The Doctor and Sarah are drawn off course and, instead of UNIT HQ, they arrive on the same site in 1911.The Doctor and Sarah are drawn off course and, instead of UNIT HQ, they arrive on the same site in 1911.The Doctor and Sarah are drawn off course and, instead of UNIT HQ, they arrive on the same site in 1911.
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- TriviaWhen Sarah first enters at the beginning of the first part wearing the long old-fashioned gown, the Doctor calls her Vickie. He's referring to Victoria Waterfield who traveled with the Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton) and came from Victorian England. (However, the Second Doctor never called her Vickie.)
- GoofsIt's very convenient that Sarah just happens to find and try on an Edwardian dress just before the TARDIS happens to land in 1911 England.
- Quotes
The Doctor: Of course, it would make an ideal headquarters for some paramilitary organisation. This room could easily be turned into a laboratory. Oh hello.
Collins: Who're you? How did you get in here?
The Doctor: Through the window. I understood the property was for sale. No?
Collins: Ahh, you're not fooling me, Sir. You came with Dr. Warlock didn't you?
The Doctor: Did we?
Collins: He asked you to scout around while he kept His Nibs busy. Listen, if you're a friend of Dr Warlock's, tell him to watch out.
Sarah Jane Smith: Watch out for what?
Collins: The Egyptian. There's no knowing what he might do, he's got the temper of The Devil himself.
The Doctor: Egyptian, eh? Is this where he keeps his relatives?
Collins: It's no joke, Sir. He's only been here a few days but, I wouldn't be staying but, well, situations aren't easy to find at my age.
The Doctor: What are you afraid of?
Sarah Jane Smith: He locked this wing. He didn't know there was a second key. If he were to find me along here, let alone you two, he'd... he'd go stark raving mad, Sir.
The Doctor: I see. In that case we'd better leave.
Collins: Oh not this way Sir, better go the way you came. He might see you.
The Doctor: As you wish.
Collins: Uh, and remember to tell Dr. Warlock what I said, Sir.
The Doctor: Don't worry, I'll remember.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Lively Arts: Whose Dr. Who (1977)
The Tardis, having been thrown off course by the time tunnel of Sutekh, the Egyptian god of evil, turns up in the right place -- UNIT HQ -- but about sixty years too soon. Trapped by his brother Osiris, Sutekh avails himself of Marcus to try to build a missile to destroy the power source built by his brother to keep him imprisoned. Once freed, his intentions are to destroy not only the Earth, but countless other worlds. His revenge would be massive.
The story itself is not deep. Sutekh's riposte to the Doctor that your evil is my good is about as philosophical as this episode gets. It doesn't much matter. When even the smallest part, the poacher played by George Tovey, is as sharply-acted as Tom Baker's lead, you know you've got a good one on your hands.
- dmcderm
- May 11, 2018