Originally broadcast in thirteen short scenes between the 6th of April and the 6th July 2007.
Broadcast in full on the 30th June 2007.
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The Doctor and Martha land on the ship of Baltazar, the scourge of the galaxy, moments before he destroys the Earth and turns its
inhabitants into diamonds. They succeed, but Baltazar is not dead and he is intent on revenge.
Whilst travelling away from the scene, the TARDIS is caught by Baltazar's bird Caw. When they land on Pharos, Caw explains to the Doctor and Martha that Baltazar is looking for the Infinite - a ship that can fulfil one's deepest desires. The Doctor, deciding that Baltazar should not gain that kind of power, begins to give chase. He and Martha begin their quest to find the four pieces of the Infinite's black box recorder. They want to destroy it before Baltazar can use its powers. Little do they know that they are being used by their enemy. On their quest, the Doctor and Martha encounter an act of Piracy; a war between insects and Humans; and end up in the very prison from which Baltazar has escaped from. Can the Doctor stop Baltazar before it is too late? |
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Doctor: Yes! Six hundred and seventy million miles an hour - and a bit. Rock on!
Kalico: Now what I reckon, is to land in a place like this, you Dogs are either Oil Corp
spies or planning a spot of pirating yourselves.
Mantasphid Queen: Mantasphids do not make deals with fleshy bipeds! Pilot Kelvin: Kills all known bugs. Dead.
Baltazar: You're looking for the hold.
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| Editor's Review |
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Dear readers I have a frank admission to make: I hate Totally Doctor Who. Since I saw the first episode of
the show, I disliked it. My main reason is its sheer lack of understanding of the audience. During a recent Tachyon TV podcast,
Clayton Hickman admitted that his role as judge last year in the Companion Academy feature wasn't a nice one and that his
decisions often made young kids cry. I witnessed a similar scene during the Who-Ru feature also.
"So why on Earth did you watch The Infinite Quest then?" is the question you want me to answer. Well, because, buried in the quagmire of general rubbish, was a decent and relatively enjoyable animated story. Admittedly, I made the decision only to watch the full story since watching Totally is a rather painful experience for me. The most noticeable person involved is Gary Russell, the Producer of Big Finish. Since this is necessarily an audio production, from the point of view of the actors, his inclusion was a very good decision. The script also has its wonderful moments - despite it being a slightly fragmented affair due to the very short episodes that make up the story. Well done Alan Barnes! The main cast, including Anthony Head, are really good. Most of the actors were well chosen for their roles and were a joy to hear perform. The animation is very similar in style to that used by Cosgrove Hall on the Invasion DVD - complete with two, wonderfully dodgy always, running moments! In summary, fleshy bipeds, I was quite impressed and I'd like to see another. The BBC could even replace Totally with an entire series of them if they really want to... (Dan Ludlow) |