What a great series of I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue. Despite a lack of Mornington Crescent, there’s been some hilarious rounds, especially Rob Brydon’s version of Delilah this week. And it was great to hear a return of ‘Lady Constance’ in last week’s murder mystery (If you’ve never heard I’m Sorry I’ll Read That Again, I highly recommend it – BBC7 Monday 2.30pm)
The only problem is six episodes is never enough. So roll on the next series.
Doctor Who – Fear Her
[WARNING - MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS]
A scary child-monster-thing – oooo! Probably the best sort of Doctor Who monster is the one who appears to be a child, but has some other sinister power (last year’s The Empty Child is another obvious example). This week’s could somehow trap people in her drawings in her search for friends.
The story was set in London of 2012, where the Doctor and Rose had gone to see the opening ceremony of the Olympic games. So not really a futuristic episode, but not present day either. I really liked the explanation of the alien presence for why it was so cold in the street (if it was supposed to be summer, but was presumably filmed early in the year) – very clever!
Doctor Who -Love And Monsters
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I really enjoyed this weeks episode, even though the Doctor and Rose were hardly in it. This is not such a big deal as some people have made it out to be. Past Doctor Who, especially during the 1960s, often had episodes where the Doctor or his companions were not there in order to give the actors time off. Ok, so it was slightly different for this episode, but it seems to me to be a modern take on a similar situation.
The story was told from the point of view of Elton, who was extremely well played by Marc Warren, and his quest for the Doctor. It was almost as if it was one of us fans in our thirst to learn everything about the Doctor. It was a very humourous episode, which I think Russell T Davies does well. He manages to balance the humour with the scariness to take the edge off it a little, which is especially good for the younger viewers. And this week’s villain was designed by a nine year old who won the Blue Peter competition! I could never have thought of anything nearly as good when I was nine.
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