With the Doctor out of action, it is up to Polly, Ben and Barclay to stop Cutler using the Z-Bomb and devastating half the world.With the Doctor out of action, it is up to Polly, Ben and Barclay to stop Cutler using the Z-Bomb and devastating half the world.With the Doctor out of action, it is up to Polly, Ben and Barclay to stop Cutler using the Z-Bomb and devastating half the world.
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William Hartnell
- Dr. Who
- (credit only)
Glenn Beck
- Silo Technician
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Harry Brooks Jr.
- Krang
- (uncredited)
Alec Coleman
- Corporal
- (uncredited)
Gordon Craig
- Dr. Who
- (uncredited)
Stanley Davies
- Spanish ISC Officer
- (uncredited)
Freddy Eldrett
- Soldier in Snow Camouflage
- (uncredited)
- …
William Gossling
- Tracking Room Technician #3
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBecause of illness, William Hartnell was unable to work on this part. His lines were given to Anneke Wills, Michael Craze and David Dodimead.
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The Tenth Planet: Atmospheric and tense serial – just gutting that the final episode is lost
With so much of the fourth season missing, I didn't feel inclined to start this season for this and other reasons. It wasn't just that so little of it remained but also that episodes missing include the Doctor's first regeneration and I knew it would bug me not only to lose Hartnell but to lose him without even seeing it – not seeing the parade of temporary companions come and go in the third season was one thing, but this was different. Anyway, watching the film "An Adventure in Space & Time" inspired me to get over myself and start on this season and, after the whole first serial being missing, this 75% complete one is first – and sees the introduction of the Cybermen for the first time.
Ignoring the elephant in the room for the minute, this serial is really enjoyable. It has the feeling of real drama as it seems to have edited together more tightly and, to be honest, the American accents do add to the dramatic effect of the telling. The Cybermen look a bit bobbins compared to what I'm used to seeing, and their tone of voice is a bit "up" at the end of the sentence which I found offputting, but mostly they are solid characters and the link to Earth, although unexplored, is interesting. There is plenty of action and dramatic speaking and the whole serial has urgency to it that I liked.
I say "whole serial" but of course I mean the episodes that survive because crushingly the final episode does not exist. I am only a casual viewer of this show and this kills me, so I can only imagine how hardcore fans feel. This single episode closes this serial and closes Hartnell's time as the Doctor, leading to the first regeneration – and it doesn't exist. Having spent the last months watching through many hours of Hartnell's Doctor this is really a gap I feel – even with so many other episodes missing, this is the one I would wish back. As it is Hartnell is pretty much gone in the second episode since he doesn't really appear in the third (which An Adventure in Time & Space tells me is due to illness). It is a shame because Hartnell is really good here and he works well with the dramatic seriousness of Robert Beatty who, praise Jeebus, can do an American accent better than the shower in the OK Corral serial earlier. Craze is pretty good as a companion and is not all "cheeky geezer" but has some range – although Wills didn't make much of an impression on me. With all the missing episodes to come, and the rate of change of companions, who knows if I'll have the chance to see them consistently again?
Anyway, The Tenth Planet is a strong serial. The plot is interesting but a bit nonsensical but it carries it by virtue of the tough delivery and tone. Hartnell benefits from it and works well with Beatty. The loss of the final episode is really gutting for the place it holds in the history of the show, but it will only get worse before it gets better since so many episodes to come are missing. However Hartnell finishing only adds to the feeling of an end of an era that I got when Ian and Barbara left but it will be interesting to see what the next Doctor does with it.
Ignoring the elephant in the room for the minute, this serial is really enjoyable. It has the feeling of real drama as it seems to have edited together more tightly and, to be honest, the American accents do add to the dramatic effect of the telling. The Cybermen look a bit bobbins compared to what I'm used to seeing, and their tone of voice is a bit "up" at the end of the sentence which I found offputting, but mostly they are solid characters and the link to Earth, although unexplored, is interesting. There is plenty of action and dramatic speaking and the whole serial has urgency to it that I liked.
I say "whole serial" but of course I mean the episodes that survive because crushingly the final episode does not exist. I am only a casual viewer of this show and this kills me, so I can only imagine how hardcore fans feel. This single episode closes this serial and closes Hartnell's time as the Doctor, leading to the first regeneration – and it doesn't exist. Having spent the last months watching through many hours of Hartnell's Doctor this is really a gap I feel – even with so many other episodes missing, this is the one I would wish back. As it is Hartnell is pretty much gone in the second episode since he doesn't really appear in the third (which An Adventure in Time & Space tells me is due to illness). It is a shame because Hartnell is really good here and he works well with the dramatic seriousness of Robert Beatty who, praise Jeebus, can do an American accent better than the shower in the OK Corral serial earlier. Craze is pretty good as a companion and is not all "cheeky geezer" but has some range – although Wills didn't make much of an impression on me. With all the missing episodes to come, and the rate of change of companions, who knows if I'll have the chance to see them consistently again?
Anyway, The Tenth Planet is a strong serial. The plot is interesting but a bit nonsensical but it carries it by virtue of the tough delivery and tone. Hartnell benefits from it and works well with Beatty. The loss of the final episode is really gutting for the place it holds in the history of the show, but it will only get worse before it gets better since so many episodes to come are missing. However Hartnell finishing only adds to the feeling of an end of an era that I got when Ian and Barbara left but it will be interesting to see what the next Doctor does with it.
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- bob the moo
- Dec 14, 2013
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- Runtime24 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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