It could be the end of the universe (again) as the bolshy Sixth Doctor Who and his American companion Peri Brown find themselves trapped on the Vipod Mor survey spaceship, full of diverse shady characters (including an on-the-run criminal and a vile, disease-ridden captain), plus a hideous carnivorous monster that's running amok in its ventilation ducts. All this, whilst later caught in the deadly machinations of an unstable split-personality computer. The Slipback has begun...
Not regarded by fans as one of Classic Doctor Who's finest spin-offs, nor one of writer Eric Saward's finest scripts either, Slipback proves a cannibalised mish-mash of previous ideas from his mostly excellent time as series Script Editor, here trying too hard to emulate the kind of humorous universe building prior done better by Douglas Adams ten years earlier. Nonetheless, this adaptation of the original 1986 Target novel isn't too bad, of which actor/former Spitting Image puppets impersonator Jon Glover (who also starred in the original radio series) does an effective job of telling the lengthy story, handling the numerous characters' vocal interpretations well, especially Colin Baker's lead incarnation.
Slipback is definitely for the completist's collection only, with far better classic tales in the range for overall fans to listen to and enjoy first.
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