The Powell Estate reaches its end 

The 2005 series of Doctor Who featured multiple visits to the Powell Estate, the home of the Ninth Doctor’s companion Rose Tyler. In their latest adventure, the Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and Rose (Billie Piper) find out what will become of the estate. 

In 2036, three decades into Rose’s future, the Powell Estate lies abandoned, its tower blocks no longer full of life. The time travellers team up with urban explorer Ellis Coates (Harki Bhambra) to investigate, and discover a horrifying entity stalking the area – if Mr Fingers (Dan Starkey) taps you on the shoulder, it can only mean doom… 

Help is on hand, though, as Rose makes a phone call to the only Powell Estate resident more terrifying than Mr Fingers – her mother! With the assistance of Jackie (Camille Coduri) and her friend Brainy Betty (Mandi Symonds), can Rose and the Doctor get to the heart of a mystery that spreads across two eras? 

Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor Adventures: The Last Days of the Powell Estate is now available to purchase for just £9.99 (download to own) or £11.99 (download to own + collector’s edition CD), exclusively here. Please note: the collector’s edition CD is strictly limited to 1,500 copies and will not be repressed. 

South London, 2036. The Doctor and Rose team up with an urban explorer to investigate the case of Mr Fingers, an invisible killer haunting an abandoned corner of the city. If you feel a hand on your shoulder: don’t look around… 

Christopher Eccleston said: “I come from an estate like the Powell Estate. Not quite as concreted, but very much like it. And in my childhood, especially in summer, it was quite a magical, mystical place. 

“I like it when Doctor Who fastens on our folklore and it investigates it. It’s often the simplest things like, are you my mummy, or just being tapped on the shoulder… The Doctor’s obviously frightened of Mr Fingers!” 

And Billie Piper reminisced on the now-iconic setting: “It was always one of my favourite locations, being on the Powell Estate. We did so much of the early days there that it holds a special place in my heart, and it was weird filming on a living and working estate – we started to feel like residents!” 

On where we find the time travellers in this story, Piper added: “Rose is very established now as a time traveller. But what’s so great is that she’s not cynical and tired by it. She’s still got a very strong sense of right from wrong, which the Doctor lacks sometimes.” 

Praise for the previous Ninth Doctor Adventures release, Snare: 

“A wonderful, nostalgic introduction to this new series of adventures for the Ninth Doctor and Rose, full of warmth, heart and tantalising ideas.”
Who Review 

“A character-driven masterpiece which acts as a perfect Big Finish starting point for fans and casual listeners alike.”
The Doctor Who Companion 

“It’s as if they’ve never been away. Fantastic!”
Doctor Who Magazine 

The Last Days of the Powell Estate is the second of twelve new audio adventures for the Ninth Doctor and Rose. A complete series multibuy bundle of all twelve releases is also available to pre-order at the specially discounted price of £102 (download to own), exclusively from the Big Finish website. 

All the above prices (including pre-order and multibuy bundle discounts) are fixed for a limited time only and guaranteed no later than 31 October 2025. 

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.