The Devil's Chord

Episode aired May 10, 2024
50m

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

8.7K

YOUR RATING

Jinkx Monsoon in The Devil's Chord (2024)

Adventure Drama Sci-Fi

The Doctor and Ruby meet The Beatles but discover that the all-powerful Maestro is changing history. London becomes a battleground with the future of humanity at stake.The Doctor and Ruby meet The Beatles but discover that the all-powerful Maestro is changing history. London becomes a battleground with the future of humanity at stake.The Doctor and Ruby meet The Beatles but discover that the all-powerful Maestro is changing history. London becomes a battleground with the future of humanity at stake.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.1/10

8.7K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Laura June Hudson plays the ill-fated Elderly Woman. She had been a BBC Costume Designer on the original show, working on eight stories between 1978-81. Tom Baker declared her his favourite, loving her operatic style.

Goofs
John Lennon is wearing his famous round Windsor brand glasses, which he began wearing 1966, three years after this episode is set. In 1963, Lennon wore "Buddy Holly" style glasses, which were wide black-rimmed glasses.

However, the episode is set in an alternate timeline, where reality has been altered and music has all but disappeared since the 1930s. So, the reality of The Beatles would be different, and Buddy Holly would likely never have existed as a musician to inspire John in the alternate reality.

Quotes
Timothy Drake: Henry, get away from him.
Maestro: Them.
Timothy Drake: What?
Maestro: Me.
Timothy Drake: What?
Maestro: I'm them.
Timothy Drake: You're who?
Maestro: "You're who?"

Connections
Featured in Doctor Who: Unleashed: The Devil's Chord (2024)

Soundtracks
Three Blind Mice
Traditional
Performed by Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra

User reviews78

Featured review

6/10

Mixed bag

It had its moments, but a bit disappointing overall. Problems: Beatles, especially Paul really didn't look much like the people they were playing. The plot seemed a bit disjointed. There really wasn't enough research into the era, which led to some anachronisms; the big one was the women's clothing - this was supposed to be set in 1963, but the miniskirt didn't surface until 1966. (X-men and the Man From Uncle film made the same mistake!). The men's clothes were better. I can't say I'm a big fan of turning it into a musical. Overall, it could have been better than it was without a lot of extra work.