You want "missing" or "incomplete" Doctor Who to be better than this don't you? Shada is funny in parts, very well acted and home to some excellent characters but boy is it overlong. There is simply not enough plot to drive the story and the plot there is is mildly interesting at best. Had Douglas Adams had the freedom to make this a four part story not only would it be tighter - they might actually have finished it before strike action took hold! It would be nice to think that if Shada actually got finished it would have been a more well rounded production, but the animation does a good job of realising how the story most likely would have panned out.

In fairness my enjoyment was most likely hampered by watching it in its extremely lengthy omnibus form. The upside of this 2017 production is getting to see the modern day Tom Baker appear in all his glory at the end, it is charming. It reminds me that the real joy of Shada is seeing Lalla and Tom in action. Lalla Ward is an exceptional actor. Season 17 in the hands of many other companions would have been totally lifeless, but she made a season of, on the whole, perfectly acceptable scripts truly shine. Romana II and The Doctor are a match made in heaven. Thank goodness this extra piece of their time exists - even in this uneven form.