


It was a six-part season finale that climaxed the first three years of Tom Baker’s tenure in the role, with the actor at the height of his popularity. They originally made their (sole) TV appearance in the 1977 Victorian extravaganza, The Talons of Weng-Chiang by Robert Holmes, a story which is seen by most fans as one of the very best, if not the best, Doctor Who adventures. And one of their finest releases from that range was The Mahogany Murderers, featuring theatre manager Henry Gordon Jago and police pathologist Professor George Litefoot. One of the smartest decisions the Big Finish production company ever made was to further extend its Doctor Who audio releases by creating its range of Companion Chronicles talking books.
