I really do not understand all the hype surrounding this story, I listened to this in the run up to Christmas last year because it just wouldn't be Christmas without it and because it was recommended to me to do this . The performances are good as I've come to expect from a McGann story but it has to be said that the twist is very easily predictable. This was the second Shearman audio that I've listened to after Scherzo and I feel like Scherzo is the stronger audio. I think that this is a good example of why you don't buy into the hype surrounding a story as I was very excited to listen to it and was just let down a bit when I eventually did.

Overall, this is a fairly decent story with some very good performances by the cast but ultimately it just goes to show you as to why you shouldn't buy into hype