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The Mirror Effect
''The Mirror Effect'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama featuring Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield, a character from the spin-off media based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Plot Inside the derelict remains of an old mining station, there's a mirror. And inside the mirror, trapped with distorted versions of her friends, is Bernice Summerfield. Cast *Bernice Summerfield - Lisa Bowerman * Jason Kane - Stephen Fewell *Irving Braxiatel - Miles Richardson * Adrian Wall - Harry Myers * Joseph the Porter - Steven Wickham Steven Wickham is a British actor known largely for his roles in Big Finish Productions audio dramas as well as guest appearances in ''Red Dwarf'', ''Mrs Brown's Boys'', ''Casualty'', ''The Bill'', ''EastEnders'' and ''Doctor Who'' in a career ... *Doctor Carnivel - Beverley Cressman External linksMirror Effect Photoshop [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on cult science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'', the characters Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog from '' 2000 AD'', ''Blake's 7'', ''Dark Shadows'', '' Dracula'', ''Terrahawks'', ''Sapphire & Steel'', ''Sherlock Holmes'', '' Stargate'', '' The Avengers'', ''The Prisoner'', ''Timeslip'' and ''Torchwood''. History Founded in 1996, Big Finish in late 1998 began releasing audio plays adapted from the New Adventures, a series of novels from Virgin Books which had originally been licensed ''Doctor Who'' stories, but by then had become officially independent from the show and were based around the character of Bernice "Benny" Summerfield. In 1999, Big Finish obtained a non-exclusive licence to produce official ''Doctor Who'' plays, beginning with the multi-Doctor story ''The Sirens of Time''. ''Docto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Kane (Doctor Who)
Jason Peter Kane is a fictional character from Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length ''Doctor Who'' novels, the ''New Adventures''. The ''New Adventures'' were fully licensed novels carrying on from where the ''Doctor Who'' television series had left off. Jason was introduced in Dave Stone's novel ''Death and Diplomacy'' in 1996. Character history Jason was born on Christmas Eve 1983 and grew up around London. Jason's father, Peter was abusive towards Jason and his sister, leading Jason to eventually run away from home. In 1996, Jason was caught in an alien transportation beam, causing him to be deposited in a swamp on the planet t'Kao in the 26th century. After thirteen years, the first human being he saw was Bernice "Benny" Summerfield. They fell in love and got married, but after a turbulent relationship were soon divorced. When he first meets Benny, and they discuss their sex lives, Jason candidly discusses having slept with nine women, five men and a number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beverley Cressman
Beverley Cressman is a British actress, best known for being the first person cast as Kate Lethbridge-Stewart. She appeared in two unofficial direct-to-video ''Doctor Who'' spin-offs, ''Downtime'' (1995), and '' Dæmos Rising'' (2004). Career Cressmain was trained as an actor at the Guildford School of Acting. In 1995, Cressman played Kate Lethbridge-Stewart in the ''Reeltime Pictures'' film ''Downtime''. The film also starred Nicholas Courtney as the Brigadier and Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith. In 1999, Cressman appeared as a driving instructor in the TV series Grange Hill. In the same year Cressman played Debbie Hunter in the ''Pig Heart Boy'' episode ''Losing It''. Cressman played the role of Kate Lethbridge-Stewart again in the 2004 film '' Dæmos Rising''. She starred in this film alongside her then husband Miles Richardson. In 2012, the then current Doctor Who production team decided to re-introduce Cressman's character. The role was re-cast and given to Jemma Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Wickham
Steven Wickham is a British actor known largely for his roles in Big Finish Productions audio dramas as well as guest appearances in ''Red Dwarf'', ''Mrs Brown's Boys'', ''Casualty'', ''The Bill'', ''EastEnders'' and ''Doctor Who'' in a career which began in 1984. Career Steven Wickham began his career after leaving college and joining a theatre in education group called Bucket Theatre, touring schools in Buckinghamshire, performing at one occasion for The Princess Anne. For 18 months he played The Baker in Bill Kenwright's memorable national tour of ''Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat'', and many theatre jobs followed. This includes playing Judas in a national tour of ''Godspell'', Big Jule in ''Guys and Dolls'' at the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham, Reuben Starkadder in ''Cold Comfort Farm'' at the Watermill Theatre, Newbury, Oscar Wilde in ''The Mirror of the Moon'' at the Edinburgh Festival, and Hiram Otis in the national tour of ''The Canterville Ghost'' opposi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Myers (actor)
Harry C. Myers (September 5, 1882 – December 25, 1938) was an American film actor and director, sometimes credited as Henry Myers. He performed in many short comedy films with his wife Rosemary Theby. Myers appeared in 330 films between 1908 and 1938, and directed more than 50 films between 1913 and 1917. Biography He was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on September 5, 1882. When he was young, Myers moved to Philadelphia, where he received most of his education. He studied drawing and design at the Philadelphia Art School for three years. Turning from art to drama, he acted for two years with the Girard Avenue Stock Company and with other troupes in subsequent years. Myers had been a theatre actor for 10 years before he went into films as an actor for Siegmund Lubin's Lubin Studios in 1909. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bernice Summerfield Characters
