Doctor Who: Village Of The Angels Review - 8 Ups & 4 Downs

12. UP - A Spooky Set-Up

The episode drops us into a slightly dilapidated town in Devon in 1967, in the dead of night. Professor Jericho is running tests on Claire, a psychic, who we already met in The Halloween Apocalypse. We also have disappearing people, a man-hunt for a missing ten year old girl, and, of course, a graveyard for good measure.

This weeks cold open sets the tone very well, evoking classic horror movie vibes off the bat, hitting very similar notes as the equally creepy The Haunting of Villa Diodati. It’s clear that we’re in for a darker, less light-hearted episode, and, to the writers’ credit, this tone is consistent throughout. You love to see it.