The TARDIS crew lands in the holy land, and are instantly caught up in the events of King Richard and Saladin, soon after they land, Barbara is taken prisoner.
If you are a fan of the pure historicals, this is definitely one for you, don't expect Daleks, Cybermen or Aliens, it is purely historical, perhaps sticking the the show's original brief.
Of all of the historicals, my personal favourites are Marco Polo and The Myth Makers, this isn't perhaps up there with those, but it's still great, The Lion I Is a mighty fine start to the story.
Nicely made, and well shot, Douglas Camfield always did so well with the tools at hand, it has a cracking cast, Julian Glover and Bernard Kay are both particularly good.
The regular cast are fantastic, there was definitely something special about this line up. Hartnell has a definite glint in his eye, his performance is terrific. Poor Barbara once again lands in trouble within seconds.
A very good start, 8/10.
If you are a fan of the pure historicals, this is definitely one for you, don't expect Daleks, Cybermen or Aliens, it is purely historical, perhaps sticking the the show's original brief.
Of all of the historicals, my personal favourites are Marco Polo and The Myth Makers, this isn't perhaps up there with those, but it's still great, The Lion I Is a mighty fine start to the story.
Nicely made, and well shot, Douglas Camfield always did so well with the tools at hand, it has a cracking cast, Julian Glover and Bernard Kay are both particularly good.
The regular cast are fantastic, there was definitely something special about this line up. Hartnell has a definite glint in his eye, his performance is terrific. Poor Barbara once again lands in trouble within seconds.
A very good start, 8/10.