Doctor Who Serpent Crest 2: The Broken Crown

By: Paul Magrs

Narrated by: Full Cast, Susan Jameson, Tom Baker

The year is 1861, and the Doctor and Mrs Wibbsey find themselves in the right place at the wrong time. At the rectory they encounter the ill-tempered Reverend Dobbs and his young ward Andrew, whose paper faces hide whatever horrors lie beneath. Tutoring him is one Mr Bewley, whom Mrs Wibbsey is startled to recognise. In Hexford Woods, the Doctor uncovers a secret which Andrew and his friends have been keeping. As the truth begins to emerge about the rectory's occupants, it also becomes clear why so many people have disappeared from the village. Unless the Doctor and Mrs Wibbsey can help, the whole village will soon be terrorised by a child's imagination... With Tom Baker as the Doctor, Susan Jameson as Mrs Wibbsey, Terrence Hardiman as the Reverend Dobbs, Joanna David as Mrs Audley, Guy Harvey as Andrew, Simon Shepherd as Mr Bewley, Charlie Mitchell as Jake, Elinor Coleman as Sally, Geoff Leesley as Harold and Su Douglas as the Cook, The Broken Crown is the second of five linked stories written by Paul Magrs.

Critic reviews

admirably captures the atmosphere, story-telling practices and feel of a traditional Doctor Who story

Childs Play.

Children in sci-fi and horror and fantasy stories are alway causing trouble. The Doctor tries to save the day, when a child's fears and imagination ago muck, with the aid of a powerful egg. The story ends on a great cliffhanger. The storyline of the mini series is going well. Tom Baker is still the best Doctor I hope the rest of the series is just as good.