Doctor Who - BBC Audio - 2. The Dead Shoes reviews

Rating		Votes
10	6%	4
9	10%	6
8	27%	17
7	32%	20
6	10%	6
5	6%	4
4	8%	5
3	0%	0
2	0%	0
1	0%	0
Average Rating 7.2
Votes 62

Synopsis

Visiting the English seaside town of Cromer in the summer of 1932, the Doctor happens upon the strange world of the Cromer Palace of Curios.

The young Ernestina Scott is unusually beguiled by one of the museum?s exhibits, and when the Doctor befriends her, they unwittingly embark upon a terrifying escapade. Chased by animated dolls through a nightmarish model house, the Doctor realises he is being hunted by a familiar enemy. The unmistakable sound of hornets is in the air, and they are keen to speak to him. Overseeing this game of cat and mouse is the Palace of Curios? curator ?a certain Mrs Wibbsey?

Has Prerequisite Story

14 out of 18 (77.8%) raters say this story requires a previous story.

Extended Ratings

Plot

7.6

(16)

Acting

8.2

(16)

Effects

7.8

(14)

Replay

7.4

(15)

4th Doctor

Hornets' Nest

Captain Mike Yates

Ernestina Stott

Fenella Wibbsey

Hornets

Nest Cottage Chronicles

Hornets' Nest

6.8

1. The Stuff of Nightmares

7.2

2. The Dead Shoes

6.9

3. The Circus of Doom

7.2

4. A Sting in the Tale

7.5

5. Hive of Horror

7.1

Set Average Rating

Cast

The Doctor (Tom Baker)

Mike Yates (Richard Franklin)

Mrs Wibbsey (Susan Jameson)

Ernestina Scott (Clare Corbett)

Reverend Small (Christian Roska)

Director:

Kate Thomas

Music:

Simon Power

Sound Design:

Simon Power

Writer:

Paul Magrs

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