David Tennant and Catherine Tate reunite for Doctor Who audio series

David Tennant is returning as the Tenth Doctor alongside Catherine Tate as his companion Donna Noble in three Doctor Who audio dramas from Big Finish Productions.

Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures will be released in May 2016 and comprises three full cast audio adventures written by Matt Fitton, Jenny T.Colgan and James Goss.  Titles and short synopses are available to read on the Big Finish website.

David Tennant and Catherine Tate have spoken about their working relationship in this video from the Big Finish YouTube channel:

Big Finish producer David Richardson is also very excited to be working on the new audio series:

'This is one of those dream projects where I’ve spent months pinching myself. I’m covered in bruises. With two major international stars in place, and the legacy of this era of the TV show to live up to, we’ve worked our socks off to try and make some very special stories for this box set. Expect adventure, fun, scares... and some tears too.'

The series is available to pre-order now.   The three stories can be purchased separately for £10.99 on CD or £8.99 to download, or alternatively the series is collected as Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Adventures Volume 1 for £30 on CD or £25 to download.  This set which is limited to just 5,000 copies includes exclusive artwork, photography, articles and a one-hour documentary featuring interviews with the stars and production team. 

The new stories are likely to be set between the duo's TV adventures which were broadcast back in 2008.  This series was a huge hit with audiences with a ratings average of over 8 million viewers, making it the most watched series of 21st century Doctor Who.  However, the Doctor first met Donna in the closing seconds of Doomsday which led into the 2006 Christmas special The Runaway Bride:

                                    

Showrunner Russell T. Davies decided to bring back Donna to create a new Doctor-companion dynamic for his fourth series.  In contrast to her predecessors Rose and Martha, Donna had no romantic interest in the Doctor and was unafraid to stand up to her friend.  Their series together featured fan favourite stories such as Silence in the Library/Forest of the Dead,  Turn Left and The Stolen Earth/Journey's End.

The Big Finish FAQ page confirms that the company now has a licence to feature storylines and characters from the television series up to and including the final Matt Smith episode The Time of the Doctor.  This has allowed them to produce stories featuring Torchwood, UNIT (with Kate Stewart and Osgood), River Song, new series monsters (Weeping Angels, Sycorax and Judoon)  and the John Hurt's the War Doctor.  Fans will be anticipating more television characters from the 2005 to 2013 period to be added to the audio range over the next few years.