1. "Jo looks for fresh evidence against
IMC, and falls into a trap.Copy !req
2. This episode was first broadcast
on Saturday 24 April 1971
and was watched by 9.5 million viewers.Copy !req
3. This made it the highest rated episode
of Doctor Who since January 1966.Copy !req
4. This scene was pre-recorded at the end
of the studio session for Episode 2.Copy !req
5. It's the episode's only scene
in the Leeson dome, so pre-recording
was easier than building the set again.Copy !req
6. This cliffhanger would cause some
consternation for Jon Pertwee
some months later.Copy !req
7. A photo poster was released featuring
the Doctor cowering from the "claws".Copy !req
8. Pertwee objected, insisting that
the Doctor should always be promoted
as a hero who didn't get scared.Copy !req
9. The poster was quickly withdrawn
from sale and replaced with
a more heroic one with a Sea Devil.Copy !req
10. Coming up is a close-up
of the control unit on the ground.Copy !req
11. It had to be recorded separately
from the rest of the scene,
after a recording pause,Copy !req
12. because the robot was blocking
the camera's view.Copy !req
13. Pre-recording ends here.Copy !req
14. Jo is winding a hand generator
to power up the radio.Copy !req
15. The radio set and wall terminal
(that was the white panel
at the extreme right)Copy !req
16. Were hired from the props company
Trading Post at a cost of £60.Copy !req
17. "Yes?", Ashe asked her in a cut line.Copy !req
18. When he enters, Winton was scripted
to tell Ashe that he doubts Norton
is an engineer as he claims.Copy !req
19. The line was cut before recording.Copy !req
20. The end of the scene was also cut,
this time after being recorded.Copy !req
21. Ashe makes for the main entrance,
as Norton watches from the radio area.Copy !req
22. This time, it is a more usual CSO
screen, in an area at the back of the
set that wasn't seen last episode.Copy !req
23. The boom shadow is still with us.Copy !req
24. The IMC voice again belongs
to Michael Briant, the director.Copy !req
25. You are just about to get a good look
at Pat Gorman.Copy !req
26. This week he's out of his primitive
costume and playing his second role
in the story.Copy !req
27. Here he is in the bottom
right-hand corner.Copy !req
28. And he speaks, too...Copy !req
29. The scene's last two shots
were both taken by Camera 5.Copy !req
30. A recording pause allowed
that otherwise impossible cut.Copy !req
31. It also allowed Dent to move
between sets.Copy !req
32. Even in 1971, it was common knowledge
that the legal fraternity never hurried
over anything,Copy !req
33. particularly when they were being paid
by the hour.Copy !req
34. The longer they took,
the more they could charge.Copy !req
35. The script says that "Dent conceals his
surprise at seeing the Doctor alive".Copy !req
36. During rehearsals for this episode,
Morris Perry began to feel faint
on 15 March and went a grey colour.Copy !req
37. Nicholas John, the production assistant,
phoned the BBC surgery for them
to check out the actor,Copy !req
38. but they were unable to get out
to the rehearsal room, so an ambulance
was called to take him to hospital.Copy !req
39. It turned out that he had blood
poisoning from an abscess under a tooth,Copy !req
40. so he was given an injection
of antibiotics and allowed to go home
after 45 minutes.Copy !req
41. in which the leader of a small community
has to face the problems of those under
his charge and those who oppose them.Copy !req
42. Some viewers may have joined this serial
while it was already in progress, rather
than watching regularly from Episode 1.Copy !req
43. A short story-so-far recap like this
helped to get them up to date on events
they may have missed.Copy !req
44. In 1971 viewers only had one chance
to catch an episode,Copy !req
45. and if they missed it, that was it:
They'd never see it.Copy !req
46. The voice of Roy Skelton (1931-2011),
playing Norton, had been heard many
times in Doctor Who prior to this story.Copy !req
47. His debut was in 'The Ark', back
in 1966. Since then he had provided
voices for Cybermen, Daleks and Krotons.Copy !req
48. This story was Roy Skelton's first
in-vision appearance in Doctor Who.
