Big Finish Main Range Trilogy Guide: 2014

Big Finish Main Range Trilogy Guide: 2014

Sixth Doctor and Flip

Starring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor and Lisa Greenwood as  Flip

#182 Antidote To Oblivion, written by Philip Martin and directed by Nicholas Briggs, released January 20134

#183 The Brood Of Erys, written by Andrew Smith and directed by Nicholas Briggs, released February 2014

#184 Scavenger, written by William Gallagher  and directed by Nicholas Briggs, released March 2014

This trilogy has three stories with the Sixth Doctor and Flip Jackson. Antidote To Oblivion features Nabil Shaban as Sil, and is a sequel to Mindwarp. Peri gets mentioned at some point in each story, possible foreshadowing the later Sixth Doctor trilogy at the end of the year.

Listening to the first three stories with Flip would be recommended, but you can get a good idea of, and learn to love, Flip with this second trilogy.

Time frames: The three stories must occur in relatively quick succession, as with the aforementioned Peri mentions, and Flip namechecks the world where they begin Antidote To Oblivion

Highlight: Scavenger lets both Colin and Lisa shine as the Doctor and Flip. It's obvious Lisa and Anjili Mohindra (Rani from The Sarah Jane Adventures) get on well, as it shows in their characters interaction. The token villain keeps things in balance, and the use of space junk (previously seen in The Cold Equations, the first episode of which is aptly called The Impassable Sky) in conjunction with an alien satellite makes for very interesting listening. This is Flip's time to shine, and the story concludes on a cliffhanger that will leave you wanting more.