Damaged Goods
The year is 1987 and there’s a deadly new narcotic on the streets of London. As part of their investigations The Doctor and his companions Chris and Roz move into the Quadrant, a rundown housing estate. An ancient alien menace has been unleashed, a menace somehow linked to a local gang leader known as The Capper, a charmed young boy called Gabriel and his mother Winnie, the enigmatic Frei Foundation, and Eva Jericho, a woman driven to the brink of madness.
As London descends into an apocalyptic nightmare, The Doctor must uncover the truth about the residents of the Quadrant and a desperate bargain made one dark Christmas Eve.
Written by: Russell T Davies, adapted by Jonathan Morris
Directed by: Ken Bentley
- Based on the original 1996 New Adventures novel by Doctor Who writer and executive producer Russell T Davies.
| Written by: | Russell T Davies, adapted by Jonathan Morris |
|---|---|
| Director: | Ken Bentley |
| Sound Design: | Howard Carter |
| Music: | Howard Carter |
| Cover Art: | Tom Webster |
| Number of Discs: | 2 |
| Duration: | 120′ approx |
| Physical Retail ISBN: | 978-1-78178-439-6 |
| Production Code: | BFPDWLWCD02 |
| Recorded Dates: | 28 and 29 July 2014 |
| Recorded At: | The Moat Studios |
DEVIATIONS FROM THE ORIGINAL NOVEL
- The Quadrant is located in London, rather than in the north.
- The drug is named SMILE rather than cocaine.
- The opening scenes with The Doctor in New York are cut.
- Chris and David only kiss, whereas in the original novel they had sex.
- Mrs Hearn is excised from the story.
- The Capper jumps from the building rather than setting himself on fire.
- Mrs Jericho runs Thomas over rather than sticking cutlery in his chest.
- Dr. Greco works for the Torchwood Institute, rather than the Brotherhood.
- The N-Forms were activated by the Time War rather than the Brotherhood (this was an ongoing story arc in the New Adventures.)
- The Tyler family survive, whereas in the novel only Gabriel Tyler remains alive in a coma.
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