Bernice Summerfield

Bernice Summerfield
Doctor Whocharacter
Official image of Bernice Summerfield, as used on the Bernice Summerfield Inside Story book, published October 2007.
First appearance	Love and War
Created by	Paul Cornell
Portrayed by	Lisa Bowerman(voice)
In-universe information
Species	Human
Affiliation	Seventh Doctor Eighth Doctor Twelfth Doctor Alt Third Doctor (Unbound) St. Oscar's University, Dellah The Braxiatel Collection
Home	Beta Caprisis
Home era	26th century

ProfessorBernice Surprise Summerfield,or simplyBenny,is afictionalcharactercreated by authorPaul Cornellas a newcompanionof theSeventh DoctorinVirgin Publishing's range of original full-lengthDoctor Whonovels, theNew Adventures.TheNew Adventureswere authorised novels carrying on from where theDoctor Whotelevision series had left off,and Summerfield was introduced in Cornell's novelLove and Warin 1992.

History

A 26th-centuryarcheologist,Summerfield became a hugely popular character amongst fans of the books,and was present until their end in 1997. She officially stopped travelling with the Doctor inHappy Endingsbut returned a few times thereafter, including the last Virgin New Adventure,The Dying Days.That year, Virgin had lost the licence to publishDoctor Whofiction, which was not renewed by the BBC. However, range editorsPeter Darvill-EvansandRebecca Levenedecided to continue the series with Summerfield as the new lead and without theDoctor Whoname, the Doctor or any otherBBCcopyright characters featuring.

TheseNew Adventuresstarring Bernice continued until 1999, when the Virgin fiction department closed down. The previous year, however, audio production companyBig Finish Productionsbegan issuing full-cast, licensed professional audio dramas starring the character on CD, and they continue to do so, making her the longest-running audio drama series in the world, the longest-running science fiction audio drama series, the longest-running audio drama series with a female lead, and – together with the books – the longest-running science fiction series with a female lead.The character is played in all Big Finish's productions by actressLisa Bowerman,who also reprised the role in the live-action fan filmThe Crystal Conundrumand a video advertisement for the audioThe Triumph of Sutekh.After they gained the licence to produceDoctor Whoaudio dramas in 1999, Big Finish thrice featured Bernice inDoctor Whostories set during and after the run of theNew Adventuresnovels.

Big Finish are still regularly producing Bernice Summerfield audio dramas and the company has also published various novels and short story collections featuring the character.

Bernice also appeared in several comic strips inDoctor Who Magazine,with Virgin and the magazine co-operating on her visual depiction. This depiction, which was also applied to novel cover art, was of a slim, statuesque build, with short dark hair, usually shown wearing a catsuit or some similar outfit. Over time the character's appearance has been modified, and recent changes include a longer hairstyle.

Books

Doctor Who – The New Adventures

• Love and WarbyPaul Cornell
• TransitbyBen Aaronovitch
• The Highest SciencebyGareth Roberts
• The Pitby Neil Penswick
• DeceitbyPeter Darvill-Evans
• Lucifer RisingbyAndy LaneandJim Mortimore
• White DarknessbyDavid A McIntee
• ShadowmindbyChristopher Bulis
• BirthrightbyNigel Robinson
• Blood Heatby Jim Mortimore
• The Dimension RidersbyDaniel Blythe
• The Left-Handed HummingbirdbyKate Orman
• ConundrumbySteve Lyons
• No Futureby Paul Cornell
• Tragedy Dayby Gareth Roberts
• LegacybyGary Russell
• Theatre of WarbyJustin Richards
• All-Consuming Fireby Andy Lane
• Blood HarvestbyTerrance Dicks
• Strange EnglandbySimon Messingham
• First Frontierby David A McIntee
• St Anthony's FirebyMark Gatiss
• Falls the ShadowbyDaniel O'Mahony
• Parasiteby Jim Mortimore
• WarlockbyAndrew Cartmel
• Set Pieceby Kate Orman
• Infinite Requiemby Daniel Blythe
• Sanctuaryby David A McIntee
• Human Natureby Paul Cornell
• Original Sinby Andy Lane
• Sky Pirates!byDave Stone
• Zamperby Gareth Roberts
• Toy SoldiersbyPaul Leonard
• Head Gamesby Steve Lyons
• The Also Peopleby Ben Aaronovitch
• Shakedownby Terrance Dicks
• Just WarbyLance Parkin
• Warchildby Andrew Cartmel
• Sleepyby Kate Orman
• Death and Diplomacyby Dave Stone
• Happy Endingsby Paul Cornell
• Return of the Living Dadby Kate Orman
• Eternity Weepsby Jim Mortimore
• The Dying Daysby Lance Parkin

The Doctor first meets Benny inLove and War;she is a 30-year-old archaeologist. She was born in 2540 and is the daughter ofAdmiral Isaac Douglas Summerfield,a high-ranking Spacefleet officer. Her mother, Claire Summerfield, died when Daleks attacked their homeworld of Beta Caprisis, an Earth colony. She has not seen her father for many years and has spent much of her life searching for him.

