Big Finish Doctor Who/Characters

David Alexander "Alex" Campbell (Eighth Doctor)
"Voiced by: Jake McGann (2008-present)"

Susan's son and the Doctor's great-grandson. Seems to have taken the whole "Surprise! You're half-alien!" thing quite well, considering Earth was pretty xenophobic while he was growing up.
 * Book Dumb: Alex isn't doing especially well in school.
 * Half Human Hybrid: A very rare example of nonhuman Mom, human Dad.
 * . It worked.
 * It Runs in The Family
 * Real Life Relative: Jake McGann is the son of Eighth Doctor actor Paul McGann.
 * Tell Me About My Father
 * Wonder Child: Shades of this. Doctor Who canon varies on whether or not humans and Time Lords are interfertile; at the very least, human/Time Lord children are unusual enough that Eight asks Susan exactly how she managed it.

Susan Campbell (Eighth Doctor)
"Voiced by: Carole Ann Ford (2008-present)"

Susan's had a busy 20-odd years since her grandfather left her with freedom fighter David Campbell--raising her half-human son, Alex, and eventually rising quite high in Earth's fledgling government.
 * Give Him a Normal Life: Susan doesn't give up her son, but she does pretend to be human for his sake.
 * Mama Bear
 * Reasonable Authority Figure

C'rizz (Eighth Doctor)
"Voiced by: Conrad Westmass (2004-07)"

Pronounced KER-izz.
 * The Atoner
 * Break the Cutie: Something the Expanded Univers excels at, it seems.
 * The Empath
 * I See Dead People: Originally played straight at the start of The Last, where . Later actually twisted somewhat at the end of Terror Firma, where it's revealed that.
 * Lizard Folk
 * Mercy Kill: Originally played painfully straight in his first story, where . However, the repeated trauma that C'rizz undergoes twists that inside him,
 * Punctuation Shaker
 * Trauma Conga Line: First, his beloved . As he begins to travel to other worlds, though, it seems like each subsequent author and story was continually trying to out-do the previous one.
 * Trauma Conga Line: First, his beloved . As he begins to travel to other worlds, though, it seems like each subsequent author and story was continually trying to out-do the previous one.

Erimem (Fifth Doctor)
"Voiced by: Caroline Morris (2001-08)"

Rescued by the Fifth Doctor and Peri from Ancient Egypt 1400BC after her coronation went awry, Princess Erimemushinteperem travelled the galaxy with the Doctor to learn about different times and places, before settling down with a nice young Prince.
 * Abusive Parents: Comes with the time period, but it's revealed in The Roof of the World that her father planned to have her tossed to the lepers for accidentally seeing something she wasn't supposed to. And she only finds out about this
 * Action Girl: She was trained in sword(wo)manship by the Captain of the Royal Guard. Comes in handy when they visit Three Musketeer-era France.
 * Ancient Egypt
 * Everythings Better With Princesses
 * Faking the Dead
 * Heterosexual Life Partners: Mainly with Peri. They're the equivalent of gossiping girls when around each other.

Elizabeth Klein (Seventh Doctor)
"Voiced by: Tracey Childs (2001, 2010)"

A companion (of sorts) of the Seventh Doctor, Elizabeth Klein is an anomaly of time travel. She comes from an alternate future where the Nazis won the second World War, a future that never happened thanks to a meddling alternate Doctor who convinced her to go back into the past to use the Seventh Doctor to figure out how the TARDIS, now in Nazi hands, worked. Abandoned by the Doctor just before WWII started, the Doctor later ran into her in 1950s Kenya and took her aboard the TARDIS...
 * Cosmic Retcon: Not only in dealing with her own timeline, but.
 * Dr. Jerk: ...without many of those Pet the Dog moments other examples are known for.
 * Badass Normal: One of the few humans to outsmart the Doctor.
 * Even Evil Has Standards: Despite fully believing the Nazi "master race" rhetoric, Klein herself finds similar actions taken by characters in both "A Thousand Tiny Wings" and "Survival of the Fittest" to be abhorrent.
 * Fan of the Past: Well, her past.
 * Jumping Off the Slippery Slope
 * Last of Her Timeline
 * Ret Gone: Inverted, in that her entire original universe is gone, replaced by the "wrong" one: ours. Played straight when
 * Timey Wimey Ball

Lucie Miller (Eighth Doctor)
"Voiced by: Sheridan Smith (2007-2011)"

"Lucie: "... It's just I've got a thing about jelly. Incident at a children's party, 1992. Trust me, you don't wanna know.""
 * Commuting On a Bus: She was absent for the first half of the fourth season (see Put On a Bus below), then returned for two more and is scheduled for a fourth in March 2011. Sheridan Smith also played two androids the Doctor had programmed to have her voice in Prisoner of the Sun, the January 2011 episode.
 * Deadpan Snarker: Extra emphasis on 'snarker'.
 * Future Me Scares Me:.
 * : As of 'Lucie Miller',
 * Notably,
 * Noodle Incident: More of a Jelly Incident, in her case.
 * Noodle Incident: More of a Jelly Incident, in her case.

