The Doctor goes to a holiday camp! In the 1950s. He is sent there by the toll master played by Ken Dodd. This seems very much a case of stunt casting once again. My brothers reaction of "is that Ken Dodd??" Coupled with my sigh of embarrassment goes to show how I feel about some aspects of this story. Saying that it is quite horrific later on when we see a terrified Dodd being shot in the back!
And I don't care what people say, I like Mel as a companion. I think Bonnie Langford is a bloody good actress and her reaction to all her friends being blown up on a bus (believe me it's not quite as horrific as it sounds) is fantastic.
This story does have its downsides though. The cliffhanger to episode one is the reveal of a horrific green mutant hatching out of a silver egg. By episode 2 this mutant has been changed to a baby painted green...yes...a real baby..painted green.
This story also sees the debut of the Doctor's umbrella with the question mark handle. Now I'm not a fan of the question marks as I don't really think they make any sense but even I have to admit the umbrella looks pretty cool. In fact I own one :-)
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