Saturday, 13 May 2017

Doctor Who - The Five Doctors revisited "No, not the mind probe!!"













Right, OK I figured its time to do another post revisit and the one in question this time is a classic story from the original Doctor Who series during the Peter Davison era and the story in question is The Five Doctors.  So how does it still hold up after nearly 35 years???  Well let's take a look....

And yep the usual warning is coming up...

PLOT SPOILERS ARE AHEAD!!!

STORY 

So the story begins with the then current 5th Doctor (Peter Davison) spending some quality time resting on the Eye of Orion with his companions Tegan (Janet Fielding) and Turlough (Mark Strickson).  In the meantime however a masked figure uses a timescoop to bring the Doctor's previous incarnations along with some of his former companions together into the Death zone on Gallifrey.  The fifth doctor suddenly feels the physical anguish of his other selves being captured and he tells his companions to return to the TARDIS where the Doctor is physically weakend by the incident.

The other doctors all recognise that they are on the death zone in Gallifrey and make their way towards the tower, aware of the dangerous games that lie ahead of them as various enemies have been lifted into the timescoop as well, such as Cybermen and the Daleks.  The doctors are joined by their companions, which for the first doctor (Richard Hurndall) is joined by his granddaughter Susan (Carole Anne Ford) the second doctor (Patrick Troughton) who is accompanied by the retired Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart (Nicholas Courtney) and the third doctor (Jon Pertwee) who is joined by Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen).  The fourth doctor (Tom Baker) however remains trapped in his own timestream with his companion Romana (Lala Ward) and therefore isn't transported to the death zone.   

Menawhile on Gallifrey at the high council of the time lords, headed by Lord President Borusa (Phillip Latham) realise the Death zone has been reactivated and that the doctor former selves have been lifted into the zone.  The council as a result reluctanty decide to call on the Master (Anthony Ainley) to aid the doctors by going into the death zone and in return he will receive a full free pardon for his past evil actions and a new regeneration life cycle to which the Master agrees, who is given a transmat device so he can beam up from the zone if necessary.

However the Master is less than successful in trying to convince the third or the fifth doctors whom he encounters into believing him and the Cybermen arrive and attack them, leaving the Master unconscious, the fifth doctor takes the Master's transmat device and beams himself into the Time Lord capital where meets with Borusa and the other council members.  The fifth doctor suspects foul play is at hand as he discovers the transmat device has a homing beacon which would lead the Cybermen right to them and Borusa suspects the Castellan (Paul Jerricho) to be involved and has him arrested.

The Castellan however denies he had anything to do with it but Borusa tells the guards to interrogate the Castellan with the mind probe to which the Castellan protests and he tries to escape and is shot down by a guard.  Borusa now considers the case closed but the Doctor is still suspicious and he voices his concerns to Chancellor Flavia (Dinah Sheridan).  The Doctor then looks for Borusa who is missing but soon he finds a secret room where he learns the truth that Borusa was behind it all as he intended to use the Doctors to clear the path of the dangers in the Death zone so he can access the great tower and claim eternal life so he will rule as president forever.  And its up to the fifth doctor and his previous incarnations to find a way to stop Borusa from carrying out his plan....

THOUGHTS 

As a celebration of the series 20th anniversary, The Five Doctors succeeds very well in doing so and it features an impressive cast of the actors playing the former doctors and the companions.  The story itself was written by Terrance Dicks, although Robert Holmes was initially involved he pulled out early on in the production and its a very enjoyable story as well with plenty of good dialogue from Terrance Dicks as well.

Although Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee reprise their roles as the second and third doctors respectively and Richard Hurndall replaced the late William Hartnell (who died back in 1975) Tom Baker decided not to return to the show as he felt it was too soon to go back to the show after having left only two years previously, although Baker later admitted he regretted this decision.  And to substitute for this, the production team used footage of the incomplete Doctor Who story, Shada, which was not completed due to the union strikes at the BBC of that time in 1980.

PERFORMANCES AND NOTABLE SCENES (Warning: this section may contain spoilers!)
 
Getting to the performances the cast all perform really well here and Peter Davison does a fine job in his role as the fifth doctor and he seems to be at ease in the role.

