Doctor Who - Classic TV Series - Marco Polo reviews

Rating		Votes
10	26%	29
9	26%	29
8	21%	24
7	17%	19
6	4%	5
5	2%	2
4	4%	4
3	0%	0
2	0%	0
1	0%	0
Average Rating 8.3
Votes 112

Synopsis

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

Arriving in Central Asia in 1289, the Doctor and his companions join the caravan of the famous Venetian explorer Marco Polo as it makes its way from the snowy heights of the Pamir Plateau, across the treacherous Gobi Desert and through the heart of imperial Cathay.

Having witnessed many incredible sights and survived a variety of dangers, they eventually arrive at the mighty Kublai Khan's Summer Palace in Shang-tu, where the Doctor strikes up an extraordinary friendship with the now-aged ruler.

They move on at last to the even more sumptuous Imperial Palace in Peking, where the travellers manage to save the Khan from an assassination attempt by the Mongol warlord Tegana - supposedly on a peace mission - before departing once more in the TARDIS.

Has Prerequisite Story

4 out of 35 (11.4%) raters say this story requires a previous story.

Extended Ratings

Plot

8.1

(41)

Acting

8.9

(38)

Effects

8.4

(31)

Replay

7.9

(39)

1st Doctor

Barbara Wright

Ian Chesterton

Susan Foreman

Kublai Khan

Tegana

Historical

Cast

The Doctor - William Hartnell

Barbara Wright - Jacqueline Hill

Ian Chesterton - William Russell

Susan Foreman - Carole Ann Ford

Acomat - Philip Voss

Chenchu - Jimmy Gardner

Empress - Claire Davenport

Kublai Khan - Martin Miller

Kuiju - Tutte Lemkow

Ling-Tau - Paul Carson

Malik - Charles Wade

Man at Lop - Leslie Bates

Marco Polo - Mark Eden

Mongol bandit - Michael Guest

Office Foreman - Basil Tang Also in Assassin at Peking but uncredited

Ping-Cho - Zienia Merton

Tegana - Derren Nesbitt

Vizier - Peter Lawrence

Wang-lo - Gabor Baraker

Director:

John Crockett

Director:

Waris Hussein

Music:

Tristram Cary

Writer:

John Lucarotti

Purchase From:

Big Finish

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