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Classic Who "The Caves of Androzani" Parts 1&2 EARLY Early Access! (Patreon)

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Graeme Wood

Continually voted the best 5th Dr story and certainly one of Davison's best performances as the Dr. Great guest actor performances all round too, especially Christopher Gable as Sharaz Jek.

Darren Seal

Following the one two punch here’s the knockout. Peter Davison is phenomenal here.

Peter Wood

Love this, everything just keep pulling you in until you're right there with the Doctor and Peri. Davison at the top of his game and Nicola Bryant proving what a good hire she was, love their chemistry in this. Glorious.

Josef Schiltz

Peter Davison has said that this story is his own favourite of his tenure. Robert Holmes has long been the writer of many of the real classics of Doctor Who. One of these days, Jess, it would be lovely to see if you like Peter's previous role as the vet, Tristan Farnon, in the series All Creatures Great And Small, opposite Carol Drinkwater, Robert Hardy and Christopher Timothy, in which he really endeared himself to the public as Siegfried Farnon's - Robert Hardy's - younger brother. The series was based on two novels, If Only They Could Talk and It Shouldn't Happen To A Vet. I believe you would enjoy them. Siegfried was always surrounded by an entourage of dogs.

James Fish

Thank you for a wonderful reaction and excellent summary for these first two parts. When I first saw this story as a young teenager, I didn't enjoy it because not only did I fail to understand the politics of what was going on, but I felt that it made for a markedly different tone to the sense of fun adventure that I loved Dr Who for. However, on re-visiting this story when it came out on home media, by then I was a young adult and it's gone from one of my least favourite stories to one of my top 10. What I find so different and unique about this one, which Jess touched on, is that in just about every story, whenever the Doctor + Companion(s) arrives somewhere and find themselves embroiled in the situation, they always find at least one ally to help them along the way. However, here, not one character is truly on their side. The result is a story that is unbelievably gritty and edgy & I really love this aspect of it. It's such a rats nest of duplicity between several different factions, who can't even be loyal to each other. The characters put in an amazing & memorable performance here. Written by the brilliant late Robert Holmes, he was one of a small handful of writers who knew exactly what could work within the confines of available time and budget & the result is a story that fits like a glove. I look forward to your summary at the conclusion of this story. See you next time!

David Cole

With the return of Robert Holmes after several years, this one feels like a Fourth Doctor/Sarah Jane story from the Hinchcliffe era transplanted into the Fifth Doctor era. I had the same feeling about Boom, which felt like a Twelve/Clara episode. Holmes picks up where he left off and Davison gets to play a more swaggering front-foot Doctor.

Rob Walters
>>159542994

I can't agree there. There are no feeble jokes/quips or cringe inducing pratfalls, for this to be a Fourth Doctor story. He would have sucked all the dramatic tension out of it with his Jimmy Cricket-esque Christmas cracker jokes and desperate attempts to be amusing at all times.

David Cole
>>159542994

That's Graham Williams-era Tom, IMO. I'm talking Hinchcliffe-era. "What do you say, Peri? We can go on nature walks, have picnics and jolly evenings round the campfire!", "Couldn't we have a chair? It's been rather a strenuous day," and "Well done, sir! I suppose you started in the ranks?" All pure Tom.

Shane Cook

Waited for this one for ages.... Androzani - one of the best of WHO ever!