"Doctor: "You look very...uh...very...uh..."
 * Of Corsets Sexy - Subverted in 'Scapegoat', in which Lucie, having donned Gorgeous Period Dress for what is meant to be a night at the Moulin Rouge, has this exchange with the Doctor:

Lucie: "Say 'cheap' and I'll have you.""


 * Oop North: Lucie is from Blackpool.
 * Put On a Bus: She voluntarily leaves the Doctor and returns home after an incident that makes her believe she can't trust him anymore.
 * He's somewhat amusingly alarmed by that,
 * The Ladette: Particularly in her first episode.
 * Vitriolic Best Buds: With the Doctor. For all they snark at one another, they're self-admittedly each other's best friend.
 * Why Did It Have To Be Crocodiles?
 * You Put the X In XY: In "The Skull of Sobek", she starts seeing strange visions. The Doctor's comment: "You put the Lucie in hallucination."

Charlotte "Charley" Pollard (Eighth Doctor )
"Voiced by: India Fisher (2001-2010)"

Ran away from her boring life among the upper crust in 1930, only to be nearly killed in an airship crash. Fortunately, the Eighth Doctor was around...
 * Edwardian Adventuress: She even calls herself this.
 * Faking the Dead
 * Lady of Adventure
 * Reality Ensues: Several episodes have her dealing with the realization that she will never see her family again.
 * Temporal Paradox: Was saved from the crash of the R101 by the Doctor, and went on to travel with him. Time appears to proceed normally, until we find out that
 * Timey Wimey Ball: Thanks to the fun of time travel in Doctor Who, Charley is perhaps the only companion to know the Doctor before he knows her. Sorta.
 * Tomboyish Name
 * You Can't Go Home Again: See Reality Ensues.

Thomas Hector "Hex" Schofield (Seventh Doctor)
"Voiced by: Philip Olivier (2004-2010)"

A staff nurse from 2021, Hex is compassionate and good at keeping a cool head, even during his Oh My God freakouts. Companion to Seven with Ace.
 * Badass Normal: Considering the fact that he's just a nurse and is more than often in over his head, Hex does some pretty awesome stuff.
 * Break the Cutie: Villains love to torture poor Hex. Especially Nimrod,.
 * Big OMG: Not always big, but a bit of a catch phrase. Used to dramatic effect in The Settling with Oliver Cromwell.
 * Heroic BSOD: After finding out.
 * Hospital Hottie

Evelyn Smythe (Sixth Doctor)
"Voiced by: Maggie Stables (2000-present)"

One of the Doctor's rare older companions, sixtyish history professor Evelyn Smythe could also match the Sixth Doctor's acid tongue--a rare bird indeed!
 * Badass Teacher: She's a history teacher. And she's badass.
 * Christmas Cake: One of the oldest companions the Doctor has ever had.
 * Cool Old Lady: Cool enough to chill out Six.
 * Deadpan Snarker: She is naturally quite straightforward, but the Doctor's more boastful rants tend to bring out this side of her.
 * : Helping the Doctor.
 * It Gets Easier / It Never Gets Any Easier: Evelyn's main arc revolves around her coping with all the death that follows in the Doctor's wake. He seems to take it all in his stride, while she, well, doesn't.
 * Not That Kind of Doctor: She often has the same problem as the Doctor when describing herself.
 * Older Sidekick: She seems noticeably older than the 40ish Sixth Doctor, though she technically isn't.
 * Screw Politeness, I'm A Senior: Usually, Evelyn's a perfectly friendly old dear, but when she needs to get her way...

