Doctor Who - Frontier In Space Reviews

Rating		Votes
10	5%	4
9	9%	7
8	34%	27
7	20%	16
6	22%	17
5	5%	4
4	5%	4
3	0%	0
2	0%	0
1	0%	0
Average Rating 7.2
Votes 79

Synopsis

From http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide

The TARDIS arrives in the year 2540 on board an Earth spaceship, which then comes under attack. The crew perceive the Doctor, Jo and the attackers as Draconians, whose empire currently rivals Earth's for control of the galaxy. The Doctor and Jo, however, see that the attackers are really Ogrons.

The Ogrons stun everyone on board and steal the ship's cargo - including the TARDIS. Accused by the Earth authorities of spying for the Draconians, the Doctor is sent to a penal colony on the Moon while Jo is placed in the custody of a Commissioner from Sirius 4 - actually the Master. The Master rescues the Doctor and locks him and Jo up aboard a stolen police spaceship.

Once in flight, the ship is intercepted by the Draconians. Taken to Draconia, the Doctor is able to convince the Emperor of the Master's scheme to provoke a war using the Ogrons and a hypnotic device that makes those affected see whatever they most fear.

Jo is recaptured by the Master and taken to the Ogrons' home planet, where he also has the Doctor's TARDIS. The Doctor follows with General Williams - an emissary from the President of Earth - and a Draconian Prince. Behind the Master's plot are the Daleks, who want a war to break out so that they can invade in the aftermath. The Doctor and his party are placed in the Master's custody as the Daleks leave to prepare their forces, but they manage to escape.

Williams and the Draconian Prince depart to warn their respective peoples of the Daleks' intentions. The Doctor, though, is injured in the confusion. Jo helps him into the TARDIS, where he sends a telepathic message to the Time Lords...

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1 out of 18 (5.6%) raters say this story requires a previous story.

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7.4

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7.9

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7.4

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7.3

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3rd Doctor

Jo Grant

Daleks

Draconians

Ogrons

The Master

Sci-fi

Cast

The Doctor - Jon Pertwee

Jo Grant - Katy Manning

Congressman Brook - Ramsay Williams

Cross - Richard Shaw

Dalek - John Scott Martin

Dalek - Cy Town

Dalek - Murphy Grumbar

Dalek Voice - Michael Wisher

Draconian Captain - Bill Wilde

Draconian Emperor - John Woodnutt

Draconian Messenger - Ian Frost

Draconian Prince - Peter Birrell

Draconian Space Pilot - Roy Pattison

Earth Cruiser Captain - Clifford Elkin

First Ogron - Stephen Thorne

Gardiner - Ray Lonnen

General Williams - Michael Hawkins

Hardy - John Rees

Kemp - Barry Ashton

Lunar Guard - Lawrence Harrington

Newscaster - Louis Mahoney

Newscaster - Bill Mitchell

Patel - Madhav Sharma

Pilot of Space Ship - Stanley Price

President of Earth - Vera Fusek

Prison Governor - Dennis Bowen

Professor Dale - Harold Goldblatt

Second Ogron - Michael Kilgarriff

Secretary - Karol Hagar

Sheila - Luan Peters

Stewart - James Culliford

Technician - Caroline Hunt

The Master - Roger Delgado

Third Ogron - Rick Lester

Director:

David Maloney

Director:

Paul Bernard

Writer:

Malcolm Hulke

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Reviewed By: adamelijahReview Date: 9/9/17 2:03 am

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Like many Pertwee-era six-parters, Frontier in Space suffers from being at least a part or two too long. The first two-three parts are quite repetitive. Yet, it more than makes up for it in what it delivers. It's Roger Delgado's last performance as the Master and a quite surprising one at that. It has plot twists galore, with some great visuals, and also introduces a great alien race in the Draconians. We also continue to see how Jo has grown as a character from the naivete of the easily hypnotized mark in her first season to a far stronger more resourceful character in her final confrontation with the Master. Overall, a very satisfying story despite its flaws.

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Reviewed By: TheBigChurroReview Date: 11/20/16 2:01 am

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Personally, I don't get the hype behind "Frontier in Space," it's your typical Pertwee space story. The Draconians are fine and a great addition to the new monsters and have gone down as classics but other than that, the story is okay. The redeeming qualities for me are Pertwee, Manning and especially Delgado. This is arguably Delgado's best performance as the Master and what a shame because it is his last, I would've loved to have seen "The Final Game" with the intention of revealing his true relationship with the Doctor because that surely would've been a great double act between Pertwee and himself.

The moment from the story is when the Master goes on about being and ambassador for peace and Pertwee replies, "are you alright old chap?" Overall the story is "Good" and is worthy of a 7/10

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Reviewed By: templetongateReview Date: 6/29/13 12:47 pm

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Okay, look, this isn't a shining example of absorbing story telling. But it ticks a big set of boxes for this old Pertwee fan...

There's old Pertwee, bouffant and elegant, there's Jo at her sexiest, there's a lot of the unknowingly departing Master (a lot - and it is such a nice thing that we spend so much time smiling along with him as the Pertwee-Delgado music reaches its end), there are Ogrons and the internal continuity of the Pertwee years, there are some appalling collars and military shouting... And, best of all, there's the mesmerising way they all punch in coordinates on those cracking space ships.

I'm lying, best of all is the Master. His strength was as the strength of ten because his quality was pure. This is his last hurrah and it is something to be enjoyed with a glass of Pimm's and warm thoughts.