# ‘Doctor Who’s Best Villain Officially Returns for New Release

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/doctor-whos-best-villain-officially-returns-for-new-release/
- Published: 2026-10-28T23:20:12+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-29T00:21:14+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/doctor-who-derek-jacobi-return-the-master/
- Topics: Film

## Key points

- Derek Jacobi reprises the Master in a new audio drama.
- The four-story box set is available now.
- Jacobi first played the character on television in 2007.

## Summary

Derek Jacobi has returned as the Master in a new Doctor Who audio drama, nearly two decades after his only television appearance in the role. The release gives fans another chance to hear Jacobi’s interpretation of the long-running character, whose personal history with the Doctor has made him one of the series’ enduring villains.

The four-story box set, The War Master: Deeds Without Name, is produced by Big Finish Productions and is available now. Its stories are “The Unstately Home” by Alison Winter, “Dead Man’s Pulse” by Mark Bowsher, “The Devil in the Detail” by David K Barnes and “In His Anecdotage” by Matthew Sweet. Jacobi, now 88, said he finds villains especially rewarding to play because they can have greater depth than heroic characters.

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