Catch 1782 was originally released in April 2005 and was the first story to be written by Alison Lawson. The story is quite a simple story in that it’s just a rescue adventure with a romance thrown in. It’s not a fast action paced story like some of the past stories but in a way that is a good thing in some stories. The plot is a basic one of the companion getting into trouble by going back in time and the Doctor having to rescue her but not knowing when or where exactly she is. Now whereas it would have been simple for the Doctor and Mel to just go straight back to 2003 there was the small matter of Henry Hallam falling for Mel. You got the feeling as the story moved on Henry Hallam was slowly going mad due to the loss of his wife and the weird fact that Mel couldn’t remember who she was. There was also the added twist that Mrs McGregor who was the maid of the house who had a soft spot for Henry Hallam and also was jealous of Mel until she realised where Mel came from.
The plot was well written and constructed but also the acting was very good. Colin Baker put in an as usual superb performance, he was genuinely saddened by what had happened to Mel and seemed really sorry when he was apologising to Mel for taking so long and that is what you come expect from Colin Baker. Bonnie Langford was also very good in this story, during her time in the TV version she was extremely annoying and is ranked quite lowly in any list of favourite companions. Thanks to stories like this one she has been recreated and is now Derek Benfield who played John Hallam was very good in this story and served very well as a sort of companion for the Doctor. Keith Drinkel was the best of the guest cast members as Henry Hallam, he brilliantly portrayed a man who was slowly losing his mind after losing his wife and tries to replace her with Mel. The moment he went mad as Mrs McGregor symbolised what the characters mental state was like. Jillie Meers who played Mrs McGregor was a character that changed quite late in the story because she thinks for most of the story disliking Mel because she thinks that Mel is there to rob Henry Hallam and then changes once the Doctor tells her where Mel comes from. Ian Fairbairn (Professor David Munro) and Rhiannon Meades (Rachel) were two characters that also worked well in this story.
Catch 1782 is a very good story and would highly recommend this story to anyone who wants a simple non-complicated story to spend time listening to.
The plot was well written and constructed but also the acting was very good. Colin Baker put in an as usual superb performance, he was genuinely saddened by what had happened to Mel and seemed really sorry when he was apologising to Mel for taking so long and that is what you come expect from Colin Baker. Bonnie Langford was also very good in this story, during her time in the TV version she was extremely annoying and is ranked quite lowly in any list of favourite companions. Thanks to stories like this one she has been recreated and is now Derek Benfield who played John Hallam was very good in this story and served very well as a sort of companion for the Doctor. Keith Drinkel was the best of the guest cast members as Henry Hallam, he brilliantly portrayed a man who was slowly losing his mind after losing his wife and tries to replace her with Mel. The moment he went mad as Mrs McGregor symbolised what the characters mental state was like. Jillie Meers who played Mrs McGregor was a character that changed quite late in the story because she thinks for most of the story disliking Mel because she thinks that Mel is there to rob Henry Hallam and then changes once the Doctor tells her where Mel comes from. Ian Fairbairn (Professor David Munro) and Rhiannon Meades (Rachel) were two characters that also worked well in this story.
Catch 1782 is a very good story and would highly recommend this story to anyone who wants a simple non-complicated story to spend time listening to.
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