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Refugees

The Cataclysm that destroyed the Earth and created alternate timelines led to many people becoming time-space refugees. However, The Doctor, The Engineer, and Taffy typically used this term to describe the scientists who fled from The Torus after triggering the Cataclysm, especially the figure known as the Refugee who was, along with them, principally responsible for triggering the Cataclysm.

## Known refugees from the Torus

Taffy encounters one refugee from the Torus while preparing a developed, Information Age city for liquidation. Taffy gave herself the mission of saving one man—who would have otherwise died to a traffic collision before extraction to the World Ship—and happened to reveal her identity as a time traveller to a woman on the street who was revealed to be a refugee from the Torus. From that refugee’s point of view, though, she had only fled the Torus a few hours before.

Another refugee was identified and captured by the government of the Unified European Block in the society on the other side of the dividing wall from Taffy’s home timeline. The authorities in that timeline tortured and interrogated this refugee to learn about the Torus.

Two other refugees were involved in an operation to subvert the Plan’s use of exotic matter to monitor and extract individuals at time of death from a mostly-intact timeline.
Manhunt (TV story)

***New World*** was the first episode of *Series 3*, and the twenty-seventh overall of *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

Greg has set up a nation-wide communications system, but will it be accepted?

## Cast

* Charles Vaughan - Denis Lill
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Hubert Goss - John Abineri
* Pet Simpson - Lorna Lewis
* Jack Wood - Gordon Salkilld
* John Millon - Stephen Dudley
* Lizzie Willoughby - Angie Stevens
* Colonel Michael Clifford - Michael Hawkins
* Professor Geert Miedel - Anthony Jacobs
* Jeff Summers - John Rolfe
* Roberts - David Freedman
* Seth - Dan Meaden
* Susan - June Brown

## Crew

* Written by Terence Dudley
* Produced by Terence Dudley
* Directed by Peter Jefferies
Last Stand (audio story)

**Last Stand** was the third and final episode of the *New Dawn 2* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

In the overgrown remains of an abandoned city, a new friend helps Abby and Jenny make a last stand against a determined enemy.

## Cast

* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Dominic Crayle - Gareth Armstrong
* Akhil Sarkar - Paul Bazely
* Perry ‘Pyro’ Bennett - Joshua Riley
* Neville - Sam Stafford

## Crew

* Written by Roland Moore
* Produced by Emma Haigh
* Directed by Ken Bentley
Series 4 (BF Survivors)

**Series 4** of *Survivors* was released in June 2016. It starred Ian McCulloch as Greg Preston and Lucy Fleming as Jenny Richards, with Louise Jameson as Jackie Burchall, Fiona Sheehan as Molly Jones and Zoë Tapper as Evelyn Piper. The boxset opened with *The Old Ways* and concluded with *Forgive and Forget*.

## Episodes

 For the Good of the Cause | Louise Jameson
 Collision | Christopher Hatherall
 Forgive and Forget | Matt Fitton

## Cast

* Greg Preston - Ian McCulloch
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Jackie Burchall - Louise Jameson
* Molly Jones - Fiona Sheehan
* Evelyn Piper - Zoë Tapper
* Theo - Ramon Tikaram
* Mildred Sanderson - Jane Maud
* Lewis Bartholomew MP - Jonathan Oliver
* Michael - Laurence Dobiesz
* Colonel Stephen Adams - Paul Panting
* Davina - Vinette Robinson
* Roy - Alex Lanipekun
* Dr Stewart - Sean Murray
* John Redgrave - Terry Molloy
* Terry Levinson - Sean Murray
* Stan - Enzo Squillino Jnr
* Sarah - Jane Maud
Survivors

***Survivors*** is a British drama series set among a group of people who have survived an accidentally released global virus that has killed nearly the entire human population of the planet. It created by Terry Nation and produced by Terence Dudley, and broadcast between 1975 and 1977 by the BBC.

## Synopsis

The series followed the plight of a group of survivors to rebuild society following an apocalyptic plague pandemic, which was accidentally released by a Chinese scientist and quickly spread across the world, known as 'the Death'. Initially from the perspective of middle-class corporate wife Abby Grant, young working woman Jenny Richards and resourceful engineer Greg Preston, the stories were centred around their efforts to forge a community with other survivors, firstly at the Grange, and then further afield at Whitecross, which introduced enigmatic architect Charles Vaughan and resentful shepherd Hubert Goss.

## Overview

 Series 2 | 13
 Series 3 | 12

## Cast

* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Greg Preston - Ian McCulloch
* Charles Vaughan - Denis Lill
* Hubert Goss - John Abineri

###### Recurring

* Tom Price - Talfryn Thomas
* Lizzie Willoughby - Tanya Ronder
* John Millon - Stephen Dudley
* Paul Pitman - Chris Tranchell
* Arthur Russell - Michael Gover
* Ruth Anderson - Celia Gregory
* Pet Simpson - Lorna Lewis
* Jack Wood - Gordon Salkilld
* Agnes Carlsson - Anna Pitt
* Alec Campbell - William Dysart
Emma Cohen

**Emma Cohen** is a recurring character in *Series 1* of *Survivors*.

## Overview

###### Before the Death

Emma had sons and grandchildren. Her son was a surveyor and had a weekend cottage. She later claimed that she used to be afraid of everything before the Death.

###### The Death

When the Death spread across Europe, Emma came to the UK to escape the disease and held prepare her son's weekend cottage to be their family home. After they perished, she wished she had died with her family. She lived in seclusion in her son's cottage, where she eventually encountered Wendy, who informed her of the total extent of the Death.

