The Doctor finally gets to play some cricket! That's exciting. It feels like this is the classic series version of the eleventh Doctor playing football in The Lodger.
Also Peter Davison manages to bowl someone out which is complete fluke that was caught on camera and his delight is clear to see. I love it when things like that happen.
The TARDIS arrives on a railway station in the early stages of the 20th century and soon, through a series of mistaken indentities, the Doctor and gang are invited to the home of Lord Cranleigh.
This is a strange story for a couple of reasons. First of all it is only two episodes long which is unusual at this point in the series and secondly there is no alien threat at all. The "monster" of this story is the brother of Lord Cranleigh, George who has been locked away in a room of the house after an encounter with some natives of the Brazilian rain forest who cut out his tongue and drove him mad when he attempted to retrieve the fabled black orchid.
Unfortunately for Nyssa, she is the doppelganger of Ann Talbot who was engaged to be married to George before his mysterious disappearance. Therefore when he breaks loose it is Nyssa who he grabs and carries to the roof of the burning house.
Another thing I like about this one is Adric. People have a very poor opinion of Adric and I think it's a little undeserved. At the party at the house in episode one, whilst everyone else is merrily dancing, Adric is content to stand at the buffet table and eat himself silly. He's clearly a man after my own heart. I love Adric!
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