As previously announced, while the UK remains in lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, Big Finish is releasing free downloads of full-cast audio dramas – or #lockdownloads – for a limited time.  

Every Monday, a new story (or episode from a box set collection) can be downloaded for free exclusively from the Big Finish website’s Weekly Deals page. 

Each freebie can be unlocked by anyone who has registered for a Big Finish account (which is free to create) and played on the Big Finish listening app (which is free to install). Accompanying each free release is a selection of discounts on related titles. 

This week’s #lockdownload is: 

The Avengers: The Norse Code adapted by John Dorney 

Originally released in April 2016, this adaptation of an original comic strip adventure sees Steed (Julian Wadham) and Mrs Peel (Olivia Poulet) on an outlandish mission to uncover a nuclear bomb, but instead discover an overthrow plot by... Vikings? 

Steed has the horns of a dilemma, Emma milks her moment. 

An agent has gone missing whilst holidaying in the Norfolk Broads. With an American nuclear bomb being stored in the region, Steed and Peel can't take any risks.  

But the last thing they expect to find on their boating trip is a Norse longboat. What are Vikings doing in East Anglia? 

Praise for The Avengers: The Norse Code 

“Steed is suave, Peel is an action hero, fully capable of besting any number of petty thugs, and life is sunny afternoons, open-top cars and enjoyment. Happy days! 5/5.” – Cultbox 

“The whole thing is... Well, it’s simply astounding. And that’s that. 10/10.” – MassMovement 

Plus, for a limited time, Big Finish listeners can get up to 60% OFF the download prices on a selection of The Avengers audio dramas from The Comic Strip Adaptations range. Get the deals HERE!

For Big Finish listeners who’d like to save more, there are also bundle deals, including 55% OFF The Avengers – Steed and Mrs Peel Volumes 1-2 and 50% OFF The Avengers – Steed and Mrs Peel Volumes 1-2 with The Diana Comic Strips (PDF e-book).  

All the above offers can be accessed at the Big Finish Weekly Deals page and must end at 23:59 on 31 January 2021.