Ghost finder Thomas Carnacki deals with many uncanny mysteries that defy explanation. But throughout his life, a stranger keeps appearing. 

  Whether he is an ally or a rival remains to be seen, but one thing is certain. When the Doctor and Carnacki cross paths, death and danger are always close… 

The latest box set of The Seventh Doctor Adventures sees the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) meet the ghost-hunter Thomas Carnacki, a character originally created by William Hope Hodgson, at various points across his life. 

The young Carnacki is played by Joe Jameson, who previously voiced the role in the 2019 Paternoster Gang episode The Screaming Ceiling. And, Dan Starkey, who in 2016 narrated Big Finish’s audio readings of Hodgson's classic stories, portrays Carnacki as an older man. 

Across their three encounters, Carnacki and the Doctor investigate the appearance of skeletons on an estate where time is going awry, a man being haunted by a horrifying house, and an institute for wounded men which is plagued by beasts. 

Doctor Who – The Seventh Doctor Adventures: The Doctor and Carnacki is now available to own for just £22.99 (collector’s edition CD box set + download) or £18.99 (download only). The collector’s edition CD box set is strictly limited to 1500 copies and will not be repressed.   

The three spooky tales are: 

The Haunter of the Shore by AK Benedict 

1897. Young Carnacki investigates a case at Edgemere Manor where the skeletons of tourists are left on the shore of the lake. Carnacki must discard everything he knows when he discovers that the estate’s hermit is the Doctor, and that time is being manipulated by an unseen force.  

The Doctor and Carnacki must work together if the mystery of Edgemere Manor is to be solved, the house saved, and the haunted residents find peace. 

The House by Georgia Cook  

Awoken in the dead of night to assist his distraught friend Arkright, Carnacki finds himself unexpectedly thrust into a long-buried mystery from his childhood, and face-to-face with a man he hasn’t seen in years: the Doctor. 

But what is ‘The House’? Why does everything Arkright touch transform into the same rotting furnishings and wallpaper? Can a man really be haunted by a building? 

The Institute of Forgotten Souls by Jonathan Barnes 

In the heart of England in 1936 there lies a home for wounded men. It is a strange, shadowed place, full of secrets. 

Terrible beasts prowl the grounds, as if guarding something dreadful. Inmates are disappearing, picked off one by one, while a singular resident – a certain, now retired ghost finder – bravely staves off the darkness. 

Yet tonight is the night when it’s all going to end. For tonight is the night when the Doctor comes to call... 

Producer Emma Haigh said: “I loved Matt Fitton’s idea to create a spooky set where the Seventh Doctor meets Carnacki. And being able to bring both Joe and Dan in so we can explore Carnacki’s life a little more has been really great. 

“Alexandra, Georgia and Jonathan have created three wonderfully eerie stories, where Carnacki is tested to his limit. We had a lot of fun in the studio bringing these to life and I couldn’t be more pleased with the final productions.” 

Actor Dan Starkey added: “It was quite a long time ago, the best part of ten years, that I recorded narrations of the original stories by William Hope Hodgson, which comprise the collection Carnacki the Ghost-Finder. Those stories are great fun – it's almost like Sherlock Holmes with ghosts, he's very, very forensic about how he approaches ghost hunting.  

“And with this, it's wonderful to play him in a drama where he's interacting with other characters, and actually meeting the Doctor, and the wider palette of the Doctor Who universe that he can explore as well. It's a very nice synergy, and the scripts are great.” 

Big Finish listeners can pre-order The Doctor and Carnacki in a bundle with 2024’s other Seventh Doctor Adventures box set, The Last Day Part 2, for just for just £44 (collector’s edition CD box set + download) or £36 (download only). 

All the above prices include the special pre-order discount and are subject to change after general release. 

Please note that Big Finish is currently operating a digital-first release schedule. The mail-out of collector’s edition CDs may be delayed due to factors beyond our control, but all purchases of this release unlock a digital copy that can be immediately downloaded or played on the Big Finish app from the release date.