He was best known as a voice actor.Copy !req
49. His credits ranged from the Rubovia
puppet series starting in the late 1950s
to Out of the Unknown (1967).Copy !req
50. He achieved TV immortality
by providing the distinctive voices of
Zippy and George for Rainbow (1973-93).Copy !req
51. This was recorded on the power room set,
kept dark for anonymity.Copy !req
52. Note the lights on the robot that
are barely seen elsewhere.Copy !req
53. As scripted they were to try doors
but find them locked.Copy !req
54. This is the last time the robot is seen
in studio.Copy !req
55. And so the robot waves goodbye.Copy !req
56. Here's Pat Gorman again.Copy !req
57. It's the same bulkhead door
seen a moment ago.Copy !req
58. It's marked "Communications Room"
in the script.Copy !req
59. Playing IMC Guards in this episode are:Copy !req
60. Brian Gilmar, Brian Justice,
Mike Stephens and Stewart Stephens.Copy !req
61. This episode's excellent ratings were
discussed at the senior BBC executives'
review meeting on 5 May 1971.Copy !req
62. It was noted that it was the highest
since the heyday of the Daleks.Copy !req
63. High-level approval may also have
resulted in Doctor Who getting an
additional episode for its 1972 series.Copy !req
64. Thereafter, the series ran for 26 weeks
of the year rather than 25.Copy !req
65. There has just been a recording break
for the Doctor to change sets.Copy !req
66. Fans of the IMC robot had a chance
to see its operator, John Scott Martin,Copy !req
67. playing a workman in
Take Three Girls on 28 April 1971.
But without his robot suit.Copy !req
68. This episode was recorded
on Friday 19 March 1971 in Studio 3
at BBC Television Centre.Copy !req
69. It overran the intended 7.30 - 10 p.m.
Schedule by six minutes.Copy !req
70. The official report into the overrun
concluded that it was all down
to a lot of retakes.Copy !req
71. Some were for production reasons
And some were technicalCopy !req
72. "IMC guards are manacling Jo and Winton
to an explosive device -
a plain metal box with handles.Copy !req
73. "An IMC guard is sledge-hammering into
the ground a spike with a ring on top.Copy !req
74. "A third set of manacles is attached
from the ring of the spike
to a handle of the box.Copy !req
75. The end of the scene was cut
before recording.Copy !req
76. The script specifies: "Close in on the
manacle as Jo slowly and carefully
starts trying to wriggle her hand free,Copy !req
77. "without disturbing
the explosive device."Copy !req
78. They are in one of the square buildings
shown to the east of the main dome
on Ashe's wall map:Copy !req
79. "A room in the shell
of a small ruined building.Copy !req
80. "What walls remain carry faded patterns
similar to those
of the primitives' blankets."Copy !req
81. Jo previously mentioned the
escapology course in her first story,
'Terror of the Autons'.Copy !req
82. In practice, she tended to escape using
a giant bunch of skeleton keys - not
much use against futuristic handcuffs.Copy !req
83. Katy Manning has often told a story
about this scene.Copy !req
84. Everyone was getting a bit tired of the
endless retakes, so the next time round
she varied her line a little:Copy !req
85. She was supposed to shout, "Look out,
it's a bomb!" Stay tuned to find out
