| The War Doctor | |
| Cover: | Doctor Who The War Doctor Volume 1.jpg |
| Publisher: | Big Finish Productions |
| Series: | Doctor Who |
| Featuring: | War Doctor |
| Music: | Howard Carter |
| Producer: | David Richardson |
The War Doctor, announced in October 2015, is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the TV show Doctor Who. It sees the return of Sir John Hurt as the War Doctor, a role he previously portrayed in the TV story "The Name of the Doctor" as well as more prominently in the 50th Anniversary special "The Day of the Doctor". The series consists of four box sets, each made up of three hour-long episodes, the first released in December 2015, the remaining three volumes followed across 2016 and into 2017.
Big Finish Productions announced October 2020 that the War Doctor would return portrayed by actor Jonathon Carley, stepping in for the late John Hurt. Nicholas Briggs stated in relation to the recast: "I can confidently say that what Jonathon is doing here will be a fitting tribute to John, in honour of his great work in the role".. Four volumes were announced to be released beginning June 2021.
| Actor | Character | Appearances | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The War Doctor | The War Doctor Begins | The War Doctor Rises | |||||||||||
| S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 | S1 | S2 | ||
| Sir John Hurt | The War Doctor | colspan="8" | |||||||||||
| Jonathon Carley | colspan="8" | ||||||||||||
| Paul McGann | The Doctor | colspan="2" | |||||||||||
| Cardinal Ollistra | colspan="8" | ||||||||||||
| The Daleks | colspan="1" | ||||||||||||
| Dalek Time Strategist | colspan="2" | ||||||||||||
| Leela | colspan="4" | ||||||||||||
| Ohila | colspan="7" | ||||||||||||
| Lucy Briggs-Owen | Rejoice | colspan="11" | |||||||||||
| Carolyn Seymour | colspan="11" | ||||||||||||
| Beth Chalmers | Veklin | colspan="3" | |||||||||||
| Heleyna | colspan="9" | ||||||||||||
| Dan Starkey | General Fesk / The Sontarans | colspan="9" | |||||||||||
| Adèle Anderson | Tamasan | colspan="2" | |||||||||||
| Chris Jarman | Rasmus | colspan="7" | |||||||||||
| John Dorney | Biroc | colspan="7" | |||||||||||
| Ajjaz Awad | Case | colspan="2" | |||||||||||
| Angela Bruce | Andarta | colspan="6" | |||||||||||
| Stephen Frost | Rondig | colspan="6" | |||||||||||
| Ken Bones | The General | colspan="4" | |||||||||||
| Nicholas Le Prevost | The Barber-Surgeon | colspan="4" | |||||||||||
| Samuel West | Morbius | ||||||||||||
The War Doctor faces the Daleks in four seasons of the Time War.
Sir John Hurt died on 25 January 2017. Recording of the series had been completed and was released posthumously.
| Year | Category | Work(s) | Result | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audie Awards | 2017 | Best Audio Drama | Only the Monstrous | |||
| Scribe Awards | 2023 | Best Audio Drama | He Who Fights with Monsters |