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Bernice Surprise Summerfield (later Professor Bernice Summerfield or just Benny) is a fictional character originally created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length Doctor Who novels, the New Adventures. The New Adventures were fully-licensed novels carrying on from where the Doctor Who television series had left off, and Summerfield was introduced in Cornell's novel Love and War in 1992. The character was promoted at the time as the first non-televised companion ever created for Doctor Who[citation needed], although this is technically incorrect as a number of companions had been created for the various spin-off comic strips in previous years. Lisa Bowerman in costume as Bernice Summerfield from Doctor Who. ...
The Seventh Doctor is the name given to the seventh incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ...
The Eighth Doctor is the name given to the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ...
Trinomial name Homo sapiens sapiens Linnaeus, 1758 Humans, or human beings, are bipedal primates belonging to the mammalian species Homo sapiens (Latin for wise man or knowing man) under the family Hominidae (the great apes). ...
Adjectives: Terrestrial, Terran, Telluric, Tellurian, Earthly Atmosphere Surface pressure: 101. ...
The 26th century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2501-2600. ...
Love and War is an original novel written by Paul Cornell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield Lisa Bowerman is a British actress. ...
A fictional character is any person who appears in a work of fiction. ...
Paul Cornell appearing on Doctor Who Confidential Paul Cornell (born July 18, 1967) is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as Doctor Who fiction. ...
The Seventh Doctor is the name given to the seventh incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. ...
Virgin Books is the book publishing arm of Virgin Enterprises, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company. ...
Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme (and 1996 television movie) produced by the BBC about the adventures of a mysterious time-traveller known as The Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, solving problems and righting wrongs. ...
The Virgin New Adventures (often referred to simply as NAs within fandom) were a series of novels from Virgin Publishing based on the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which had been cancelled in 1989, continuing the story of the series from where the television programme had left off. ...
Love and War is an original novel written by Paul Cornell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ...
The canonicity of the novels and audio dramas, like other Doctor Who spin-off media, is unclear. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...
Doctor Who spin-offs refers to material created outside of, but related to, the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Bernice Summerfield history
A 26th century archeologist, Summerfield became a hugely popular character amongst fans of the books, and was present right up until their end in 1997. She officially stopped travelling with the Doctor in Happy Endings but returned a few times thereafter, including the last Virgin New Adventure, The Dying Days. That year, Virgin had lost the licence to publish Doctor Who fiction, which was not renewed by the BBC. However, range editors Peter Darvill-Evans and Rebecca Levene decided to continue the series with Summerfield as the new lead and without the Doctor Who name, the Doctor or any other BBC copyright characters featuring. The 26th century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2501-2600. ...
Archaeology or sometimes in American English archeology (from the Greek words αρχαίος = ancient and λόγος = word/speech) is the study of human cultures through the recovery, documentation and analysis of material remains, including architecture, artefacts, biofacts, human remains, and landscapes. ...
1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Happy Endings is an original novel written by Paul Cornell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Dying Days is an original novel written by Lance Parkin and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Peter Darvill-Evans is a British writer and editor. ...
Rebecca Levene is a British author and editor, best known for editing Virgins New Adventures series of original fiction Doctor Who novels. ...
The British Broadcasting Corporation, usually known as the BBC (and also informally known as the Beeb or Auntie) is one of the largest broadcasting corporations in the world in terms of audience numbers, employing 26,000 staff in the UK alone and with a budget of more than £4 billion. ...
These Bernice-led New Adventures continued until 1999, when the Virgin fiction department closed down. The previous year, however, audio production company Big Finish Productions begun issuing full-cast, officially licensed professional audio dramas starring the character on CD, and they continue to do so. The character is played in all Big Finish's productions by actress Lisa Bowerman. After they gained the license to produce Doctor Who audio dramas in 1999, Big Finish twice featured Bernice in Doctor Who stories set during the run of the New Adventures novels. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ...
Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield Lisa Bowerman is a British actress. ...
1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...