what she did say!Copy !req
86. The chain snaps nowhere near
where it was being hit.Copy !req
87. So, was it a bomb? No: "Look out,"
shouted Katy, "it's a bum!"Copy !req
88. Only this time the "bum" didn't fart -
it exploded!Copy !req
89. You'll have noticed that the story bears
no relation to anything that happens in
the scene: Evidently it's a "bum" tale.Copy !req
90. Stanley McGeagh often played
policemen and other uniformed officers
on televisionCopy !req
91. in series as varied as Dad's Army
(1969), Callan (1969), UFO (1970-1),
and Minder (1982).Copy !req
92. He would return to Doctor Who in the
slightly larger role of Prison Officer
Drew in 1972's 'The Sea Devils'.Copy !req
93. "All vehicles to travel no more
than 10 miles per hour."Copy !req
94. That was the instruction from the site
manager at the clay pit location.Copy !req
95. The buggies are called Haflingers.Copy !req
96. Two were hired from the makers,
Steyr-Daimler-Puch, for £10.Copy !req
97. "Please be careful about walking
into the hotel with dirty gumboots,"
the location instructions noted.Copy !req
98. "Do not go too near the edge
of cliff faces 'to see how high you are'
or to stand under cliff edges.Copy !req
99. "There is a danger that the person
who does not bother to read thisCopy !req
100. "will be standing above you
and may dislodge a whole cliff face.Copy !req
101. "Nobody is to climb any slopes
unless asked to do so."Copy !req
102. The tent was provided
by Penrose Marquee Hire, Truro.Copy !req
103. This sequence was filmed
on Friday 12 February 1971.Copy !req
104. The robot had not yet been damaged
by the rain.Copy !req
105. Les Clark and Mike Horsburgh
are playing the two IMC guards.Copy !req
106. The scenes at the city entrance
were due to be filmed next,Copy !req
107. so they'll be heading off
to the wardrobe truck to change
into their primitive costumes.Copy !req
108. In a moment, we'll cut to Caldwell's
tent. When the door swings open,
take a look "outside".Copy !req
109. Spot the corner of the studio
and a packing case on the dome set.Copy !req
110. Winton is a lot cleaner now than
he was on location a moment agoCopy !req
111. This was described
as a "sonic key noise".Copy !req
112. It doesn't have the usual red-cross
marking, but this is a first aid chest.Copy !req
113. Hear the familiar rip of velcro.Copy !req
114. The sound effect of the "medical buzz"
was played in "live"
from a grams record.Copy !req
115. All the aural effects were created
by special sound engineer Brian Hodgson.Copy !req
116. Here's some deliberately
non-Star Trek medical equipment.Copy !req
117. The Doctor Who production office had a
copy of The Making of Star Trek (1968),Copy !req
118. which showed that the medical props used
in the US series were really modern
design salt and pepper shakers.Copy !req
119. The set was described
as a "small plastic tent.Copy !req
120. "There is a collapsible work table
on which are samples of rock,
plus drills, etc."Copy !req
121. Look over his shoulder and you'll see
the pillow topple onto the floor.Copy !req
122. The end of the scene was cut: Winton
reacts in pain as
The pain-killer starts to work.Copy !req
123. This scene was heavily revised
on the recording day itself.
