Doctor Who - Planet of Evil Reviews

Rating		Votes
10	5%	4
9	2%	2
8	29%	25
7	37%	32
6	19%	16
5	6%	5
4	2%	2
3	0%	0
2	0%	0
1	0%	0
Average Rating 7.1
Votes 86

Synopsis

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

The TARDIS picks up a distress call and the Doctor and Sarah arrive on the planet Zeta Minor. There they discover that a Morestran geological expedition has fallen prey to an unseen killer and only the leader, Professor Sorenson, remains alive. A

military mission from Morestra has also arrived to investigate. The culprit is revealed to be a creature from a universe of antimatter, retaliating for the removal by Sorenson of some antimatter samples from around the pit that acts as an interface between the two universes.

The Morestrans take off in their ship, but it is slowly dragged back towards the planet due to the antimatter on board. Sorenson himself becomes infected by antimatter and gradually transforms into antiman, a monster capable of draining the life from others.

The Morestran commander, the increasingly unhinged Salamar, attacks Sorenson with a radiation source but this only causes him to multiply, and soon the ship is overrun by deadly creatures.

The Doctor finds the original Sorenson, takes him back to the planet in the TARDIS and throws both him and his samples into the pit, fulfilling a bargain he earlier made with the antimatter creature. Sorenson reappears unharmed and the Doctor returns him to the Morestran ship, which is now freed of the planet's influence.

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7.2

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7.8

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7.7

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7.2

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4th Doctor

Sarah Jane Smith

Anti-matter Creature

Cast

The Doctor - Tom Baker

Sarah Jane Smith - Elisabeth Sladen

Baldwin - Tony McEwan

Braun - Terence Brook

De Haan - Graham Weston

Morelli - Michael Wisher

O'Hara - Haydn Wood

Ponti - Louis Mahoney

Reig - Melvyn Bedford

Salamar - Prentis Hancock

Sorenson - Frederick Jaeger

Vishinsky - Ewen Solon

Director:

David Maloney

Writer:

Louis Marks

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Reviewed By: BrainofMorbius23Review Date: 12/15/17 5:55 am

1 out of 1 found this review helpful.

Rather simplistic story for sure. Basically Jekyll and Hyde but what grabs you is the amazing set pieces ! The alien jungle is terrifying and one of the best realised alien environments of classic who. It’s highly watchable even if it isn’t the most original tale !

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Reviewed By: TheBigChurroReview Date: 4/25/17 5:32 am

0 out of 0 found this review helpful.

Been a long time since originally seeing this story, and it wasn't as great as I remembered, an enjoyable watch in parts, but the one thing that stood out this viewing was the phenomenal direction by David Maloney. There's a few quite creepy and atmospheric scenes in the first two episodes and then towards the end. Some effects look a little cheap for the time, especially after Zygons and Android Invasion in the same season, that it does take away from the story slightly. I think with this story, it just lacks a big threat, its just a force keeping the ship on the surface of Zeta Minor, nothing that embodies the "Planet of Evil" that the story is named after. All in all, an enjoyable watch in places but probably the weakest of Season 13.

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Reviewed By: adamelijahReview Date: 4/13/16 11:40 pm

2 out of 2 found this review helpful.

Essentially a deep space futuristic version of Doctor Jekyll and Mister Hyde story. The story has a great sense of atmosphere and suspense as well as a few very creepy scenes that are very well done despite a few dodgy effects.

The guest acting is a bit of a mixed bag, particularly in the first half of Part One, and the Captain who goes insane for no good reason is a bit of a problem. Still, Tom Baker and Elizabeth Sladen both turn in marvelous performances that make this serial is a delight to watch.