As of 2006, Big Finish are still regularly producing Bernice Summerfield audio dramas and the company has also published various novels and short story collections featuring the character. 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Bernice also appeared in several comic strips in Doctor Who Magazine, with Virgin and the magazine co-operating on her visual depiction. Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
| header 1 | header 2 | header 3 | | row 1, cell 1 | row 1, cell 2 | row 1, cell 3 | | row 2, cell 1 | row 2, cell 2 | row 2, cell 3 | ==Bernice Summerfield books== Doctor Who - The New Adventures Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. The Doctor first meets Benny in Love and War - she is a 30 year old archaeologist. She was born in 2540 and is the daughter of Admiral Isaac Douglas Summerfield - a high ranking Spacefleet officer. Her mother, Claire Summerfield, died when Daleks attacked their homeworld of Beta Carisis, an Earth colony. She has not seen her father for many years and has spent much of her life searching for him. Love and War is an original novel written by Paul Cornell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Transit is an original novel written by Ben Aaronovitch and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Highest Science is an original novel written by Gareth Roberts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Pit is an original novel written by Neil Penswick and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Deceit is an original novel written by Peter Darvill-Evans and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Lucifer Rising is an original novel written by Jim Mortimore and Andy Lane and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
White Darkness is an original novel written by David A. McIntee and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Shadowmind is an original novel written by Christopher Bulis and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Birthright (ISBN 0426203933) is a novel by Nigel Robinson from the Virgin New Adventures. ...
Blood Heat is an original novel written by Jim Mortimore and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Dimension Riders is an original novel written by Daniel Blythe and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Left-Handed Hummingbird is an original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Conundrum is an original novel written by Steve Lyons and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
No Future is an original novel written by Paul Cornell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Tragedy Day is an original novel written by Gareth Roberts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Legacy is an original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Theatre of War is an original novel written by Justin Richards and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
All-Consuming Fire is an original novel written by Andy Lane and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Blood Harvest is an original novel written by Terrance Dicks and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Strange England is an original novel written by Simon Messingham and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
First Frontier is an original novel written by David A. McIntee and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
St Anthonys Fire is an original novel written by Mark Gatiss and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Falls the Shadow is an original novel written by Daniel OMahony and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Parasite is an original novel written by Jim Mortimore and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Warlock is an original novel written by Andrew Cartmel and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Set Piece is an original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Infinite Requiem is an original novel written by Daniel Blythe and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Sanctuary is an original novel written by David A. McIntee and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Human Nature is an original novel written by Paul Cornell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Original Sin is an original novel written by Andy Lane and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Sky Pirates! is an original novel written by Dave Stone and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Zamper is an original novel written by Gareth Roberts and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Toy Soldiers is an original novel written by Paul Leonard and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Head Games is an original novel written by Steve Lyons and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Also People is an original novel written by Ben Aaronovitch and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Just War (ISBN 0426204638) is a novel by Lance Parkin from the Virgin New Adventures. ...
Warchild is an original novel written by Andrew Cartmel and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Two fatigued men in Tehran The word fatigue is used in everyday living to describe a range of afflictions, varying from a general state of lethargy to a specific work induced burning sensation within muscle. ...
Death and Diplomacy is an original novel written by Dave Stone and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Happy Endings is an original novel written by Paul Cornell and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Return of the Living Dad is an original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Eternity Weeps is an original novel written by Jim Mortimore and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Dying Days is an original novel written by Lance Parkin and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The 26th century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2501-2600. ...
This is a list of characters from the ongoing series of Bernice Summerfield audio dramas and novels by Big Finish as well as the the Bernice-only Virgin New Adventures. ...
At times she falsely claims to have a degree from Heidelberg University. She published an archaelogical book called Down Among the Dead Men in the year 2566. The 26th century (Gregorian Calendar) comprises the years 2501-2600. ...
Theatre of War features the first encounter between Bernice and Irving Braxiatel (from her perspective). He later becomes a regular character in the Bernice Summerfield-only New Adventures. Theatre of War is an original novel written by Justin Richards and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Irving Braxiatel is a fictional character from the Virgin New Adventures — spin-off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
In Sanctuary Bernice falls in love with Guy de Carnac, a former Knight Templar. Unfortunately he is killed later in the novel. Sanctuary is an original novel written by David A. McIntee and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Seal of the Knights Templar This article is about the medieval military order. ...
