This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order.

Previous Story: 1001 Nights

This was great fun, I love that a throwaway line from the first episode of Doctor Who has been expanded on like this. I couldn't write a review for this story without mentioning the score, it's definitely not Beatles-level but it's genuinely quite good and certainly captures the style. It's one of many things that has made this story stand out.

The cast are all great but I especially have to point out the Common Men themselves, Mitch Benn, Andrew Knott and David Dobson as Mark, James and Korky respectively. They were easily the highlight of this story and a great stand-in for the Beatles in my opinion.

My only issue with this story was in the pacing, it's constantly jumping around and really difficult to follow. It doesn't help that there are plenty of paradoxes and general timey-wimey stuff. While I definitely enjoy that, this is a story where you really need to pay attention all the time to know what's going on.

Overall though, it's an exceptional story and a great little celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who.

Next Story: Moonflesh