Despite being 20 years old, my favourite Christmas present this year was, without a doubt, my Adipose toy. The Adipose were the first aliens to be featured in Series 4 of Doctor Who, starring David Tennant and Catherine Tate, in the episode 'Partners in Crime.' Essentially, they are formed from human fat tissue, hence the name; 'adipose tissue' is the correct biological term for body fat. As soon as I first saw the episode, I thought they would make an incredible product. Much like the Ewoks in Episode VI of Star Wars, the Adipose seemed almost invented to sell merchandise. Cute and cuddly, with little of the creepiness associated with the majority of the ...  Read the complete review

The Adipose made its appearance in one of the newer Doctor Who episodes. The Adipose are small creatures, made almost entirely of fat, with a couple of stocky arms and webbed feet. They look rather cute, but harvested a darker secret in the shows... Character Options have already been responsible for making a great range of action figures from the Doctor Who series. This is not an action figure, but a plush doll. It is an interesting move for the toy company to produce a cuddly creature, but if you consider what kind of characters could have translated into cuddly toys, the options would have been quite narrow. A Donna Noble cuddly toy to take to bed, anyone? ...  Read the complete review

The first Doctor Who episode of series four, 'Partners in Crime' was screened in spring 2008. Adipose Industries was set up by an evil nanny who hid Adipose seeds inside what became very popular miracle weight loss pills. The Adipose babies would harvest fat from around the host human body and 'birth' themselves at night. The only problem was that some people were completely turned into Adipose babies, hair, bones and all, especially if they were in danger of exposing the secret. They looked so irresistibly cute for little alien parasites formed from fat. When I saw the episode I told my son I hoped they would bring out a toy version, and I wasn't alone. ...  Read the complete review