Doctor Who:
The Lazarus Experiment
By Stephen Greenhorn
Reviewed By Paul Bowler
" Ladies and gentlemen, I am Richard Lazarus. I am seventy six years old and I am reborn!"
The Doctor (David Tennant) and Martha (Freema Angyeman)
return to present day London, the TARDIS materialises inside Martha’s flat,
only a few hours after she first met the Doctor and stepped into to the TARDIS.
After listening to a message from Martha’s mother, Francine (Adjoa Andoh),
telling them that her sister, Trish (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), is on TV, they watch a
news report about the elderly Professor Lazarus (Mark Gatiss) who says he has
made a startling discovery that will change what it means to be human.
Having changed his mind about leaving, the Doctor
accompanies Martha to the launch party, where also Trish works, where they meet
up with Francine and Martha’s brother, Leo (Reggie Yates), before watching
Professor Lazarus as he steps into his machine. Suddenly, the machine begins to
run out of control, forcing the Doctor to intervene and stop the device
overloading. Professor Lazarus emerges from the machine, his DNA completely
rejuvenated, now a much younger man. The Doctor has doubts about the process,
so remembering they had a DNA sample after Lazarus kissed Martha’s hand, they
sneak off to the Professors lab to analyse it, where they are concerned to
discover the sample is indeed fluctuating and highly unstable.
