Doctor Who (2005) 2-11: Fear Her (Quick Review)

Episode:

721

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Serial:

176

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Writer:

Matthew Graham

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Director:

Euros Lyn

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Air Date:

24-Jun-2006

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This week on Sci-Fi Adventures, it's the 24th of June 2026, the 20th anniversary of Fear Her. So now I'm writing about it.

It was the fourth and final episode of season 2 to be directed by Euros Lyn. If you sort the season by IMDb rating, three of those stories are down near the bottom and one is right at the top. This is not the one at the top. Lyn came back for the Christmas special and then disappeared for most of the RTD era, only returning for two more stories, which are often regarded as being 'bangers'.

This time the writer was Matthew Graham and it was his only story for the Tenth Doctor, though he did eventually come back for an Eleventh Doctor story. His episodes aren't generally considered to be top tier Doctor Who, though he's had some success outside of the series. He co-created Life on Mars and wrote half the episodes for instance. Then he came back to that universe and co-created Ashes to Ashes, writing six episodes of that.

Incidentally the main character of Life on Mars has the same last name as Rose Tyler, because the guy's daughter was a Doctor Who fan and suggested it.

Okay I need to cut the trivia short as I'm going to go through the episode more quickly than usual, instead of examining every scene. There'll still be SPOILERS though. I won't spoil anything from the next episode however, even though the trailer did.