Stories Audio Drama Unbound Unbound Episode 2 Sympathy for the Devil 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 2 Statistics Related Stories Quotes Overview Released Monday, June 16, 2003 Written by Jonathan Clements Runtime 74 minutes Time Travel Present, Alternate Reality Location (Potential Spoilers!) Hong Kong Synopsis What if... the Doctor had not been UNIT's scientific advisor? 1997… and a lone exile arrives on Earth, years later than planned. On the eve of the Handover, an advanced Chinese stealth bomber crashes in the hills above Hong Kong. The discredited UNIT has just 24 hours to steal the technology, rescue the passenger and flee to international waters. Down by the harbour, there's big trouble in Little England - a bar owned by an old soldier, who simply wants to forget the past. But an ancient evil is stirring in a place of peace. The Doctor finds a world on the brink of terror. A world that has lived without him for years. A world that is frighteningly like our own… Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Unbound Doctor First Appearance The Brigadier The Unbound Master First Appearance Show All Characters (3) How to listen to Sympathy for the Devil: Big Finish Audio Unbound: Sympathy for the Devil Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Newest First Oldest First Most Likes Highest Rating Lowest Rating Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 2 reviews 23 November 2024 · 133 words Review by Ember347 2 A very nicely done "What If?" that doesn't focus so much on how the Doctor is different but how the world is different thanks to his absence. Shades of Turn Left in how everything is infinitely worse for everyone, and Nicholas Courtney does very well playing a much older, more cynical Brigadier. Mark Gatiss is also a nicely sinister Master, very much in the mould of Delgado and Survival-era Ainley. David Warner is, of course, a big highlight and it's no wonder why they asked him back for more stories and he became the breakout character of this range. He's wry, witty, wise and warm all at once and even though he doesn't get quite as much focus on characterisation as the other Doctors in the Unbound range, he's still a great presence. Like Liked 2 16 November 2024 · 7 words Review by Rock_Angel 1 David Warner you will always be famous Like Liked 1 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating112 members 3.97 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating222 votes 4.13 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating155 votes 4.20 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 183 Favourited 27 Reviewed 2 Saved 2 Skipped 0 Owned 5 Related Stories Unbound • Episode 8 Masters of War Rating: 3.75 Story Skipped Audio Drama Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Unbound Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote