As this episode opens the empty shell of a Dalek is stolen as it is being transported to a secure facility... a year later it forms the basis of a new security drone. They should be perfectly safe but one of the developers found a tiny trace of DNA inside and decided to clone it to see what it was. Inevitably the results aren't good for humanity. Meanwhile The Doctor has been serving a long prison sentence; shortened when Captain Jack Harkness turns up to break her out. She gets back to Earth several months after her intended arrival, leaving there companions wondering what happened to her. Once they tell her about the potential Dalek problem she sets about discovering the truth and saving the world once again.
This New Year's special has both good and bad points. On the plus side it was fun to see Captain Jack back again; John Barrowman is a lot of fun in the roll... seeing him again reminds me what a pity it was that 'Torchwood' was cancelled. The new Dalek design is really good, more menacing than before. The story provided some good scary moments as well as fun references to previous adventures and characters. I know she isn't popular with everybody but I am still enjoying Jodie Whittaker's Doctor. On the downside the companions are a problem; any one of them might be great but having three means they continue to be a group separate from The Doctor. The way the Daleks was defeated was solid; and should have been the end of the episode. Unfortunately we got an overlong epilogue with much 'meaningful' dialogue... at least it might solve the companion problem. Overall it was decent enough but by no means a classic... I'm certainly glad there were no attempts to add Covid references!