At times she falsely claims to have a degree from Heidelberg University. She published an archaeological book calledDown Among the Dead Menin the year 2566.

Theatre of Warfeatures the first encounter between Bernice andIrving Braxiatel(from her perspective). He later becomes a regular character in the Bernice Summerfield-only New Adventures.

InSanctuaryBernice falls in love with Guy de Carnac, a formerKnight Templar.He is killed later in the novel.

InDeath and Diplomacyshe meets her future husbandJason Kane,who she marries in the next novel,Happy Endings.Bernice leaves the TARDIS after this novel, but she appears in certain subsequentDoctor Whonovels.

InReturn of the Living Dad,Bernice finally resolves the mystery of what happened to her father.

Virgin had long considered a non-Doctor Whospin-off series, but plans were moved forwards when they lost the license from the BBC. A number of preparations were made for the transition to Bernice-led New Adventures (see below). As Virgin felt Bernice would make a better lead as a single woman, she and Jason Kane were split up. Thus, she appears again inEternity Weeps,a novel which describes the breakdown of her marriage and is also focused on her more than the Doctor as a prototype for the Doctor-free novels to come. Likewise, the last New Adventure,The Dying Days,is again focused on Bernice more than the Doctor, with the Doctor absent from a substantial portion of the book.The Dying Daysalso features an ambiguous epilogue which can be taken to imply that the Doctor and Bernice have sex.

This same epilogue also has the Doctor indicating that Benny is his longest-serving companion, although exactly how long she travelled with the Doctor has never been firmly established.

The New Adventures

• Oh No It Isn't!byPaul Cornell
• Dragons' WrathbyJustin Richards
• Beyond the SunbyMatt Jones
• Ship of FoolsbyDave Stone
• DownbyLawrence Miles
• DeadfallbyGary Russell
• Ghost DevicesbySimon Bucher-Jones
• Mean StreetsbyTerrance Dicks
• TempestbyChristopher Bulis
• Walking to BabylonbyKate Orman
• Oblivionby Dave Stone
• The Medusa Effectby Justin Richards
• Dry PilgrimagebyPaul LeonardandNick Walters
• The Sword of ForeverbyJim Mortimore
• Another Girl, Another PlanetbyMartin DayandLen Beech
• Beige Planet MarsbyLance ParkinandMark Clapham
• Where Angels FearbyRebecca LeveneandSimon Winstone
• The Mary-Sue Extrusionby Dave Stone
• Dead Romanceby Lawrence Miles (Bernice Summerfield does not appear)
• Tears of the Oracleby Justin Richards
• Return to the Fractured Planetby Dave Stone
• The Joy Deviceby Justin Richards
• Twilight of the Godsby Mark Clapham andJon de Burgh Miller

Originally published once a month, the New Adventures went to once every two months afterThe Sword of Forever.

The New Adventures continued with Bernice generally in the leading role.Oh No It Isn't!provides the set-up for subsequent stories, with Bernice becoming Professor of Archaeology at St Oscar's University on the planet Dellah. She has now put her failed marriage to Jason Kane behind her.Oh No It Isn't!also re-introduces the People, a highly advanced alien race from theDoctor WhoNew Adventures. InGhost Devices,we meetClarence(named after the angel inIt's a Wonderful Life). Clarence appears in the form of an angel, but is an artificial intelligence from the People who is eventually (inTears of the Oracle) revealed to be a character fromThe Also People.InDragons' Wrath,Bernice meetsIrving Braxiatelfor the first time (from his perspective).Beyond the Sunintroduces another recurring character,Emile Mars-Smith.Emile, Clarence and the People appear in a number of subsequent New Adventures, while Braxiatel appears in both further New Adventures and Benny stories from Big Finish.

Where Angels Fearstarts the Gods arc, a loose overarching story that finishes inTwilight of the Gods.Along the way, Dellah is destroyed and Bernice is uprooted and loses her memory.Twilight of the Godsfinishes with a new set-up for subsequent stories involving Bernice, Emile and others, but this was not used as Virgin stopped publishing the series.

As well as continuing the New Adventures after losing theDoctor Wholicense, Virgin also continued with theirDecalogseries. These had beenDoctor Whoshort story anthologies, butDecalog 5: Wondersfeatured a Benny short story ( "The Judgement of Solomon" ) byLawrence Milesalongside other shorts not set in the New Adventures continuity.

