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)
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- 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)
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Planet of Giants: Fun effects but rather lacking in terms of drama
When the Tardis door opens during materialization, the Doctor is very worried about the possible effects. They leave the Tardis though and appear to have no problem apart from the video monitor blowing out. They find themselves on a planet full of large creatures that resemble those from Earth but many time their sizes; fortunately for them all the creatures are dead. Investigation leads them to discover that the planet they are on is indeed modern day Earth but the error caused them to shrink to only an inch in height.
This story is the opener for the second season of the show and it appears that the effects people have had fun making large versions of things for the actors to stand next to. In terms of novelty value this is quite fun as they clamber round sinks and the like, but generally it isn't used particularly well as the story mostly falls a bit flat. The narrative starts with them trying to get back to the Tardis but of course getting drawn into something they decide to help with. In this instance a scientist is murdered to cover up the permanent effects of a proposed new insecticide. This isn't particularly interesting and the full-sized characters are wooden and obvious. This leaves the usual crew but unfortunately beyond the novelty effects there isn't much to be said. Ian and Barbara are basically home for the first time, but yet they don't even mention this far less struggle with the idea of being so close but yet so far. The intervention of the group in the main plot is rather silly and generally I wasn't held by the story.
The cast are all as good as normal in terms of the main four, but it is unfortunate that the scientist murder mystery cast acting nearby are so very unengaging and wooden in their turns; understandable given the material I guess, but still. A so-so start to this season then, shows that they had ambition in terms of the effects and ideas, but the plot and the delivery really needed to be better than it was.
This story is the opener for the second season of the show and it appears that the effects people have had fun making large versions of things for the actors to stand next to. In terms of novelty value this is quite fun as they clamber round sinks and the like, but generally it isn't used particularly well as the story mostly falls a bit flat. The narrative starts with them trying to get back to the Tardis but of course getting drawn into something they decide to help with. In this instance a scientist is murdered to cover up the permanent effects of a proposed new insecticide. This isn't particularly interesting and the full-sized characters are wooden and obvious. This leaves the usual crew but unfortunately beyond the novelty effects there isn't much to be said. Ian and Barbara are basically home for the first time, but yet they don't even mention this far less struggle with the idea of being so close but yet so far. The intervention of the group in the main plot is rather silly and generally I wasn't held by the story.
The cast are all as good as normal in terms of the main four, but it is unfortunate that the scientist murder mystery cast acting nearby are so very unengaging and wooden in their turns; understandable given the material I guess, but still. A so-so start to this season then, shows that they had ambition in terms of the effects and ideas, but the plot and the delivery really needed to be better than it was.
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- bob the moo
- Aug 25, 2013
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