‘The Next Doctor’ is a massively misleading title, but that doesn’t
mean the story isn’t a good one. Broadcast on Christmas Day 2008, it attracted 13.1
million viewers. It starred David Tennant as the Doctor, accompanied by David
Morrisey as Jackson Lake (or possibly the Doctor) and Velile Tshabalala as Rosita Farisi.
Ok, it’s a bit silly (particularly the two Doctors getting
pulled around on the rope by the Cybershade) but that can be forgiven, it is a
Christmas special after all. It’s not all fun and games however, with some
quite emotional moments throughout. The child actors working in the Cyber factory
all seem to be straight out of Oliver Twist, but again, it would be stupid to
pick holes in a story designed to be so Christmassy.
Miss Hartigan makes a good villain, and the Cybermen are as
threatening as ever, even if the Cyberking is a bit of a dodgy CGI representation. David Morrisey makes a likeable Doctor (spinoff series anyone?)
All in all, ‘The Next Doctor’ is a good story with an
interesting plot line and some nice character moments and comedy elements.
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