In Death and Diplomacy she meets her future husband Jason Kane, who she marries in the very next novel, Happy Endings. Happy Endings is set on the occasion of Bernice's wedding to Jason Kane. Bernice leaves the TARDIS after this novel having been given Time Rings by the Doctor, but she appears in certain subsequent Doctor Who novels. Death and Diplomacy is an original novel written by Dave Stone and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Jason Peter Kane is a fictional character from Virgin Publishings range of original full-length Doctor Who novels, the New Adventures. ...
In Return of the Living Dad, Bernice finally resolves the mystery of what happened to her father. Return of the Living Dad is an original novel written by Kate Orman and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Virgin had long considered a non-Doctor Who spin-off series, but plans were moved forwards when they lost the license from the BBC. A number of preparations were made for the transition to Bernice-led New Adventures (see below). As Virgin felt Bernice would make a better lead as a single woman, her marriage to Jason Kane was split up. Thus, she appears again in Eternity Weeps, a novel which describes the breakdown of her marriage and is also focused on her more than the Doctor as a prototype for the Doctor-free novels to come. Likewise, the last New Adventure, The Dying Days, is again focused on Bernice more than the Doctor, with the Doctor absent from a substantial portion of the book. The Dying Days also features an ambiguous epilogue which can be taken to imply that the Doctor and Bernice have sex. Eternity Weeps is an original novel written by Jim Mortimore and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
This same epilogue also has the Doctor indicating that Benny is his longest-serving companion, although exactly how long she travelled with the Doctor has never been firmly established.
The New Adventures Originally published monthly, the New Adventures went bimonthly after The Sword of Forever. Oh No It Isnt! (ISBN 0426205073) is a novel published in 1997 by Paul Cornell from the Virgin New Adventures featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Dragons Wrath is a novel by Justin Richards from the Virgin New Adventures starring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Beyond the Sun (ISBN ) is a novel by Matt Jones featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield, his second for the Virgin New Adventures. ...
Ship of Fools is an original novel by Dave Stone featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Down is an original novel by Lawrence Miles featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Deadfall is an original novel by Gary Russell featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Ghost Devices is an original novel by Simon Bucher-Jones featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Mean Streets is an original novel by Terrance Dicks featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Tempest is an original novel by Christopher Bulis featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Walking to Babylon (ISBN 0426205219) is a 1998 novel by Kate Orman in the Virgin New Adventures series featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield (known as Benny). ...
Oblivion is an original novel by Dave Stone featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
The Medusa Effect is an original novel by Justin Richards featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Dry Pilgrimage is an original novel by Paul Leonard and Nick Walters featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
The Sword of Forever is an original novel by Jim Mortimore featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Another Girl, Another Planet is an original novel by Len Beech (a pseudonym for Steve Bowkett) and Martin Day featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Beige Planet Mars is an original novel by Lance Parkin and Mark Clapham featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Where Angels Fear is an original novel by Rebecca Levene and Simon Winstone featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
The Mary-Sue Extrusion is an original novel by Dave Stone featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Dead Romance is an original novel by Lawrence Miles, originally published as part of the Virgin New Adventures series. ...
Tears of the Oracle is an original novel by Justin Richards featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Return to the Fractured Planet is an original novel by Dave Stone featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
The Joy Device is an original novel by Justin Richards featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Twilight of the Gods is a novel by Mark Clapham and Jon de Burgh Miller from the Virgin New Adventures with the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield as its main character. ...
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. The New Adventures continued with Bernice generally in the leading role. Oh No It Isn't! provides the set-up for subsequent stories, with Bernice becoming Professor of Archaeology at St Oscar's University on the planet Dellah. She has now put her failed marriage to Jason Kane behind her. Oh No It Isn't! also re-introduces the People, a highly advanced alien race from the Doctor Who New Adventures. In Ghost Devices, we meet Clarence (named after the angel in It's a Wonderful Life). Clarence appears in the form of an angel, but is an artificial intelligence from the People who is eventually (in Tears of the Oracle) revealed to be a character from The Also People. In Dragons' Wrath, Bernice meets Irving Braxiatel for the first time (from his perspective). Beyond the Sun introduces another recurring character, Emile Mars-Smith. Emile, Clarence and the People appear in a number of subsequent New Adventures, while Braxiatel appears in both further New Adventures and Benny stories from Big Finish. Oh No It Isnt! (ISBN 0426205073) is a novel published in 1997 by Paul Cornell from the Virgin New Adventures featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Ghost Devices is an original novel by Simon Bucher-Jones featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
This is a list of characters from the ongoing series of Bernice Summerfield audio dramas and novels by Big Finish as well as the the Bernice-only Virgin New Adventures. ...
