colleagues and regenerated best friend. It’s hilarious but has the habit of sneaking up on you now and again with perfectly pitched sentiment. Matthew would be working away in the booth, and we’d be welling up outside! I really like the idea Julian came up with, and like all really good short stories it works on a number of levels.”

You can subscribe to the 2016 and 2017 runs of the Doctor Who – Monthly Short Trips at a considerable saving through the Big Finish site, or individually get each release for £2.99.

Release dates for both of those audio adventures are to be announced later this month. The latest Short Trips, Gardens of the Dead staring Mark Strickson as Turlough, is out now.

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