Meet Oliver Harper
(
28/07/2010)
The First Doctor will be getting a new companion in
The Companion Chronicles. Tom Allen will be joining the Big Finish fold as Oliver Harper, a city trader from the 1960s who meets the Doctor and Steven Taylor (Peter Purves) in the February 2011 release,
The Perpetual Bond.
“Oliver is an interesting character,” says producer David Richardson. “He teams up with the TARDIS crew when aliens infiltrate the City of London, but he’s not exactly what he appears… His story arc will play out over a number of releases, all of which will be performed by Steven and Tom.”
The second story,
Cold Equations, will follow in June 2011.
“We’ve already recorded
The Perpetual Bond, and I’m thrilled with it - Peter and Tom shine in some lovely dramatic scenes. Oh, and for those who like to know these things, it takes place immediately after
The Daleks’ Master Plan…”