Purity (2006)

The second part of this Davros series is written by the same people who wrote the outstanding Live 34 (2005). The story of Davros has move on a few years and we now find the future Dalek creator working as a tester for weaponry. It’s a fairly important job but Davros feels like it is beneath him. Well we know what he’ll become so we know it’s a job beneath him. In this story we get to hear Terry Molloy in a full-length role as a younger Davros. To be honest I wasn’t sure whether Molloy would be able to pull this off considering that he’s not exactly youthful and has spent 20 years doing Davros’ regular voice. But to his credit he pull’s it off very well.

The story itself is quite a nice continuation of the main story. It was nice to see Magrantine return after his unfortunate end in Part One. The character of Yarvell is something that is growing on me. I found her to be just an irritating woman but in this she seems to develop into a more rounded person. Her initial reaction to when Davros returned home did have whiffs of sincersity. But this is shrouded in a lectre because Yarvell is becoming more and more political and this is starting to have an affect of Davros himself.

This story is enjoyable enough with enough names and references to classic Who for long-term fans to recognise. The writers have done a good job in developing all the characters and just making me want more. Gary Russell has also do another good job keeping the pace and the energy going throughout.

All in all an enjoyable release.