The TARDIS lands on an island surrounded by a sea of acid. The travelers soon meet an old man named Arbitan, who forces them to set out on a quest to find a set of keys to a machine called the Conscience of Marinus.
The Keys of Marinus has always been a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. Terry Nation crafts a great adventure story, and I have to give Verity Lambert props for making such an ambitious story.
Raymond Cusick's set design is fantastic, and Norman Kay's incidental music is excellent. There's some quite good special effects as well.
Terry Nation also knows how to write the regulars very well; I particularly liked when Barbara asked the Doctor why the TARDIS scanner wasn't in color!
The Keys of Marinus has always been a bit of a guilty pleasure for me. Terry Nation crafts a great adventure story, and I have to give Verity Lambert props for making such an ambitious story.
Raymond Cusick's set design is fantastic, and Norman Kay's incidental music is excellent. There's some quite good special effects as well.
Terry Nation also knows how to write the regulars very well; I particularly liked when Barbara asked the Doctor why the TARDIS scanner wasn't in color!