Billie Piper to return as Rose Tyler for Big Finish audio dramas

Billie Piper is set to return to her role as fan-favorite Doctor Who companion Rose Tyler in a series of new audio dramas for Big Finish.

This Valentine’s Day, Doctor Who fans are getting more than one kind of Rose – with the news that Billie Piper is set to reprise her role as 9th and 10th Doctor companion Rose Tyler in a new series of upcoming audio dramas for Big Finish. The news comes in the wake of both her previous Doctors – Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant – lending their voices in their own Big Finish audio dramas, and the new box sets – The Dimension Cannon volumes two and three, will serve as sequels to Piper’s previous Big Finish audio dramas as Rose – The Dimension Cannon.

In addition to Piper reprising her role as Rose, Camille Coduri will return as Rose’s mother, Jackie, and they’ll be joined by Mark Benton as Clive Finch. The series is set after the events of Doomsday and follows Rose and her family who are trapped in a parallel dimension, in frantic search of the only person who can help – The Doctor.

Of the series, Piper said: “The Dimension Cannon is such a brilliant idea and gives Rose a lot more life beyond the Doctor. But there’s also something quite sad about her search. It’s a real bitter-sweet series of tales…I’m delighted for the fans to receive these new adventures. It’s something they talk to me about just as much as the episodes I appeared in on TV. It seems like there’s an enormous appetite for it and it’s very moving to imagine listeners spending a few more moments with this family particularly.”

Big Finish producer Emily Cook added: “Rose was my gateway into Doctor Who, my first companion, and I adored her. I still do. In addition to producing, I had the privilege of writing one of the scripts (my first for Big Finish). There’s such a responsibility when writing for Billie because she’s a phenomenal actor, particularly in terms of her ability to convey raw emotion. That’s something I wanted to tap into with these stories. As with Doctor Who itself, the possibilities for The Dimension Cannon are endless. There are so many potential parallel worlds out there for us to explore and I can’t wait for fans to hear where we go next.”

According to a press release, the two new box sets of full-cast audio adventures are available for pre-order as collector’s edition sets now, and will be released later in October this year.