{"id":3933,"date":"2021-09-03T16:00:52","date_gmt":"2021-09-03T14:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1337151"},"modified":"2021-09-03T16:26:10","modified_gmt":"2021-09-03T14:26:10","slug":"dark-season-to-get-new-adaptation-at-big-finish-as-russell-t-davies-hints-at-sequel","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/dark-season-to-get-new-adaptation-at-big-finish-as-russell-t-davies-hints-at-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Dark Season to get new adaptation at Big Finish as Russell T Davies hints at sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sci-fi teen drama, which starred a young Kate Winslet, originally aired on BBC One 30 years ago. <\/p>

By Morgan Jeffery\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 03 September 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Three decades on from original transmission, Russell T Davies\u2019 classic science-fiction series Dark Season is being revisited by audio drama producers Big Finish.<\/p>\n

Airing in six parts on BBC One in late 1991, Dark Season was the first TV drama created and written by Davies and chronicled the adventures of three teenagers who are caught in a conspiracy of brainwashing, kidnaps and a threat to the whole human race, spearheaded by the sinister Mr Eldritch.<\/p>\n

The trio of heroes were played by Victoria Lambert as the 13-year-old Marcie, Ben Chandler as Tom and Kate Winslet, in her first major professional acting role, as Reet.<\/p>\n

Now, Lambert is returning to Dark Season to narrate a new audiobook adaptation of the series, which is set for release in November 2021.<\/p>\n

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Victoria Lambert recording the new Dark Seasons audiobook<\/span><\/figcaption> Big Finish\/Sue Cowley<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

\u201cWhen I first got the message, I thought it was someone taking the mick,\u201d said Lambert. \u201cBut it\u2019s surreal, slightly, because when you\u2019re sitting here and you\u2019re reading the lines, there almost \u2013 in a compartment of my head \u2013 is the programme. I can see each scene. It\u2019s always in the back of your mind.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the excitement doesn\u2019t stop there, with Russell T Davies hinting that a sequel to Dark Season will follow this new adaptation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I wrote my first TV script, 30 years ago, I never dreamt I\u2019d be revisiting it all these years later,\u201d said the award-winning writer. \u201cTo be reunited with its star, Victoria Lambert, has been an absolute joy. We both agreed that in 1991, this was my trial run for Doctor Who<\/a>!<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s not just about revisiting the past. With Scott Handcock and Big Finish at the helm, I hope a new and terrifying Dark Season might be about to fall\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dark Season cover from Big Finish<\/span><\/figcaption> Big Finish<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Producer Scott Handcock added: \u201cDark Season\u2019s one of those series that burned itself into the imaginations of a generation of children back in the early \u201990s. It\u2019s full of massive ideas and brilliant characters, not to mention an astonishing cast, and we were thrilled to track down the one-and-only Marcie Hatter \u2013 Victoria Lambert!<\/p>\n

\u201cWe had such a fun time reliving Russell\u2019s novelisation of that original TV series as a brand-new audiobook, and it\u2019s a perfect introduction to the world\u2026 before Big Finish embarks on a few new dark seasons of its own.\u201d<\/p>

Dark Season is now available to pre-order as a limited edition 5-CD box set at \u00a322.99 (limited to 1000 copies) or as a digital download from the Big Finish<\/a> website at \u00a319.99.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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