Its a Wonderful Life is a 1946 drama film directed by Frank Capra, produced by his own Liberty Films and released originally by RKO Radio Pictures. ...
Tears of the Oracle is an original novel by Justin Richards featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
The Also People is an original novel written by Ben Aaronovitch and based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Dragons Wrath is a novel by Justin Richards from the Virgin New Adventures starring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Irving Braxiatel is a fictional character from the Virgin New Adventures — spin-off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Beyond the Sun (ISBN ) is a novel by Matt Jones featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield, his second for the Virgin New Adventures. ...
This is a list of characters from the ongoing series of Bernice Summerfield audio dramas and novels by Big Finish as well as the the Bernice-only Virgin New Adventures. ...
Where Angels Fear starts the Gods arc, a loose overarching story that finishes in Twilight of the Gods. Along the way, Dellah is destroyed and Bernice is uprooted and loses her memory. Twilight of the Gods finishes with a new set-up for subsequent stories involving Bernice, Emile and others, but this was not used as Virgin stopped publishing the series. Where Angels Fear is an original novel by Rebecca Levene and Simon Winstone featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Twilight of the Gods is a novel by Mark Clapham and Jon de Burgh Miller from the Virgin New Adventures with the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield as its main character. ...
As well as continuing the New Adventures after losing the Doctor Who license, Virgin also continued with their Decalog series. These had been Doctor Who short story anthologies, but Decalog 5: Wonders featured a Benny short story (The Judgement of Solomon) by Lawrence Miles alongside other shorts not set in the New Adventures continuity. The Virgin Decalog books were collections of short stories published by Virgin Publishing based on the television series Doctor Who: they gained their name from the fact that each volume contained ten stories (although the last two collections both contained eleven). ...
Lawrence Miles (born 1972 in Middlesex) is a science-fiction author best known for his work on original Doctor Who novels (both for the Virgin New Adventures and BBC Books series) and the subsequent spin-off Faction Paradox. ...
Big Finish paperback novels Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. Big Finish licensed the character of Bernice Summerfield from Paul Cornell, Irving Braxiatel from Justin Richards and Jason Kane from Dave Stone, but other elements of the Virgin New Adventures' fictional universe were not obtained. Instead, Gary Russell, Jac Rayner and Cornell developed a new background and character ensemble, introduced in the anthology The Dead Men Diaries and developed in the initial run of paperbacks. The Doomsday Manuscript is a novel by Justin Richards, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Gods of the Underworld is a novel by Stephen Cole, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Squires Crystal is a novel by Jacqueline Rayner, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Infernal Nexus is a novel by Dave Stone, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Glass Prison is a novel by Jacqueline Rayner, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Dave Stone is a British writer. ...
Gary Russell appearing on Doctor Who Confidential Gary Russell (born 18 September 1963 in Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, UK) is a freelance writer and former child actor. ...
Jacqueline Rayner is a best-selling British science fiction author, most notably of the Doctor Who series of books and audio productions. ...
The Dead Men Diaries is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Paul Cornell, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The most notable development in Big Finish's paperback novels was Bernice's pregnancy and the birth of her son in The Glass Prison. This is a list of characters from the ongoing series of Bernice Summerfield audio dramas and novels by Big Finish as well as the the Bernice-only Virgin New Adventures. ...
The paperback novels proved uneconomic and Big Finish stopped publishing them, subsequently re-launching their Benny books in hardback with the anthology A Life of Surprises. A Life of Surprises is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Paul Cornell, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Crystal summerfield who currently resides in Wavetree liverpool is also her only living relative
Big Finish hardcover novels The Big Hunt is a novel by Lance Parkin, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Tree of Life is a novel by Mark Michalowski, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Genius Loci is a novel by Ben Aaronovitch, featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield and focusing on her early career. ...
