I remember not caring that much for this story on my first listen, but on subsequent listens, I’ve found it to be excellent. The atmosphere is great, McGann and Fisher are great in this and sound like they’ve been in the roles forwever, despite this being the first audio McGann recorded for Big Finish. The guest cast is excellent. Michael Sheard as the Duke, Mark Gatiss in one of his best performances ever, and Elaine Ives-Cameron (who played Martha in The Stones of Blood) as possibly the best of the lot. It’s a shame this is the only Big Finish story she did before her passing in 2006. An excellent outing. It’s a shame Tom Baker turned this down, but then we wouldn’t have gotten McGann’s brilliant performance in this.
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