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Released

January 2011

Written by

Jonathan Morris

Runtime

110 minutes

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?

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

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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


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