The Doctor, Steven and Sara visit a Liverpool police station on Christmas Day and a Hollywood film set during the 1920s.The Doctor, Steven and Sara visit a Liverpool police station on Christmas Day and a Hollywood film set during the 1920s.The Doctor, Steven and Sara visit a Liverpool police station on Christmas Day and a Hollywood film set during the 1920s.
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Robert Jewell
- Clown
- (as Robert G. Jewell)
Bryan Mosley
- Prop Man
- (as Buddy Windrush)
Stephen Machin
- Cameraman
- (as Steve Machin)
- Director
- Writers
- Terry Nation
- Sydney Newman(uncredited)
- Donald Wilson(uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis was broadcast at Christmas, and ended with William Hartnell breaking character, and the fourth wall, to wish viewers a Merry Christmas.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Daleks' Master Plan - Documentary (2020)
Featured review
Insane, crazy and breaking the fourth wall.
Part 7
(nothing to do with the Daleks so watch it on your own conscience) :
BBC never learn do they, why can't we have the daleks at Christmas? Here I can slightly understand due to most family's on Christmas wouldn't watch TV back in the 60s and it stops the risk of children with those kind of parents having to miss any part of the main dalek story. The main problems with this story is it's so hard to enjoy because it's a recon/narrated audio. Even then it's just the doctor/Steven and Sara running around places and shows with references almost 80% of people won't get nowadays. But I do admire and appreciate the effort to try something new, it is at the end of the day harmless fun. In a way it feels just like a children in need special. There are some good stuff here at times, I bloody love Hartnells quote "I'm a citizen of the universe and a gentleman to boot". Plus we get the amazing fourth wall break "merry Christmas" from Hartnell which alot of fans believe it was an improv but many of the script writers saying it wasn't so who knows. I do honestly think this story would very easy to remake/update today, get David Bradley and a few lookalikes and make a new version of it, make a few jokes about them not being the originals or Doctor who as awhole, hell even a few cameos from future Doctor who actors etc.
Rating: 2/5 4/10.
Rating: 2/5 4/10.
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- mbellfield
- Aug 7, 2021
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- Runtime25 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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