Helicon Prime

"I want to tell you about the Doctor and about travelling in the TARDIS. I want to tell you about Mindy Voir, and about Helicon Prime."

Writer: Jake Elliot

Format: Audio

Released: November 2007

Series: Companion Chronicles 2.02

Featuring: Second Doctor, Jamie

Synopsis

It's been a long time since Jamie McCrimmon remembered anything about his travels with the Doctor, but his visit to Helicon Prime just won't stay hidden... but why remember their murder investigation now?

Verdict

Helicon Prime was an enjoyable Companion Chronicle but thanks to Frazier Hines' immaculate impersonation of the late Patrick Troughton, it felt like the Second Doctor was back and it was a late '60s adventure! The story itself was good and the murder investigation was filled with some good twists. The comical relationship between the Doctor and Jamie was brilliant throughout and I loved how the Doctor taught his companion to play table-tennis but refused to play once Jamie had got the hang of it and was in winning ways! That was brilliantly typical of the second incarnation of the Time Lord. The reference to Victoria being absent was cleverly done, though it wasn't exactly needed. The story could easily be set before The Evil of the Daleks, but I did like the reference nonetheless. The description of Helicon Prime itself was good and the goings on of the Doctor were humorous. I really liked the character of Mindy and her relationship in the story with Jamie was fantastic. The cliffhanger was really well done but the resolution wasn't exactly difficult to predict. The Ambassador was good and overall so was the story! I look forward to more masterful impressions of Troughton by Hines himself! It really added to the quality of the audio!

Rating: 8/10