###### Foundation of the Grange

Months after the Death, Emma and Wendy were on the verge of starvation - surviving only on nettle and dandelion soup. Becoming desperate, Wendy ventured out for supplies and left Emma at her cottage. When a pack of wild dogs passed through the area, they attacked Emma but she was rescued by Abby Grant, arriving with Jenny Richards, Greg Preston and the two children John and Lizzie. She was taken care of by Abby, and after Abby was able to convince vagrant Tom Price to hunt them some pigeon, she cooked a meal for herself, Abby and Wendy.

The next morning, with Tom still demanding his release from the back of his van, Emma, Abby and Wendy departed Emma's cottage in the van to find Greg, Jenny and the children. After Abby followed the smoke signal from the abandoned manor house, she met Jenny and Greg and volunteered to cook a meal for the survivors at the manor house. She supported Greg's decision to found their settlement at the manor house, suggesting the abundance of fresh supplies in the area. *(Starvation)*

## Appearances

* *Starvation*
* *Spoil of War*
* *Law and Order*
* *The Future Hour*
* *Revenge*
* *Something of Value*
* *A Beginning*

* *Crusade*
Ring World

The ring world was a megastructure that served as a proof-of-concept and prototype for the eventual full-scale habitat where humanity would be transplanted after the Cataclysm. It consisted of a ribbon of smart material encircling the sun. Through rotation of the ring, centrifugal force simulated gravity on the inside surface. When initially constructed, no provisions were made for a day-night cycle. The Ring World was constructed in one of the dead timelines where life never emerged on Earth.
Series 8 (BF Survivors)

**Series 8** of *Survivors* was released in December 2018. It starred Carolyn Seymour as Abby Grant and Lucy Fleming as Jenny Richards. The boxset opened with *Bandit Train* and concluded with *Village of Dust*.

## Episodes

 Robert | Jane Slavin
 The Lost Boys | Lisa McMullin
 Village of Dust | Roland Moore

## Cast

* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Ruth Anderson - Helen Goldwyn
* Robert Malcolm - Hywel Morgan
* Peter Grant - Joel James Davison
* Craig Watkins - George Watkins
* Sonia Meadows - Katherine Rose Morley
* Derek Gibb - Gyuri Sarossy
* Twig - Susie Emmett
* Cayla Kenny - Isla Carter
* Jiao Li - Susan Hingley
* Julia Malcolm - Jane Slavin
* Seth Pilkington - Eddie Eyre
* Scotty - Homer Todiwala
* Kilby - Richard Popple
* Jesus - Vikash Bhai
* Elsie - Wendy Craig
* Mrs. Brock - Jane Slavin
Come the Horsemen (audio story)

***Come the Horsemen*** was the fourth and final episode of the *Series 5* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

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?

## Cast

* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Greg Preston - Ian McCulloch
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Evelyn Piper - Zoë Tapper
* Carol Baker - Neve McIntosh
* Patrick Regan - Fintan McKeown
* Margo - Elizabeth Payne
* Lenny Bryson - Roger May
* Elsie - Alex Clatworthy
* Jim - Warren Brown

## Crew

* Written by Andrew Smith
* Produced by David Richardson
* Directed by Ken Bentley
Contact (audio story)

***Contact*** was the second episode of the *Series 3* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

A lonely voice on the radio calls out across the ether. Maddie Price is a long way from home, but not yet ready to give up hope.

## Cast

* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Daniel Connor - John Banks
* Molly Jones - Fiona Sheehan
* Dalton Roberts - Andrew French
* John Vincent - Paul Thornley
* Maddie Price - Chase Masterson
* Jonathan - James Joyce
* Pamela Lucas - Louisa Clein
* Tyler - Christopher Hatherall
* Jimmy Garland - Richard Heffer

## Crew

* Written by Simon Clark
* Produced by David Richardson
* Directed by Ken Bentley
Reconnection (audio story)

***Reconnection*** was the fourth and final episode of the *Series 7* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

As Jenny continues her plan to restore electricity across the country, she meets someone she never thought she’d see again – but it’s a very different Abby Grant to the one who left the Grange.

Not everyone is in favour of Jenny’s project, and the women find danger in a remote power station. It may be too late for them to reconnect…

## Cast

* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Ewan - Jamie Laird
* Blair - Justin Avoth
* Nick - Alastair MacKenzie
* Gruff - Brian Protheroe

## Crew

* Written by Christopher Hatherall
* Produced by David Richardson
* Directed by Ken Bentley
Jackie Burchall

**Jackie Burchall** is a recurring character throughout Big Finish Productions audio series of *Survivors*.

## Appearances

* *Exodus*
* *Judges*
* *Esther*
* *Dark Rain*
* *Mother's Courage*
* *Savages*
* *For the Good of the Cause*
* *Collision*
* *Forgive and Forget*
* *Old Friends*
* *New Dawn 1 - Tethered*
* *New Dawn 1 - My Generation*
New Dawn 1 (BF Survivors)

**New Dawn 1** was released in November 2021. It starred Carolyn Seymour as Abby Grant and Lucy Fleming as Jenny Richards. The boxset opened with *Tethered* and concluded with *Behind You*. It was the first in a series of four boxsets under the *New Dawn* title.

## Overview

The world has ended. The pandemic crossed continents, sparing only a fraction of the global population. The survivors are now trying to pick up the pieces and rebuild society to create a new future. But with only a handful of towns and cities starting to rise from the ashes, and governance and law-making in a fragile, fledgling state, everyone must start over. And the worst of human nature has survived along with the best.

Abby Grant and Jenny Richards return to an England devastated by disease, and face a renewed fight for survival...