Big Finish paperback novels

• The Doomsday ManuscriptbyJustin Richards
• The Gods of the UnderworldbyStephen Cole
• The Squire's CrystalbyJacqueline Rayner
• The Infernal NexusbyDave Stone
• The Glass PrisonbyJacqueline Rayner

Big Finish licensed the character of Bernice Summerfield from Paul Cornell, Irving Braxiatel from Justin Richards and Jason Kane fromDave Stone,but other elements of the Virgin New Adventures' fictional universe were not obtained. Instead,Gary Russell,Jacqueline Rayner and Cornell developed a new background and character ensemble, introduced in the anthologyThe Dead Men Diariesand developed in the initial run of paperbacks.

The most notable development in Big Finish's paperback novels was Bernice's pregnancy and the birth of hersoninThe Glass Prison.

The paperback novels proved uneconomic and Big Finish stopped publishing them, subsequently re-launching their Benny books in hardback with the anthologyA Life of Surprises.

Big Finish hardcover novels

• The Big HuntbyLance Parkin
• The Tree of LifebyMark Michalowski
• Genius LocibyBen Aaronovitch
• The Two JasonsbyDave Stone
• Terra Incognitaby Ben Aaronovitch — originally announced in 2007, this novel remains unpublished save for an extract inMissing Adventures
• The Weather on Versimmonby Matthew Griffiths
• The Slender-Fingered Cats of Bubastisby Xanna Eve Chown
• Filthy Lucreby James Parsons and Andrew Stirling-Brown
• Adorable IllusionbyGary Russell

Big Finish novellas

Each volume comprises a collection of three novellas.

• A Life in PiecesbyDave Stone,Paul SuttonandJoseph Lidster
• Parallel LivesbyRebecca Levene,Stewart Sheargold and Dave Stone, with linking material bySimon Guerrier
• Old FriendsbyJonathan Clements,Marc Plattand Pete Kempshall
• Nobody's ChildrenbyKate Orman,Jonathan BlumandPhilip Purser-Hallard
• The Vampire CursebyMags L Halliday,Kelly Hale and Philip Purser-Hallard

Big Finish anthologies

• The Dead Men Diaries,edited byPaul Cornell
• A Life of Surprises,edited byPaul Cornell
• Life During Wartime,edited byPaul Cornell
• A Life Worth Living,edited bySimon Guerrier
• Something Changed,edited bySimon Guerrier
• Collected Works,edited byNick Wallace
• Missing Adventures,edited byRebecca Levene
• Secret Histories,edited byMark Clapham
• Present Danger,edited byEddie Robson
• True Stories(2017), edited by Xanna Eve Chown
• In Time(2018), edited by Xanna Eve Chown
• The Christmas Collection(2020), edited by Xanna Eve Chown

Short Trips

Bernice also appears in a number ofDoctor Whoshort stories, mostly set during her travels with the Doctor.

• "The Trials of Tara" byPaul Cornell(Decalog 2: Lost Property)
• "Continuity Errors" bySteven Moffat(Decalog 3: Consequences)
• "The Judgement of Solomon" byLawrence Miles(Decalog 5: Wonders)
• "Virgin Lands" bySarah Groenewegen(Short Trips: Zodiac)
• "Of the Mermaid and Jupiter" byIan Mond&Danny Heap(Short Trips: Past Tense)
• "Cold War" byRebecca Levene(Short Trips: Steel Skies)
• "...Be Forgot" byCavan Scottand Mark Wright (Short Trips: A Christmas Treasury) – set during Big Finish's Bernice audio series
• "Too Rich for My Blood" byRebecca Levene(Short Trips: Seven Deadly Sins)
• "How You Get There" bySimon Guerrier(Short Trips: A Day in the Life)
• "Larkspur" byMark Stevens(Short Trips: Transmissions)

New Series Adventures

Bernice appears in one of theNew Series Adventureswith theTwelfth Doctor(the novel was originally planned forRiver Song,but plans for the 2015 Christmas specialThe Husbands of River Songprompted Russell to use Benny instead).

• Big Bang GenerationbyGary Russell

Audio plays

Cast and characters

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This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in at least one season.

