The Macra made an appearance in the relaunched Doctor Who in the story Gridlock.
Their original story remains missing, believed wiped forever. The animated version gives fans to appreciate another lost Patrick Troughton story.
The Tardis lands on another colonial planet of a future Earth. Doctor, Ben, Polly and Jamie have concerns about something they saw on the Tardis scanner, a claw.
The Doctor and the Tardis crew are welcomed on the planet but it all feels a little false.
There are rehearsals form some festivities taking place. A big brother type person appears on screen at regular intervals issuing orders.
A man called Medok is causing waves. He claims to have seen something and has been arrested by the security chief. The Doctor wants to talk to Medok and helps him escape from his cell.
I found the first episode to be an uninvolving experience. It was hard to get into. It could not be the low budget animation style as I have seen other animated missing stories of Doctor Who before.
It might just be a weak opening episode and hopefully subsequent ones are better written.