Nigel Fairs is a British actor and writer. He trained at Bretton Hall College and his theatre credits include stage production of '' Translations'' at The National Theatre, Inspector Morse in the UK tour of ''House of Ghosts'', Dr Watson in ''To Kill a Canary'' at the Kenton Theatre,

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), Nurse Ratched in ''

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, Christopher Wren in The Mousetrap in the

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, John Haigh in his own award-winning play ''In Conversation with an Acid Bath Murderer'' and Gavin in another award-winner, ''My Gay Best Friend'' (which he co-wrote with Louise Jameson. Television credits include ''

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'', '' Emmerdale'', ''

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'' and '' Unforgotten''. Film credits include ''Angels on the Ceiling'', ''In From The Side'', '' Ashens and the Polybius Heist'' and ''Do You Have A License To Save This Planet?''. He has also worked for

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 ...

, as an actor, writer, director and composer, and was the producer of their '' Sapphire and Steel'' and '' The Tomorrow People'' ranges. A common style of both ranges is an increase in emotional content, the exploration of ongoing themes and, in the case of ''The Tomorrow People'', long-running story arcs. As well as writing individual stories for both these ranges, he has contributed to the company’s

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 u ...

range in February 2007 with ''The Blue Tooth'', and later ''The Catalyst'' and ''Empathy Games'', both starring Louise Jameson. In 2007, he contributed to the short-story collection '' Short Trips: Snapshots''. Prior to his work for Big Finish, he was a regular writer and director for BBV. In 2008 he appeared in the BBV film '' Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough''. In 2020 he wrote and produced two ongoing audio podcasts dramas, ''The Pogley Wood Murders'' and ''Moira Moments''.

Big Finish Productions

His work for

includes: As a writer: * Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: ''The Blue Tooth'' * Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: '' The Catalyst'' * Doctor Who: '' Cuddlesome'' * Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: ''Empathy Games'' * Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: ''

The Time Vampire ''The Companion Chronicles'' is a sci-fi audio series produced by Big Finish, detailing adventures usually featuring the Doctor, as told by various former companions of his, with only one further voice actor taking part in the narration. It b ...

'' * Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: '' The Child'' * Jago and Litefoot: '' Jago in Love'' * Doctor Who: '' The Abandoned'' (with Louise Jameson) * Doctor Who - Short Trips: ''Time Tunnel'' * Doctor Who - Short Trips: ''The Toy'' * Doctor Who - Short Trips: ''Prime Winner'' * Jago and Litefoot: '' Jago and Son'' As a director: *'' Sapphire & Steel: Dead Man Walking'' *'' Sapphire & Steel: The Mystery of the Missing Hour'' *'' Sapphire & Steel: Daisy Chain'' *'' Sapphire & Steel: All Fall Down'' *'' Sapphire & Steel: The Lighthouse'' *'' Sapphire & Steel: The School'' *'' Sapphire & Steel: The Surest Poison'' *'' Sapphire & Steel: Water Like a Stone'' *'' Doctor Who: Scaredy Cat'' * Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: '' Mother Russia'' * Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: '' Helicon Prime'' * Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: ''

Old Soldiers ''Old Soldiers'' (2005) is a science fiction novel by American writer David Weber, a sequel to the short story "With Your Shield" published in the anthology '' Bolo!'', edited by the same writer. It details the future of the two survivors of t ...

'' * Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: '' The Catalyst'' * Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: '' The Great Space Elevator'' * Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: ''Empathy Games'' * Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: '' The Transit of Venus'' * Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: ''

The Magician's Oath This is a list of audio productions based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' produced by Big Finish Productions. Overview These are the season and episode counts for all seasons and series released , ...

'' * Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: '' The Glorious Revolution'' * Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: ''

'' * Doctor Who - The Companion Chronicles: '' The Child'' * Bernice Summerfield: '' The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel'' *Dark Shadows: '' The Blind Painter'' As an actor: *'' Bernice Summerfield: Walking to Babylon'' *'' Bernice Summerfield: Dragons' Wrath'' *'' Doctor Who: The Shadow of the Scourge'' *'' Doctor Who: Nekromanteia'' *''Gallifrey: Pandora'' *'' Dark Shadows: Final Judgement'' *'' Ashens and the Polybius Heist''

References

External links

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Moira Moments podcasts

Anorak Zone interview with Nigel Fairs

Personal website of Nigel Fairs
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