• A green cell indicates the actor is a main cast member.
• A red cell indicates the actor is a recurring guest cast member.
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Actor	Character	Appearances
		Bernice Summerfield											Bernice SummerfieldBoxsets						The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield
		S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6	S7	S8	S9	S10	S11	1	2	3	4	5	6	S1	S2	S3	S4	S5	S6
Lisa Bowerman	Bernice Summerfield	✓
Stephen Fewell	Jason Kane	✓	Does not appear	✓	✓		✓	✓		Does not appear								✓	Does not appear
Miles Richardson	Irving Braxiatel	Does not appear	✓	✓	✓	Does not appear	✓		✓	Does not appear	✓		✓		✓	✓		✓	Does not appear
Harry Myers	Adrian Wall	Does not appear	✓	✓	✓		Does not appear	✓	✓	Does not appear	✓		Does not appear
Stephen Wickham	Joseph	Does not appear		✓	✓			✓		Does not appear		✓	Does not appear
Louise Faulkner	Bev Tarrant	Does not appear			✓	Does not appear		✓	✓	Does not appear	✓	✓	Does not appear
Thomas Grant	Peter Summerfield	Does not appear					✓	Does not appear	✓	✓		✓	Does not appear	✓	✓		✓	Does not appear
Ayesha Antoine	Ruth Leonidas	Does not appear											✓				✓	✓	Does not appear
David Ames	Jack McSpringheel	Does not appear											✓	✓	✓		✓	Does not appear
Sylvester McCoy	The Doctor	Does not appear							✓	Does not appear									✓		Does not appear
David Warner		Does not appear																✓	Does not appear		✓
Sophie Aldred	Ace	Does not appear																	✓		Does not appear
Mark Gatiss	The Master	Does not appear																			✓		Does not appear

Bernice Summerfield

Season 1 (1998–2000)

The first season of Bernice Summerfieldaudio playsare all adaptations of New Adventures novels originally published byVirgin Publishing.Each of the plays spans two CDs, except forDragon's Wrath,which was issued on a single CD.

The plays deviate from the original novels, in terms of plot and characters, to varying degrees. This is particularly evident with the productions ofBirthrightandJust War,both of which were originally Doctor Who novels. These changes were necessary because, at the time of their production,Big Finish Productionsweren't licensed to produce Doctor Who audio plays.

Actor and photographerLisa Bowermanwas cast in the role of Bernice Summerfield. Bowerman had previously appeared in the Doctor Who storySurvival(1989). The first series also co-starredStephen Fewellas Jason Kane. A variety of actors familiar to Doctor Who fans played guest roles in many of the plays, includingColin Baker,Sophie Aldred,Nicholas Courtney,Elisabeth Sladen,Anneke WillsandRichard Franklin.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"Oh No It Isn't!"	Nicholas Briggs	Paul Cornell	Wolsey, Grel	September 1998(1998-09)
2	"Beyond the Sun"	Gary Russell	Matt Jones	Jason Kane	September 1998(1998-09)
3	"Walking to Babylon"	Gary Russell	Kate Orman	Jason Kane, John Lafayette	November 1998(1998-11)
4	"Birthright"	Nicholas Briggs	Nigel Robinson	Jason Kane, John Lafayette	February 1999(1999-02)
5	"Just War"	Nicholas Briggs	Lance Parkin	Jason Kane	August 1999(1999-08)
6	"Dragons' Wrath"	Edward Salt	Justin Richards	–	September 2000(2000-09)

Season 2 (2000–01)

For the second season of Bernice Summerfield audio plays, Big Finish Productions experimented by developing ongoing character arcs that alternated between two different mediums—the audio plays and novels. Fans who did not collect the novels were initially confused to discover that Benny was pregnant during the final audio play of the season,The Skymines of Karthos.The pregnancy was explained in the novelThe Squire's CrystalbyJacqueline Rayner.

The run of plays from the second season onwards take part in what has become known as the Collection continuity, as they are set primarily on the Braxiatel Collection, a combined museum and university located on the planetoid KS-159. A number of regular characters are introduced, most notably Irving Braxiatel. First referenced in the 1979Doctor WhostoryCity of Death(written byDouglas Adamsand Graham Williams), Braxiatel first appeared in person in the New Adventures novelTheatre of War.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"The Secret of Cassandra"	Gary Russell	David Bailey	–	December 2000(2000-12)
2	"The Stone's Lament"	Ed Salt	Mike Tucker	Adrian	May 2001(2001-05)
3	"The Extinction Event"	Gary Russell	Lance Parkin	Brax	July 2001(2001-07)
4	"The Skymines of Karthos"	Ed Salt	David Bailey	Brax	September 2001(2001-09)

Season 3 (2002–03)

Whereas the previous seasons had focused primarily on the character of Bernice Summerfield, Big Finish used the third season as an opportunity to introduce anensemblefeel to the productions. This is most evident inThe Green-Eyed MonstersandThe Mirror Effectwhere the characters Jason Kane,Adrian Walland Irving Braxiatel are significantly developed. The latter, in particular, suggests that Braxiatel has a darker, more mysterious past than the audience has previously been led to believe.

The other two plays that comprise the third season focus more specifically on Bernice.The Greatest Shop in the Galaxyremains the most light-hearted play of the season, whileThe Dance of the Deadreintroduces theIce WarriorsfromDoctor Who.

