The Jodie Whittaker-era Master makes his audio debut in Call Me Master: Inner Demons.
Sacha Dhawan’s Master bedevilled the Thirteenth Doctor during her second season, then returned to steal her body in ‘The Power of the Doctor’. Now, Sacha Dhawan – who’s no stranger to Big Finish dramas – is about to reprise his unpredictable Time Lord villain on audio for two box sets.
In Call Me Master, we’re invited to learn what happens when the Doctor is not around to foil his schemes…
Here’s the details of Call Me Master: Inner Demons...
Master of disguise, disarray and disorder. The Master has always enjoyed creating chaos, but this incarnation revels in it more than most. A new Master is unleashed upon the universe, and he is taking his time – and pleasure – in finding out exactly who he is…
‘Self-Help’ by Robert Valentine
The Master is having a crisis of the existential variety.
While he may have a classic diabolical scheme on the go, the dastardly Time Lord’s latest incarnation isn’t quite feeling himself. In fact, he’s not even sure who he is anymore. He needs help. But can he help himself?
Robert Valentine says: “Where Sacha’s Master fits into the timeline is a deliberate mystery, so I thought it would be fun, in the context of starting a fresh series with him as our antihero, to embrace his identity crisis in a big way and make that the point of the story – he doesn’t know where he fits in, and that’s a huge source of anxiety for him.”
‘The Clockwork Swan’ by Georgia Cook
Opening night is approaching for the latest presentation at cultural theme park Historica Dramatica: Earth-set whodunnit The Clockwork Swan. But cast and crew are being murdered…
Enter a mysterious stranger. Who better to solve the crime than galaxy-renowned detective LeMaitre? Only, LeMaitre isn’t all he seems…
Georgia Cook said: “The Master has such a wonderful history of putting on personas and adopting monikers and different costumes. People tend not to notice that he’s not always doing them particularly well! It’s so great to add to that mythos, with him hamming it up trying to portray a Poirot or Sherlock Holmes-style detective.”
‘The Good Life’ by Una McCormack
On a distant Island, a group of holy men and women work together to keep the Balance. Elta, one of the Shore-folk, has come to learn. But there’s a new man on the Island – the first in living memory – and it’s not clear whether he’s saint or sinner.
Is it only coincidence that the weather seems more changeable these days? That people are angrier and turning to violence? Where, wonders Elta, is this all heading – and does the stranger even know himself?
Una McCormack said: “My initial pitch was that we do something similar to Mervyn Peake’s novel Mr Pye. The hero of that novel arrives on the island of Sark, where he carries out so many good deeds that he begins to sprout angel wings. I really liked the idea of the Master trying to be good but not being very good at it.”
Joining Sacha Dhawan, the cast includes Richard Fleeshman (The Sandman), Dave Hearn (The Play That Goes Wrong), and Bethany Antonia (House of the Dragon).
Inner Demons is directed by Helen Goldwyn and produced by Heather Challands.
The Thirteenth Doctor era on Audio
Jodie Whittaker joins Big Finish in July 2025 for a new Thirteenth Doctor series alongside Mandip Gill’s Yaz.
Plus, Jo Martin’s Fugitive Doctor launches her own adventures in January 2025 too, as well as appearing this month in a coda to last year’s 60th anniversary story Once and Future.
You can pre order Call Me Master: Inner Demons from Big Finish now, ahead of its February 2025 release.
The box set is available on collector’s edition CD + download, or download only. It’s also available in a bundle with Call Me Master Volume 2.