Peter has some good moments in the story such as the scene where he feels the physical pain of his former selves being lifted out of their timestreams and he says to Tegan and Turlough "I'm being diminished!  Whittled away piece by piece.  A man is the sum of his memories and a Time Lord even more so".  And as he struggles physically to get ahold of himself, he tells Tegan and Turlough "I have to find....have to find...." and Tegan asks "Find what?!" and the Doctor says "My other selves...".   

Davison also has another good and amusing scene where the first doctor arrives onboard the TARDIS and the first doctor tells Tegan to fetch them some drinks but Tegan doesn't like his attitude and the fifth doctor says "Tegan! Tegan!  Humour him.  I sometimes used to get a bit tetchy.  Fortunately one mellows with age".  And the Doctor looks to Turlough and says "Turlough will help!" leaving Turlough to glare at him, annoyed that he has to help too and he says through gritted teeth "Thank you!".   

And then there is the moment the fifth doctor meets the Master in the death zone and he listens to the Master.  And when the Master says to the Doctor "I know this is going to be hard to believe, Doctor, but for once I mean you no harm" and the Doctor smiles and says "Like Alice, I try to believe three impossible things before breakfast. Go on!".  And as the Master fails to convince the Doctor of his mission, the Doc scornfully asks him "Do you really expect me to believe the fantastic tale you just told?!".  Then after they are attacked by the Cybermen, the Doctor takes the Master's transmit device just as the Cybermen say "you will accompany us" the Doctor says "Sorry, must dash!" and uses the device and beams up to the Capital.

Lastly there is the scene near the end where (SPOILER!!) the Doctor is honoured with becoming the new president of Gallifrey at the request of Chancellor Flavia.  And in the scene Flavia tells the Doctor "You must make a full statement to the High Council" and the Doctor wearily asks "Oh, must I?" and the Flavia tells him "It must form part of your inaugural address" which leaves the Doctor, shocked and to ask "My what??!".  And Flavia goes on to tell the Doctor "Yet again, it is my duty and my pleasure to inform you that the full Council has exercised its emergency powers to appoint you to the position of President, to take office immediately!".

So, the Doctor tells Chancellor Flavia "Very well, Chancellor Flavia. You will return to Gallifrey immediately and summon the High Council. You have full deputy powers until I return. I shall travel in my Tardis!".  And before Chancellor Flavia can protest the Doctor warns her "You will address me by my proper title. I am President, am I not? You will obey my commands!  and he quietly says to Tegan and Turlough "Into the Tardis" and to the guards "You will escort Chancellor Flavia back to her duties!" and he scarpers into the TARDIS.

And lastly there is the moment where the Doctor runs into the TARDIS and dematerialises from Gallifrey with Tegan and Turlough.  And the Doctor tells them that he isn't going back to Gallifrey and he intends to keep travelling, which prompts Tegan to ask him "You mean you're deliberately choosing to go on the run from your own people in a rackety old Tardis?!" and the Doctor smiles and says "Why not?  After all, that's how it all started!".

As for the other doctors, Patrick Troughton is wonderful as the second doctor and there are some moments where he steals the show with his flamboyant potrayal of the "cosmic hobo".

Troughton has numerous good moments in the story such as the first scene where he arrives at UNIT HQ and a sergeant tries to stop him enter the room to meet Lethbridge-Stewart (now retired at this point) and the sergeant says "You're not allowed in there, sir" and the second doctor says "Me?  Not allowed?  I'm allowed everywhere!".  And after the second doctor enters the office and speaks to the Brig and his replacement, Colonel Crichton, he looks around at the decor and says "You've had this room redecorated haven't you?  I don't like it!".

Then there is the scene that follows this one where the 2nd Doctor and the Brigadier walk around the grounds of UNIT HQ reminiscing.  So in the scene, the 2nd Doctor says to the Brigadier "Well, I must say goodbye, Brigadier. I really shouldn't be here at all. I'm not exactly breaking the laws of time, but I am bending them a little!" and the Brigadier replies "You never did bother much with rules, as I remember".  However the 2nd Doctor suddenly notices the obelisk in the distance and the Brigadier asks "What's the matter?  What is it?!" and the 2nd Doctor says "Brigadier, I think our past is catching up on us. Or maybe it's our future. Come on, run!" and they both try to run away from the obelisk.  And the Doctor and the Brigadier stop running and look around for the obelisk and the 2nd Doctor says "We must get to the TARDIS before its too late!  Run!!" but they are soon captured by the obelisk. 