This is a list of recurring characters from the Bernice Summerfield stories, both the original ''Virgin New Adventures'' featuring Bernice and the subsequent and ongoing series of audio dramas and novels by Big Finish Productions. Bernice Summerfield was a companion of the Doctor in the ''New Adventures'', a series of books based on the long-running BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', but which latterly became based around the character of Bernice. B Irving Braxiatel C Clarence Clarence is an artificial intelligence from the People. The character was created and introduced by Simon Bucher-Jones for ''Ghost Devices'' in which Clarence appears in the form of an angel (he is named after the angel in ''It's a Wonderful Life'') to Benny. Clarence is an agent of God, the artificial intelligence that controls the People's Dyson sphere and is eventually revealed (in ''Tears of the Oracle'') to be a character from ''The Also People''. G God God is the super-a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Richardson
Miles Richardson (born 15 July 1963) is a British actor, born in Battersea, London to parents Ian Richardson (the well-known Shakespearean actor) and Maroussia Frank (daughter of dancer and critic Elizabeth Frank), both founder members of the Royal Shakespeare Company. He was educated and brought up in London, Stratford-upon-Avon and New York. He graduated from Arts Educational Schools in 1982, where he won the award for Best Actor. Previously he had worked as a child actor for the Royal Shakespeare Company. In 2009, he placed his father's ashes in the newly refurbished Royal Shakespeare Company's theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon. Theatre work Repertory theatre Richardson has worked extensively in repertory theatre throughout the United Kingdom, including Newcastle upon Tyne, York, Birmingham, Pitlochry, Mold, Flintshire, Nottingham, Leeds and Northampton. His credits number more than 70 plays including '' A Midsummer Night's Dream'', '' All's Well That Ends Well'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irving Braxiatel
Irving Braxiatel or Cardinal Braxiatel is a fictional character from the Virgin New Adventures—spin-off novels based on the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He subsequently became a regular character in novels and audio dramas in the ''Bernice Summerfield'' series. In the Big Finish Productions audio dramas he is voiced by Miles Richardson. He is also stated to be the older brother of the Doctor. The New and Missing Adventures Braxiatel, a Time Lord, first appeared in the novel ''Theatre of War'' by Justin Richards, although the Fourth Doctor's companion Romana mentions the Braxiatel Collection in passing in the 1979 television serial ''City of Death''. In terms of the Doctor's timeline, their first portrayed meeting was in the Virgin Missing Adventures First Doctor novel ''The Empire of Glass'' by Andy Lane, although they already knew each other. Braxiatel met the Seventh Doctor in ''Theatre of War'' and was also at the wedding of Bernice "Benny" Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Fewell
Stephen Fewell is a British actor who portrays Jason Kane in the audio adventures of Bernice Summerfield. He has also appeared in classical theatre, in various ''Doctor Who'' audio productions, an episode of the 2005 Channel 4 drama ''The Courtroom'', Headlong Theatre's production of ''Paradise Lost'' at the Hackney Empire and in the musical play ENRON at the Royal Court and in the West End. He has written short stories: three for ''Doctor Who'' and one for ''Bernice Summerfield'' anthologies. He originated the role of Charrington in the original Headlong Theatre production of George Orwell's 1984 In September and October 2012 he played Alan Turing at The English Theatre Frankfurt in Hugh Whitemore's biographical play ''Breaking the Code''. In 2019 he played the Scofield/ McKellen role of Pierre in Venice Preserv'd for the RSC. In 2019 he appears as Pope Clement V in the History Channel Knight's Templar drama ''Knightfall''. In 2019 appears as Lord Grey in Netflix pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Professor Bernice Summerfield
Bernice Surprise Summerfield (later Professor Bernice Summerfield or just Benny) is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length '' Doctor Who'' novels, the ''New Adventures''. The ''New Adventures'' were authorised novels carrying on from where the ''Doctor Who'' television series had left off, and Summerfield was introduced in Cornell's novel '' Love and War'' in 1992. History A 26th century archeologist, Summerfield became a hugely popular character amongst fans of the books, and was present right up until their end in 1997. She officially stopped travelling with the Doctor in '' Happy Endings'' but returned a few times thereafter, including the last Virgin New Adventure, ''The Dying Days''. That year, Virgin had lost the licence to publish ''Doctor Who'' fiction, which was not renewed by the BBC. However, range editors Peter Darvill-Evans and Rebecca Levene decided to cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stewart Sheargold
Stewart may refer to: People * Stewart (name), Scottish surname and given name *Clan Stewart, a Scottish clan *Clan Stewart of Appin, a Scottish clan Places Canada * Stewart, British Columbia *Stewart Township, Nipissing District, Ontario (historical) New Zealand *Stewart Island / Rakiura United Kingdom *Newton Stewart, Scotland *Portstewart, Northern Ireland * Stewartby, Bedfordshire, England United States Airports *Stewart Air Force Base, New York, a former Air Force base and now-joint civil-military airport, shared by: **Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York **Stewart International Airport (also known as Newburgh-Stewart IAP), New York Counties *Stewart County, Georgia *Stewart County, Tennessee Localities * Stewart, Alabama * Stewart, Indiana * Stewart, Minnesota * Stewart, Mississippi * Stewart, Missouri * Stewart, Ohio *Stewart, Tennessee * Stewart, Texas * Stewart, West Virginia *Fort Stewart, Georgia * Stewart Manor, New York, a village in the Town of Hempstead, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS. The TARDIS exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. With various companions, the Doctor combats foes, works to save civilisations, and helps people in need. Beginning with William Hartnell, thirteen actors have headlined the series as the Doctor; in 2017, Jodie Whittaker became the first woman to officially play the role on television. The transition from one actor to another is written into the plot of the series with the concept of regeneration into a new incarnation, a plot device in which a Time Lord "transforms" into a new body when the current one is too badly harmed to heal normally. Each acto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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