Doctor Who: Every Russell T Davies Episode Ranked From Worst To Best

31. The Devil’s Chord

The Devil’s Chord is one of those stories that had everything going for it. There was even talk of it being the show’s first-ever musical episode.

But what we got was a bit of a damp squib.

Jinkx Monsoon excels as Maestro, delivering a performance that’s both hilarious and terrifying from one moment to the next. But it’s essentially just a series of set pieces with no rhyme or reason. It’s also a Beatles episode that the Beatles are barely in. Odd.

Still, that’s nothing compared to the abomination that is the Twist at the End – a musical number that has absolutely nothing to do with the plot and goes on far too long.

Honestly, with this and Space Babies it’s a miracle anyone came back the following week.