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Doctor Who The Ninth Doctor Adventures


The Doctor and Rose are taking a rest after the events of Fathers Day. Back on the Powell estate, with Jackie, and the Doctor being somewhat unusually suburban. When an old friend turns up, and his flat seems too have been taken over by plants, they find themselves somewhere else.


Its been a long wait tho have Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper together again. Longer than the eighties Doctors and their companions I think. I enjoyed the 9ths audios, and one thing I kept thinking is that he could do with a companion so when this was announced, I pleased to say the least. I’ve not listened to the Dimension Cannon audios, so its the the three audios Billie did with David Tennant (10th Vol2) which I heard a few years ago. I don’t remember that much, but I don’t think I was that impressed by them. Camile Coduri joins them as Jacky and to be honest she’s great.


The plot isn’t the most complex, fairly straightforward, and little thin on the ground. Not that that’s necessarily a bad thing. Along with a small cast something great can be had. There’s a sci fi element, a human component and the story emulates the 2005 series. 


But it just wasn’t that interesting, and largely forgettable. Its easy to get swept up in the thrill of the 9th and Rose back, but there was no sense of urgency or real threat. When I think of the 2005 episodes, this didn’t feel that I was on that adventure - but then you can say that about most of the other Doctors. You’re getting more of that but not quite that. 


Part of the audio is about the friends dad, and his issues with mental health, and the way Rose behaved in relation to it. Though to be honest it doesn’t do enough to be of any real benefit.


It is great to Chris and Billie together again, and as much as I love Camile Coduri/Jackie, I just wanted more of them, the interaction. Rose being thrown into a new situation and how she deals with it, but I didn’t fget that. 


“What is it Doctor?’ Spoken by Rose, its a bad line and really they should be able to come up with something better. I’ve been watching convention footage of Louise Jameson, where she says there are only so many ways to say it. 


It isn’t bad not not great either. I was hoping for something a little more original, a story that hooked me. This is average. 


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