Big Finish have just released series five of Survivors‘ audio adventures. My review of this brilliant new instalment of audio stories will appear in the online edition of Starburst very shortly; and episode-by-episode interviews with cast and crew members will follow shortly on the the Survivors: A World Away mini Big Finish Survivors site.
Survivors: Series five
The fifth series of Big Finish’s acclaimed audio revival of Terry Nation’s classic Survivors is out today…
Available on CD or Download, Survivors – Series 5 is out today, starring Carolyn Seymour, Ian McCulloch and Lucy Fleming!
It begins with just a few people falling ill. Another flu virus that spreads around the globe. And then the reports begin that people are dying…
When most of the world’s population is wiped out, a handful of survivors are left to pick up the pieces. Cities become graveyards. Technology becomes largely obsolete. Mankind must start again. But viruses are survivors too…
5.1 The Second Coming by Andrew Smith
5.2 New Blood by Christopher Hatherall
5.3 Angel of Death by Simon Clark
5.4 Come the Horsemen by Andrew Smith
Survivors – Series 5 is currently available at frozen pre-release prices of £20 on Download, or £25 for a CD version which unlocks access to a digital version. For digital listeners, the free Big Finish app enables you to listen on-the-go with iOS or Android devices.
All of Big Finish’s Survivors releases can be found here, including the chance to pre-order forthcoming Series 6 and Series 7, to get the previous four series, or even download for free the very first episode: Survivors: Revelation.
Synopsis
This title was released in November 2016. It will be exclusively available to buy from the BF website until December 31st 2016, and on general sale after this date.
It begins with just a few people falling ill. Another flu virus that spreads around the globe. And then the reports begin that people are dying…
When most of the world’s population is wiped out, a handful of survivors are left to pick up the pieces.
Cities become graveyards. Technology becomes largely obsolete. Mankind must start again. But viruses are survivors too…
5.1 The Second Coming by Andrew Smith
Millions died when the plague swept the globe. Such a thing couldn’t possibly happen again – or could it?
When Abby Grant and Evelyn Piper both arrive at Carol Baker’s Maythorne community, a chain of events is set in motion that could unleash a new wave of death across the country.
5.2 New Blood by Christopher Hatherall
Danger surrounds Whitecross when a simple border dispute exposes deadly tensions between those who live side by side.
Greg Preston and Jenny Richards soon find themselves fighting for their lives, as people in the grip of a terrible new fear turn to the old ways to protect themselves…
5.3 Angel of Death by Simon Clark
Emerging from a quarantined Whitecross, Greg and Jenny discover that the danger they glimpsed at Springton is far from over.
Meanwhile, as isolated communities find themselves exposed to a disease they know nothing about, Abby joins a desperate race to save lives.
5.4 Come the Horsemen by Andrew Smith
In times of crisis, rumour and fear run rife across the decimated landscape of Britain. Evelyn and Abby experience the lethal effects of this panic first hand.
At such times the worst of humanity is exposed. Can Greg and Jenny find the best in those around them? Or is there no way to avoid the coming of the horsemen?
NOTE: Survivors contains adult material and is not suitable for younger listeners.
Written By: Andrew Smith, Christopher Hatherall and Simon Clark
Directed By: Ken BentleyCast
Carolyn Seymour (Abby Grant), Ian McCulloch (Greg Preston), Lucy Fleming (Jenny), Fiona Sheehan (Hannah), Zoe Tapper (Evelyn Piper), Neve McIntosh (Carol Baker), Sean Biggerstaff (Healy), Barnaby Edwards (John Woodley/Old Scavenger/Stuart), Andy Secombe (Ben Turner), Fintan McKeown (Patrick Regan), Richard Hope (Silas Broome), Alex Clatworthy (Summer Broome/Elsie), Donna Berlin (Pearl Ironsmith), Ekow Quartey (Dylan), Elizabeth Payne (Beatrice/Margo), Roger May (Lenny Bryson)
Other parts played by members of the cast.
Producer David Richardson
Script Editor Matt Fitton
Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Briggs