## Episodes

 My Generation | Katharine Armitage
 Behind You | Roland Moore

## Cast

* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Jackie Burchall - Louise Jameson
The Peacemaker (TV story)

***The Peacemaker*** was the seventh episode of *Series 3*, and the thirty-third overall of *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

During the search for Greg, Charles, Jenny and Hubert find religion.

## Cast

* Charles Vaughan - Denis Lill
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Hubert Goss - John Abineri
* Frank Garner - Edward Underdown
* Henry - Alan Halley
* Rutna - Heather Emmanuel
* Blossom - Nicolette Roeg
* Grant - Paul Seed
* Michael - Brian Conley
* Bentley - Norman Robbins
* McLain - John Grieve
* Cyril - Derek Martin

## Crew

* Written by Roger Parkes
* Produced by Terence Dudley
* Directed by George Spenton-Foster
Forgive and Forget (audio story)

***Forgive and Forget*** was the fourth and final episode of the *Series 4* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

As long-buried crimes surface, resentment and recrimination threaten to destroy the peace of the Foundation. Jenny, Jackie and Molly have their own trials to bear, and Greg confronts the truth of this new world head on. For some, nothing will ever be the same…

## Cast

* Greg Preston - Ian McCulloch
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Jackie Burchall - Louise Jameson
* Molly Jones - Fiona Sheehan
* Theo - Ramon Tikaram
* Evelyn Piper - Zoë Tapper
* Michael - Laurence Dobiesz

## Crew

* Written by Matt Fitton
* Produced by David Richardson
* Directed by Ken Bentley
Tom Price

**Tom Price** is a main character in *Series 1* of *Survivors*.

## Overview

###### Early Days

After the Death ravaged the towns and cities, vagrant Tom Price fled to the countryside. It was here he first encountered Jenny Richards, who warned he warned to stay back. They exchanged pleasantries and information about the state of world since the collapse of society before she moved onwards. *(The Fourth Horseman)*

Weeks later, Tom was reunited with Jenny in a town after he had been looting luxury goods for himself. However, he abandoned her shortly after. *(Genesis)* After his stolen goods were exhausted, Tom found his way to the church which Jenny, along with Abby Grant and Greg Preston had made their base and helped himself to their supplies. However, when discovered, he offered to join them, but they were immediately distrustful of him. While the others left to search for Abby's son, Peter, Wormley's militia had arrived at the church and found an ally in Tom, and he instead left with Wormley's Militia before they ransacked the church. *(Gone Away)*

###### Foundation of the Grange

Some time later, Tom was alone once more and eking out survival fishing from a stream, and claiming to be a merchant offering supplies. He met Wendy and offered her the fish he had caught in exchange for a kindness from her. However, when a pack of wild dogs passed, Tom and Wendy were forced to make a detour to Emma Cohen's cottage. He claimed to be a rich man with his own place to Wendy, attempting to convince her to abandon Emma and stay with him. However, Wendy instead abandoned Tom, stealing the fish and fleeing back to Emma's cottage. He pursued her but was reunited with Abby Grant at Emma's cottage who confronted him for abandoning them to join Wormley. After convincing Tom to hunt and kill a pigeon for food, Abby attempted to falsely seduce Tom in exchange for food and, with Wendy's help, locked him in the back of his own van.

The next morning, Tom maintained his threats and pleas to be released from the back of his van. Still trapped, Tom was brought along by Abby, Emma and Wendy from Emma's cottage in the van to find Greg, Jenny and the children. While Abby and Greg unloaded the van of its occupants, Greg uncovered the small arsenal of weapons stolen by Tom from Wormley's Militia. However, he was accepted into their group on the basis that he share his supplies with the rest of them. He also supported Greg in the decision to found their settlement at the manor house, arguing that the place was more defensive than Wormley's. *(Starvation)*

## Appearances

* *The Fourth Horseman*
* *Genesis*
* *Gone Away*
* *Starvation*
* *Spoil of War*
* *Law and Order*
* *The Future Hour*
Fade Out (audio story)

***Fade Out*** was the third episode of the *Series 9* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

Robert Malcolm is closing in on the ringleaders still struggling against the Protectorate. Peter Grant has reasons to make this fight personal.

But the fugitives, hiding in an abandoned cinema, find that people are tired of war. When the soldiers come to town, for some, this will be their last stand.

## Cast

* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Ruth Anderson - Helen Goldwyn
* Craig Watkins - George Watkins
* Robert Malcolm - Hywel Morgan
* Peter Grant - Joel James Davison

## Crew

* Written by Roland Moore
* Produced by David Richardson
* Directed by Ken Bentley
Reunion (TV story)

***Reunion*** was the sixth episode of *Series 3*, and the thirty-second overall of *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

Families have been torn apart by the plague. A reunion is needed.

## Cast

* Charles Vaughan - Denis Lill
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Hubert Goss - John Abineri
* Pet Simpson - Lorna Lewis
* Jack Wood - Gordon Salkilld
* John Millon - Stephen Dudley
* Lizzie Willoughby - Angie Stevens
* Janet Millon - Jean Gilpin
* Philip Hurst - John Lee
* Walter - George Waring

## Crew

* Written by Don Shaw
* Produced by Terence Dudley
* Directed by Terence Dudley
For the Good of the Cause (audio story)

***For the Good of the Cause*** was the second episode of the *Series 4* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

One old friend calls on Greg and Jenny to look after another. Together, they visit a utopian community where the inspirational Theo seems to have founded the perfect way of life...