Grayvorn
"Voiced by: Anthony Head (2002)"

The principal villain of the Excelis audio trilogy, Grayvorn is initially a clever and ambitious (if violent) warlord during his planet's medieval period, he becomes immortal through rather complicated circumstances and proceeds to guide the history of Excelis through its renaissance and ultimately its nuclear destruction. Was encountered by the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors.
 * Genius Bruiser: He's violent and boorish when the Fifth Doctor first encounters him, but he is a canny and driven leader.
 * Go Mad From the Revelation: "It was only then that I can say that I lost my mortal mind."
 * I Have Many Names: Three, at least. (Lord Grayvorn, Reeve Maupassant, Lord Sutton.)
 * Large Ham: Oh yes.
 * Narrator: In "Excelis Dawns."
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old
 * Who Wants to Live Forever

Nimrod
"Voiced by: Stephen Chance (2001, 2003, 2010)"

A Mad Scientist encountered by the Sixth Doctor in "Project: Twilight," "Project: Lazarus" and "Project Destiny," Nimrod was originally Dr. William Abberton, a scientist working for an organization known as the Forge, which was then conducting experiments with vampire DNA in order to create a super-soldier serum. Not to be confused with the character of the same name from the Seventh Doctor episode "Ghost Light".
 * Automatic Crossbows: His weapon of choice.
 * Bald of Evil
 * Determinator
 * Hollywood Cyborg
 * Mad Scientist
 * Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: Mad scientist vampire zombie robot, to be precise.
 * Our Vampires Are Different

The Word Lord or Nobody No-One
"Voiced by Paul Reynolds (2008) & Ian Reddington (2010)"

Think of a Time Lord, only one coming from a reality made of words and verb structure rather than space and time. You now have the makings of a Word Lord. This particular name goes by the name of Nobody No-One, and rather likes to be a thorn in the side of the 7th Doctor. The awkward twist is that his abilities are derived from words uttered or written down. So, for example, if someone were to write "Nobody could stop me from finishing the next sentence," then he would. Come to think of it, adding him to this wiki might be a mista

"Evelyn: Nobody should have that kind of power.
 * Did I Just Say That Out Loud?: A Nightmare Fuel varient, rather than comedy. The Word Lord is very clever in manipulating people into saying things in his favour.

Nobody: Oh! Thanks!"


 * For the Evulz: Pretty much the only reason Nobody No-One is antagonizing the Doctor. Sure, he's taken a double-job from the Daleks (who want his dead body) and Cybermen (who want his brain), but his real reward will be to see the joy the Daleks get from their worst enemy dead at their feet.
 * From Nobody to Nightmare: At first he seems harmless. Then you utter something like... say... . Whoops.
 * Large Ham: Paul Reynolds plays his Word Lord as a lethal 10th Doctor. It is as awesome and fearful as it sounds. Reddington plays his version of Nobody No-One as a more restrained Word Lord, but eventually goes over the deep end as well.
 * NobodyDies
 * The Nth Doctor: His second appearance is a regeneration, forced upon him when he crashed into the 27th letter of the English Alphabet.
 * Really Seven Hundred Years Old: Nobody knows how old he is. No, really. But he's not telling.
 * Ret Gone: A walking version of it, should someone be ignorant enough to give him that much power.
 * Heart Is an Awesome Power: Once you realize the power of language...

Alternate Third Doctor
"Voiced by: David Warner (2003, 2008)"

An alternate incarnation of the Doctor who accidentally arrived for his banishment to Earth a few decades too late. This Doctor appeared in two Big Finish Unbound tales: "Sympathy for the Devil" and "Masters of War" - the former dealing with the consequences to the Earth over the Doctor's inability to interfere with the events of time, with the latter showing off how the Daleks evolved without the Doctor's interference. Took on the Brigadier as a companion, astonishingly.
 * Badass Grandpa
 * Beware the Nice Ones
 * The Chessmaster
 * Not That Kind of Doctor: Actually subverted somewhat in "Sympathy for the Devil" in that the Doctor uses it as an excuse to get close to an injured man to obtain more information.
 * What the Hell Hero: ...teaming up with Daleks? Even the Brigadier calls the Doctor out on this one.

Alternate Third Doctor
"Voiced by: Arabella Weir (2003)"

A female Doctor who came about after the Second Doctor (Nicholas Briggs) killed himself and escaped to avoid the trial at the end of The War Games. Appears in Exile.


