Stories Audio Drama Big Finish Main Range Main Range Episode 221 The Star Men 1 image Overview Characters How to Listen Reviews 2 Statistics Quotes Overview Released Tuesday, January 10, 2017 Written by Andrew Smith Runtime 123 minutes Time Travel Future Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Body Possession, Child Genius, Romance, Spaceship Location (Potential Spoilers!) Tarantula Nebula, Gallius Ultima Synopsis Astronomical navigation is a tricky business. To help Adric with his studies, the Doctor sets course for Gallius Ultima – a planet on the edge of the Milky Way, housing one of the most impressive observatories ever constructed. But the TARDIS arrives to find Gallius U in a state of emergency, tracking the return of the Explorer-class ship Johannes Kepler from its mission into the heart of the mysterious Large Magellanic Cloud. A mission that met with disaster… To find out what overtook the crew of the Johannes Kepler, the Doctor and his companions must journey into the heart of the Cloud... and beyond, into the darkness of another reality altogether. The universe of the Star Men. Listen Listened Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save Characters Fifth Doctor Peter Davison Adric Matthew Waterhouse Nyssa Sarah Sutton Tegan Jovanka Janet Fielding Keltin Core Show All Characters (5) How to listen to The Star Men: Big Finish Audio The Star Men Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 2 reviews 13 January 2025 · 158 words Review by gothoperas Spoilers 1 This review contains spoilers! This is a phenomenal story with a huge, unique universe threatening enemy. Landing on Gallius Ultima, its very quickly discovered that something is wrong- a ship that had previously gone missing is now returning, and it's not slowing down as it heads towards the planet. This leads to a very tense first part where we're already threatened with imminent death. The story only just keeps getting larger in scope. The Doctor and Tegan are sent light years across space to investigate what destroyed the Kepler. It results in alternate realities, different universes and a creature the likes of which the doctor has never seen before. Before long, the entire universe is threatened by the Star Men. The side characters are especially great. Autumn develops a close bond with Adric and it leads to a pretty heartbreaking ending between the two in a dramatic cruel twist of fate. This stands as one of my favourite Doctor Who stories ever. gothoperas View profile Like Liked 1 24 June 2024 · 124 words Review by thedefinitearticle63 Spoilers 2 This review contains spoilers! This is part of a series of reviews of Doctor Who in chronological timeline order. Previous Story: The Visitation Fun story with a good villain, the Star Men having already desolated a universe really ups the stakes. Not a very exceptional story although it is Matthew Waterhouse's debut in the Main Range. The focus of the story is definitely on Adric and I enjoy that his characterisation is more akin to him in Season 18. He also gets a very subtle love interest aswell and it's really interesting to see how Adric reacts to her death. The Star Men are very intimidating mainly thanks to the voice by Peter Guiness. Otherwise, it's a very enjoyable story if a bit generic. Next Story: The Contingency Club thedefinitearticle63 View profile Like Liked 2 Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating52 members 3.60 / 5 GoodReads AVG. Rating86 votes 3.60 / 5 The Time Scales AVG. Rating69 votes 3.65 / 5 Member Statistics Listened 102 Favourited 3 Reviewed 2 Saved 5 Skipped 0 Owned 9 Quotes Add Quote Submit a Quote
