I was impressed with how they represented two different faiths in an intelligent way, the Muslim father and daughter are the two best "non-main" characters in the show up until this point.

The Doctor's character is getting very interesting, someone who seems to be a moral saint when it comes to issues of war and violence, but in this story was essentially a thieving trouble maker! "You stupid butcher, can you think of nothing else but killing?"

Sir Ian ‘Knight of Jaffa’ was a great idea, it never ceases to amaze me how good he is in this show, I don't know what's so appealing about his character - maybe it is that voice, the voice of reason. Vicki is finally coming into her own, "who's your friend?" I didn't feel she was Susan mk. 2 in this one, much more room was left for her in the storyline, her disguising herself in masculine clothes was fun.