It saddens me when I watch this, and on the DVD release it cuts off, sadly The Doctor and Peri never get to Blackpool, to The Nightmare Fair. Prior to the tragic hiatus, The Doctor and Peri, battle Davros and The Doctors, in a classic episode.
The writing is impeccable, it's one of the best stories from the latter part of the classic series, and one of the last dark, chilling stories (Mindwarp apart that is.) So many terrific elements, the story is so multi layered, but it all comes together so neatly, Davros using Kara for money, her hiring Orcini to assassinate him, Davros tricking The Doctor to visit Necros, and of course the arrival of the renegade Daleks at the end. With all that going on, you'd have thought it would have been a mess, but it's tight, and very well produced, some great action scenes, including the battle of the two Dalek factions.
I must admit to enjoying the scene where Tasambeker is exterminated, if only it had happened sooner. More creepy goings on in the basement, and of course some great humour, I love the banter between Jobel and The Doctor, Jobel and Peri, so funny, but sinister underneath.
It still saddens me to think that the show faced the axe after this, Colin's first full series featured some real gems, this perhaps being the brightest of them.
A classic. 10/10
BLACKPOOL!
The writing is impeccable, it's one of the best stories from the latter part of the classic series, and one of the last dark, chilling stories (Mindwarp apart that is.) So many terrific elements, the story is so multi layered, but it all comes together so neatly, Davros using Kara for money, her hiring Orcini to assassinate him, Davros tricking The Doctor to visit Necros, and of course the arrival of the renegade Daleks at the end. With all that going on, you'd have thought it would have been a mess, but it's tight, and very well produced, some great action scenes, including the battle of the two Dalek factions.
I must admit to enjoying the scene where Tasambeker is exterminated, if only it had happened sooner. More creepy goings on in the basement, and of course some great humour, I love the banter between Jobel and The Doctor, Jobel and Peri, so funny, but sinister underneath.
It still saddens me to think that the show faced the axe after this, Colin's first full series featured some real gems, this perhaps being the brightest of them.
A classic. 10/10
BLACKPOOL!