Doctor Who: Scratchman

I wanted to like this, I really did. However, I didn't.
Sorry Tom.
I mean, what is there not to like - the devil, The Fourth Doctor and Sarah Jane Smith. Well, it turns out there's everything not to like and that is a real shame.
I love Doctor Who and Fourth was and still ismy favorite, but this turgid adventure really didn't float my boat at all. Thank goodness it was never made into a film.
The characters were two dimensional, poor old Harry couldn't even get that far, he was written like a brainless imitation of Just William and all Sarah Jane Smith did was look cross and say “OOOh, Doctor” in a petulant voice.
It started off promising enough, but the second half generally runs out of steam and if I hear the phrase ‘Dear old Thing' again then I might physically be sick. And then it turns into, well I don't know what, it was like some mad crazy Carry on Film.
And how Harry survives the monsters by continuous sernedipity is plain preposterous. In the end I was hoping that the sword of never would come and remove my ears. It was only the fact that I had paid good money that I listened to it.
However, one plus point in this is that we heard Liz Sladen's voice coming through the book, especially at the end.