It seems ages since we had a good historical..and the waiting continues. I'm joking actually. This story isn't all that bad. I just always seem to forget about it for some reason. I only watched it about a week ago and already I can remember very little from it!
The action starts in the 17th century where a family is getting ready for bed. The head of the family is played by John Savidant, Fred Elliot from Coronation Street, who is always great fun to watch. As such I was gutted that he didn't make it past the first scene before being killed off!
This story's companion is a highwayman and a thespian Richard Mace, a cowardly man who nevertheless tries his very best to help the Doctor in his plight.
Meanwhile Nyssa is again resigned to stay in the TARDIS for most of the story to create a giant vibrator! Unfortunately it's not quite as exciting as you may think. She is creating a machine capable of destroying the robot that is chasing them throughout the forest.
The Terileptals are the monsters in this one and they are a fairly good design, their mouths actually move when they talk for one thing!
They are attempting to release dozens of infected rats into London in order to spread a great plague that will kill all of mankind. To take over the planet I guess. God! I really can't remember thins. Why do I have such a blank spot for this story??
Meanwhile the Doctor has to recover from a terrible loss. His sonic screwdriver is destroyed! The producer of Doctor Who had decided (and probably quite rightly) that the screwdriver was becoming too powerful and was being used to often to get the Doctor out of trouble too easily. Thus the decision was made to get rid of it. We wouldn't see the screwdriver back properly until the era of the ninth Doctor!
The story ends with the Terileptals destroyed as a fire is started in a certain bakery in Pudding Lane in London. Yes, the Doctor and his gang start the great fire of London. The Doctor realises its a part of history so doesn't bother to stop and help. Fortunately after a little research I've discovered that only a few people are reported to have died in the fire so I guess that ok is it Doctor?? Is it??
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