The cliffhangers to this story have been fairly weak so far. The exception is clearly the end of Part 3, where it is revealed that Mags, one of the supporting characters in the story, is a werewolf. Now, I knew that Mags was going to be revealed as a werewolf when I went into the story, and I had seen various images of her in her werewolf form. What I'd neglected, however, was that in context, she is incredibly creepy and terrifying, and an interesting depiction of what a werewolf could look like. It forgoes the traditional form of a werewolf, i.e. a wolf-like creature, for something altogether stranger, consisting of sharp teeth and lime green face paint. This may not sound like much, however it is a production decision that allows for focus to be put on the performance of Jessica Martin, the actress who plays Mags, who is able to unleash the inner animal and give a truly frightening performance. This is accentuated by director Alan Wareing's decision to use several close ups of her, focussing on the vaguely terrifying aspects of her form and giving a fully scary monster for this adventure.
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