Stories Audio Drama Big Finish Main Range Main Range Episode 143 The Crimes of Thomas Brewster 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 1 Statistics Quotes Overview Released January 2011 Written by Jonathan Morris Runtime 110 minutes Story Type New Companion Introduction Time Travel Future Location (Potential Spoilers!) Symbios, Earth, England, London Synopsis Sent down south to assist the Metropolitan Police in their efforts to investigate the gangland kingpin known only as "the Doctor", Detective-Inspector Patricia Menzies finds herself up to her neck in laser-armed robot mosquitoes, gun-running criminal overlords, vanishing Tube trains... and not one, but two Doctors. Meanwhile the real Doctor, and his academic assistant Professor Evelyn Smythe, have become ensnared in the machinations of an old acquaintance — time-travelling Victorian guttersnipe Thomas Brewster. But what's Brewster's connection to the rapacious robot Terravores? And can anyone contain the gathering swarm? Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Characters Sixth Doctor Evelyn Smythe Terravores Thomas Brewster Flip Jackson First Appearance Patricia Menzies Show All Characters (6) How to listen to The Crimes of Thomas Brewster: Big Finish Audio The Crimes of Thomas Brewster 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 1 review 8 December 2024 · 154 words Review by thedefinitearticle63 Spoilers This review contains spoilers! This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order. Previous Story: Assassin in the Limelight Thomas Brewster is probably my least favourite "companion" ever. That being said, this story wasn't too bad. It had some cool moments and I liked the gangster-film vibe of the story. Colin Baker and Maggie Stables are still on top form together but I do feel like 6/Evelyn have run their course. They're not exactly doing anything new with them or progressing their characters by this point. The inclusion of Patricia Menzies and Brewster really exemplify this era of Big Finish in my opinion, all sorts of underbaked characters and arcs thrown into a story for no particular reason. Still, it was an enjoyable story, just not a very good one. Next Story: The Feast of Axos Like Liked 0 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating63 members 3.29 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating151 votes 3.52 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating133 votes 3.65 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 116 Favourited 4 Reviewed 1 Saved 3 Skipped 0 Owned 3 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote