Lucie Miller
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Lucie Miller is a character in a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions
for BBC7 based on the long-running British
science fiction television
series Doctor Who
. She is a companion
of the Eighth Doctor
, and is voiced by Sheridan Smith
.
. Described as a "strong willed northern
lass," Lucie is initially an unwilling passenger in the TARDIS
, having seemingly been placed with the Doctor
as part of a Time Lord
witness protection programme
. Lucie tells the Doctor that the Time Lords have placed her in his care because she has seen something important, but doesn't know what. Her initial attitude towards the Doctor is disdainful, but she recognizes that he's "about saving worlds".
In Horror of Glam Rock
, Lucie unexpectedly encounters her 'Auntie Pat', Patricia Ryder, the drummer of a failed band called Methylated Spirits, in 1974. As this is over a decade before Lucie is born, Pat is sceptical, but grows to like her as the story develops.
After several more adventures with the Doctor, the events of Human Resources
reveal much of the mystery surrounding Lucie: the Time Lords learned that the Celestial Intervention Agency
have been tracking Lucie because they believe she would become a terrible future dictator
within Europe
, and attempt to alter her present to prevent this. But when she applies for a job in an office building, which is part of another CIA plot, the Time Lords place her with the Doctor to protect her from the effects of exposure to too much CIA technology. But in reality, a woman named Karen, who had been interviewed on the same day as Lucie, is the actual future dictator, and the Time Lords have either been tricked or simply made a mistake. At the end of the story Lucie and the Doctor continue to travel together in the TARDIS.
Lucie meets her Aunty Pat again in The Zygon Who Fell to Earth
, set about a decade after Glam Rock. Pat has now married a Zygon
who has rejected the warrior ways of his people. But when his superiors come looking for him, Pat is murdered. Her husband, unwilling to tell Lucie, permanently takes on Pat's form, becoming the Aunty Pat that Lucie grew up knowing. The Doctor finds out about this, but is sworn to secrecy.
At the end of Vengeance of Morbius
, the Doctor is seemingly killed while trying to prevent the Time Lords from being overthrown. They send her home and she resumes her normal life. However, six months later, she is kidnapped by The Headhunter, who has taken the Doctor's abandoned TARDIS, and together they locate him on an obscure water planet called Orbis, where he has been quietly living for the last 600 years of his life. Orbis is then suddenly destroyed and the Doctor and Lucie resume traveling in the TARDIS.
In Death in Blackpool
, Lucie discovers the truth about her Aunty Pat being a Zygon. She also learns that the Doctor knew and didn't tell her. She sees this as a betrayal of their trust and chooses to stay home, parting ways with the Doctor.
However, in The Book of Kells
, it is revealed that she is once again traveling with a Time Lord: The Meddling Monk. She responds to a classified ad he placed looking for a time travel companion. After several adventures together, Lucie begins to realize that the Monk isn't as altruistic as he claims. The Doctor does not discover that she has left Earth at all until the very end of Deimos
, when the Monk abandons her in a dangerous spot and she asks the Doctor for help in a text message. She spent Christmas in the TARDIS with his granddaughter Susan
and her son Alex. Afterward she joined them on 22nd century Earth, touring Eurasia with Alex. Meanwhile, the Doctor spent six years imprisoned in a bunker inside a sun. He was provided with a succession of four robot assistants, all of them modeled after Lucie. As soon as he escaped, he received a distress call from the real Lucie. The Daleks have invaded the Earth, and one of their plagues has left her un-ambulatory and blind in one eye. Despite this, she joins Alex and Susan in a rebellion, which eventually leads to her using a nuclear device to destroy Daleks and save the universe, killing herself in the process (To the Death
).
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays based, primarily, on cult British science fiction properties...
for BBC7 based on the long-running British
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series Doctor Who
Doctor Who
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
. She is a companion
Companion (Doctor Who)
In the long-running BBC television science fiction programme Doctor Who and related works, the term "companion" refers to a character who travels with, and shares the adventures of the Doctor. In most Doctor Who stories, the primary companion acts as both deuteragonist and audience surrogate...
of the Eighth Doctor
Eighth Doctor
The Eighth Doctor is the eighth incarnation of the protagonist of the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who. He was portrayed by Paul McGann...
, and is voiced by Sheridan Smith
Sheridan Smith
Sheridan Smith is an English actress and singer who is best known for her contributions to the British sitcoms Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, Gavin & Stacey and Benidorm. She has also become a recognised face in West End theatre, where she has appeared in Little Shop of Horrors,...
.
Character history
Lucie's first appearance is Blood of the DaleksBlood of the Daleks
Blood of the Daleks is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions; the first of two 50-minute parts was broadcast on BBC 7 on 31 December 2006, and the second was aired on 7 January 2007...