Another good scene is where the second Doctor and the Brigadier travel through the open area of the Death Zone on Gallifrey.  And the second Doctor tells the Brig "Its just as I feared.  We're on Gallifrey.  In the Death zone!".  So, the Brigadier asks "Do you know this place?" and the second Doctor replies "To my shame. Yes, mine, Brigadier, and that of every other Time Lord. In the days before Rassilon, my ancestors had tremendous powers which they misused disgracefully. They set up this place, the Death Zone, and walled it around with an impenetrable force field, and then they kidnapped other beings and set them down here".  And the Brig asks "But what for?" and the second Doctor tells him "I'll explain as we go" and the Brig then asks "But where are we going?!" and the second Doctor says "To the tower!  To Rassilon, the single greatest figure in Time Lord history!" and the Brig asks "Is that where he lives?" and the second Doctor says "Not exactly, Brigadier.  Its his tomb!". 

Then there is a good scene where the second doctor and Lethbridge-Stewart encounter the second doctor's former companions, Jamie (Frazer Hines) and Zoe (Wendy Padbury) who are just phantoms and the Doctor says "Wait a moment.  The Time Lords erased your memories of the time you spent with me, so how do you know who we are?  Answer!" and the Jamie and Zoe both disappear.

And when the second doctor finally arrives in the tower and meets with the other doctors he says to them "Well there you are!  You don't think anything you could do could stop me!  Let's have a look what's this?!" as he pushes the Doctor's aside and looks at a code that has caught the attention of the other doctors.  And in his final goodbye to the third doctor, the second doctor says "Well goodbye, fancy pants!" and the Third Doctor quips back "Scarecrow!".

Jon Pertwee is also very good as the third doctor and he too has some really good moments as well as some amusing lines such as in his first scene where he sees the obelisk hurtle towards him as he drives Bessie and he exclaims "great balls of fire!" but he soon scooped up by it.

Jon also has a nice chemistry with Elisabeth Sladen who is surprised to see him instead of the fourth doctor and when she first sees the 3rd Doctor she looks surprised and says "But its you!" and the 3rd Doctor says "Well of course its me!  Hello, Sarah Jane" and Sarah says "No, but it YOU you!".  And Sarah says "No, you changed, you became became all...." and she indicates her curly hair and teeth and the third doctor says "Teeth and curls?!  Yes well maybe I did.  But I haven't yet!".

And later when the third doctor faces the Master in the death zone he tells Sarah Jane "This is my best enemy.  He likes to be known as the Master, don't you?  My, my, my, but you've changed!".  And the third doctor refuses to believe he is there to help him and says "You?  Help me?  I've never heard such arrant nonsense!  This is some kind of a trap!".

Then there is the scene when the third doctor and Sarah Jane reach the tower and the doctor comes face to face with two of his former companions, Mike Yates (Richard Franklin) and Liz Shaw (Caroline John) and as they try to stop him moving forward, the third doctor calls out "How?!  You're phantoms!  Delusions of the mind!" and they vanish.  

Laslty there is the scene where the third doctor finally arrives at the tower and meets Lethbridge-Stewart he greets him warmly "Lethbridge Stewart! Oh, my dear fellow, how nice to see you again!"  And as the Brigadier is about to speak with him the third doctor says "You'll have to excuse me, old chap.  We've got a very important transcription to translate and I think they'll get it all wrong without me!".

Richard Hurndall also does a good job in his part as the first doctor as he replaces the late William Hartnell, who died of ateriosclerosis back in April 1975 and Hurndall does his best to replicate Hartnell's mannerisms and style as the testy old first doctor although his potrayal doesn't quite match the tetchy old charm that Hartnell initially brought to the role. 

Although it is worth mentioning that even though Hartnell had passed away 8 years by this time, he does still appear at the very start of the story in a clip from "The Dalek Invasion of Earth" when the 1st Doctor bids an emotional farewell to his grandaughter, Susan. 

Hurndall still has some amusing moments such as the scene where the first doctor enters the TARDIS on Gallifrey and to his bemusement finds the fifth Doctor and his companions.  And Tegan asks him "Who are you?" and the first Doctor testily asks "More to the point, what are you young people doing in my TARDIS?!".  And Tegan later asks the first Doctor "And who might you be?" and the first Doc replies "I might be any number of things, young lady.  As it happens, I am the Doctor.  The original you might say!".

