This final story of the box set means the 9DAs continue the trend of having one “fantastic” story per set. Not the ratio I like, but it was a relief to be swept away with Tim Foley’s beautiful story.

Plot wise it has touches of The Girl in the Fireplace (doors into different times within a house) and A Christmas Carol (The Doctor revisiting the same person at New Year’s Eve each year) but these elements work to good effect.

Daring to give Eccleston a love interest was a strong move and completely era appropriate - a good way of differentiating this Doctor from the classic cohort. It’s a crying shame though that she doesn’t jump in the TARDIS with him at the end of the story - it just seems like a wasted opportunity for him to not share his adventures with someone else.