While not officially part of the third season (at least as far as the numbering is concerned), theBernice Summerfieldaudio playThe Plague Herds of Excelis(the fourth play in Big Finish'sExcelisseries; the first three plays fall under theDoctor Whoumbrella) takes place betweenThe Green-Eyed MonstersandThe Dance of the Dead.Chronologically, the short story anthologyA Life of Surprisesalso falls within this gap.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"The Greatest Shop in the Galaxy"	Alistair Lock	Paul Ebbs	Joseph	February 2002(2002-02)
2	"The Green-Eyed Monsters"	Gary Russell	Dave Stone	Jason, Adrian, Peter	June 2002(2002-06)
–	"The Plague Herds of Excelis"	John Ainsworth	Stephen Cole	Iris Wildthyme	July 2002(2002-07)
3	"The Dance of the Dead"	Edward Salt	Stephen Cole	Ice Warriors	October 2002(2002-10)
4	"The Mirror Effect"	Gary Russell	Stewart Sheargold	Brax, Jason, Adrian, Joseph	March 2003(2003-03)

Season 4 (2003–04)

The fourth season was unofficially dubbed the "classic Who monsters" season, with each play featuring an alien adversary that previously appeared in theDoctor Whotelevision series.The Bellotron Incidentpredominantly features theRutan Host(their major enemies, theSontarans,are also referred to but don't actually appear),The Draconian Ragefeatures theDraconians,The Poison Seascasts a more sympathetic light on theSea Devils,whileDeath and the Daleks(the first double CD release in the series sinceJust War) sees the first appearance of theDalekswithin the Bernice Summerfield series. Prior to its release,Death and the Dalekswas entitledThe Axis of Evilto keep the appearance of the Daleks a secret.

Big Finish also published an anthology of short stories, entitledLife During Wartime,that was specially written as a prelude to theDeath and the Daleksaudio play.Paul Cornell,the anthology's editor, describedLife During Wartimeas "a novel written by multiple authors". Each of the collection's stories are told in chronological order, detailing events that occur when the Collection is occupied by a powerful alien force. The anthology ends on a cliff-hanger that is resolved inDeath and the Daleks.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"The Bellotron Incident"	Gary Russell	Mike Tucker	Bev, Brax, Joseph, Rutans	April 2003(2003-04)
2	"The Draconian Rage"	Edward Salt	Trevor Baxendale	Brax, Draconians	August 2003(2003-08)
3	"The Poison Seas"	Edward Salt	David Bailey	Brax, Sea Devils	September 2003(2003-09)
4	"Death and the Daleks"	Gary Russell	Paul Cornell	Brax, Jason, Adrian, Joseph, Bev, Isaac, Fifth Axis, Daleks	January 2004(2004-01)

Season 5 (2004–05)

The previous season's tradition of using classic monsters continues into the fifth season, with the Grel (previously heard inOh No It Isn't!) returning inThe Grel Escape,a knowing pastiche ofThe Chase.The Bone of Contentionfeatures the Galyari, who appeared in theDoctor Whoaudio playThe Sandman,while the title and plot ofThe Relics of Jegg-Sauwas inspired by a 1970sDoctor Wholicensedjigsaw puzzlethat depicted a scene with giant robots identical to the one that appeared inRobot.

The Masquerade of Deathbrings the fifth season to a close in a dark and surreal fashion.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"The Grel Escape"	Gary Russell	Jacqueline Rayner	Jason, Peter, Joseph, The Grel	July 2004(2004-07)
2	"The Bone of Contention"	Edward Salt	Simon A. Forward	The Galyari	August 2004(2004-08)
3	"The Relics of Jegg-Sau"	Edward Salt	Stephen Cole	K1	November 2004(2004-11)
4	"The Masquerade of Death"	John Ainsworth	Stewart Sheargold	Adrian	March 2005(2005-03)

Season 6 (2005–06)

By the end ofThe Crystal of Cantus,the true dark and manipulative nature of Braxiatel was revealed and he left the Collection. Its future is now uncertain, with the Draconians claiming they own the planetoid on what it is based. The entire series was directed byGary Russell.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"The Heart's Desire"	Gary Russell	David Bailey& Neil Corry	Eternals	June 2005(2005-06)
2	"The Kingdom of the Blind"	Gary Russell	Jacqueline Rayner	Jason, Monoids	July 2005(2005-07)
3	"The Lost Museum"	Gary Russell	Simon Guerrier	Jason	September 2005(2005-09)
4	"The Goddess Quandary"	Gary Russell	Andy Russell	Keri	February 2006(2006-02)
5	"The Crystal of Cantus"	Gary Russell	Joseph Lidster	Brax, Jason, Joseph, Peter	June 2006(2006-06)

Season 7 (2006)