Then there is the moment where the First Doctor and Tegan walk across the open area of the Death zone and Tegan calls back to him saying "Come on, Doc, you can make it!" and the First Doctor testily says "Of course I can make it!".  And as he moves he looks annoyed at Tegan and sharply tells her "And kindly refrain from addressing me as Doc!".

And lastly there is the scene near the end where the First Doctor laughs after the President Borusa pays the price for his "immortality" offered by the legendary Time Lord Rassilon.  And the First Doctor laughs to himself and the 5th Doctor approaches him and asks "Did you know what would happen?".  And the First Doctor smiles and says "Oh, I'm so sorry. I suddenly realised what the old proverb meant. To lose is to win and he who wins shall lose. It was all part of Rassilon's trap to find out who wanted immortality and put him out of the way. He knew very well that immortality was a curse, not a blessing!".  And the First Doctor finishes by congratulating the 5th Doctor and says to him "Well done, my boy.  You've done quite well.  Quite well!  Its good to know my future is in safe hands!". 

Tom Baker also makes a brief but amusing appearance in the story as well as they used footage taken from the unfinished story, Shada where he punts a small boat up the river in Cambridge.  And in the scene Tom enjoys some silly dialogue with Lala Ward as the Doctor and Romana banter about the serenity of the setting.  And in the scene Romana says "I thought you said we were coming here for May week!" and the Doctor says "I did!  May week's in June" and Romana says "I'm confused!" and the Doctor replies "So was the TARDIS!" and laughs, just before the Doctor is about to lose his balance and fall into the water the timescoop picks him and Romana up.

As for the other cast members Janet Fielding is good again in her regular companion role as Tegan Jovanaka, the feisty Australian former air hostess who travels with the Doctor.

And Janet enjoys some funny moments in the story as well such as the scene where she travels with the first doctor toward the dark tower and once inside, they encounter a deadly chequered corridor, which destroys a group of cybermen, who betrayed by the Master who moves on.  And the first doctor uses his mathematical skills to navigate the chequered floor and tells Tegan to move now who says "I hope you've got your sums right?!".

And Janet also finishes off the story with a good line when she says to the fifth doctor "You mean you are deliberately choosing to go own the run from your own people in a rackety old TARDIS?!" and the fifth doctor smiles and says "Why not?  After all, that's how it all started!".

Mark Strickson doesn't quite such a prominent role in the story as Turlough but he does OK with what he is given in the role as the fifth doctor's second regular companion.  Strickson's most amusing scene actually comes in the moment where the cybermen attach cables runnning from a bomb to the TARDIS, and Susan looks on nervously saying "Its a bomb!" and Turlough says "Big, isn't it?!"

As for the guest cast, Nicholas Courtney reprises his role very well again as the now retired Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart who meets up with the second doctor and is then scooped and placed on the death zone with him.

And in the Brig's first scene he reflects on his days at UNIT and speaks with his replacement, Colonel Crichton and says to him when the Colonel says how he tried to get the doctor to come to the reunion but couldn't get in touch, "Oh yes the Doctor.  Wonderful chap, all of them". However this leaves Colonel Crichton looking rather confused and to ask "Them?!" but they are interrupted by the intercom before the Brig says anymore. 

Then there is the scene where the Brig and the second doctor just arrive on the Death zone and the Brig says "Charming spot, Doctor!" and the 2nd Doctor shouts "Brigadier, there's no good in blaming me!".  And when the second doctor asks the Brig "Brigadier, have I ever left you astray?" the Brig replies sharply "On many occasions!".

And lastly there is the scene where the Master turns up in the tower of Rassilon, having finally lost patience in trying to carry out his task to help the Doctors, so instead he settles for trying to kill them.  And the Master tells the Doctors "Killing you once was never enough for me, Doctor. How, how gratifying to do it three times over!" but before he can, the Brig sneaks up behind him and says "Nice to see you again!" and he knocks out the Master.

Then there is Philip Latham who does a decent job as the corrupt and devious President Borusa who manipulates the time scoop and brings the doctors to the death zone on Gallifrey and he ultimately seeks out immortality.

And Latham has some good moments aswell but for time I will just mention the one where (SPOILER!!) the 5th Doctor rumbles Borusa as the villain of the story as Borusa then tells him that he plans to be immortal.  And Borusa tells the Doctor "Immortal, Doctor. Before Rassilon was bound, he left clues for his successor, whom he knew would follow him. Oh, I have discovered much, Doctor. This Game control room, the casket with the Scrolls, the Coronet of Rassilon".

