I really enjoyed this. Not top tier Doctor Who, but it was very affecting. Once again the divergent universe is proving to be very experimental. It is not just the storytelling that is different but the production which has a spooky and detached quality throughout. Looking forward to the next stop in the inter-zone.

The star of the show here is Carolyn Jones as Excelsior, a crazy monarch-like figure who for the vast majority of the play seems to not realise the entirety of her civilisation has been destroyed and is now a post-apocalyptic hellscape. We are led to believe she has been tricked by the politicians immediately below her. You get a probing analysis of this character who kills anyone who tries to inform her better (she's not as mad as she'd have everyone think). She blooms into one of the most unpleasant characters we've ever met in the show. An exceptionally chilling performance.