Cast:
Seventh Doctor - Sylvester McCoy
Raine Creevy - Beth Chalmers
Ace - Sophie Aldred
Victor Espinosa - Paterson Joseph
Shepstay - Nadine Marshall
Yanikov - Basher Savage
Lt Baraki - Ingrid Oliver
Metatraxi - John Banks
Grub - Alex Mallinson
Synopsis:
Welcome aboard the space vessel Vancouver. Its mission: to guard a vast shipment of grain from Earth to the planet Safenesthome. Its medical officer is called simply ‘The Doctor’, and he’s perhaps not all he seems.
When mysterious ships target the Vancouver, the Doctor is pushed to the limit. Meanwhile, there’s something nasty in the grain containers. And it’s not very happy...
Review:
It starts off steady with a nice comedic introduction as Ace is acting as Captain of a starship, a role she is familiar with due to many years of watching Star Trek. Nothing else much happens in this first half. The crew of the Cargo Ship they are escorting has gone missing and they go to investigate it and find nothing. It doesn't exactly make it thrilling.
Raine turning up was a pleasant suprise that helped to keep interest up throughout the second part but plot wise, there was still little happening. Thankfully there's a good cast here and a good selection of characters that it doesn't get dull anytime.
It's the second half where things start to kick off with Ace starting to fit into her role and doing what she does best and The Doctor starting to take control. Aliens, space battles, intrigue, and cunning. It all happens in this half.
Raine good again but lacked much development of her mysterious background and reasons for her recent departure. She jus sort of popped up out of nowhere with little explanation. What was revealed though points again to a further on-going arc but one that is starting to get less interesting now. Maybe I've been spoiled by the excellent Steven Moffat and I'm starting to expect too much from everyone now.
Still, this was another good episode in what is proving to be a very entertaining run of stories.
Score:
0/7 - Non-existant
1/7 - As bad as you can get
2/7 - Poor
3/7 - Quite poor / too many poor points / didn't like it
4/7 - Quite good / plenty of good points / liked it
5/7 - Good
6/7 - As good as you can get
7/7 - Impossible perfection
Written by: Andrew Cartmel
Directed by: Ken Bentley
Produced by: Big Finish
Released: July 2011
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