## Cast

* Greg Preston - Ian McCulloch
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Jackie Burchall - Louise Jameson
* Molly Jones - Fiona Sheehan
* Theo - Ramon Tikaram
* Davina - Vinette Robinson
* Roy - Alex Lanipekun
* Michael - Laurence Dobiesz

## Crew

* Written by Ken Bentley
* Produced by David Richardson
* Directed by Ken Bentley
Long Live the King (TV story)

**Long Live the King** was the eleventh episode of *Series 3*, and the thirty-seventh overall of *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

Charles finds a field telephone and is sure Greg set it up.

## Cast

* Charles Vaughan - Denis Lill
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Hubert Goss - John Abineri
* Frank Garner - Edward Underdown
* Alec Campbell - William Dysart
* Sam Mead - Robert Gillespie
* The Captain - Roy Marsden
* Mitch - Frank Vincent
* Tom Walter - Barry Stokes
* Joe Briggs - Ray Mort
* Les Norton - John Comer
* Albert Banks - Denis Holmes
* Mrs. Hicks - Gabrielle Daye
* Mike - Sean Mathias

## Crew

* Written by Martin Worth
* Produced by Terence Dudley
* Directed by Tristan DeVere Cole
Evelyn Piper

**Evelyn Piper** is a main character in *Series 4* and *Series 5* of the Big Finish Productions audio series of *Survivors*.

## Overview

Before the Death, Evelyn was a civil servant in the Department of Health and Social Security.

## Appearances

* *The Old Ways*
* *Collision*
* *Forgive and Forget*
* *The Second Coming*
* *Angel of Death*
* *Come the Horsemen*
* *The Trapping Pit*
* *Old Friends*
The Lost Boys (audio story)

***The Lost Boys*** was the third episode of the *Series 8* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

Peter Grant is alive. He is with Robert Malcolm’s army of boy soldiers, learning to survive. Building a better future.

But medic Ruth has her suspicions when she visits the camp. And Craig is about to find out what it takes to become a recruit.

## Cast

* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Ruth Anderson - Helen Goldwyn
* Robert Malcolm - Hywel Morgan
* Peter Grant - Joel James Davison
* Craig Watkins - George Watkins
* Cayla Kenny - Isla Carter
* Seth Pilkington - Eddie Eyre

## Crew

* Written by Lisa McMullin
* Produced by David Richardson
* Directed by Ken Bentley
Old Friends (audio story)

***Old Friends*** was the third episode of the *Series 7* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

Ruth Anderson and Evelyn Piper unite on a mission of mercy. An old friend is in trouble and in the path of dangerous forces.

Jackie Burchall could reveal secrets that change lives. But first, she must find her own way back. When things are at their worst, it’s old friends who keep you going.

## Cast

* Evelyn Piper - Zoë Tapper
* Ruth Anderson - Helen Goldwyn
* Jackie Burchall - Louise Jameson
* Daniel Connor - John Banks

## Crew

* Written by Matt Fitton
* Produced by David Richardson
* Directed by Ken Bentley
Charmian Wentworth

**Charmian Wentworth** is a recurring character in Series 1 of *Survivors*.

## Overview

### Life and the Death

Charmian acted as the secretary for Arthur Russell. They were together at the time of the Death. Charmian would later note that Arthur was sick but she had no symptoms. After recovering, Arthur made plans to make a home on a Scottish island he owned. Charmian continued to work for him, acted as the driver of the land rover pulling his caravan.

### The Grange

Charmian was driving through the night when she spotted lights at the Grange and hoped to stay there for the night. She received a cautious greeting from Abby, Greg, Jenny and Paul and explained the situation to them, although she was anxious when Greg insisted on waking Arthur rather than letting him sleep in the caravan. Nevertheless, Charmian convinced Arthur they should stay at the Grange for a while, suggesting they might benefit from his organisational skills. Arthur convinced her to call him by his first name rather than continuing to address him as Mr Russell. (*Spoil of War*)

Charmian continued to act as Arthur's assistant, bringing him his meals, but made attempts to integrate into the community herself. After Abby insisted Arthur eat with the rest of them, Charmian was no longer needed as a liaison. During Barney's trial, Charmian theorised that he had killed Wendy but no longer remembered it. She voted to find him guilty but added a plea for leniency, and later voted to have him banished rather than killed. (*Law and Order*)

Charmian was briefly taken hostage by the trader Huxley when he was looking for Laura. (*The Future Hour*) She was sympathetic towards Vic Thatcher after his apparent suicide attempt, suggesting it was a cry for help. (*Revenge*) She helped work out what supplies were needed when the Grange lost most of their stores in a flood. (*Something of Value*)

When Ruth Anderson was left at the settlement after falling ill, Charmian was one of the first to step forward to look after her along with Emma, caring for her during her recovery. (*A Beginning*) She was among those killed when the Grange was destroyed in a fire, with her death hitting Arthur particularly hard. (*Birth of a Hope*)

## Appearances

* *Spoil of War*
* *Law and Order*
* *The Future Hour*
* *Revenge*
* *Something of Value*
* *A Beginning*
Power (TV story)

**Power** was the twelfth and final episode of *Series 3*, and the thirty-eighth and final overall of *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

Alec awakes to the sound of a steam train whistle and thinks Jenny may be on board.

## Cast

* Charles Vaughan - Denis Lill
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Hubert Goss - John Abineri
* Alec Campbell - William Dysart
* Sam Mead - Robert Gillespie
* Laird McAlister - Iain Cuthbertson
* Davey - William Armour
* Hamish - Brian Carey
* Mrs. Crombie - Dorothy Dean
* Rob - Ray Jeffries

## Crew

* Written by Martin Worth
* Produced by Terence Dudley
* Directed by George Spenton-Foster
Journey's End (audio story)

***Journey's End*** was the first episode of the *Series 7* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

Alone and resolute, a mother has spent the years since the Death searching for her son. She is closing in on her final lead. One last hope to find Peter.