However the Doctor says "But not the final secret" and Borusa says "The secret of immortality, Doctor? It lies in the Dark Tower, in the Tomb of Rassilon itself. There are many dangers, many traps".  And the Doctor says "So, you sent me to the Zone to deal with them for you" and Borusa tells him "I gave you companions to help, an old enemy to fight. Well, it's a game within a game!".  And Borusa then says "I need you to serve me, Doctor" but the Doctor refuses "I will not serve you!" and Borusa tells him "You have no choice, Doctor.  I wear the coronet of Rassilon" and the Doctor mockingly says "And very fetching it is too!".  However, Borusa simply tells the Doctor "It emphasises my will and allows me to control the minds of other people. You bow down before me, Doctor!" and the Doctor suddenly is forced to kneel and obey Borusa, who says "Come, Doctor!" and the Doctor follows him obediently.   

Paul Jerricho however provides the corniest and naffest performance in the story however also provides some amusement and good lines as the Castellan who is framed by Borusa.  And Jerricho has a good line when he says to Borusa "With all due respect, Lord President, your regeneration has not helped your stubborness!".  And later when he is arrested by Borusa's men and Borusa says "you authorised to use the mind probe" the Castellan looks horrified and Jerricho delivers the immortal line "No, not the mind probe!" before he is shortly taken out and shot while he tries to escape.

As for the other companions, Elisabeth Sladen fares the best as she is given the bigger role out of the former companions and she shares some nice moments with Jon Pertwee when the third doctor and Sarah try to traverse the dangers of the death zone.

Liz naturally has some good moments such as in her first scene where Sarah talks to her robotic dog, K-9, who once belonged to the doctor, who warns her that there is great danger and "the doctor is involved" and Sarah says "Now I know you are imagining things!  See you later" just before she too is scooped up by the timescoop.

And lastly once they finally arrive at the death zone, and the third doctor meets the Brig and quickly brushes him off, the Brig says "Typical!" and Sarah says "Oh I know.  Drag you through time and space without so much a bye or leave, then leave you out when things get interesting!". 

Carole Anne Ford also does well enough with her role as Susan Foreman athough she is largely sidelined to spending most of the time in the TARDIS with Turlough after she arrives there.  And Frazer Hines, Wendy Padbury, Richard Franklin and Caroline John all put in brief cameos as the doctors previous companions, Jamie, Zoe, Mike Yates and Liz Shaw, but they are not given much screen at all so they don't make much of an impression on the story.

And lastly I will mention Anthony Ainley, who is excellent in his potrayal as the Master, who get's some good lines and scenes in the story.

Ainley also makes a grand entrance to the story as he arrives at the capital on Gallifrey and he addresses Borusa, Chancellor Flavia and the Castellan and says to them "I maybe seated?".  And Borusa addresses the Master by saying "You are one of the most evil and corrupt beings this Time Lord race has ever produced. Your crimes are without number and your villainy without end. Nevertheless, we are prepared to offer you a full and free pardon".  And the Master leans forward and asks "What makes you think I want your forgiveness?" and the Castellan says "We can offer you an alternative to your renegade existance" and Borusa tells the Master "Regeneration. A complete new life cycle".  So, the Master, intrigued asks "What must I do?" and Borusa tells him "Rescue the Doctor" and the Master looks surprised and says "What??".   

Then there is the scene Master beams down to the death zone he tries to persuade the third doctor into telling him he is here to help, and he says "I knew this was going to be difficult, but I didn't realise that even you would be so stupid as to make it impossible!" which is followed a hail of thunderbolts which crash land nearby and the doctor drives off and leaves the Master to run for his life.

And later in the dark tower as the Master leads the Cybermen into a trap as they all get killed on the chequered floor.  And afterward, Tegan looks on with disgust at him and says "Wasn't that a little ruthless even for you?" and the Master smiles and says "In one of the many wars on your miserable little planet, they used to drive sheep across minefields. The principle's the same".  So then the Master manages to safely hop his way across the chequered floor and he turns to the first doctor and Tegan after he successfully crosses the floor, "Try it, doctor, its easy as pie!".

