The Doctor discovers the true link between Salamander and Kent while Astrid tries to convince the shelter inhabitants they have been lied to.The Doctor discovers the true link between Salamander and Kent while Astrid tries to convince the shelter inhabitants they have been lied to.The Doctor discovers the true link between Salamander and Kent while Astrid tries to convince the shelter inhabitants they have been lied to.
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- Shelterer
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- Dr. Who
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- David Whitaker
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
- Donald Wilson(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaWhile filming the climax, Barry Letts was misinformed as to the best way to record these sequences, a problem compounded when the film became jammed in the camera. This sorely limited the number of shots Letts could use in the finished programme.
- Quotes
[last lines]
[the Doctor's hands hover of the TARDIS controls uncertainly, then his right goes to his head again as his left gestures to Jaime to do it]
Jamie: Me, Doctor?
[Jaime places his hand on a dial to turn it, then hesitates]
Jamie: But you said we were never to touch the controls.
Dr. Who: Quite right, Jaime.
[the Doctor whips around to see the REAL Doctor at the doors]
Dr. Who: [dressed normally] Welcome to the TARDIS.
Salamander: Thank you. You were doing so well impersonating me I... I thought I might return the compliment.
Dr. Who: And Giles Kent?
Salamander: Unfortunately didn't survive the explosion.
Dr. Who: We're going to put you outside, Salamander. No friends, no safety, nothing. You'll run, but they'll catch up with you.
[Salamander grabs for the controls...]
Dr. Who: No!
[... whips back around to gut-punch the Doctor, then pins him against the console]
Salamander: [face to face with the Doctor] And now I'm going to kill you.
Jamie: No, you don't.
[Jaime grabs Salamander from behind. Salamander elbows Jaime, grabs at the control Jaime touched, and twists it hard, starting dematerialization without first closing the doors. The TARDIS tilts violently. The Doctor and Victoria are thrown toward the heavy chair]
Victoria: Doctor!
Dr. Who: [grabs at the chair and Victoria] Victoria!
Victoria: Doctor!
Dr. Who: Jaime! Hold on to something!
[Jaime grabs the base of a plinth. Salamander screams as he slides across the floor, through the doors...]
Dr. Who: Jaime! Oh!
[... and out of the TARDIS, tumbling unprotected into the time vortex]
- ConnectionsReferenced in Second Time Around: The Troughton Years (2012)
This is often said to be like a Bond adventure. Certainly it has that type of feel. It involves various locations around a near future Earth, political intrigue, spies, helicopters and chases, glamorous women and a Bond villain type enemy who is played by Patrick Troughton in a fabulous dual role. As the Doctor, Troughton is a genial, clowning and mercurial character. As Salamander, Troughton gets the chance to play a ruthless, slimy and powerful villain.
Throughout its 6 episodes this is solid, enjoyable and intriguing but it has some strange, awkward, slightly badly done moments in the first 3 episodes. The near future setting is not particularly convincingly realised. Jamie and Victoria are also given dialogue and actions not in keeping with the characters they are meant to be portraying. This happens a little bit in other stories but happens a bit more blatantly in this story. The final 3 episodes really crank up with great material for Troughton, interesting story developments and exciting action.
Overall a very good story if a bit below the extremely high level of series 5 brilliant standards in the first 3 parts.
My Ratings: Episodes 1-3 - 8/10, Episode 4 - 9/10, Episodes 5 & 6 - 10/10
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- Runtime22 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1