But for Abby Grant, the worst possible thing might be to find what she is looking for…

## Cast

* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Sonia Meadows - Katherine Rose Morley
* Abraham - Brian Protheroe
* Garth Warren - Ewan Bailey

## Crew

* Written by Roland Moore
* Produced by David Richardson
* Directed by Ken Bentley
The Turning Part 1 (audio story)

**The Turning Part 1** was the first episode of the *New Dawn 3* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

Caught between an increasingly authoritarian Prime Minister and activists determined to bring down the New Federal Government, Jenny struggles to prevent the collapse of everything they’ve worked so hard to build.

## Cast

* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Debra Adams - Daisy Badger
* Mike Ferguson - Sean Connolly
* Andrew / Terry Matthews - Mark Elstob
* Mark Osborne - Jonathan Keeble
* Celia Tate - Belinda Lang
* Judy Lawson - Hannah Raymond-Cox
* Harold Smith - David Shaw-Parker
* Phil Harris - Enzo Squillino Jnr
* Robin Page - Sam Stafford

## Crew

* Written by Ken Bentley
* Produced by Emma Haigh
* Directed by Ken Bentley
Revenge of Heaven (audio story)

***Revenge of Heaven*** was the third episode of the *Series 6* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

Greg Preston has forged links with survivors in Norway to start rebuilding society. He’s ready to return home to his family… until an unexpected visitor drags him into a race across the Scandinavian snows.

Hope for the future lies with a kidnapped scientist, and some will go to any lengths to control that hope.

## Cast

* Greg Preston - Ian McCulloch
* Katherine Tanner - Julie Graham
* Professor Valentina Raskova - Tracy Wiles
* Pierre - Alex Blake
* Ulryk - Leighton Pugh

## Crew

* Written by Simon Clark
* Produced by David Richardson
* Directed by Ken Bentley
Series 2 (BF Survivors)

**Series 2** of *Survivors* was released in June 2015. It starred Carolyn Seymour as Abby Grant, Lucy Fleming as Jenny Richards and Ian McCulloch as Greg Preston, with John Banks as Daniel Connor and Louise Jameson as Jackie Burchall. The boxset opened with *Dark Rain* and concluded with *Savages*.

## Episodes

 Mother's Courage | Louise Jameson
 The Hunted | Ken Bentley
 Savages | Matt Fitton

## Cast

* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Greg Preston - Ian McCulloch
* Daniel Connor - John Banks
* Jackie Burchall - Louise Jameson
* Molly Jones - Fiona Sheehan
* Russell Baines - Tim Treloar
* George Ridley - Bernard Holley
* Patricia Gallagher - Allison McKenzie
* Irvin Warner - Timothy Bentinck
* Hargreaves - Chris Finney
* Charlotte - Rachel Atkins
* Jane - Jane Slavin
* Jenkins - Chris Finney
Series 7 (BF Survivors)

**Series 7** of *Survivors* was released in November 2017. It starred Carolyn Seymour as Abby Grant, Lucy Fleming as Jenny Richards and Ian McCulloch as Greg Preston. The boxset opened with *Journey's End* and concluded with *Reconnection*.

## Episodes

 Legacy | Simon Clark
 Old Friends | Matt Fitton
 Reconnection | Christopher Hatherall

## Cast

* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Greg Preston - Ian McCulloch
* Jackie Burchall - Louise Jameson
* Evelyn Piper - Zoë Tapper
* Ruth Anderson - Helen Goldwyn
* Jackie Burchall - Louise Jameson
* Sonia Meadows - Katherine Rose Morley
* Abraham - Brian Protheroe
* Barstow - Graham Seed
* Neville Trent - Harry Myers
* Sylvie Jeffries - Susie Emmett
* Ewan - Jamie Laird
* Blair - Justin Avoth
* Nick - Alastair MacKenzie
* Garth Warren - Ewan Bailey
* Gruff - Brian Protheroe
* Daniel Connor - John Banks
Survivors: Genesis of a Hero (Novel)

**Survivors: Genesis of a Hero** by John Eyers was a book based on the series Survivors. It is a direct sequel to Survivors by Terry Nation.

## Story

Peter Grant has shot his mother.

He is sixteen years old.

Now he must survive after the Great Death which has killed all but a tiny percentage of the population.

Throughout Britain groups of survivors are banding together, forming primitive communities, and painfully re-learning forgotten but essential skills and crafts.

The largest of these is the authoritarian National Unity Force, whose self-styled President, Arthur Wormley, has taken over the remnants of the armed services and now lives like a king in Windsor Castle with his scheming and ambitious ‘queen’, Sarah Boyer.

But there are other groups organized on different lines—groups like the ‘Rat-Pack’, who live in the London Underground: the primitive capitalist community in the north whose leader is known simply as ‘The Trader’: and the ‘Red Dragons’, who mount guerrilla-type operations to prevent the NUF from spreading its power into Wales.

Peter Grant, traumatised by guilt about his mother’s death and unhindered by compassion or empathy, pursues a violent, self-interested path to survival and his ultimate redemption.
Hearts and Mines (audio story)

***Hearts and Mines*** was the second episode of the *Series 9* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

The Protectorate now holds resources once shared by the Federation. Its enemies are branded terrorists, as they skirmish up and down the country.

Craig wants to strike a decisive blow, while Abby still hopes for reconciliation with her son. Ruth is caught between her friends: can she stop them both from making terrible mistakes?