Big Finish novellas A Life in Pieces is a Big Finish original novella collection, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Parallel Lives is a Big Finish original novella collection, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Old Friends is a Big Finish original novella collection, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Big Finish anthologies The Dead Men Diaries is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Paul Cornell, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
A Life of Surprises is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Paul Cornell, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Life During Wartime is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Paul Cornell, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
A Life Worth Living is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Simon Guerrier, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Something Changed is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Simon Guerrier, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who Like all Doctor Who spin-off media, its canonicity in relation to the television series is...
Collected Works is a Big Finish original anthology edited by Nick Wallace, featuring Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Bernice Summerfield audio plays
Season 1 The first season of Bernice Summerfield audio plays are all adaptations of New Adventures novels originally published by Virgin Publishing. (Oh No It Isn't by Paul Cornell, Beyond the Sun by Matthew Jones, Walking to Babylon by Kate Orman, Birthright by Nigel Robinson, Just War by Lance Parkin and Dragons' Wrath by Justin Richards.) Beyond the Sun was adapted by the author, while the other five plays were adapted by Jacqueline Rayner. Each of the plays spans two CDs, except for Dragon's Wrath, which was issued on a single CD. Oh No It Isnt! (ISBN 0426205073) is a novel published in 1997 by Paul Cornell from the Virgin New Adventures featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Beyond the Sun (ISBN ) is a novel by Matt Jones featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield, his second for the Virgin New Adventures. ...
Walking to Babylon (ISBN 0426205219) is a 1998 novel by Kate Orman in the Virgin New Adventures series featuring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield (known as Benny). ...
Birthright (ISBN 0426203933) is a novel by Nigel Robinson from the Virgin New Adventures. ...
Just War (ISBN 0426204638) is a novel by Lance Parkin from the Virgin New Adventures. ...
Dragons Wrath is a novel by Justin Richards from the Virgin New Adventures starring the fictional archaeologist Bernice Summerfield. ...
Radio drama is a form of audio storytelling broadcast on radio. ...
Virgin Books is the book publishing arm of Virgin Enterprises, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company. ...
Paul Cornell appearing on Doctor Who Confidential Paul Cornell (born July 18, 1967) is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as Doctor Who fiction. ...
This is about Matt Jones, the television writer. ...
Kate Orman is an Australian science-fiction author, best known for her books connected to the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Nigel Robinson is a British author, known for such works as the First Contact series. ...
Lance Parkin is a British author, best known for writing fiction and reference books for television series, in particular Doctor Who (and spin-offs including the Virgin New Adventures and Faction Paradox) and Emmerdale. ...
Justin Richards is a British writer. ...
Jacqueline Rayner is a best-selling British science fiction author, most notably of the Doctor Who series of books and audio productions. ...
The plays deviate from the original novels, in terms of plot and characters, to varying degrees. This is particularly evident with the productions of Birthright and Just War, both of which were originally Doctor Who novels. These changes were necessary because, at the time of their production, Big Finish Productions weren't licensed to produce Doctor Who audio plays. Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces audio plays released straight to compact disc, based on British cult science fiction properties. ...
Actor and photographer Lisa Bowerman was cast in the role of Bernice Summerfield. Bowerman had previously appeared in the Doctor Who story Survival (1989). The first series also co-starred Stephen Fewell as Jason Kane. A variety of actors familiar to Doctor Who fans played guest roles in many of the plays, including Colin Baker, Sophie Aldred, Nicholas Courtney, Elisabeth Sladen, Anneke Wills and Richard Franklin. Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield Lisa Bowerman is a British actress. ...
Survival is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in three weekly parts from November 22 to December 6, 1989. ...
Stephen Fewell Stephen Fewell (born 1974) is a British actor who portrays Jason Kane in the audio adventures of Bernice Summerfield. ...
Colin Baker (born London, June 8, 1943) is an English actor who is best known for playing the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series Doctor Who, from 1984 to 1986. ...