So what had they been rehearsing?Copy !req
124. Originally, Ashe hopes that
the prisoners aren't very far away.Copy !req
125. Norton then acts as the voice of doubt,
pointing out that they only have the
Doctor's word there are any prisoners.Copy !req
126. And besides, he just turned up
out of nowhere.Copy !req
127. The same is true of Norton himself,
counters the Doctor.Copy !req
128. Again, the voice is that
of Michael Briant.Copy !req
129. Hulke intended Winton to have his arm
in a sling in this sequence.Copy !req
130. Here we see some of the veined rocks
that drew the Doctor's attention
in Episode 1.Copy !req
131. It appears to be very dark outside.
It's as if that side of the studio
doesn't get full daylight.Copy !req
132. It also helped to hide the crate.Copy !req
133. Remember that the sound effects
are all being played in live
from the studio gallery.Copy !req
134. So the next action had to be
very carefully rehearsed:Copy !req
135. "The Doctor goes to the 'bleeper'
machine, and switches it off."Copy !req
136. Caldwell was Bernard Kay's fourth
and final Doctor Who role.Copy !req
137. He had previously been Tyler
in 'The Dalek Invasion of Earth'
in November-December 1964,Copy !req
138. Inspector Crossland
in 'The Faceless Ones' (1967)Copy !req
139. We hear "a scrambled speeded-up
radio message",Copy !req
140. followed by another
Michael Briant cameo.Copy !req
141. All the IMC equipment looks rather
low-tech for the 25th century.Copy !req
142. The black wall behind Dent
is really blue:
It's the CSO flight deck screen,Copy !req
143. with a solid black picture keyed in.Copy !req
144. Malcolm Hulke originally set this story
even further into the future than 2472.Copy !req
145. The year was 3000.Copy !req
146. Whichever the year, fashions
will certainly be different by then.Copy !req
147. A section of the set could be removed
to get angles like this one.Copy !req
148. Jo was originally to have called
to the primitives to not be afraid.Copy !req
149. Stuntman Les Clark takes the bullet.Copy !req
150. There had been recording pauses
to set up the shooting shot
as well as the impact of the knife.Copy !req
151. The other three primitives in that scene
were played by John McGrath,
Derek Chafer and Stewart Anderson.Copy !req
152. Ashe's library of books were hired
for all six recording days.Copy !req
153. Any old aged and tatty books
would have served the purpose.Copy !req
154. There is about to be another recording
pause for the Doctor to move
to the next set.Copy !req
155. It is now dawn: Somehow, in all the
confusion we have missed another night.Copy !req
156. Doesn't this story move fast?Copy !req
157. Guard Gorman gets "hai".Copy !req
158. And so we pass over another recording
break, for a costume change.Copy !req
159. "Close up of the walkie talkie
in Allen's hand, pull back to show
Allen is where we left him, dead."Copy !req
160. Another break was scheduled here,
to ensure that costume change was ready.Copy !req
161. And so it was.Copy !req
162. As scripted, at this point
Winton blows a whistle as the signal
to his invading army.Copy !req
163. The Colonists this week are being played
in a variety of facial hair by:Copy !req
164. Charles Pickess, Ken Halliwell,
Alan Peters, John Ceasar, Bob Blaine
and lan Elliott.Copy !req
165. And after one scene with Pertwee
sporting his unDoctorly costume,
they had another recording breakCopy !req
166. to let him return to the dome set
and start getting back
into his usual frills.Copy !req
167. His cloak is over a chair,
the rest of his clothes on the desk.Copy !req
168. There was then another break,
again to change sets and for Pertwee
to complete the costume change.Copy !req
169. Wouldn't it have been simpler
to post-record his scenes in and out
of IMC uniform at the end of the day?Copy !req
170. That's probably why they overran...Copy !req
171. Back now to Friday 12 February 1971.Copy !req
172. Playing primitives are Terry Walsh,
Dinny Powell, Alf Joint,Copy !req
173. Val Mussetti, Les Clark
and Mike Horsburgh.Copy !req
174. The city entrance was set up
between two rock mounds.Copy !req
175. When Jo and the primitives go inside,
they are standing in the V-shaped gap
between the mounds.Copy !req
176. Then you'd better stop them.
The guards will mow them down.Copy !req
177. I know. That's why I'm here.Copy !req
178. There's something that you can do
to help me.Copy !req
179. What?Copy !req
180. Release Jo Grant before
the attack starts.Copy !req
181. All right, I'll do what I can.Copy !req
182. But you'd better stop
that attack, Doctor.Copy !req
183. It won't be a battle,
it'll be a slaughter.Copy !req
184. Your message received
from Captain Dent.Copy !req
185. Confirm an Adjudicator is in your
present galactic sectorCopy !req
186. and is now on his way. Message ends.Copy !req
187. Message from Earth Control.Copy !req
188. An Adjudicator is on his way.Copy !req
189. - Did they say who?
