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Big Finish has reunited four incarnations of the Master for the next River Song box set.

Geoffrey Beevers has played the Master for the company for the past two decades, and Derek Jacobi recently came on board to reprise the War Master. Joining them are Eric Roberts, making his debut for the company and his first ever reappearance as the Master, whom he played in the 1996 TV Movie opposite Paul McGann, and Michelle Gomez, playing Missy for the first time for Big Finish. Alex Kingston will return for her fifth series as time travelling archaeologist River Song.

According to DWM, the stories will be by Jonathan Morris, Roy Gill, Eddie Robson and Scott Handcock.

David Richardson, producer, noted, “It’s a medley of Masters! In previous box sets River has been travelling back through the Doctor’s incarnations. This time around she is meeting some of the Masters – and we have some amazing firsts in this box set! Yes, it’s the first time Eric Roberts has returned to the role since the TV movie in 1996, and the first appearance of Michelle Gomez as Missy in a Big Finish production. With Derek Jacobi as the War Master and Geoffrey Beevers as the decayed Master, it’s an unmissable line-up!”

Nicholas Briggs, executive producer, added, “This is something we’ve been so incredibly excited about for so long. It’s been thrilling enough for us to work with Alex for all the River releases, but to put her against the Doctor’s former best friend turned arch enemy is not a little mind-blowing. Fantastic that we’re getting an opportunity to work with Michelle again, after her first appearance (at Big Finish) with Sylvester McCoy back in 2007! But somehow strangely incredible that Eric Roberts is back from the 1996 TV movie. It’s frankly ‘clash of the icons’ in a really mind-blowing box set.”

Jason Haigh-Ellery, executive producer, explained, “Working with Eric was a complete joy. Firstly, he is such a nice man and so easy to communicate with. Secondly, he likes to work and he likes to work fast. Scenes whizz by and we are all enjoying yourselves so much that you forget you are directing an Oscar nominee with over 450 movies under his belt (which should be intimidating – but isn’t). He’s very down to earth – no ego or vanity involved. I hope we work together again soon!

“Having Michelle Gomez return to Big Finish is wonderful – a lovely lady, who was magnificent as Missy in the past couple of seasons of Doctor Who. I can’t wait for everyone to hear her and Alex Kingston together!”