Now back on their proper time track, the Doctor and his friends must work to avoid the future they saw for themselves.Now back on their proper time track, the Doctor and his friends must work to avoid the future they saw for themselves.Now back on their proper time track, the Doctor and his friends must work to avoid the future they saw for themselves.
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- TriviaRichard Shaw, who spoke with a Cockney accent, was cast as Governor Lobos, but was asked to deliver his lines in BBC English. His accent slips only once, when he bellows at an underling to use "maximum securi'ee!"
- GoofsThe studio lights reflect off Ian's gun, causing visible lens flare.
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Ian Chesterton: Doctor, why do you always show the greatest interest in the least important things, eh?
Dr. Who: The least important things sometimes, my dear boy, lead to the greatest discoveries.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Lively Arts: Whose Dr. Who (1977)
Featured review
The Dimensions of Time
The Doctor is apprehended by the Moroks, who control Xeros. Meanwhile, the native Xerons plan a revolution against the Moroks.
Unlike most other fans, I believe "The Dimensions of Time" is just as good as the opening episode. It's a fun episode, and while there's bad bits, the good outweighs the bad.
We are introduced to both the Moroks and Xerons this episode. The Xerons are Tor (Jeremy Bulloch), Sita (Peter Sanders) and Dako (Peter Craze, brother of Michael). Bulloch comes of the best, while Craze is a bit rough. However, Sanders is truly horrendous, delivering is lines without any conviction whatsoever. The Xerons are appallingly badly written though, and saddled with lines like "One minute it was silence, the next minute a whirlwind hit me!". The Morok actors fare a bit better. Richard Shaw, as Lobos, is the only one who gets a lot of lines, and he's competent enough.
William Russell, Jacqueline Hill and Maureen O'Brien spend the episode wandering around the drab museum sets; we do get the hilarious sight of William Russell trying to tear a cardigan apart with his teeth though.
The main pleasure of the episode is William Hartnell. He's on top form this week, and the script gives him plenty to work with. The scene where he hides in a Dalek is classic, but my favorite bit is his interrogation by Lobos at the end. Hartnell really is delightful.
Unlike most other fans, I believe "The Dimensions of Time" is just as good as the opening episode. It's a fun episode, and while there's bad bits, the good outweighs the bad.
We are introduced to both the Moroks and Xerons this episode. The Xerons are Tor (Jeremy Bulloch), Sita (Peter Sanders) and Dako (Peter Craze, brother of Michael). Bulloch comes of the best, while Craze is a bit rough. However, Sanders is truly horrendous, delivering is lines without any conviction whatsoever. The Xerons are appallingly badly written though, and saddled with lines like "One minute it was silence, the next minute a whirlwind hit me!". The Morok actors fare a bit better. Richard Shaw, as Lobos, is the only one who gets a lot of lines, and he's competent enough.
William Russell, Jacqueline Hill and Maureen O'Brien spend the episode wandering around the drab museum sets; we do get the hilarious sight of William Russell trying to tear a cardigan apart with his teeth though.
The main pleasure of the episode is William Hartnell. He's on top form this week, and the script gives him plenty to work with. The scene where he hides in a Dalek is classic, but my favorite bit is his interrogation by Lobos at the end. Hartnell really is delightful.
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- guswhovian
- Aug 3, 2020
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- Runtime22 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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