The Doctor and his friends face a race against time to expose Forrester's plans and return to normal size before Barbara succumbs to the effects of DN6.The Doctor and his friends face a race against time to expose Forrester's plans and return to normal size before Barbara succumbs to the effects of DN6.The Doctor and his friends face a race against time to expose Forrester's plans and return to normal size before Barbara succumbs to the effects of DN6.
- Directors
- Douglas Camfield
- Mervyn Pinfield(uncredited)
- Writers
- Louis Marks
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
- Donald Wilson(uncredited)
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- TriviaOriginally this Episode was vastly different, and the final version is a combination of the Original Episode entitled Crisis and the fourth Episode that was to be known as "The Urge to Live", however once filming and editing were finished it was decided that their was little substance to sustain the two episodes and they were subsequently cut down and spliced together, the title "Crisis" was retained from the first episode, whilst the credits from "The Urge to live" were used as they were the most accurate and whilst Douglas Camefield is the sole credited director for the finished program its actually a combination of his and Mervin Pinfields work.
The Original Prints of both "Crisis" and "The Urge to live" are no longer known to exist however like the Original version of the Dead Planet because neither episode was broadcast they are not generally counted among the missing episodes by fans, and it is likely that the unused footage was immediately wiped or destroyed.
- GoofsThe Doctor and Susan are able to escape the sink using the plug chain, but in the cliffhanger at the end of the previous episode the plug was placed on the bench next to the sink after the sink had been emptied. However, in the reprise at the start of the episode, the plug is clearly seen to be dropped back into the sink.
- Quotes
Ian Chesterton: The Doctor and Susan are still in that sink, Barbara. And he's turned the tap on.
- ConnectionsEdited into Doctor Who: Planet of Giants (2012)
Featured review
Planet of Giants Part 3: Very interesting first two parts but somewhat disappointing finale
Review for all 3 episodes:
This story from writer Louis Marks is rather like a 50s sci-fi movie and is fun, interesting and impressive in the first two parts before falling a bit flat in the third episode. It has very good effects for its time especially considering the low budget.
The TARDIS and its crew get miniaturised due to a strange side effect of the TARDIS doors opening before materialisation. It leaves them in a contemporary Earth setting but tiny (about an inch tall) making the normal world into an alien one. There is also a sub plot about the development of a dangerous pesticide and gangster like efforts to bring it to market despite its deadly side effects.
All this is a very interesting idea, the main cast and script are good and the first two episodes are well executed apart from one improbable moment when they stumble upon some giant ant eggs which they clearly would have seen before they fall over them. This was a problem caused by the small size of the set and is pretty forgivable.
These first two episodes are entertaining and impressive overall, it is the last part with its slightly jumbled and unsatisfactory conclusions which rather let it down. However, this final episode is still not bad at all and the overall story is good fun and a good adventure if not top quality for the series.
This really shows the inventive, ambitious ingenuity of early Doctor Who.
My Ratings: Episode 1 - 8.5, Episode 2 - 9, Episode 3 - 7.5
Average rating: 8.33/10.
This story from writer Louis Marks is rather like a 50s sci-fi movie and is fun, interesting and impressive in the first two parts before falling a bit flat in the third episode. It has very good effects for its time especially considering the low budget.
The TARDIS and its crew get miniaturised due to a strange side effect of the TARDIS doors opening before materialisation. It leaves them in a contemporary Earth setting but tiny (about an inch tall) making the normal world into an alien one. There is also a sub plot about the development of a dangerous pesticide and gangster like efforts to bring it to market despite its deadly side effects.
All this is a very interesting idea, the main cast and script are good and the first two episodes are well executed apart from one improbable moment when they stumble upon some giant ant eggs which they clearly would have seen before they fall over them. This was a problem caused by the small size of the set and is pretty forgivable.
These first two episodes are entertaining and impressive overall, it is the last part with its slightly jumbled and unsatisfactory conclusions which rather let it down. However, this final episode is still not bad at all and the overall story is good fun and a good adventure if not top quality for the series.
This really shows the inventive, ambitious ingenuity of early Doctor Who.
My Ratings: Episode 1 - 8.5, Episode 2 - 9, Episode 3 - 7.5
Average rating: 8.33/10.
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