History AudioPlay / CounterMeasures

Part of the ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' AudioPlay series, ''Counter-Measures'' is a spin-off featuring the military intelligence unit from the 1988 Seventh Doctor story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Remembrance of the Daleks]]". Continuing their story from the end of the television serial, the British government establishes a new organization called Counter-Measures to investigate reports of advanced technology, the supernatural and alien sightings.

Notable for a fun series conceit - ''Counter-Measures'' features black-and-white covers and stories set primarily in Britain with an early-60s aesthetic inspired by the likes of ''Franchise/{{Quatermass}}''. In the {{Retool}} ''The New Counter-Measures'' the stories take place in more exotic locations, and the covers switch to full, bright colour, [[{{Retraux}} as if it was a genuine Sixties series switching to colour]], like ''Series/TheAvengers'' or ''Series/DoctorWho'' itself.

Part of the ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' AudioPlay series, ''Counter-Measures'' is a spin-off featuring the military intelligence unit from the 1988 Seventh Doctor story "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Remembrance of the Daleks]]". Continuing their story from the end of the television serial, the British government establishes a new organization called Counter-Measures to investigate reports of advanced technology, the supernatural and alien sightings. Notable for the fun series conceit - ''Counter-Measures'' features black-and-white covers and stories set primarily in Britain with an early-60s aesthetic inspired by the likes of ''Franchise/{{Quatermass}}''. In the {{Retool}} ''The New Counter-Measures'' the stories take place in more exotic locations, and the covers switch to full, bright colour, [[{{Retraux}} as if it was a genuine Sixties series switching to colour]], like ''Series/TheAvengers'' or ''Series/DoctorWho'' itself.

The series currently amounts to four series of the "original" run; "Who Killed Toby Kinsella?", a special release branded as the first part of ''The New Counter-Measures''; and two series and one special of ''The New Counter-Measures'' itself. Additionally, there is also a ''Doctor Who'' story in Big Finish's main ''Who'' range, ''1963: The Assassination Games'', which features the team and is a {{Prequel}} to the series.

* AbortedArc: The ''entire'' planned arc of ''The New Counter-Measures'' was unable to even get underway due to the range going on a hiatus following the second series. The only hints of it are in ''The Hollow King'', which was an episode originally planned for the second series, but was moved out of that set at the last minute in favour of another story with the intention that it would appear in the third series, but was then released as a standalone "special" to avoid becoming a MissingEpisode when the range got canned. The arc was finally put back on track when the series returned in 2020.

* AbortedArc: The ''entire'' planned arc of ''The New Counter-Measures'' was unable to even get underway due to the range going on a likely permanent hiatus following the second series. The only hints of it are in ''The Hollow King'', which was an episode originally planned for the second series, but was moved out of that set at the last minute in favour of another story with the intention that it would appear in the third series, but was then released as a standalone "special" to avoid becoming a MissingEpisode when the range got canned.

The series currently amounts to four series of the "original" run; "Who Killed Toby Kinsella?", a special release branded as the first part of ''The New Counter-Measures''; and two series and one special of ''The New Counter-Measures'' itself. Additionally, there is also a ''Doctor Who'' story in Big Finish's main ''Who'' range, ''1963: The Assassination Games'', which features the team and is a {{Prequel}} to the series. Following insufficient sales, the series is currently on indefinite hiatus as of January 2019, although the characters may show up in other Big Finish ranges.

The series currently amounts to four series of the "original" run; "Who Killed Toby Kinsella?", a special release branded as the first part of ''The New Counter-Measures'' ; and two series of ''The New Counter-Measures'' itself. Additionally, there is also a ''Doctor Who'' story in Big Finish's main ''Who'' range, ''1963: The Assassination Games'', which features the team and is a {{Prequel}} to the series.

Part of the ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' AudioPlay series, ''Counter-Measures'' is a spin-off featuring the military intelligence unit from the 1988 Seventh Doctor story ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Remembrance of the Daleks]]''. Continuing their story from the end of the television serial, the British government establishes a new organization called Counter-Measures to investigate reports of advanced technology, the supernatural and alien sightings. Notable for the fun series conceit - ''Counter-Measures'' features black-and-white covers and stories set primarily in Britain with an early-60s aesthetic inspired by the likes of ''Franchise/{{Quatermass}}''. In the {{Retool}} ''The New Counter-Measures'' the stories take place in more exotic locations, and the covers switch to full, bright colour, [[{{Retraux}} as if it was a genuine Sixties series switching to colour]], like ''Series/TheAvengers'' or ''Series/DoctorWho'' itself.

* CanonForeigner: Sir Toby Kinsella, the only regular character who didn't appear in ''Remembrance'' and was created specifically for the audio series.

* SequelEpisode: The final story in ''The New Counter-Measures'' Series 2, ''Time of the Intelligence'', is a sequel to the two Yeti stories from televised ''Doctor Who'', ''The Abominable Snowman'' and ''The Web of Fear''.
* TimeSkip: Between ''Counter-Measures'' and ''The New Counter-Measures'', although it's unclear how big a skip it is; the covers use present-day pictures of the actors in character, implying it's been 30 years, but dialogue in the series suggests it's less than that.

The series currently amounts to four series of the "original" run; a special release branded as ''The New Counter-Measures'', but intended as a transition between the two series, "Who Killed Toby Kinsella?"; and two series of ''The New Counter-Measures'' itself. Additionally, there is also a ''Doctor Who'' story in Big Finish's main ''Who'' range, ''1963: The Assassination Games'', which features the team and is a {{Prequel}} to the series.

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Part of the ''AudioPlay/BigFinishDoctorWho'' AudioPlay series, ''Counter-Measures'' is a spin-off featuring the military intelligence unit from the 1988 Seventh Doctor story ''[[Recap/DoctorWhoS25E1RemembranceOfTheDaleks Remembrance of the Daleks]]''. Continuing their story from the end of the television serial, the British government establishes a new organization called Counter-Measures to investigate reports of advanced technology, the supernatural and alien sightings. Notable for the fun series conceit - ''Counter-Measures'' features black-and-white covers and stories set primarily in Britain with an early-60s aesthetic inspired by the likes of ''Franchise/{{Quatermass}}''. In ''The New Counter-Measures'' the stories take place in more exotic locations, and the covers switch to full, bright colour, [[{{Retraux}} as if it was a genuine Sixties series switching to colour]], like ''Series/TheAvengers'' or ''Series/DoctorWho'' itself.

* CoolOldGuy: Sir Toby, who's stated to have been born in the [=20th=] century.