Project: Twilight
The Doctor and Evelyn pay a visit to the banks of the Thames in southeast London, but what was originally meant to be a quiet stop becomes a deadly ordeal as they happen upon an assault in progress behind a casino called the Dusk. The proprietors of the Dusk, Reggie Mead and his evasive associate Amelia, take the victim to a surprisingly well-stocked operating room in the Dusk’s basement, and the Doctor forces his way in as well, demanding to know what’s going on. He finds himself embroiled in the plight of a group of people who were subjected to ghastly secret experiments during World War I, but he soon discovers that they’re not powerless - nor are they impervious. Amelia has designs on the future of humanity, intending to make the rest of the human race just like herself and Reggie. But someone named Nimrod is stalking Amelia, intending to end her experiment and bring the top-secret Project Twilight to a close at long last. But can the Doctor trust either Nimrod or Amelia, and will Evelyn survive Amelia’s next experiment?
written by Cavan Scott & Mark Wright
directed by Gary Russell
music by Jim MortimoreCast: Colin Baker (The Doctor), Maggie Stables (Evelyn), Holly De Jong (Amelia), Rob Dixon (Reggie Mead), Rosie Cavaliero (Cassie), Stephen Chance (Nimrod), Rupert Booth (Doctor Abberton)
Timeline: after Bloodtide and before The Sandman
Review: “So,” I thought to myself, “a cross between a vampire story and The Sorpranos.” I really didn’t expect to enjoy Project Twilight as much as I did, as I’m really not a great connisseur of mob or gangster stories. I’ll admit that there are some which are done really well - The Godfather stands out immediately, as does The Untouchables - but I don’t actively seek out tales of the Mafia. To my utter amazement, I loved Project Twilight. It’s a cracking good adventure with twists, turns, suspense aplenty, and even a cliffhanger at the end of part four which fairly begs for a sequel (though writers Scott and Wright have since said that, while they do have ideas for a follow-up, they’d rather pursue more original ideas than retread old ground). (more…)