## Cast

* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Ruth Anderson - Helen Goldwyn
* Craig Watkins - George Watkins
* Spencer Friend - Ashley Zhangazha
* Proctor - Daniel Goode
* Robin Bunce - Owen Aaronovitch
* Charlie - Daniel Goode
* Robert Malcolm - Hywel Morgan

## Crew

* Written by Christopher Hatherall
* Produced by David Richardson
* Directed by Ken Bentley
New Dawn 2 (BF Survivors)

**New Dawn 2** was released in February 2022. It starred Carolyn Seymour as Abby Grant and Lucy Fleming as Jenny Richards. The boxset opened with *Bad Blood* and concluded with *Last Stand*. It was the second in a series of four boxsets under the *New Dawn* title.

## Overview

The world has ended. The pandemic crossed continents, sparing only a fraction of the global population. The survivors are now trying to pick up the pieces and rebuild society to create a new future. But with only a handful of towns and cities starting to rise from the ashes, and governance and law-making in a fragile, fledgling state, everyone must start over. And the worst of human nature has survived along with the best.

Abby Grant and Jenny Richards face a renewed fight for survival...

## Episodes

 When First We Practise to Deceive | Andrew Smith
 Last Stand | Roland Moore

## Cast

* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
Law of the Jungle (TV story)

***Law of the Jungle*** was the third episode of *Series 3*, and the twenty-ninth overall of *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

The search continues for Greg, but as always, danger is close by.

## Cast

* Charles Vaughan - Denis Lill
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Hubert Goss - John Abineri
* Agnes Carlsson - Anna Pitt
* Brod - Brian Blessed
* Edith Walter - Barbara Lott
* Steve Walter - Eric Deacon
* Owen Walter - Keith Varnier
* Mavis - Cheryl Hall

## Crew

* Written by Martin Worth
* Produced by Terence Dudley
* Directed by Peter Jefferies
Series 1 (BF Survivors)

**Series 1** of *Survivors* was released in June 2014. It starred John Banks as Daniel Connor and Louise Jameson as Jackie Burchall, with Lucy Fleming as Jenny Richards and Ian McCulloch as Greg Preston. The boxset opened with *Revelation* and concluded with *Esther*.

## Overview

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…

## Episodes

 Exodus | Jonathan Morris
 Judges | Andrew Smith
 Esther | John Dorney

## Cast

* Daniel Connor - John Banks
* Jackie Burchall - Louise Jameson
* Maddie Price - Chase Masterson
* John Redgrave - Terry Molloy
* James Gillison - Adrian Lukis
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Greg Preston - Ian McCulloch
* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Helen Wiseman - Caroline Langrishe
* Fiona Bell - Camilla Power
* Susie Edwards - Sinead Keenan
* Saeed Rahman - San Shella
* Phil Bailey - Phil Mulryne
* Lewis - John Dorney
Tethered (audio story)

***Tethered*** was the first episode of the *New Dawn 1* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

Abby Grant is heading home on a tragic mission when she meets an apparent Good Samaritan, who may be nothing of the sort. And in Cambridge, the seat of the New Federal Government, the Prime Minister tasks Law Minister Jenny Richards with a secret assignment. Both women soon find themselves in deadly peril.

## Cast

* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Jackie Burchall - Louise Jameson
* Zack Bakare / Freddie Faulkner - Peter Bankolé
* John Bedwell - Clive Hayward
* Celia Tate - Belinda Lang

## Crew

* Written by Andrew Smith
* Produced by David Richardson
* Directed by Ken Bentley
Alec Campbell

**Alec Campbell** is a recurring character in *Series 3* of *Survivors*.

## Overview

Before the Death, Alec was a transmission field engineer with the Central Electricity Generating Board, and married to a woman named Rita, with whom he had two daughters, Jean and Fiona.

## Appearances

* *Sparks*
* *The Enemy*
* *Long Live the King*
* *Power*
A Little Learning (TV story)

***A Little Learning*** was the second episode of *Series 3*, and the twenty-eighth overall of *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

Greg and Agnes are searching for new settlements, but find a group of children instead.

## Cast

* Greg Preston - Ian McCulloch
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Agnes Carlsson - Anna Pitt
* Eagle - Joseph McKenna
* Mrs Butterworth - Sylvia Coleridge
* Millar - Sean Caffrey
* McIntosh - Prentis Hancock
* Mr Oliver - John Barrard
* Bernie - Keith Collins
* Philip - Christopher Huxtable
* Cliff - Richard Beaumont
* Libbie - Johanna Sheffield
* Annie - Nicola Glickman

## Crew

* Written by Ian McCulloch
* Produced by Terence Dudley
* Directed by George Spenton-Foster
The Turning Part 2 (audio story)

**The Turning Part 2** was the second episode of the *New Dawn 3* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

Answering her friend's desperate call for help, Abby returns to find Cambridge in chaos, and Jenny is surrounded by danger and betrayal as a new regime desperately try to restore order.

## Cast

* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Former-Ranger / Cleric - Tom Alexander
* Debra Adams - Daisy Badger
* Mark Osborne - Jonathan Keeble
* Phil Harris - Enzo Squillino Jnr
* Robin Page - Sam Stafford

## Crew

* Written by Ken Bentley
* Produced by Emma Haigh
* Directed by Ken Bentley
My Generation (audio story)

***My Generation*** was the second episode of the *New Dawn 1* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

Abby is on the run, and Jenny risks her future to protect her. An old friend, Jackie Burchall, is also eager to help. But when Abby falls in with an activist group called The Veil, it jeopardises everyone.

