Doctor Who: Inferno: Episode 3 starts as the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) is transported to an alternate parallel dimension where is promptly arrested & taken to Platoon Leader Lethbridge Stewart (Nicholas Courtney) for interrogation, the Doctor quickly realises that he is stuck in an alternate universe & while they aren't completely the same theirs & ours are very similar. Lethbridge Stewart is convinced the Doctor is a spy & sets about arranging a firing squad to execute him, then something goes wrong with the drilling process which could cause a nuclear explosion that might kill everyone...
This Doctor Who adventure was episode 21 from season 7 & originally aired here in the UK during May 1970, directed by Douglas Camfield who fell ill & was replaced by producer Barry Letts for the studio filming on episodes 3 to 7 this is a top story from a good season. The script by Don Houghton is really starting to get going here as the Doctor is thrown into a parallel fascist run world & meets his assistant Liz (Caroline John) who is now a Nazi style guard with an outfit to go with it. The story is intriguing & is holding my interest, this is the point when all the build up & scene setting start to pay off with a satisfying plot involving character's you care about. I'm still not sure about the mammoth seven parts but if the final four episodes are as good as the first three then that won't be a problem & I can't wait for Episode 4.
I'm not sure about the clothes here with Liz dressed in a Nazi style uniform complete with mini skirt & knee boots along with Lethbridge Stewart who wears a stupid looking eye patch in the parallel world. The mutant side of the story seems to have taken a back seat here although someones hand is turning green... I really like the opening credits here as well as the title, writer & episode number are displayed against stock footage of a roaring volcano.
Inferno: Episode 3 has really kick started this story & it's shaping up to be the classic adventure that so many claim it is.
This Doctor Who adventure was episode 21 from season 7 & originally aired here in the UK during May 1970, directed by Douglas Camfield who fell ill & was replaced by producer Barry Letts for the studio filming on episodes 3 to 7 this is a top story from a good season. The script by Don Houghton is really starting to get going here as the Doctor is thrown into a parallel fascist run world & meets his assistant Liz (Caroline John) who is now a Nazi style guard with an outfit to go with it. The story is intriguing & is holding my interest, this is the point when all the build up & scene setting start to pay off with a satisfying plot involving character's you care about. I'm still not sure about the mammoth seven parts but if the final four episodes are as good as the first three then that won't be a problem & I can't wait for Episode 4.
I'm not sure about the clothes here with Liz dressed in a Nazi style uniform complete with mini skirt & knee boots along with Lethbridge Stewart who wears a stupid looking eye patch in the parallel world. The mutant side of the story seems to have taken a back seat here although someones hand is turning green... I really like the opening credits here as well as the title, writer & episode number are displayed against stock footage of a roaring volcano.
Inferno: Episode 3 has really kick started this story & it's shaping up to be the classic adventure that so many claim it is.