This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order.

Previous Story: Lords of the Red Planet

I use solid to describe pretty much every good to great story I go through (bad habit really) but this might be a perfect example of a "solid" story. It's nothing groundbreaking or experimental, in fact it's quite simple, but it's that idea of a simple concept executed perfectly that makes this story so solid.

I suppose it helps that it's authentic to the era (although I've yet to do a lost story which wasn't). Michael Troughton continues to prove himself as a worthy successor to his father. He's not pitch-perfect but he's more than good enough and continues to be one of the best recasts Big Finish has done. Having Frazer Hines and Wendy Padbury in proper full-cast stories set in their actual era is an absolute joy aswell.

I was hoping for something a bit more supernatural with a name like Operation Werewolf but there's not much to be done about that when adapting a pre-existing story outline. Good stuff all round.

Next Story: The Krillitane Feint

Peak actually like fully one of the best lost stories from the range

This is a lost story that delivers; possibly better on audio than it would have on screen.  Sadly, there are no werewolves; but an entertaining adventure based around the war which didn't suffer at its six episode length.

Whilst some "alternative players" brought in by Big Finish are less strong than others, Michael Troughton excels as the second Doctor.

Not a single werewolf

0/10. no werewolves