Doctor Who - Lynda Bellingham RIP

Lynda Bellingham who played the Inquisitor during Colin Bakers last season has passed away from cancer.  She was a co - star during season 23 which was The Trial of a Time Lord season.  She was in all 14 episodes and had a lot of good dialog with Colin Baker.  She also stared in another of my favorite shows All Creatures Great and Small as Helen Herriot.  Unfortunately she never made it to Christmas as that was her wish was to celebrate one more Christmas.

http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2014/oct/20/lynda-bellingham-dies-cancer-actor-presenter

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-29685903

Doctor Who - Trial of the Valeyard Review (Mild Spoilers)

 

Doctor Who: 

Trial of the Valeyard 

By Alan Barnes and Mike Maddox 

Starring Colin Baker, Michael Jayston and Lynda Bellingham

The Doctor is recalled to the courtroom space station of the Time Lords.  The Doctor wants nothing to do with another trial and bellows out his displeasure about being recalled.  He objects mightily and extremely loud to The Inquisitor that she bellows out in frustration for The Doctor to shut up.  Eventually he does and he stays quiet enough to find out why he was recalled.  It appears the person on trial is not The Doctor per say but in fact The Valeyard.  This revelation makes The Doctor happy and hopes he is found guilty and executed.  What The Doctor doesn’t realize is that he is not a witness but in fact he is The Valeyards defense attorney.  What ensues next is a mystery that The Valeyard wants The Doctor to solve that could have ramifications on Time Lord’s and The Doctor himself.