John Pertwee stars in this series as The Doctor. He is the third Doctor
and this is the tenth season. He, and his companion, Jo Grant, (Katy Manning) find
themselves in trouble when they and the TARDIS get caught by a
Miniscope. This is a device, previously outlawed, which catches things,
entraps them, and makes them smaller. This one is owned by a circus
performer and his assistant. In the machine is the carnival of
monsters, which includes, They are visiting a planet with political
intrigue, but after making their presentation are told their contraption
is illegal as it harbors alien races, Tellurians (humans) on a ship
from 1914, Ogra (related to Dalek's), Cybermen and Drasheks (a dinosaur
type monster). All these creatures are in a machine the size of a box,
with no way of escaping. Most of the residents don't realize they are
captive, but the Doctor and his companion do, and they start trying to
escape, which gums up the works. They wander into the Drashek's
territory, and get the Drasheks chasing them.
The circus performers are showing their machine off to a planet, where
the ruling race is very worried about being effected by alien races.
When they see the show, it is declared illegal, and subject to be
destroyed. However the exterminator does not destroy it. It is
intended for organic matter only. There are a couple men, who are
willing to do anything to get ahead. They want to sabotage the supreme
ruler by creating a disaster. They see that the circus performer are
having some problem, with things getting out of their space, and in
fact, the Drasheks, which eat anything including metal, are getting
out. These two help them, while sabotaging the exterminator. When they
get out what will happen?
This series was very entertaining. I enjoyed the story, and the
adventure. The monsters were corny, and the men of the planet had bald
spots, with lines showing in their bald wigs. But that is part of Doctor
Who.
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