 * Bottle Fairy: Eventually leads to her downfall.
 * Downer Ending:
 * Idiot Ball: The Doctor's given a BIIIIIIG one...and in fact, the entire story is a big, giant Idiot Plot. To be fair, the entire audio play is intended to be humorous and stupid.
 * It Tastes Like Feet: "Cheese" got his nickname because of what vodka makes his mouth taste like.
 * Not So Great Escape: The Doctor is soon discovered, thanks in part to her incredible stupidity.
 * Talking to Himself: She frequently talks to a possible hallucination of her previous incarnation. He isn't that reliable, so it's likely she's just dead drunk.
 * Took a Level In Dumbass:
 * Gargle Blaster: The "speckled goat".
 * Gender Bender
 * What Did I Do Last Night

Alternate Sixth Doctor
"Voiced by: Michael Jayston (2003)"

Only appearing in He Jests at Scars, this Sixth Doctor is the end result of what might have happened had the Valeyard actually won the events of The Ultimate Foe, thus becoming the Doctor himself. Rather than gallivant around the universe like the Doctor would normally do, this Valeyard-Doctor instead decided to run around, blowing everything out of existence - eventually killing every single one of his previous incarnations. A walking paradox, this Doctor was finally defeated (technically) by a Future Badass version of Mel.
 * Byronic Hero
 * Evil Counterpart: Subverted for perhaps the only time in the franchise, seeing how he's finally the real article.
 * Evil Feels Good
 * Fate Worse Than Death:
 * Kill Em All
 * Large Ham
 * : Considering the ending, this one actually makes sense.
 * With Great Power Comes Great Insanity: After assuming control of what's left of space-time, the Doctor-Valeyard can literally do whatever he desires..

Johann Schmidtt
"Voiced by: Paul McGann (2001)"

A Doctor from an alternate timeline where Ace died during a trip to Colditz Castle and the Nazis wound up winning World War II as an accidental aftereffect. While never declared to be the Doctor in a flashback told by Elizabeth Klein, it's pretty blatant and the Seventh Doctor figures it out.
 * The Atoner: This alternate Eighth Doctor spends pretty much his entire regeneration trying to correct time to it's proper course. It's up to interpretation if he's trying to attone for the corruption of the timeline, or if he's trying to prevent Ace's untimely death by meddling. Probably both.
 * The Chessmaster: "Johann" spends over 10 years just trying to find a person whom he can potentially convince to step back in time and correct things. He then spends the next several months slowly convincing her to go back in time to "save" the Doctor from the original timeline on the pretense of using him to explain how the TARDIS works. He's good.
 * Faking the Dead: Done quite easily, considering he regenerated into another body.
 * Heroic Sacrifice: "Johann" gets at least shot trying to get Klein into the TARDIS, not to mention essentially erased from history once his plan works.
 * Names the Same: Not to be confused with the Red Skull, although both of their backstories involved Nazis.
 * Timey Wimey Ball: Apart from the obvious described above, "our" Seventh Doctor eventually reveals that Johann's memories have gradually settled in his mind, as Klein's meddling makes time more and more unstable and he's working to fix it.

Colonel Ross Brimmicombe-Wood
"Voiced by: David Tennant (2003, 2005)"

A somewhat thuggish soldier who appears in both the UNIT audios and the Alternate Universe audio "Sympathy For The Devil". In the alternate history he becomes head of UNIT after The Brigadier retires. In the UNIT audios, he's a senior UNIT officer. Most notable for being played by David Tennant (but not Hey Its That Voice, because he doesn't sound like the Tenth Doctor at all).
 * Alternate Universe
 * Patriotic Fervor
 * Patriotic Fervor

Seven Keys to Doomsday
This is a stage production that was later recorded by Big Finish, starring an alternate Doctor.

Jimmy (or Dave) Forbes (Companion of the Alternate Fourth Doctor)
From the stageplay and audio adventure "Seven Keys to Doomsday".
 * Agent Scully
 * The Danza: Named after James Mathews, who played him in the original stage production. In later stage productions, he was called Dave, but reverted to Jimmy for the audio.
 * From Beyond the Fourth Wall: He and Jenny are (supposedly) members of the audience, who answer the on-stage Doctor's call for help and are drawn into his world.

Jenny Wilson (Companion of the Alternate Fourth Doctor)
From the stageplay and audio adventure "Seven Keys to Doomsday".
 * Dressing As the Enemy: At one point, she ends up in a Dalek casing, complete with ring-modulated voice.
 * From Beyond the Fourth Wall: As for Jimmy.
 * Ordinary A-Level student
 * Plucky Girl
 * You Look Familiar: Played in the original stage production by Wendy Padbury (Zoe).
 * Real Life Relative: To herself, in a sense. In the audio version, she's played by Charlie Hayes -- Wendy Padbury's daughter.