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Post by dastari on Dec 30, 2016 5:08:37 GMT
This is one of the most difficult stories that I've ever had to review. The beginning is so good. Yes, the blurb on the back shouldn't have given away that they were at Number 10 Downing Street, but the whole mystery of what was going on with the maze of attic rooms and why it was happening was really gripping and creepy. The reactions of the regulars were all great and Purves and O'Brien are magic together. Then we get to the second episode and the whole thing collapses into one of the worst stories I've ever experienced. Talk about the lamest plot with the lamest cast of characters ever. What did everyone else think? Is this one where you have to be British to "get it"? I posted some more thoughts here. |
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Post by omega on Jan 1, 2017 3:47:54 GMT
 Released September 2013SynopsisWhen the TARDIS lands in a dilapidated attic, the Doctor, Vicki and Steven discover they are on Earth, in London… in Number 10 Downing Street. However alien forces are at play here, affecting the very fabric of the building… and adjusting the very essence of history itself. Written By: Mat Coward Directed By: Lisa Bowerman CASTMaureen O'Brien (Vicki), Peter Purves (Steven) |
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Post by Ela on Aug 5, 2018 21:31:03 GMT
I thought this was a very weird story. I don't know quite what to make of it, to be honest. Maureen O'Brien and Peter Purves are always good, though, and made the best of the material they had to work with.
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Post by mark687 on Aug 5, 2018 21:40:54 GMT
Very good story concept I thought however Maureen O'Brien's narration always seems clash with the flow of any story she narrates.
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Post by Ela on Aug 5, 2018 21:52:42 GMT
Hmm, I didn't notice that. But I was very caught up in how strange the story was. Not my preference, as far as subject matter goes.
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Post by fingersmash on Aug 6, 2018 13:05:03 GMT
The big issue is that it falls into something that all the worst Companion Chronicles do, it doesn't give us a reason for why Vicki and Steven are telling this story. I've always found that the framing story ends up making a Companion Chronicle more interesting than just narrating a story in first person.
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Post by dastari on Aug 6, 2018 17:28:53 GMT
This one lost me on anyone being so dumb as to think that a fungus should rule the British Empire. I loved the atmospheric episode one, but episode two was such a letdown.
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Post by Ela on Aug 6, 2018 21:49:27 GMT
Yeah, the fungus thing was quite a weird stretch.
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Post by jacobz40 on Sept 4, 2022 15:51:29 GMT
I enjoy this one! (re-listening over the course of a few nights as I fall asleep) I put aside the silliness of the villains' plan and just enjoy the vibe. I must say, it's very weird to have so much One dialogue being portrayed by Maureen O'Brien when Peter Purves is right there! Still, always nice to change things up a bit.
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Post by elkawho on Sept 5, 2022 17:50:01 GMT
I just re-listened to this due to this thread and the fact that I had absolutely no memory of the story.
From listening to my friends in England a large, pulsating heap of fungus pretty accurately describes the outgoing PM, doesn't it?
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Post by mark687 on Sept 5, 2022 18:05:27 GMT
I just re-listened to this due to this thread and the fact that I had absolutely no memory of the story. From listening to my friends in England a large, pulsating heap of fungus pretty accurately describes the outgoing PM, doesn't it? Oh Nicely Put ! LOL  Regards mark687 |
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