The Doctor and Jamie arrive on a mysterious spacecraft whose only occupant is a dangerous Servo Robot.The Doctor and Jamie arrive on a mysterious spacecraft whose only occupant is a dangerous Servo Robot.The Doctor and Jamie arrive on a mysterious spacecraft whose only occupant is a dangerous Servo Robot.
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Freddy Foote
- Servo Robot
- (as Freddie Foot)
Yinka Adbeyi
- Wheel Crewmember
- (uncredited)
Harry Fielder
- Wheel Crewmember
- (uncredited)
Ken Gibson
- Wheel Crewmember
- (uncredited)
Chris Jeffries
- Dr. Who
- (uncredited)
Chris Konyils
- Wheel Crewmember
- (uncredited)
Angela March
- Wheel Crewmember
- (uncredited)
Gordon Pitt
- Wheel Crewmember
- (uncredited)
Dorothy Su
- Wheel Crewmember
- (uncredited)
John Taylor
- Wheel Crewmember
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis episode was wiped by the BBC and no copy of it is known to exist.
- Quotes
[a food dispenser has just produced a number of food cubes]
Jamie McCrimmon: I've heard of a square meal, but this is ridiculous!
- ConnectionsEdited into Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space Mini-Episode (2018)
Featured review
Ominous space music - One of the most descriptive and legendary subtitles I've ever read.
I don't really have much to say about this one (hell I was gonna just not review it, but the completionist in me is too strong). This story would be nothing more than forgettable if not for a few things showing up for the first time and some fun interactions. Like Jamie not understanding recordings, or much of anything for that matter, he's great. Again some of the one off side characters are getting more personality, but I found some of them genuinely funny which was a nice surprise. The Cybermats get a lot more to do here, and more of an explanation of what they do. There's also some nice moments where Jamie and the Doctor just talk about Victoria leaving that I really enjoyed and wish they went into a bit more. As for the first time for things the Doctor is called John Smith for the first time, I always love seeing where things like that start and learning that Jamie came up with it makes it even better. Then of course there's Zoe, I like her, but I don't think as much as most do. Don't get me wrong, she's awesome, but I honestly think I like all 3 TARDIS teams from this era. She's smart, independent, while still acknowledging she has a lot to learn about people which sets up her arc really well. She mostly works off of Jamie here and I love the dynamic of her being a genius and Jamie not having a clue about anything. Have I mentioned that I love Jamie enough yet? As her time in the TARDIS goes on she really starts to bond with the Doctor due to her really matching wits with him on some things. Overall this is still a pretty forgettable story that's yet another case of this show stretching out plot more than necessary, but there are some redeeming aspects to it.
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- laurawanco
- May 24, 2021
Details
- Runtime23 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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