The seventh season follows the staff of the Collection as they attempt to keep things running smoothly in Braxiatel's absence.Collected WorksandOld Friends,two books published during this season's run, also develop the running plots that planetoid KS-159 is under threat from the Draconians and Mim, and that the Collection itself is falling apart literally as well as figuratively without Braxiatel at its helm.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"The Tartarus Gate"	Gary Russell	Stewart Sheargold	Jason, Joseph	July 2006(2006-07)
2	"Timeless Passages"	Gary Russell	Daniel O'Mahony	–	August 2006(2006-08)
3	"The Worst Thing in the World"	Ed Salt	Dave Stone	Jason	September 2006(2006-09)
4	"Summer of Love"	Ed Salt	Simon Guerrier	Jason, Bev, Adrian, Doggles, Joseph, Hass	October 2006(2006-10)
5	"The Oracle of Delphi"	Ed Salt	Scott Handcock	Jason	November 2006(2006-11)
6	"The Empire State"	Ed Salt	Eddie Robson	Jason, Maggie, Brax	December 2006(2006-12)

Season 8 (2007–08)

In the eighth season, Braxiatel returns to the Collection, which is threatened by crossfire and politics in the war between the Draconians and Mim. The war comes to an unexpected conclusion shortly after his return, and several regular characters pay a heavy price for realising too late that Braxiatel himself is the real threat. The season ends with Benny cutting her ties to the Collection and Braxiatel, and going on the run with her son Peter. The booksThe Two JasonsandNobody's Childrenalso fit into this season's arc.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"The Tub Full of Cats"	Ed Salt	Daniel O'Mahony	Maggie, Brax, the Mim	February 2007(2007-02)
2	"The Judas Gift"	Ed Salt	Nick Wallace	Bev, Adrian, Brax, Doggles, Joseph, Hass, the Mim, Draconians	April 2007(2007-04)
3	"Freedom of Information"	Ed Salt	Eddie Robson	Adrian, Brax, Doggles, Joseph, Hass, Jason, the Mim, Draconians	June 2007(2007-06)
4	"The End of the World"	Lisa Bowerman	Dave Stone	Jason, Brax, Adrian	September 2007(2007-09)
5	"The Final Amendment"	Gary Russell	Joseph Lidster	Kadiatu	October 2007(2007-10)
6	"The Wake"	Gary Russell	Simon Guerrier	Peter, Brax, Adrian, Bev, Doggles, Joseph, Hass	January 2008(2008-01)

Season 9 (2008)

The ninth season is a much looser collection of stories, following Bernice and her son Peter as Benny searches for work away from the Collection.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"Beyond the Sea"	Toby Longworth	Eddie Robson	Peter	June 2008(2008-06)
2	"The Adolescence of Time"	Lisa Bowerman	Lawrence Miles	Peter	July 2008(2008-07)
3	"The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel"	Nigel Fairs	Jim Smith	Mycroft, Straxus, Cwejen	August 2008(2008-08)
4	"The Diet of Worms"	Toby Longworth	Matthew Sweet	Peter	September 2008(2008-09)

Season 10 (2009)

The entire series was directed by John Ainsworth.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"Glory Days"	John Ainsworth	Nick Wallace	Peter, Bev, Adrian, Brax	June 2009(2009-06)
2	"Absence"	John Ainsworth	Daniel O'Mahony	Peter	July 2009(2009-07)
3	"Venus Mantrap"	John Ainsworth	Mark Clapham&Lance Parkin	Adrian, Peter	August 2009(2009-08)
4	"Secret Origins"	John Ainsworth	Eddie Robson	Peter, Robyn, Brax	September 2009(2009-09)

Season 11 (2010)

The entire series was again directed by John Ainsworth. The animated shortDead and Buried,released online for free, acted as a prelude to this series.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"Resurrecting the Past"	John Ainsworth	Eddie Robson	Peter, Brax, Bev, Adrian, Robyn, Doggles, Joseph, Hass	September 2010(2010-09)
2	"Escaping the Future"	John Ainsworth	Eddie Robson	Peter, Brax, Bev, Adrian, Doggles, Joseph, Hass	October 2010(2010-10)
3	"Year Zero"	John Ainsworth	Jonathan Clements	–	November 2010(2010-11)
4	"Dead Man's Switch"	John Ainsworth	John Dorney&Richard Dinnick	–	December 2010(2010-12)

Boxset 1:Epoch(2011)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"The Kraken's Lament"	Gary Russell	Mark Wright	Acanthus, Jack	September 2011(2011-09)
2	"The Temple of Questions"	Gary Russell	Jacqueline Rayner	Ruth, Leonidas, Jack, Heskith	September 2011(2011-09)
3	"Private Enemy No. 1"	Gary Russell	Tony Lee	Ruth, Leonidas, Heskith, the Epoch	September 2011(2011-09)
4	"Judgement Day"	Gary Russell	Scott Handcock	Ruth, Jack, the Epoch, Brax	September 2011(2011-09)

Boxset 2:Road Trip(2012)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"Brand Management"	Gary Russell	Christopher Cooper	Ruth	February 2012(2012-02)
2	"Bad Habits"	Gary Russell	Simon Barnard and Paul Morris	Ruth	February 2012(2012-02)
3	"Paradise Frost"	Scott Handcock	David Llewellyn	Ruth, Brax, Peter, Jack	February 2012(2012-02)

