This was creepy, ballsy and so brilliantly clever! I went into this with little expectations, and for such high remarks from many people, I'm surprised this isn't heralded as a classic and one of the all-time greats! In a lot of ways, this felt like Torchwood's Random Shoes, but with a witty and clever script and actually likeable characters.

I'd love to see the Fifth Doctor with a beard - part of me thinks it'd work on him. What a killer way to start the story from the Doctor and Nyssa's perspective. After losing Nyssa, he waits on Earth for a year to find her. A full year. You'd think, after reuniting with his companion, he'd be a lot more pleased to see her and optimistic, but it seems like his time in the Victorian era has made him grouchy and rather short at times, especially when he loses his TARDIS - Twice! Nothing seems to go right for the Doctor, and Davison performs this marvellously, often losing his temper and getting quite angry! I know I say this pretty much every story, but Nyssa has matured so much - whilst she started off as a meek orphan, she's developed into an adult who's able to comfort and help Thomas out with what's going on the way the Doctor had with her. The Doctor and Nyssa have such great chemistry, bouncing off each other with such witty dialogue. Thomas Brewster helps to narrate this story, and it's told from his point of view. With a phenomenal actor, unique characterisation and a tragic backstory, this gives him such a brilliant appeal as a companion. The way he almost plays an anti-hero creates such an interesting dynamic in this episode and I'm so excited to see how he throws a spanner in the works of this very tight and intimate pairing.

Oranges and lemons say the bells of saint clements... Brewster is haunted by a creature taking the form of his dead mother - marvellous idea. A lot like the Midnight entity, we never truly find out what it is or what it wants, but the way it's written is very creepy, and it uses the sound design to create such a brilliantly scary atmosphere. The mystery is built up so well, and the tension is constant and never lets up - resulting in a fantastic, timey-wimey conclusion that is so satisfying. The emotional ties to Thomas are so clever and it really develops both the plot and the character to be so complex and explored so brilliantly, the final confrontation is so interesting and it's so clever for him to reject the maternal figure that Thomas has craved over his entire life - it's a heartbreaking end for a rather light-hearted characcter.

Victorian London - I'll be honest, I struggled to see the Fifth Doctor in this environment, but such a grim tone, almost gothic horror, it fits so well with this setting. I love the narrative structure that this story follows, going chronologically in terms of Thomas' perspective and then going back in time to stop the events from coming into play. It's always engaging and utilises the location to its maximum potential.

Brewster's friend is a great plot device to help accelerate his character - there's a nice little mention to him possibly being gay, but not overtly discussing it because of the Victorian values and the repression of sexuality, a common trope and a clever reference to gothic horror. It's really heartbreaking when he dies, as do a lot of other people, raising the stakes for the final battle. The Doctor's servant is also very human - whilst he doesn't have a massive role in the story, there's still some real motivations and care taken with even the minor side characters, adding to the realism of the episode.

The music feels very 80s, bombastic and epic. Whilst some people don't care for it, I think it's nice. It doesn't fit too well with the story, but I think it grounds the story in the era it's meant to be set in and I feel like this could definitely work if made for television.

Favourite Line: "You were in the TARDIS in the year 2008 which will shortly be ending up at the bottom of the Thames."

An atmospheric, superbly written story. The actors clearly love their roles and give it their all, the tone of the story is terrifying with the setting used brilliantly, with the fog and the way time is folding in on itself, it allows everyone to share the spotlight, creating very human and realistic characters and the narrative structure is so clever. Full marks from me.