Big Finish Productions has today released Operation Werewolf, a new audio adventure from the Lost Stories range which are based on the unproduced scripts and story synopses from the classic era of Doctor Who. This particular adventure brings the Second Doctor into the Second World War.
In 1967, Doctor Who director Douglas Camfield and writer Robert Kitts submitted all the necessary paperwork and synopsis for Operation Werewolf to the higher ups of the BBC but, like so many others, this was never produced due to a combination of budget constraints and the fact that the Second World War was still quite fresh in the minds of many a Brit’. Thankfully, two surviving outline documents and producer Innes Lloyd’s notes survived allowing Jonathan Morris to adapt the story into a six-part audio drama.
In this new Lost adventure, the Second Doctor (Michael Troughton) and his companions Jamie (Frazer Hines) and Zoe (Wendy Padbury) intend to land in 1066 Normandy, however the TARDIS takes them to 1944’s Normandy instead and it is just three days before the D-Day landings. When the trio join French partisans they soon discover that the Nazis have been conducting secret experiments that the high command believe will win them the war. Can the Doctor and his companions infiltrate the nearby chateau and stop Operation Werewolf.
From L to R: Tim Blore, Michael Higgs, Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, Branko Tomovic, and Leonie Schliesing
Michael Troughton, Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury are joined by Jordan Loughran (Raised by Wolves), Branko Tomovic (24: Live Another Day) and Michael Higgs (Wizards vs Aliens).
Actor Michael Troughton said: “This is a brilliant story, and I’m surprised it was a lost story and they didn’t use it back in the day, because it is such a clever idea. There are futuristic elements in it, but it’s based in the Second World War, which is wonderful.”
Writer Jonathan Morris added: “I’ve been wanting to do Operation Werewolf ever since the Lost Stories range began back in 2009. What interested me about it was that it’s such an unusual story. It’s set in history – Normandy, a few days before the D-Day landings – with a science-fiction plot, but not one resulting from alien or time-traveller interference. I can’t think of another Doctor Who story that does that!”
Doctor Who – The Lost Stories: Operation Werewolf is available from the Big Finish website as a collector’s edition 3-disc CD box set and download for £22.99 or as the download only for £18.99.
