Captain Jack’s back and Trump-a-like Jack Robertson was fun, but the 2005 Daleks aced the newer versions in an uneven return

Let’s get the Judoon in the room out of the way. That episode was no Robot of Sherwood, Jo Patterson was no Harriet Jones, and I’m no Dan Martin. All of us at the Guardian were devastated to lose Dan in 2020, but we didn’t want the festive special of Doctor Who to pass without giving you a chance to pay a tribute to him, or to discuss a New Year’s Day special that was … well … uneven at best.

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