Set during Victorian England, the team discover a Queen who has taken on a bet to oust the actual queen of england and take on the throne herself. The set up to get to this point is fun, the club setting offering a lot of atmosphere. The ending itself feels like it was a bit too rushed, with part 3 being the generic part to set up the final episode, leading to a duller back half because things don't really connect as well as you'd want them to. Still enjoyable to listen to

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

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This is a fun little adventure, it has a very entertaining and unique villain. Instead of the villain wanting world domination or destruction they are purely here for a bet. The bet in question is never explicitly mentioned but it's implied it has something to do with becoming the ruling monarch of England. I like the setting of the club, the way the members have been hypnotised to see nothing out of the ordinary is fairly interesting. The cloned butlers called Edward are a fun little touch that feels very Doctor Who.

There were some fairly good twists, the ending was satisfying, I enjoy the Victorian atmosphere, the death of the last Edward was fairly sad. I have nothing to really complain about in this story, it's not anything to write home about, it's a simple story with a great TARDIS team and some unique ideas.

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