Doctor Who Audio Review: The Doctor Makes His Last Move Until The New Day Begins

Doctor Who: The Last Day Part Two is an audio drama from Big Finish Productions which brings the Seventh Doctor to the point of his regeneration. Matt Fitton and Guy Adams co-wrote this epic adventure starring Sylvester McCoy, which was directed by Samuel Clemens. Sophie Aldred, Philip Olivier, Bonnie Langford, Lisa Bowerman, Geoffrey Beevers, Edward Peel are just some of the guest cast members who have rejoined this version of the Doctor. Yasmin Bannerman and Travis Oliver reprise their roles of Roz Forrester and Chris Cwej, Adjudicators from the far future.

Alternative universes have intruded upon the one we know, thanks to some beings known as the Dark Citizens. A version of the Doctor seems to be taking drastic measures to stop the chaos in this reality. Another Doctor needs to regain his memories. His companions have united while trying to regain their own fractured memories. Old enemies have also been recruited. The Doctor’s schemes and manipulations come to a head, and he finds that he has to avoid his own traps as he tries to head off many paradoxes.

I had mentioned how confusing the first part had gotten, and it does get better here. Sylvester McCoy is in top form here and continues to deliver a compelling performance. There are just too many people and story threads to follow. I am not one of those fans who needs writers to just throw everything and everyone in some big epic send-off. The overall effort if kind of fun, and it was a good idea to mix in some Big Finish creations with adversaries from the television era.

The performances were fine, and the sound effects were quite good. Obviously, the technical needs were easily met by the talented crew at Big Finish.

In spite of the title and the intent, it does appear that McCoy will continue to record new adventures for his Doctor, much like what Colin Baker did a few years ago when a proper regeneration story was released. As long as McCoy is game, I will be enjoying his contributions for hopefully years to come. This release just isn’t going to be a favorite.