Doctor Who: Harry Sullivan is featured in the latest Short Trip
By James Aggas
Fourth Doctor companion Harry Sullivan is center stage in Big Finish’s latest Doctor Who Short Trip, #HarrySullivan – out now!
Like many fans of the Fourth Doctor’s era of Doctor Who, I’m a big fan of Harry Sullivan. The companion only featured in Tom Baker’s debut season, so he’s not often explored, even in the expanded universe. But he’s a brilliant character, thanks to both consistent writing during Season 12 and a wonderfully charming performance by Ian Marter.
As I mentioned, Harry hasn’t featured in many stories in the expanded universe. In fact, he hasn’t appeared in a Big Finish story at all. Thankfully, that changes today in the latest Short Trip #HarrySullivan, written by Eddie Robson and read by Louise Jameson.
"En route to answer the Brigadier’s summons, the TARDIS is dragged off course. The Doctor, Sarah Jane and Harry find themselves trapped on The Zephyr, a spaceship that is going at full speed and yet is unable to move. With fuel running dangerously low, their only hope lies on Alderasea, a nearby world exclusively for the famous and celebrated.However, Alderasea has never heard of them and has no intention of letting them land…"
Louise Jameson narrates the latest Short Trip from Big Finish.
(Image credit: Doctor Who/Big Finish Productions.
Image obtained from: Big Finish Productions.)
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A very special character
It’s funny to think how little we’ve had of Harry Sullivan up to this point. The character has featured in a few original novels, but not many. (One of which, Harry Sullivan’s War, Ian Marter actually wrote!) Most recently, he’s appeared in the Fourth Doctor novel Scratchman, which was based on a script that both Tom Baker and Ian Marter wrote.
So it’s wonderful to see the character explored in some way with Big Finish. Producer Alfie Shaw seems particularly happy about it, as he revealed in Vortex magazine back in May.
"#HarrySullivan is the very first Harry Sullivan story for Big Finish and I could not be more thrilled! Harry is a character I’ve loved for ages, and as soon as I took over as producer I knew I wanted to do a story with Harry. And luckily when we announced these four releases, it seemed that a lot of people agreed with me! Eddie Robson has created a gem of an adventure, it’s glorious fun from beginning to end."
We’re extremely excited to listen to this one as well. Expect a review on this story very shortly. In the meantime, you can download #HarrySullivan right now from Big Finish’s website.
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Are you a fan of Harry Sullivan? Was he one of your favorite companions? Do you think “Harry Sullivan is an imbecile”, as the Fourth Doctor famously once said? Let us know in the comments below.