DOCTOR WHO: THE UNICORN AND THE WASP

UK / BBC-1 / 1×45 minute episode / Broadcast 17 May 2008

Writer: Gareth Roberts / Director: Graeme Harper

Series: Doctor Who
Season Four Episode Seven

“typical all the decent men are on another bus”
“or Timelords”

It’s 1926 and doctor-donna arrive at a stately home just in time for cocktails and a body in the library, Agatha Christie is in attendance and so it would seem is a jewel thief known as The Unicorn and a giant revenge seeking wasp called a Vespiform.

All very much played for laughs The Unicorn and the Wasp cleverly takes a Whovian spin on a real bit of classic real life Agatha Christie mystery, in 1926 Christie really did disappear for 10 days after a break down when she discovered her husband was having an affair. Also see if you can count how many Christie book titles are mentioned in the course of the episode.

guest cast
FELICITY KENDAL as Lady Eddison
FENELLA WOOLGAR as Agatha Christie
TOM GOODMAN-HILL as Reverend Golightly
CHRISTOPHER BENJAMIN as Colonel Hugh
FELICITY JONES as Robina Redmond
ADAM RAYNER as Roger Curbishley
DAVID QUILTER as Greeves
DANIEL KING as Davenport
IAN BARRITT as Professor Peach
LEENA DHINGRA as Miss Chandrakala
CHARLOTTE EATON as Mrs HarT