Boxset 3:Legion(2012)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"Vesuvius Falling"	Gary Russell	Tony Lee	Peter, Ruth, Jack, Brax	September 2012(2012-09)
2	"Shades of Gray"	Scott Handcock	Scott Handcock	Ruth, Jack, Dorian	September 2012(2012-09)
3	"Everybody Loves Irving"	Gary Russell	Miles Richardson	Brax, Peter, Ruth, Jack	September 2012(2012-09)

Boxset 4:New Frontiers(2013)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"A Handful of Dust"	Gary Russell	Xanna Eve Chown	Peter, Ruth, Jack	April 2013(2013-04)
2	"HMS Surprise"	Scott Handcock	Alexander Vlahos	Peter, Jack	April 2013(2013-04)
3	"The Curse of Fenman"	Gary Russell	Gary Russell	Peter, Ruth, Jack, Brax, Fenman	April 2013(2013-04)

Boxset 5:Missing Persons(2013)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"Big Dig"	Gary Russell and Scott Handcock	Hamish Steele	Ruth, Jack, The Epoch	December 2013(2013-12)
2	"The Revenant's Carnival"	Gary Russell and Scott Handcock	Martin Day	Peter	December 2013(2013-12)
3	"The Brimstone Kid"	Gary Russell and Scott Handcock	David Llewellyn	Brax	December 2013(2013-12)
4	"The Winning Side"	Gary Russell and Scott Handcock	James Goss	The Epoch	December 2013(2013-12)
5	"In Living Memory"	Gary Russell and Scott Handcock	Gary Russell & Scott Handcock	Peter, Ruth, Jack, Brax, The Epoch	December 2013(2013-12)

Boxset 6:The Story So Far(2018)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
Volume 1
1	"Ever After Happy"	Scott Handcock	James Goss	–	September 2018(2018-09)
2	"The Grel Invasion of Earth"	Scott Handcock	Jacqueline Rayner	Jason Kane, The Grel	September 2018(2018-09)
3	"Braxiatel in Love"	Scott Handcock	Simon Guerrier	Brax	September 2018(2018-09)
Volume 2
1	"Every Dark Thought"	Scott Handcock	Eddie Robson	Valeyard	September 2018(2018-09)
2	"Empress of the Drahvins"	Scott Handcock	David Llewellyn	Drahvins, Ruth	September 2018(2018-09)
3	"The Angel of History"	Scott Handcock	Una McCormack	The Doctor (Unbound)	September 2018(2018-09)

Specials

Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
Buried Treasures	Jason Haigh-Ellery,Gary Russell	Jacqueline Rayner,Paul Cornell	Keri	August 1999(1999-08)
"Silver Lining"	Gary Russell	Colin Brake	Cybermen	December 2004(2004-12)
"Many Happy Returns"	John Ainsworth,Scott Handcock,Gary Russell	Xanna Eve Chown,Stephen Cole,Paul Cornell,Stephen Fewell,Simon Guerrier,Scott Handcock,Rebecca Levene,Jacqueline Rayner,Justin Richards,Miles Richardson,Eddie Robson,Dave Stone	Joseph, Brax, Adrian, Bev, Peter, Ruth, Jack, Leonidas, Iris, Panda, Seventh Doctor	November 2012(2012-11)

The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield

Following the conclusion of the Bernice Summerfield box set range, a new range starringLisa Bowermanas Bernice Summerfield alongsideSylvester McCoyasthe DoctorentitledThe New Adventures of Bernice Summerfieldwas launched.

Volume 1 (2014)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"The Revolution"	Scott Handcock	Nev Fountain	Seventh Doctor	June 2014(2014-06)
2	"Good Night, Sweet Ladies"	Scott Handcock	Una McCormack	–	June 2014(2014-06)
3	"Random Ghosts"	Scott Handcock	Guy Adams	Ace	June 2014(2014-06)
4	"The Lights of Skaro"	Scott Handcock	James Goss	Seventh Doctor, Ace	June 2014(2014-06)

Volume 2:The Triumph of Sutekh(2015)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"The Pyramid of Sutekh"	Scott Handcock	Guy Adams	Seventh Doctor, Ace	June 2015(2015-06)
2	"The Vaults of Osiris"	Scott Handcock	Justin Richards	Seventh Doctor, Ace	June 2015(2015-06)
3	"The Eye of Horus"	Scott Handcock	James Goss	Seventh Doctor, Ace	June 2015(2015-06)
4	"The Tears of Isis"	Scott Handcock	Una McCormack	Seventh Doctor, Ace	June 2015(2015-06)

Volume 3:The Unbound Universe(2016)

