UNIT: The Coup
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| Big Finish Productions audio play | |
|---|---|
| The Coup | |
| Series | UNIT |
| Release number | Prologue |
| Writer | Simon Guerrier |
| Director | Ian Farrington |
| Producer(s) | Ian Farrington Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| Set between | before UNIT: Time Heals |
UNIT: The Coup is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It stars Nicholas Courtney reprising his role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, the former commander of UNIT (United Nations Intelligence Taskforce). The Coup was given away free with Doctor Who Magazine #351 as a prologue to a four-part mini-series. The Coup occupies the first thirteen tracks on the CD, the thirteenth to twenty-first being occupied by Silver Lining, and the twenty-second to thity-third occupied by promotions for various Big Finish Productions Doctor Who and Bernice Summerfield audio plays.
[edit] Plot
(From the CD sleeve) As London faces the return of the Silurians, the UK branch of UNIT is preparing to shut down.
[edit] Cast
- Colonel Emily Chaudhry - Siri O'Neal
- The Brigadier - Nicholas Courtney
- Silurian Ambassador - Matthew Brenher
- Captain Andrea Winnington - Sara Carver
- Sergeant French - Mark Wright
- Corporal Ledger - Joseph Lidster
- Scott Cartwright - Scott Andrews
- Francis Currie - Micyhaekl Hobbs

