Tag: Catherine Tate

Doctor Who: The Star Beast

Doctor Who: The Star Beast

by Russell T. Davies; dir. Rachel Talalay (BBC, 2023)

TV poster: “Doctor Who: The Star Beast” by Russell T. Davies; dir. Rachel Talalay (BBC, 2023)

Russell T. Davies returns to Doctor Who as if on a season pass he misplaced for fifteen years, and brings David Tennant and Catherine Tate along for the ride, scripting a fun, tonally frivolous special that nevertheless checks assumptions at every turn.

Doctor Who: The Unicorn and the Wasp

Doctor Who: The Unicorn and the Wasp

by Gareth Roberts; dir. Graeme Harper (BBC, 2008)

DVD cover - Doctor Who: The Unicorn and the Wasp / Silence in the Library

Consciously overplayed comedy serving as a mid-season palate cleanser. David Tennant and Catherine Tate are obviously enjoying themselves. The story, while hokey, has enough of an idea to remain credible, poking gentle fun both at itself and at the murder mystery genre.

Doctor Who: The Creeping Death

Doctor Who: The Creeping Death

by Roy Gill (Big Finish, 2019)

Gill_Creeping Death

A fast-moving audio adventure very much in keeping (both in length and tone) with a television episode. Nothing extraordinary but it’s nice to have the Tenth Doctor and Donna together again. David Tennant and Catherine Tate slip effortlessly back into their roles.

 

 

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