Doctor Who: Dark Contract
5th Doctor Audio Original
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Narrated by:
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Matthew Waterhouse
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By:
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Will Hadcroft
About this listen
Matthew Waterhouse reads this original story featuring the Fifth Doctor, Adric, Tegan and Nyssa.
When the TARDIS lands on Earth in the 1830s, Tegan is keen to explore Dickensian London. The grim realities of poverty and destitution are sobering, with conditions exacerbated by the New Poor Law. Yet something else is affecting those most in need - something not of this world.
As the Doctor falls into the hands of the law, and Tegan and Nyssa are abducted by a brutish pair of ne'er-do-wells, Adric finds himself on an altogether different plane, at the heart of the malaise affecting the capital city.
For the beings who have formed a deadly contract with the people of Earth, the presence of TARDIS travellers in London is inconvenient, to say the least...
Matthew Waterhouse, who played Adric in the BBC TV series, reads Will Hadcroft's atmospheric tale.
Reading produced by Morrison Ellis. Sound design by David Roocroft. Executive producer for BBC Audiobooks: Michael Stevens
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story4 out of 5 stars
- Sloan
- 31-12-24
Alien adventure in Victorian London
A story set in Victorian London, where the Doctor and his companions, Adric, Nyssa and Tegan, end up investigating a series of very unusual murders. Naturally, there is something alien afoot.
Adric is very much at the centre of this story. Fans with a familiarity of the 4th and 5th Doctor eras will appreciate the particular nuance given to Adric here. The character had quite a different and more argumentative relationship with Peter Davison than with Tom Baker, resulting in a feeling that he didn't quite belong. The author reflects on that in this story. At a time when so many intellectual properties are being damaged by blundering reinterpretations, it's refreshing when an author's love for the source material clearly shines through.
My only criticism is that the story could have been longer. The ending felt rushed, although that appears to be due to the constraint of having to fit the complete narrative onto a single CD (74 minutes).
In any case, fans of the Peter Davison era will love this.
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