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Prepare to suspend your disbelief as the Doctor and Donna land on Earth in 1926 and fetch up on the lawn of Lady Eddison's palatial country mansion, just in time for a garden party.
The scene is set for an old-fashioned murder mystery. There's a body in the library, poisoned cocktails, a missing necklace and a plethora of possible suspects. And helpfully to solve the mystery, Agatha Christie is also there, shortly before (in real life) she disappeared for ten days.
Naturally the great crime novelist has an inkling about who might be behind the murky goings-on, but even she is a little flummoxed when it becomes clear that a giant alien wasp may be to blame, which is where the Doctor (David Tennant) and Donna (Catherine Tate) step in. Guest stars include (pictured, from left) Felicity Kendal (as Lady Eddison), Felicity Jones, Fenella Woolgar (as Agatha Christie), Christopher Benjamin and Tom Goodman-Hill.
Diehard Doctor Who fans will probably find this episode a little weak; for the rest of us it's amusing, light-hearted hokum. Paul Strange
I second that, keep it simple. You cannot improve on Davies' ideas and format. David Tennant makes a great Doctor, a very refreshingly modern twist on the old typecast role. But I'm still not too sure how much more of Catherine Tate I can tolerate.
June 21st - 8:38pmLawrence said...
I agree with Russ. The KISS principle has been abandoned, leading to complicated, bizaar story lines. No comparisonm with the really good lines of the original series, and those that followed.
June 21st - 7:30pmgabi said...
OMG!!!!
a very very very good cliffhanger this week!
it had me right on the edge of my seat
:D
June 20th - 4:44pmPaul Dawson said...
The viewing and appreciation figures would very much suggest otherwise. Kids can be clever, and adults like a laugh sometimes. I'm still watching with my children, and we're loving it to pieces.
Having praised the return of Dr Who as some of the best TV the BBC have produced in years I find myself disapointed overhaul with the 2008 series. Too complicated for the younger audience, too silly for the older audience. Get back to Mr Davies's original ideas and keep it good old fashioned hide behind the sofa material or it will dwindle into obscurity over the next year or so...
Many of the week's top shows are featured in our new On The Couch weekly podcast, which looks at what we've watched and all that's best in the coming seven days.
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