DW: Medicinal Purposes

Hey Guys,

welcome to the 60th Big Finish Main Range Adventure – Medicinal Purposes with the sixth Doctor and Evelyn. This time they land in Edinburgh in the year 1828. It is a history story about the body snatchers William Burke and William Hare. But it is not a simple history story they bring someone else in that has great potential for a great enemy.

The mystery about Burke

When the Doctor realized were he is he wants to meet Burke and Hare. They stole bodies and killed people but the Doctor that works with the bodies is responsible for saving many lives with this work. The Doctor things that out of a bad thing can come something good. The mystery starts when nobody seems to know the name Burke which seems wrong since he will get blamed for the murders in a few days. Of course the Doctor starts to investigate.

With a little help from friends

The Doctor and Evelyn involve a young lady Mary and Jamie Wilson or Daft Jamie (spoken by David Tennant by the way). Evelyn and Mary are visiting Doctor Knox. He is an arrogant asshole. But he is also quiet more than he seems or quiet less. I like the characters in this play and the way Evelyn is dealing with it. How she deals with knowing that Jamie will die in the end, dealing with the Doctors strange way of seeing things. But most I love that we see how good she understands the Doctor.
Many people traveled with the Doctor but I think only really few people really understood him. Evelyn is definitely one of them. I love the developement of their relationship. She was at a point where she thought about leaving the Doctor because she could deal with his way of cooping and here in this story. She understands his way of cooping and even when she doesn’t agree with him she accepts it.

Listen to it or not

Definitely go and listen to it. First of all it is a story with Evelyn and she is amazing. Than this story shows so much of the developement of their relationship. The story is good and present us with a very promising new enemy of the Doctor. Also it is a historical story and you all know love those.