DOCTOR WHO: THE CHURCH ON RUBY ROAD

All That They Want (Is Another Baby)

- Ian Berriman

SPECIAL Who in Jim Henson mode, “The Church On Ruby Road”, with its flying sailing ship full of baby-eating goblins, signals (in case “The Giggle” wasn’t clear enough) that henceforth we can expect more fantasy in the mix. Bad news for those who prefer spaceships and lasers, but the reasoning is sound: this revival is nearly 19 years old! Exploring new territory is probably very wise.

After three specials jam-packed with incident, this is a rather more simple affair. You can boil the plot down to: goblins kidnap baby, Doctor rescues baby, repeat. The episode rather idles in between those set-pieces, settling in for a solid 12 minutes of chat.