Doctor Who: Night's Black Agents

The Companion Chronicles #4.11

by Marty Ross, Frazer Hines (Narrator), Hugh Ross (Narrator)

Jamie McCrimmon and his new friend the Sixth Doctor are lost on the moors of Scotland, where the legendary Kelpie roam...

They are offered shelter by the Reverend Merodach, the minister of the parish of Lammermoor, and are welcomed to his castle. But strange forces are at work within its walls, and Merodach is not what he appears.

Can the Doctor and Jamie prevent their powerful enemy from taking the TARDIS for himself?

Genres: Doctor Who, Science Fiction, Audiobook

Audio CD

First published May 31, 2010

Reviews

[Kiri · Rating 4 out of 5]

I swear I could listen to Jamie forever.

[Rick · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a fun one. It follows the events of Doctor Who: City of Spires in which Jamie meets the Sixth Doctor, even though they’d previously met (see Doctor Who: The Two Doctors) Jamie does not remember the Doctor at all. This was disappointing. But then, as always, things with the Doctor are complicated. Narrated by Hines, this is a good story that is kept moving pretty well even though the second half got bogged down just a tad, the performances of the two actors involved made up for it.

[Stephen Theaker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jamie and the sixth Doctor in a gothic tale of Scotland. All the stuff praising the whiteness and fairness of tragic bride Lucy's skin seemed a bit old-fashioned, but I suppose Jamie is an 18th century man. Frazer Hines's Colin Baker isn't anywhere near as good as his Patrick Troughton, but I liked it, overall.

[Steven Shinder · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listened to this because I heard it takes place after City of Spires. It was okay.

[Ellen Schoener · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nights black agents was alright- it was certainly well performed and the villain was intense. But the story itself was a bit been there, done that.

[Jamieson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a Companion Chronicle (narrated by a companion with a single guest actor) that is narrated by Jamie McCrimmon (Frazer Hines) and sees the Sixth Doctor and Jamie encountering a mysterious vicar in the Scottish Moors. Taking place between Doctor Who: City of Spires and Doctor Who: The Wreck of the Titan, this was a decent adventure, but wasn't anything special for me. It's rather dark and atmospheric, a horror story set in the Scottish Moors at a creepy castle inhabited by dark forces. If that's your thing, great. It's just not mine. So, while it was good, it won't be one I'll be returning to often.

[Anne Barwell · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was the first companion chronicle I'd heard and it fits in between the 6/Jamie adventures The City of Spires and The Wreck of the Titan.

I enjoyed it. Frazer Hines does a good job capturing the other characters besides his own and Hugh Ross was particularly macabre in his role. It's an interesting format which I thought worked well and the storyline worked well; it filled the gap between those two stories nicely.

[Debra Cook · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Doctor and Jamey head to the Tardis but come across a man in the castle who is keeping them there through witchcraft and a water horse.

[Luiz Santiago · Rating 4 out of 5]

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