Bernice Summerfield in a series of adventures with a version ofthe Doctorfrom theUnboundseries. Mark Gatiss returns as a version ofthe Masterfrom the same series,appearing inThe Emporium at the EndandThe True Savior of the Universe,as well as a brief appearance in a flashback inThe Library in the Body.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"The Library in the Body"	Scott Handcock	James Goss	The Doctor (Unbound)	August 2016(2016-08)
2	"Planet X"	Scott Handcock	Guy Adams	The Doctor (Unbound)	August 2016(2016-08)
3	"The Very Dark Thing"	Scott Handcock	Una McCormack	The Doctor (Unbound)	August 2016(2016-08)
4	"The Emporium at the End"	Scott Handcock	Emma Reeves	The Doctor (Unbound), The Master (Unbound)	August 2016(2016-08)

Volume 4:Ruler of the Universe(2017)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"The City and the Clock"	Scott Handcock	Guy Adams	The Doctor (Unbound)	September 2017(2017-09)
2	"Asking for a Friend"	Scott Handcock	James Goss	The Doctor (Unbound)	September 2017(2017-09)
3	"Truant"	Scott Handcock	Guy Adams	The Doctor (Unbound)	September 2017(2017-09)
4	"The True Saviour of the Universe"	Scott Handcock	James Goss	The Doctor (Unbound), The Master (Unbound)	September 2017(2017-09)

Volume 5:Buried Memories(2019)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"Pride of the Lampian"	Scott Handcock	Alyson Leeds	The Doctor (Unbound)	September 2019(2019-09)
2	"Clear History"	Scott Handcock	Doris V Sutherland	The Doctor (Unbound)	September 2019(2019-09)
3	"Dead and Breakfast"	Scott Handcock	April McCaffrey	The Doctor (Unbound)	September 2019(2019-09)
4	"Burrowed Time"	Scott Handcock	Lani Woodward	The Doctor (Unbound)	September 2019(2019-09)

Volume 6:Lost in Translation(2020)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"Have I Told You Lately?"	Scott Handcock	Tim Foley	The Doctor (Unbound)	September 2020(2020-09)
2	"The Undying Truth"	Scott Handcock	JA Prentice	The Doctor (Unbound)	September 2020(2020-09)
3	"Inertia"	Scott Handcock	James Goss	The Doctor (Unbound)	September 2020(2020-09)
4	"Gallifrey"	Scott Handcock	Guy Adams & AK Benedict	The Doctor (Unbound)	September 2020(2020-09)

Volume 7:Blood & Steel(2022)

David Warnerdied on 24 July 2022. Recording of the series had been completed and was released posthumously.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1	"Wilkommen"	Scott Handcock	James Goss	The Doctor (Unbound),Cybermen	September 2022(2022-09)
2	"Wulf"	Scott Handcock	Aaron Lamont	The Doctor (Unbound)	September 2022(2022-09)
3	"Ubermensch"	Scott Handcock	Rochana Patel	The Doctor (Unbound)	September 2022(2022-09)
4	"Auf Wiedersehen"	Scott Handcock	Victoria Saxton	The Doctor (Unbound)	September 2022(2022-09)

Volume 8:The Eternity Club

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Featuring	Released
1.1	"The Armageddon Chair"	David O'Mahony	James Goss	Bernice Summerfield, Secretary Pym, The Oldest,Starll	September 2024(2024-09)
1.2	"Triumph of the Drahvin"
2.1	"Rhubarb"	David O'Mahony	Tim Foley	Bernice Summerfield, Secretary Pym, The Oldest, Starll	October 2024(2024-10)
2.2	"Please Retain Your Ticket for the Cloakroom"
3.1	"The Terrible Shame of a Tree"	David O'Mahony	James Goss	Bernice Summerfield, Secretary Pym, The Oldest, Alkaran, Siras	November 2024(2024-11)
3.2	"Mr Pym has an Adventure"
4.1	"Sancturary"	David O'Mahony	Tim Foley	Bernice Summerfield, Secretary Pym, The Oldest	December 2024(2024-12)
4.2	"Liturgy of Death"

Other audio play appearances

See also:List of Doctor Who audiobooks § Bernice Summerfield

• "The Shadow of the Scourge"
• "The Dark Flame"
• The Company of Friends:"Benny's Story"
• "Bernice Summerfield and the Criminal Code"
• "Love and War"
• "The Highest Science"
• "Theatre of War"
• "All-Consuming Fire"
• "Original Sin"
• "Short Trips: The Hesitation Deviation"
• "The Worlds of Big Finish: The Phantom Wreck"
• "The Eighth of March: The Big Blue Book"

See also

• Doctor Whospin-offs
• List of Bernice Summerfield characters

External links

• Bernice SummerfieldonTardis Wiki,theDoctor WhoWiki
• Big Finish Productions - Benny Summerfield