Michelle Gomez is reprising her role of Doctor Who villainess Missy in a new spin-off.

Big Finish – producers of Doctor Who audio plays since 1999 – previously had Gomez play Missy again in a new boxset starring Alex Kingston as River Song.

Now, though, the latest incarnation of the Master is getting her own series, to be released in February 2019.

Missy: The Audio Adventures is available for pre-order now – at £23 on CD or £20 on download – from bigfinish.com.

“I was very excited to return to Missy’s world via the medium of audio because along the way I’ve always had a lot of fun with Missy; her voices and her rhythms,” Gomez said.

“I absolutely love capturing it and distilling it down to the word on the page.

“I’m absolutely delighted! She’s such a ridiculously brilliant character, and hopefully that earns her that moment in the spotlight. To find myself centre stage with these Missy adventures is thrilling – I’m very grateful.”

Though the Doctor will be absent, Missy will encounter another enemy of her ‘boyfriend’ as she crosses paths with the Meddling Monk (played by Rufus Hound).

“Missy’s own series is just like the Time Lady herself – anarchic, funny, unpredictable and wildly imaginative,” said producer David Richardson. “It’s absolutely glorious to have Michelle returning to the character at Big Finish, and our recording days have been filled with so much laughter.

“Michelle’s busy filming the new Sabrina series in Vancouver for Netflix and so we’ve been pairing studios down the line; Michelle thousands of miles away while we’re in London synched up with her. It’s been a joy to make. And just wait until you hear the collaboration of Missy and the Meddling Monk!”

Last year, Gomez suggested that she wouldn’t return to the part of Missy on television, insisting she’d depart Doctor Who alongside co-star Peter Capaldi and showrunner Steven Moffat.

“My guys, my lads, Missy’s men – they’re all moving on!” Gomez said. “Steven writes so amazingly for me – it’s like he’s got my voice in his head, and I don’t know how that would be, moving forward.

“I’m probably just shooting myself in the foot here. This time next year, I’ll be like, ‘Why did I say that?! I’ll work for anybody!’ – but I don’t know how I’d feel about being The Master to any other Doctor, because I feel like I’m part of Peter’s time.”