Christmas 1896 at the beautiful and secluded Longmoss House. Diana Blount has lived here all her life - but since her father died, Longmoss has lost its magic.
Now the money's running out, and Mother says Diana must prepare to marry. This will be her last Christmas at Longmoss, running wild with visiting cousin Charlotte and evading the watchful eye of the one remaining servant, matriarchal housemaid Niamh.
Then one day, in the shut-up East Wing, Charlotte and Diana's games and ghost stories begin to get out of hand. The veil is thin at Longmoss, and something is trying to get through - something with a Master to serve.
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Script editor John Dorney said: "The Decayed Master doesn't have his own series, like a lot of the other Masters we've dealt with in Dark Gallifrey. We've only seen him in the context of regular Doctor Who, so this was an exciting chance to see what he's like when the Doctor isn't around. And what he's like is ruthless and pretty damn nasty!
"There's always an air of desperation about this Master, the determination to extend his life as much as possible. But this storyline sees him embarking on a quite personal quest, with no regards for consequences.
"The Dark Gallifrey series has been a real attempt to go deep on our favourite evil Time Lords, and Stewart and Lauren's scripts have really leapt at the possibilities of that, with an epic tale sweeping through many times and places and even genres. It's a rich, dark, complex web, and I think our listeners are going to love it."
