The Doctor persuades Bruce to help him infiltrate Salamander's research centre while Salamander takes drastic action to prevent Swann finding out the truth.The Doctor persuades Bruce to help him infiltrate Salamander's research centre while Salamander takes drastic action to prevent Swann finding out the truth.The Doctor persuades Bruce to help him infiltrate Salamander's research centre while Salamander takes drastic action to prevent Swann finding out the truth.
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- Shelterer
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- Guard
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- Shelterer
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- Guard
- (uncredited)
- Shelterer
- (uncredited)
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- David Whitaker
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
- Donald Wilson(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe episode was wiped by the BBC, but another copy was found in Nigeria in 2013.
- GoofsThe scrap of newsprint Swann finds bears the date "Friday, August 16, 2017". In reality, that date is a Wednesday.
- Quotes
Jamie: We can't tell you anything.
Dr. Who: [as Salamander] Of course not. We know everything. We know about Giles Kent, we know about the girl called Astrid, and we know about your friend, the Doctor.
Victoria: [steps forward] I don't believe you.
Dr. Who: A childish plan to impersonate me. That's the truth, isn't it?
Jamie: [steps forward] Ah, but he didn't agree to it.
Dr. Who: You two were sent to the Central European Zone to start trouble.
Victoria: If you want to know the truth, Giles Kent told us a story and we weren't sure. Before the Doctor could do anything, we had to come here and find out what person you're like.
Jamie: Yeah, we found out right enough.
Dr. Who: You see, Bruce, they're just terrorists. Not very big-fry either. All this nonsense about proof against me.
Victoria: If you're doing so much good for the world, why are you so afraid for your own life?
Jamie: Aye, why do you have so many enemies?
Victoria: Personal guards...
Jamie: Your own food taster...
Victoria: And why destroy the one man people trusted, Alexander Denes?
Jamie: Aye!
Donald Bruce: What do you mean, "destroy"?
Victoria: One of your men shot him.
Donald Bruce: Trying to escape?
Victoria: He shot him deliberately.
Jamie: [walks up to Bruce] Aye, and that girl, Fariah, well, she was close to Salamander. She'd speak against him. I know she would.
Dr. Who: Fariah is dead.
Victoria: [shocked mad] Dead?
Jamie: You've had her murdered, too, have you?
Victoria: [attacks "Salamander"] Why, you...
Dr. Who: [as himself, cowers out of his chair] Oh, Victoria, don't hit me! You wouldn't hit your old friend the Doctor, would you?
- SoundtracksMusic for Strings, Percussion and Celesta
(uncredited)
Composed by Béla Bartók
Performed by the RIAS Orchestra
The quality at the end of this story is astonishing, absolutely first class, on audio it was decent, on screen it is wonderful, I hadn't realised just how good.
It has combined the espionage/spy thriller vibe along with the science fiction element amazingly well. Even at this late stage, the layers of the story are being slowly peeled away, Salamander is a fascinating character, he really does seem to be out for only himself, he doesn't seem to care who he has to sacrifice to achieve his goal.
This is one of Troughton's best, and arguably Pat's finest performance, how wonderful that this was found for us all to enjoy.
Superb. 10/10
- Sleepin_Dragon
- Feb 22, 2020
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- Runtime24 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1