Big Finish Productions have announced that Ingrid Oliver will join their forthcoming UNIT Spinoff as Osgood, joining Jemma Redgrave who stars as Kate Stewart.
Announced this past February, UNIT: The New Series will be Big Finish’s first range set in the world of the revived Doctor Who TV Series, with the first of four sets, UNIT Extinction, coming this November.
Big Finish producer David Richardson was understandably excited:
“We’re so happy to have Kate and Osgood joining us at Big Finish, this team has been so captivating to watch on TV, and we’re looking forward to throwing some deadly challenges in their paths in these kinetic new episodes.”
The new audio series will also introduce new character’s to make-up the team, including Warren Brown (Luther, By Any Means, Good Cop) as Lieutenant Sam Bishop, an international trouble-shooter for UNIT who is sent to the world’s most dangerous hotspots. Joining Warren will be Ramon Tikaram as Colonel Shindi. Ramon is well known for many recent TV series including Stella, Fortitude, Game of Thrones and Happy Valley, and films including Jupiter Ascending and Dragonfly.
“We’ve worked with Warren several times before and even though he’s one of the busiest leading men around, he’s said he’ll be there for Big Finish. So we’ve created a principle role in UNIT especially for him, and he’ll be an essential member of the global team. Ramon also is busy on so many great things, but we’ve tempted him to the ranks of UNIT! He’s a lovely man to have around, and an extraordinary actor.”
Finally, the role of loose cannon UNIT officer Captain Josh Carter is played by James Joyce, who has appeared in many Big Finish productions including Charlotte Pollard, as well as TV shows such as Downton Abbey, The Musketeers and Holby City. David Richardson says he’s earned his stripes for UNIT!:
“James has done so much brilliant audio work for us, he’s earned his place in UNIT!”
In UNIT: Extinction, Kate and her team confront an alien invasion by the Nestene Consciousness and its army of plastic Autons. The box set is release in November 2015 and is available for pre-order; three further UNIT releases will then follow as six monthly intervals.
You can pre-order the sets today, with extra savings available with the UNIT: The New Series 1-4 Bundle, which features free UK postage. All pre-orders including UNIT: Extinction also recieve a downloadable copy of The Nicholas Courtney Memoirs - A Soldier in Time.