. Described as a "strong willed northern
Northern England
Northern England, also known as the North of England, the North or the North Country, is a cultural region of England. It is not an official government region, but rather an informal amalgamation of counties. The southern extent of the region is roughly the River Trent, while the North is bordered...
lass," Lucie is initially an unwilling passenger in the TARDIS
TARDIS
The TARDISGenerally, TARDIS is written in all upper case letters—this convention was popularised by the Target novelisations of the 1970s...
, having seemingly been placed with the Doctor
Doctor (Doctor Who)
The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and has also featured in two cinema feature films, a vast range of spin-off novels, audio dramas and comic strips connected to the series....
as part of a Time Lord
Time Lord
The Time Lords are an ancient extraterrestrial race and civilization of humanoids in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, of which the series' eponymous protagonist, the Doctor, is a member...
witness protection programme
Witness protection
Witness protection is protection of a threatened witness or any person involved in the justice system, including defendants and other clients, before, during and after a trial, usually by police...
. Lucie tells the Doctor that the Time Lords have placed her in his care because she has seen something important, but doesn't know what. Her initial attitude towards the Doctor is disdainful, but she recognizes that he's "about saving worlds".
In Horror of Glam Rock
Horror of Glam Rock
Horror of Glam Rock is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions and was broadcast on BBC 7 on 14 January 2007.-Plot:...
, Lucie unexpectedly encounters her 'Auntie Pat', Patricia Ryder, the drummer of a failed band called Methylated Spirits, in 1974. As this is over a decade before Lucie is born, Pat is sceptical, but grows to like her as the story develops.
After several more adventures with the Doctor, the events of Human Resources
Human Resources (Doctor Who audio)
Human Resources is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions and was broadcast in two parts on BBC 7 on 11 February and 18 February 2007 and was the last to use David Arnold's arrangement of...
reveal much of the mystery surrounding Lucie: the Time Lords learned that the Celestial Intervention Agency
Celestial Intervention Agency
The Celestial Intervention Agency is a fictional organization of Time Lords in the universe of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who....
have been tracking Lucie because they believe she would become a terrible future dictator
Dictator
A dictator is a ruler who assumes sole and absolute power but without hereditary ascension such as an absolute monarch. When other states call the head of state of a particular state a dictator, that state is called a dictatorship...
within Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, and attempt to alter her present to prevent this. But when she applies for a job in an office building, which is part of another CIA plot, the Time Lords place her with the Doctor to protect her from the effects of exposure to too much CIA technology. But in reality, a woman named Karen, who had been interviewed on the same day as Lucie, is the actual future dictator, and the Time Lords have either been tricked or simply made a mistake. At the end of the story Lucie and the Doctor continue to travel together in the TARDIS.
Lucie meets her Aunty Pat again in The Zygon Who Fell to Earth
The Zygon Who Fell to Earth
The Zygon Who Fell to Earth is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Plot:...
, set about a decade after Glam Rock. Pat has now married a Zygon
Zygon
The Zygons are a fictional extraterrestrial race in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. They first appeared in the Fourth Doctor serial Terror of the Zygons, where it was revealed that centuries ago, the Zygon homeworld was destroyed in a stellar explosion. A...
who has rejected the warrior ways of his people. But when his superiors come looking for him, Pat is murdered. Her husband, unwilling to tell Lucie, permanently takes on Pat's form, becoming the Aunty Pat that Lucie grew up knowing. The Doctor finds out about this, but is sworn to secrecy.
At the end of Vengeance of Morbius
Vengeance of Morbius
Vengeance of Morbius is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions....
, the Doctor is seemingly killed while trying to prevent the Time Lords from being overthrown. They send her home and she resumes her normal life. However, six months later, she is kidnapped by The Headhunter, who has taken the Doctor's abandoned TARDIS, and together they locate him on an obscure water planet called Orbis, where he has been quietly living for the last 600 years of his life. Orbis is then suddenly destroyed and the Doctor and Lucie resume traveling in the TARDIS.
In Death in Blackpool
Death in Blackpool
Death in Blackpool is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Plot:...
, Lucie discovers the truth about her Aunty Pat being a Zygon. She also learns that the Doctor knew and didn't tell her. She sees this as a betrayal of their trust and chooses to stay home, parting ways with the Doctor.
However, in The Book of Kells
The Book of Kells (Doctor Who audio)
The Book of Kells is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Plot:...
, it is revealed that she is once again traveling with a Time Lord: The Meddling Monk. She responds to a classified ad he placed looking for a time travel companion. After several adventures together, Lucie begins to realize that the Monk isn't as altruistic as he claims. The Doctor does not discover that she has left Earth at all until the very end of Deimos
Deimos (Doctor Who audio)
Deimos is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions....
