As the trial continues, the Doctor presents an event from his future as evidence of his reform.As the trial continues, the Doctor presents an event from his future as evidence of his reform.As the trial continues, the Doctor presents an event from his future as evidence of his reform.
Richard Bonehill
- Hyperion III Officer
- (uncredited)
David Fieldsend
- Time Lord
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaFirst appearance of Mel played by Bonnie Langford, she remains as of 2007, the only companion (excluding Susan, the First Doctor's granddaughter) without the typical "meeting" story.
- Quotes
The Doctor: [alerted by the sound of a mayday signal] Quickly, Mel! Press the red button! Get the message on the screen.
[Mel presses the button repeatedly but the message doesn't appear]
The Doctor: Press it! Press it!
Melanie 'Mel' Bush: I am!
[the Doctor sidles up and presses a different button from the one Mel pushed; the message appears]
Melanie 'Mel' Bush: You said "red."
The Doctor: Did I? Must be the carrot juice making me colour blind!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Wogan's Web: Episode #1.14 (1998)
Featured review
A wonderful start, with a first class cliffhanger at the end.
The Doctor and new companion Mel land aboard Hyperion III, answering a distress call, and end up having to solve a murder.
It's been a while since we've had a space whodunnit, the last probably Robots of Death. Overall I'm not a huge fan of Terror of The Vervoids, but this first episode I have always loved. It has a murder mystery feel, it's a real change in direction, it works so well early on here. Even Colin's had a slightly toned down waistcoat, all the better for it.
The Trial itself is now beginning to get serious, the tone in the courtroom is less frivolous than in the earlier ones.
Mel is great also, a terrific start for her, and I just love Honor Blackman, hard to believe she's sixty here.
Best of all, is that great big, explosive cliffhanger, the best the show had had for many years, brilliant.
I'm a little less confident with later episodes, but Part one is hard to fault. 9/10
It's been a while since we've had a space whodunnit, the last probably Robots of Death. Overall I'm not a huge fan of Terror of The Vervoids, but this first episode I have always loved. It has a murder mystery feel, it's a real change in direction, it works so well early on here. Even Colin's had a slightly toned down waistcoat, all the better for it.
The Trial itself is now beginning to get serious, the tone in the courtroom is less frivolous than in the earlier ones.
Mel is great also, a terrific start for her, and I just love Honor Blackman, hard to believe she's sixty here.
Best of all, is that great big, explosive cliffhanger, the best the show had had for many years, brilliant.
I'm a little less confident with later episodes, but Part one is hard to fault. 9/10
- Sleepin_Dragon
- Dec 26, 2019
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