- No.Copy !req
190. It doesn't matter.Copy !req
191. Allen's still guarding the girl?Copy !req
192. Yes. I'd better send someone to
relieve him.Copy !req
193. Never mind about relieving
that guard, Morgan.Copy !req
194. You just have the girl brought
back here.Copy !req
195. What are you talking about?Copy !req
196. Now, you heard me,
have her brought back.Copy !req
197. You're not in command of this ship.Copy !req
198. I'm in command of the mining operation.
If the girl isn't brought back,Copy !req
199. the survey stops.Copy !req
200. You'd be breaking your contract.Copy !req
201. You'd have to explain to Head Office.Copy !req
202. Have her brought back.Copy !req
203. Caldwell, you've just committed
professional suicide.Copy !req
204. Come on.
You're going back to the spaceship.Copy !req
205. Why? What for?Copy !req
206. I'm just obeying orders. Get moving.Copy !req
207. Don't shoot!Copy !req
208. Ahhh!Copy !req
209. You make a frontal attack like thatCopy !req
210. and Dent will blast you down without
a second's thought.Copy !req
211. We've got them outnumbered.Copy !req
212. What difference does that make?Copy !req
213. That ship is like a fortress
and the men are trained.Copy !req
214. By the time the Adjudicator arrives,Copy !req
215. well, he will have killed them all
and claimed it was self-defence.Copy !req
216. Now, look, Doctor. We're going to attack
this morning and that's final.Copy !req
217. I see.Copy !req
218. Well, you leave me no alternative.
If I can't stop you, I must help you.Copy !req
219. Oh, yes? How?Copy !req
220. By giving you a piece of good advice.Copy !req
221. Unless you want IMC warned,Copy !req
222. I'd keep a very close watch on our
friend Norton.Copy !req
223. And secondly?Copy !req
224. By helping you devise a less idiotic
plan of attack.Copy !req
225. Where do you think you're going?Copy !req
226. I believe you've got a friend of mine
in there.Copy !req
227. Well, we wouldn't know about that.Copy !req
228. But I was told she was here.Copy !req
229. I was expecting to meet her.Copy !req
230. This is an IMC ship.
There are none of your people in here.Copy !req
231. - Excuse me.
- What the...Copy !req
232. Captain Dent to security guard Allen.Copy !req
233. Come in, please,
and report your position.Copy !req
234. This is Captain Dent to
security guard Allen. Do you read me?Copy !req
235. I can't raise him.Copy !req
236. Come on, Dent, where's that girl?Copy !req
237. His receiver's on and workingCopy !req
238. but he's not answering.Copy !req
239. Hey! You!Copy !req
240. Come here.Copy !req
241. All right, the Control Room. Move!Copy !req
242. Captain Dent to security section.
What's going on? Report immediately.Copy !req
243. I'm afraid your guards are
rather busy, Captain.Copy !req
244. All right, Dent. Where's Jo Grant?Copy !req
245. She's vanished, Doctor.Copy !req
246. I can't contact her guard.Copy !req
247. - Is this true?
- I think so.Copy !req
248. Right. I'll leave them to you.Copy !req
249. You know this is an act of piracy,Copy !req
250. punishable by death under
interplanetary law.Copy !req
251. Never mind the speeches, Captain.Copy !req
252. Order your guards to surrender. Now.Copy !req
253. All I can do is go down to those
primitive ruinsCopy !req
254. and start searching from there.Copy !req
255. I know where they are, Doctor.
I'll take you there.Copy !req
256. Good.Copy !req
257. Winton seems to have seized control.
I only hope he can keep it.Copy !req
258. Quite so.Copy !req
259. We've got to find out what's happening
in those primitive ruins.Copy !req
260. And where they've taken Jo.Copy !req
261. Oh. It seems as if the primitives are no
longer friendly.Copy !req
262. Well, what do you expect?
Norton killed one.Copy !req
263. Yes, and Morgan tried to kill another.Copy !req
264. Where would the primitives have
taken Jo? To their city?Copy !req
265. I'm afraid so.Copy !req
266. Afraid?Copy !req
267. In the early days, one or two of our
people went down there.Copy !req
268. There were rumours of creatures
that lived in the ruins.Copy !req
269. Well, did they find them?Copy !req
270. We don't know. They never came back.Copy !req