The Black Guardian is Back!
(
23/08/2008)
The Black Guardian is back!
Big Finish have announced that the
Doctor's old enemy, who appeared in the classic series in 1979 and 1983, is returning for its forthcoming
Key 2 Time season. The character features in the second story,
The Destroyer of Delights, and this time will be played by
David Troughton (pictured), son of Second Doctor,
Patrick Troughton, who also recently appeared in the TV episode
Midnight and the
DWM free cover disc
Cuddlesome.
"
David was a delight to work with on Cuddlesome," says Key 2 Time producer
David Richardson, "
and when I read Jonathan Clements' script for The Destroyer of Delights I instinctively felt he'd be ideal for a character of such great presence and menace. Fortunately Executive Producer Jason Haigh-Ellery and the director, Lisa Bowerman, absolutely agreed, and David embraced the opportunity to play a Doctor Who icon."
Big Finish has also revealed that the season's opening story
The Judgement of Isskar guest stars
Raquel Cassidy, from TV's Lead Balloon, Party Animals and Teachers, as the Lady Mesca. The climactic story
The Chaos Pool, which is written by
Peter Anghelides, also sees the return of
Lalla Ward to the audio series.