## Cast

* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Jackie Burchall - Louise Jameson
* Robin - Barney Fishwick
* Celia Tate - Belinda Lang
* Arthur - James MacCallum

## Crew

* Written by Katharine Armitage
* Produced by David Richardson
* Directed by Ken Bentley
Linear

Remaining “linear” to one another means two people are meeting in such a way that their last encounters with one another are both the same, i.e. neither has had any interactions with a future version of the other.

Members of the Plan frequently ask one another “Are we linear?” when first meeting each other after travel through fissures. Avoiding non-linear interactions with one another (or with versions of oneself from the same timeline) is a rule that members of the Plan follow, though there are instances where they knowingly violate this guideline. Because the Plan is predicated on a non-linear notion of causality, this protocol is more a matter of convenience than actual precaution against any unfavorable outcome (e.g. grandfather paradox) though it does also represent the larger guiding principles and values of The Doctor and The Engineer (i.e. ethos anthropoi daimon).
The Martyr

The Martyr was a man born on Mars to members of a field team tasked with constructing a starship capable of reaching the nearest Neutron star to harvest it in order to construct the shell of the megastructure colloquially called The World Ship. He was a singularity, a human being who only existed in a single timeline. He sacrificed his life to advance the Plan.
Ghosts and Demons (Audiobook)

***Ghosts and Demons*** was the first audiobook of *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

In order to survive, you don't just need food. You need hope... And the survivors at the Grange are at breaking point. Food is running short and tensions are high as Abby and Greg try to find ways to keep their new community alive.

But community isn't the only way of survival in this new world.

There's the vicious gang, who take pleasure in destruction and violence...

The Lord and Lady, who are still waited on by the butler in their country manor...

The loner who finds that the biggest battles he faces are with his own mind...

And when these groups collide, the outcome is bloody, and devastating.

## Crew

* Written by Ethan Milsea
* Edited by Xanna Eve Chown
The Enemy (TV story)

***The Enemy*** was the ninth episode of *Series 3*, and the thirty-fifth overall of *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

Frank's atomic battery in his pacemaker is running out as the group continue their journey north.

## Cast

* Charles Vaughan - Denis Lill
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Hubert Goss - John Abineri
* Frank Garner - Edward Underdown
* Alec Campbell - William Dysart
* Sam Mead - Robert Gillespie
* Leonard Woollen - Bryan Pringle
* Mary-Jean Mead - Frances Tomelty
* Mrs. Jay - Peggy Ann Wood
* Harper - Terence Davies
* Grant - Martyn Whitby

## Crew

* Written by Roger Parkes
* Produced by Terence Dudley
* Directed by Peter Jefferies
Charles Vaughan

**Charles Vaughan** is the secondary protagonist of *Series 2* and the main protagonist of *Series 3* of *Survivors*.

## Charles Vaughan

### Affiliation

Mardell
Whitecross
Chaloner
The Federation

## Overview

Before the Death, Charles was an architect with a specialty in building restoration. He had a wife and three children who did not survive the Death.

## Biography

###### Mardell

While making an inventory of supplies in the area with Loraine, Charles met young boy Mick who had been orphaned by the Death. He offered the child to join their community at Mardell, with the enticement of fresh food and company. As he continued to scout around, Charles first encountered Greg Preston, Abby Grant and Jenny Richards. He was impressed by Greg's engineering skills, using a pump to draw petrol from the reserves beneath the garage and outlined his plans for reconnecting the country's hydroelectricity network.

The following morning, Charles led Abby, Jenny and Greg to Mardell to visit Charles' settlement. However, upon arrival they learned that most of Mardell were suffering from food poisoning, and a few of them had died. Charles was disraught by the loss of so many survivors, and pursued Abby to get pregnant to continue the human race. His obsession with repopulation through mass breeding within the community repulsed Abby and led to her, Jenny and Greg deciding to leave Mardell. *(Corn Dolly)*

## Appearances

* *Corn Dolly*
* *Birth of a Hope*
* *Greater Love*
* *Lights of London - Part 1*
* *Lights of London - Part 2*
* *The Face of the Tiger*
* *The Witch*
* *A Friend in Need*
* *By Bread Alone*
* *The Chosen*
* *Parasites*
* *New Arrivals*
* *Over the Hills*
* *New World*
* *Manhunt*
* *Law of the Jungle*
* *Mad Dog*
* *Bridgehead*
* *Reunion*
* *The Peacemaker*
* *Sparks*
* *The Enemy*
* *Long Live the King*
* *Power*
Molly Jones

**Molly Jones** is a main character in *Series 2*, *Series 3* and *Series 3* of the Big Finish Productions audio series of *Survivors*.

## Molly Jones

### Affiliation

The Grange
Belief Foundation

## Appearances

* *Mother's Courage*
* *Savages*
* *Cabin Fever*
* *Contact*
* *Rescue*
* *Leaving*
* *For the Good of the Cause*
* *Collision*
* *Forgive and Forget*
* *The Second Coming*
Rescue (audio story)

***Rescue*** was the third episode of the *Series 3* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

When his friends' lives hang in the balance hundreds of feet above London, Jimmy Garland leads a daring rescue mission into the capital.

## Cast

* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Daniel Connor - John Banks
* Jimmy Garland - Richard Heffer
* Molly Jones - Fiona Sheehan
* Dalton Roberts - Andrew French
* Maddie Price - Chase Masterson
* John Vincent - Paul Thornley
* Pamela Lucas - Louisa Clein
* Tyler - Christopher Hatherall

## Crew

* Written by Andrew Smith
* Produced by David Richardson
* Directed by Ken Bentley
The Custodian

The Custodian was a central figure in the plan to create a post-history society for humanity following the Cataclysm. He is the only close associate of The Doctor and The Engineer who directly witnessed the Cataclysm in the Torus.

