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    Doctor Who: 73 Yards review – A five-star knockout all day long

    by Ed Power May 25, 2024 4 minutes
    Source: James Pardon/Bad Wolf/BBC Studios

    Warning: this review is also a recap, meaning it contains spoilers for the episode

    Finally, it’s here – the first Doctor Who classic of the Ncuti Gatwa era. Ironically, the 15th Doctor is absent throughout almost the entirety of “73 Yards”, but this is nonetheless an adventure made in his sincere, dashing image. It also passes the litmus test of any great Doctor Who instalment: would it work even without the Doctor? The answer is stonkingly in the affirmative.

    The obvious influence on “73 Yards” is folk horror, and staples of the form such as . It starts with the Doctor and assistant Ruby () materialising on a cliffside in Wales. While taking in

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