Sophie Aldred (publicity photo from 1992) Sophie Aldred (born 20 August 1962) is an English actress and television presenter, best known for her portrayal of the Doctors assistant Ace in the television series Doctor Who. ...
Nicholas Courtney Nicholas Courtney (born William Nicholas Stone Courtney on December 16, 1929) is a British television actor, most famous for playing Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Elisabeth Sladen on BBC Ones Breakfast, 27 April 2006. ...
Anneke Wills (born 20 October 1941 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland) is a British actress noted for her role as the companion Polly in the long running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Richard Franklin Richard Franklin is a British actor. ...
Season 2 For the second season of Bernice Summerfield audio plays, Big Finish Productions experimented by developing ongoing character arcs that alternated between two different mediums — the audio plays and novels. Fans who did not collect the novels were initially confused to discover that Benny was pregnant during the final audio play of the season, The Skymines of Karthos. The pregnancy was explained in the novel The Squire's Crystal by Jacqueline Rayner. The Secret of Cassandra is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Stones Lament is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Extinction Event is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Skymines of Karthos is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Jacqueline Rayner is a best-selling British science fiction author, most notably of the Doctor Who series of books and audio productions. ...
The run of plays from the second season onwards take part in what has become known as the Collection continuity. A number of regular characters are introduced for the first time, most notably Irving Braxiatel. First referenced in the 1979 Doctor Who story City of Death (written by Douglas Adams and Graham Williams), Braxiatel first appeared in person in the New Adventures novel Theatre of War. For the Smashing Pumpkins song, see 1979 (song). ...
City of Death is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from September 29 to October 20, 1979. ...
Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was a British author, comic radio dramatist, and amateur musician. ...
Season 3 Whereas the previous seasons had focused primarily on the character of Bernice Summerfield, Big Finish used the third season as an opportunity to introduce an ensemble feel to the productions. This is most evident in The Green-Eyed Monsters and The Mirror Effect where the characters Jason Kane, Adrian Wall and Irving Braxiatel are significantly developed. The latter, in particular, suggests that Braxiatel has a darker, more mysterious past than the audience has previously been led to believe. The Greatest Shop in the Galaxy is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Green-Eyed Monsters is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Dance of the Dead is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Mirror Effect is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
An ensemble cast is a cast in which the principal performers are assigned roughly equal amounts of importance in a dramatic production. ...
This is a list of characters from the ongoing series of Bernice Summerfield audio dramas and novels by Big Finish as well as the the Bernice-only Virgin New Adventures. ...
The other two plays that comprise the third season focus more specifically on Bernice. The Greatest Shop in the Galaxy remains the most light-hearted play of the season, while The Dance of the Dead reintroduces the Ice Warriors from Doctor Who. The Ice Warriors is the name given to a fictional extraterrestrial race of reptile-like beings in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
While not officially part of the third season (at least as far as the numbering is concerned), the Bernice Summerfield audio play The Plague Herds of Excelis (the fourth play in Big Finish's Excelis series; the first three plays fall under the Doctor Who umbrella) takes place between The Green-Eyed Monsters and The Dance of the Dead. Chronologically, the short story anthology A Life of Surprises also falls within this gap. The Plague Herds of Excelis is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Season 4 The fourth season was unofficially dubbed the "classic Who monsters" season, with each play featuring an alien adversary that previously appeared in the Doctor Who television series. The Bellotron Incident predominantly features the Rutan Host (their major enemies, the Sontarans, are also referred to but don't actually appear), The Draconian Rage features the Draconians, The Poison Seas casts a more sympathetic light on the Sea Devils, while Death and the Daleks (the first double CD release in the series since Just War) sees the first appearance of the Daleks within the Bernice Summerfield series. Prior to its release, Death and the Daleks was entitled The Axis of Evil to keep the appearance of the Daleks a secret. The Bellotron Incident is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Draconian Rage is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Poison Seas is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Death and the Daleks is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Rutan Host, or Rutans are a fictional extraterrestrial race from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Sontarans are a fictional extraterrestrial race from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
A Draconian (from Frontier in Space) The Draconians are a fictional extraterrestrial race from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Sea Devils are a fictional race of amphibious reptile-like beings in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Daleks (pronounced DAH-lecks; IPA: ) are a fictional extraterrestrial race of mutants from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Big Finish also published an anthology of short stories, entitled Life During Wartime, that was specially written as a prelude to the Death and the Daleks audio play. Paul Cornell, the anthology's editor, described Life During Wartime as "a novel written by multiple authors". Each of the collection's stories are told in chronological order, detailing events that occur when the Collection is occupied by a powerful alien force. The anthology ends on a cliff-hanger that is resolved in Death and the Daleks. The Alarmist, also known as Life During Wartime, is a 1997 motion picture written and directed by Evan Dunsky, starring David Arquette and Stanley Tucci. ...
