The Doctor's Companion Blog

As I have disk two of Doctor Who series 1 in my machine (after doing my review of Dalek), I have just been watching Aliens of London. You know its really very good.

I know that people are a bit negative about AOL, and I suppose it is not in the same class as Dalek, but it is very entertaining none the less, even the farts are bearable. And the acting is great. I love David Verray and Rupert Vansittart as the sligheen brothers, not to mention the fabulous Annette Badland as Margaret Slitheen. And the possibly even more fabulous Penelope WIlton, as Harriet Jones MP for Flydale North.

Plus it has Andrew Marr, who had one of my all time favourite lines (which he delivers brilliantly) “Oh thats Joseph Green, MP for Hartley Dale, he’s chairman of the Parliamentary Commission on the monitoring of sugar standards in exported confectionary…” How does Russell think of them?

I accept the point about the super speedo CGI slitheen perhaps being a bit silly, but on the whole it is a very enjoyable episode. In fact, if you will excuse me, I think I will now watch World War Thee.

Mind you, they don’t seem to have invited Keith Boak back to direct again.