Main Range/2001

A twelve-story batch in the Main Range audio series was released by Big Finish Productions in 2001.
== Overview ==
There were a number of firsts in the 2001 Main Range batch, undoubtedly the most notable being Paul McGann returning to the role of the Eighth Doctor.
Storm Warning featured McGann in the role of the Eighth Doctor for the first time since his debut in the 1996 Doctor Who TV Movie. He was joined by an original companion, Charlotte Pollard, played by India Fisher who would feature in all but four of the Eighth Doctor's Main Range stories. His first run of four consecutive stories featured the first appearance of the Cybermen in Sword of Orion and the reappearance of Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart in Minuet in Hell.
Elsewhere in the year, played by Geoffrey Beevers had his Big Finish debut in Dust Breeding. Beevers would be the only incarnation of the Master to act at the company for several years. The Silurians debuted in Bloodtide and Elizabeth Klein in Colditz though she would not appear again until A Thousand Tiny Wings in 2010 where she was reintroduced as a companion. The TARDIS team of the Sixth Doctor and Mel debuted at the company in The One Doctor.
In The Eye of the Scorpion, in another Big Finish first, an original companion was introduced alongside one from the television series. In this case Erimem joined the Fifth Doctor and Peri in their travels. Erimem would appear in almost every Fifth Doctor and Peri story until her departure in The Bride of Peladon in 2008.
Nimrod and the Forge first appeared in Project: Twilight and begun an arc that would feature prominently until Gods and Monsters in 2012.
== Cast ==
* Paul McGann
* Peter Davison
* Mark Strickson
* Sylvester McCoy
* Sophie Aldred
* Colin Baker
* Nicola Bryant
* Sarah Sutton
* Bonnie Langford
=== With ===
* India Fisher as Charley
* Nicholas Courtney as The Brig
== Stories ==
# 	Title 	Author 	Director 	Doctor	Featuring 	Released
16	Storm Warning 	Alan Barnes 	Gary Russell 	8th 	Charley 	January 2001
17	Sword of Orion 	Nicholas Briggs 	Nicholas Briggs	8th 	Charley, Cybermen 	February 2001
18	The Stones of Venice 	Paul Magrs 	Gary Russell 	8th 	Charley 	March 2001
19	Minuet in Hell 	Alan W. Lear and Gary Russell 	Nicholas Briggs	8th 	Charley, The Brig 	April 2001
20	Loups-Garoux 	Marc Platt 	Nicholas Pegg 	5th 	Turlough 	May 2001
21	Dust Breeding 	Mike Tucker 	Gary Russell 	7th 	Ace, Bev, 	June 2001
22	Bloodtide 	Jonathan Morris 	Gary Russell 	6th 	Evelyn, Silurians 	July 2001
23	Project: Twilight 	Cavan Scott and Mark Wright 	Gary Russell 	6th 	Evelyn, Nimrod, the Forge	August 2001
24	The Eye of the Scorpion	Iain McLaughlin 	Gary Russell 	5th 	Peri, Erimem 	September 2001
25	Colditz 	Steve Lyons 	Gary Russell 	7th 	Ace, Klein 	October 2001
26	Primeval 	Lance Parkin 	Gary Russell 	5th 	Nyssa, Trakenites 	November 2001
27	The One Doctor 	Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman	Gary Russell 	6th 	Mel 	December 2001
== Notes ==
to be added
== Production ==
# 	Title 	Recorded on 	Recorded at
16	Storm Warning 	18 May 2000 	Christchurch Studios, Bristol
17	Sword of Orion 	16 and 17 May 2000 	Christchurch Studios, Bristol
18	The Stones of Venice 	15 and 16 May 2000 	Christchurch Studios, Bristol
19	Minuet in Hell 	19 May and 2 July 2000 	Christchurch Studios, Stonesthrow Studios, London
20	Loups-Garoux 	9 and 10 December 2000 	The Moat Studios, London
21	Dust Breeding 	31 March, 21 and 22 April 2001	The Moat Studios, London
22	Bloodtide 	31 March and 1 April 2001 	The Moat Studios, London
23	Project: Twilight 	23 and 24 June 2001 	The Moat Studios, London
24	The Eye of the Scorpion	21 and 22 July 2001 	The Moat Studios, London
25	Colditz 	26 and 27 May 2001 	The Moat Studios, London
26	Primeval 	24 and 25 August 2001 	The Moat Studios, London
27	The One Doctor 	28 and 29 April 2001 	The Moat Studios, London
== Cover gallery ==
Storm Warning revised cover.jpg|Storm Warning
Sword of Orion revised cover.jpg|Sword of Orion
The Stones of Venice revised cover.jpg|The Stones of Venice
Minuet in Hell revised cover.jpg|Minuet in Hell
Loups-Garoux cover.jpg|Loups-Garoux
Dust Breeding cover.jpg|Dust Breeding
Bloodtide cover.jpg|Bloodtide
Project Twilight cover.jpg|Project: Twilight
The Eye of the Scorpion cover.jpg|The Eye of the Scorpion
Colditz cover.jpg|Colditz
Primeval cover.jpg|Primeval
The One Doctor cover.jpg|The One Doctor
Category:Main Range by year