Lastly there is his climactic scene where the Master holds three of the doctors at gunpoint and he angrily says to them "I came here to help you. A little unwillingly, but I came. My services were scorned, my help refused. Now I shall help myself to immortality!".  And the Master holds up his tissue compression gun to the three Time Lords (or Time Lord!) and tell them "The decision is scarcely yours!  Killing you once was never enough for me, doctor.  How gratifying to do it three times over!" just before he knocked out by the Brig.

And last of all David Banks does an excellent job in reprising his role as the rather "emotional" Cyberleader who briefly collaborates with the Master.  And when one of Cyberleader's men asks him if he will give the Master his freedom, the Cyberleader says "Promises to aliens have no validity.  When the tower is in our hands, he will be destroyed" but in the end you just know its going to end badly for them! 

DIRECTOR AND MUSIC 

Finally moving onto the direction, Peter Moffatt takes the helm here and he does a good job at keeping the story moving along nicely and given that it is an anniversary story it was a bit of a task to undertake but he does admirable job here. 

As for the music score, Peter Howell, who did the variation of the theme tune for the show in the 1980s era up until Colin Baker started, provides an excellent electronic score here.  And the score itself is pretty atmospheric and features plenty of good passages, particularly in the scene where the Cybermen are attacked by the Raston warrior robot and the scenes where the doctors arrive at the dark tower.

FLAWS (Warning: this section may also contain spoilers!) 

As for flaws.... well yeah ok, The Five Doctors does have one or two.

And to start off the first one would probably boil down to the fact there are too many guest cameo appearances from the other companions, particularly Jamie, Zoe, Mike and Liz Shaw who are all totally sidelined and not given any space to breath, so much so in fact I'm surprised any of them even agreed to appear in the story itself!  And this respect I also felt that the story in itself probably tries to be a bit too ambitious in attempting to tie all these characters together but it doesn't quite gel properly as a result.     

This is also true of the enemies in the show such as the daleks, who are poorly represented with only one dalek in the story yet the Cybermen feature more heavily here.  This actually was the result of the script editor, Eric Saward, who loved the Cybermen as villains, yet Terrance Dicks himself was never keen on them.  And this was also the reason why there were no Cybermen stories during the entire Pertwee era when Dicks was the script editor! 

In fact further to this point, I don't even think Jon Pertwee even mentions the Cybermen by name in this entire story either!  However the Daleks were certainly diddled here in this story and given their infamy and being one of the Doctor's main enemies, just one Dalek onscreen hardly does them justice here.

Another problem lies with the fact that there are some silly moments in the story as well, especially the scene where Sarah Jane Smith has apparently fallen down a steep hill, after having arrived in the death zone, yet all she has done has fallen down a mild slope!  And in the scene the third Doctor uses some rope, which he throws at Sarah to attach around her waist to help her climb back up, yet when you look at the incline Sarah could easily climb up it herself!

Then we have the Raston warrior robot, who while the character looks pretty cool and slick in his silver get-up and mask, as a killing machine its not quite perfect as it fails to kill the Doctor and Sarah when it spots them as they manage to duck just before it fires one of its projectile weapons off at them.  Yet of course when the slow lumbering Cybermen turn up, the robot wipes them all out with tremendous ease.  However the robot still was unable to detect the Doctor or Sarah's movement, which is pretty daft when you consider it is supposed to be the most perfect killing machine ever devised!

Anyway that's that for the flaws!

SUM UP

So to sum up, The Five Doctors is still a very enjoyble and worthy story that celebrated the show's 20th anniversary back in 1983 and even nearly 35 years on, it still holds up pretty well and its great to see the return of Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee in their roles as the 2nd and 3rd Doctors.  Richard Hurndall also does well in filling in for the late William Hartnell as the first Doctor and the return of Elisabeth Sladen and Nicholas Courtney in their roles as Sarah Jane-Smith and Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart are also very welcome.  The story also features a fine electronic score by Peter Howell and solid direction by Peter Moffatt.

And yes, there are still some niggles with the plot as there are simply too many cameo appearances all at once in the show and the Daleks deserved a better show than they got here with only one Dalek appearing in the whole story for only a few minutes!

But if you can look past its flaws, The Five Doctors is definitely still worth a look and does its job well in celebrating the show.

So, that's it for now and I will return with another review soon (probably next time not a Doctor Who one for a change!).

Till the next one, its bye for now!  
 

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