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

Previous Story: Resurrection of the Daleks

There's not really much to say here, this is a very traditional historical. I'd like to praise the soundscape here, I feel like early Big Finish is very atmospheric and the soundscape does wonders for that. You're fully immersed in the hustle-and-bustle of the Diabola Club.

The cast all do a good job, I find that recently made historicals have an issue of the actors often sounding too modern but it seems this is something that at the very least this story doesn't suffer from. I'm not always a fan of forcing alien plots into adventures that could be lovely as pure historicals but I find the alien aspect of this story to be very good. It leads to an absolutely fantastic cliffhanger that still stands the test of time.

Peter Davison and Mark Strickson are great from the get-go, both seamlessly entering their roles again after nearly 20 years. Overall, it's nothing experimental or remarkable but it's the story that proved Big Finish can emulate and elevate the Classic Who formula perfectly.

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