## Early life

The Custodian was genetically engineered in order to better interface with the Torus station’s systems. The designers realized that understanding and interpreting the data from multiple timeline would require a high degree of neural plasticity, so a child was an ideal subject. (It is unclear how many other children, if any, were housed there.) The caretaker whom he later called his “parents”—who may or may not have born any genetic relationship to him—were killed during the initial shockwave created by the destruction of the Earth. The other researchers abandoned him when they used the fissures to flee backward through time into alternate timelines.

Through his neural implants, the Custodian was able to activate the residual systems in the Torus, essentially opening a door to the fissures being investigated by The Doctor and The Engineer. When they heard his pleas for help, they entered the Torus and discovered the aftermath of the Cataclysm.

## Work for The Plan

Largely raised by The Doctor and The Engineer, he chose to remain part of the project throughout his life. He was not interested in field work and spent most of his time during early years of the Plan in the Torus.

He participated in the Akasha with The Doctor and The Engineer, mapping the timelines from which human survivors would be transplanted. Notably, since he was uniquely suited to this work, The Custodian continued this interaction with the Akasha longer than either The Doctor or The Engineer. He seemed to develop a close relationship with the intelligence in the biochip.

When the UEB besieged the Torus, he was blithely unconcerned with their intrusion. The Doctor seemed to believe that he had witnessed something during the Akasha that assured him the intrusion would not seriously hamper their work.

After the megastructure known as the World Ship was created, he and the biochip transferred to a control spire where they helped coordinate the influx of people transplanted from pre-Cataclysm timelines. He may have been a singularity, but he never seemed to have integrated into any post-history society, preferring to work with the biochip to plan for human transcendence beyond the physical universe.
Crusade (Audiobook)

***Crusade*** was the second audiobook of *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

The Grange residents are grief-stricken after an out-of-control party led to a wrongful execution. When strangers turn up to cause chaos, the community is tested to its limit.

The survivors are usually prepared to welcome strangers into their community. But when members of a dangerous sect turn up in a double-decker bus on a crusade, a tense power struggle with a cunning new opponent results in murder and betrayal.

Will Abby be forced to leave her friends and everything they have built in their community? Or can the residents of the Grange discover the importance of their own faith in each other?
The Refugee

(See refugees)

The Refugee was a member of the research team on the Torus. Following the Cataclysm, he fled through the fissures, eventually reaching an alternate timeline known as the convergence where he continued experiments in time-space manipulation. He eventually created a time-space inversion device using technology and personal harvested from multiple timelines in an attempt to undo the Cataclysm and restore a single timeline. Unbeknownst to him, though, it was his creation of this device and its alignment in opposition to the original lensing probe from the Torus that caused the Cataclysm.
Series 6 (BF Survivors)

**Series 6** of *Survivors* was released in June 2017. It starred Carolyn Seymour as Abby Grant, Ian McCulloch as Greg Preston and Lucy Fleming as Jenny Richards. The boxset opened with *Beating the Bounds* and concluded with *Lockup*.

## Episodes

 The Trapping Pit | Christopher Hatherall
 Revenge of Heaven | Simon Clark
 Lockup | Andrew Smith

## Cast

* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Greg Preston - Ian McCulloch
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Evelyn Piper - Zoë Tapper
* Ruth Anderson - Helen Goldwyn
* Katherine Tanner - Julie Graham
* Craig Watkins - George Watkins
* Countess Colhurst - Sheila Reid
* Mangham - Andrew Wincott
* Sam Fulcher - Gunnar Cauthery
* Gail Fulcher - Ellie Burrow
* Spike - Hannah Genesius
* Professor Valentina Raskova - Tracy Wiles
* Alan Kelly - Gunnar Cauthery
* Brendon Glover - James Wilby
* Sasha Flint - Emily Joyce
* Dan Lacey - Leighton Pugh
* Pierre - Alex Blake
* Duffin - James Wilby
* Hague - Alex Blake
* Titch - Christopher Hatherall
* Ulryk - Leighton Pugh
Dark Rain (audio story)

***Dark Rain*** was the first episode of the *Series 2* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

Months after the plague, storms batter the country. As Abby resumes the search for her son, Jackie and Daniel fight for their lives.

## Cast

* Abby Grant - Carolyn Seymour
* Jenny Richards - Lucy Fleming
* Greg Preston - Ian McCulloch
* Daniel Connor - John Banks
* Jackie Burchall - Louise Jameson
* Russell Baines - Tim Treloar
* Hargreaves - Chris Finney
* Jenkins - Chris Finney

## Crew

* Written by Ken Bentley
* Produced by David Richardson
* Directed by Ken Bentley
The Old Ways (audio story)

***The Old Ways*** was the first episode of the *Series 4* boxset of the Big Finish audio series *Survivors*.

## Synopsis

The Government has plans for a national state of emergency. But when Evelyn Piper and her colleagues shelter in the Tartarus bunker, they discover no amount of planning can prepare for the reality of the Death...

## Cast

* Evelyn Piper - Zoë Tapper
* Mildred Sanderson - Jane Maud
* Lewis Bartholomew MP - Jonathan Oliver
* Colonel Stephen Adams - Paul Panting
* Dr Stewart - Sean Murray
* John Redgrave - Terry Molloy
* Terry Levinson - Sean Murray

## Crew

* Written by Ken Bentley
* Produced by David Richardson
* Directed by Ken Bentley
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