Paul Cornell appearing on Doctor Who Confidential Paul Cornell (born July 18, 1967) is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as Doctor Who fiction. ...
Season 5 The previous season's tradition of using classic monsters continues into the fifth season, with the Grel (previously heard in Oh No It Isn't!) returning in The Grel Escape, a knowing pastiche of The Chase. The Bone of Contention features the Galyari, who appeared in the Doctor Who audio play The Sandman, while the title and plot of The Relics of Jegg-Sau was inspired by a 1970s Doctor Who licensed jigsaw puzzle that depicted a scene with giant robots identical to the one that appeared in Robot. The Grel Escape is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Bone of Contention is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Relics of Jegg-Sau is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Masquerade of Death is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Chase is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in six weekly parts from May 22 to June 26, 1965. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Picture puzzle. ...
Robot is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from December 28, 1974 to January 18, 1975. ...
The Masquerade of Death brings the fifth season to a close in a suitably dark and surreal fashion.
Season 6 By the end of The Crystal of Cantus, the true dark and manipulative nature of Braxiatel was revealed and he left the Collection. Its future is now uncertain, with the Draconians claiming they own the planetoid it is based on. The Hearts Desire is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Kingdom of the Blind is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Lost Museum is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Goddess Quandary is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Crystal of Cantus is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Crystal of Cantus is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Season 7 The Tartarus Gate is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Timeless Passages is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Worst Thing in the World is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Summer of Love is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Oracle of Delphi is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki Official languages None Area 141,205 km² (27th) - Land 122,409 km² - Water 18,795 km² (13. ...
Season 8 - 8.1 - The Tub Full of Cats
- 8.2 - The Judas Gift
- 8.3 - Freedom of Information
- 8.4 - The Final Amendment
- 8.5 - The End of the World
- 8.6 - Wake
Miscellaneous Both The Shadow of the Scourge and The Dark Flame were part of Big Finish's ongoing Doctor Who line. Based in the continuity of the Virgin New Adventures, both feature Lisa Bowerman as Bernice alongside Sylvester McCoy as the Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace. The Plague Herds of Excelis was the epilogue to the three part Excelis cycle of Doctor Who audios, and features Iris Wildthyme, a recurring character in the Doctor Who BBC novels and Big Finish audio plays. Silver Lining was an exclusive audio drama featuring the Cybermen that came free with Doctor Who Magazine issue 351. The Shadow of the Scourge is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Dark Flame is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
The Plague Herds of Excelis is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Silver Lining is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
This is a list of audio plays based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who produced by Big Finish Productions. ...
Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor Sylvester McCoy (born August 20, 1943) is a Scottish actor. ...
Sophie Aldred (publicity photo from 1992) Sophie Aldred (born 20 August 1962) is an English actress and television presenter, best known for her portrayal of the Doctors assistant Ace in the television series Doctor Who. ...
Iris Wildthyme is a fictional character in the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, appearing mainly in short stories and novels. ...
The Cybermen are a fictional race of cyborgs who are amongst the most persistent enemies of the Doctor in the British science fiction television series, Doctor Who. ...
Doctor Who Magazine (abbreviated as DWM) is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
See also Doctor Who spin-offs refers to material created outside of, but related to, the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. ...
This is a list of characters from the ongoing series of Bernice Summerfield audio dramas and novels by Big Finish as well as the the Bernice-only Virgin New Adventures. ...
External link - Big Finish Productions - Benny Summerfield
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