, when the Monk abandons her in a dangerous spot and she asks the Doctor for help in a text message. She spent Christmas in the TARDIS with his granddaughter Susan
Susan Foreman
Susan Foreman is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The granddaughter and original companion of the First Doctor, she was played by actress Carole Ann Ford from 1963 to 1964, in the show's first season and the first two stories of the second season...
and her son Alex. Afterward she joined them on 22nd century Earth, touring Eurasia with Alex. Meanwhile, the Doctor spent six years imprisoned in a bunker inside a sun. He was provided with a succession of four robot assistants, all of them modeled after Lucie. As soon as he escaped, he received a distress call from the real Lucie. The Daleks have invaded the Earth, and one of their plagues has left her un-ambulatory and blind in one eye. Despite this, she joins Alex and Susan in a rebellion, which eventually leads to her using a nuclear device to destroy Daleks and save the universe, killing herself in the process (To the Death
To the Death (audio drama)
To the Death is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.This is the second part of a two-part story, the first part being Lucie Miller....
).
BBC 7 Eighth Doctor audio adventures
- Blood of the DaleksBlood of the DaleksBlood of the Daleks is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions; the first of two 50-minute parts was broadcast on BBC 7 on 31 December 2006, and the second was aired on 7 January 2007...
- Horror of Glam RockHorror of Glam RockHorror of Glam Rock is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions and was broadcast on BBC 7 on 14 January 2007.-Plot:...
- Immortal BelovedImmortal Beloved (Doctor Who audio)Immortal Beloved is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions and was broadcast on BBC 7 on 21 January 2007.-Plot:...
- PhobosPhobos (Doctor Who audio)Phobos is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions and was broadcast on BBC 7 on 28 January 2007.-Plot:...
- No More LiesNo More Lies (Doctor Who audio)No More Lies is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions and was broadcast on BBC 7 on 4 February 2007.-Plot:...
- Human ResourcesHuman Resources (Doctor Who audio)Human Resources is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions and was broadcast in two parts on BBC 7 on 11 February and 18 February 2007 and was the last to use David Arnold's arrangement of...
- Dead LondonDead LondonDead London is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Cast:*The Doctor — Paul McGann*Lucie Miller — Sheridan Smith...
- Max WarpMax WarpMax Warp is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Cast:*The Doctor — Paul McGann*Lucie Miller — Sheridan Smith...
- Brave New TownBrave New TownBrave New Town is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Cast:*The Doctor — Paul McGann*Lucie Miller — Sheridan Smith...
- The Skull of SobekThe Skull of SobekThe Skull of Sobek is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Cast:*The Doctor — Paul McGann*Lucie Miller — Sheridan Smith...
- Grand Theft CosmosGrand Theft CosmosGrand Theft Cosmos is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Cast:*The Doctor — Paul McGann*Lucie Miller — Sheridan Smith...
- The Zygon Who Fell to EarthThe Zygon Who Fell to EarthThe Zygon Who Fell to Earth is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Plot:...
- Sisters of the FlameSisters of the FlameSisters of the Flame is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions....
/ Vengeance of MorbiusVengeance of MorbiusVengeance of Morbius is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.... - OrbisOrbis (Doctor Who audio)Orbis is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Plot:...
- HothouseHothouse (Doctor Who audio)Hothouse is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Plot:...
- The Beast of OrlokThe Beast of OrlokThe Beast of Orlok is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Cast:*The Doctor — Paul McGann*Lucie Miller — Sheridan Smith...
- Wirrn DawnWirrn DawnWirrn Dawn is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Plot:Human colonists in the future face many battles to survive...
- Scapegoat
- The CannibalistsThe CannibalistsThe Cannibalists is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Plot:...
- The Eight TruthsThe Eight TruthsThe Eight Truths is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.This is the first of a two-part story, the second part being Worldwide Web....
- Worldwide WebWorldwide Web (Doctor Who audio)Worldwide Web is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.This is the last of a two-part story, the first part being The Eight Truths....
- Death in BlackpoolDeath in BlackpoolDeath in Blackpool is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Plot:...
- The Book of KellsThe Book of Kells (Doctor Who audio)The Book of Kells is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Plot:...
- The Resurrection of MarsThe Resurrection of MarsThe Resurrection of Mars is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions....
- Relative DimensionsRelative DimensionsRelative Dimensions is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Plot:...
- Prisoner of the SunPrisoner of the SunPrisoner of the Sun is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions.-Cast:*The Doctor - Paul McGann*Daphne/Chloe - Sheridan Smith...
(cameo & robot simulants) - Lucie Miller
- To the Death
Short stories
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