Stories Television Doctor Who Season 10 Serial: 1 2 3 4 5 Carnival of Monsters 1 image Overview Episodes Characters How to Watch Reviews 9 Statistics Related Stories Quotes 3 Transcript Overview First aired Saturday, January 27, 1973 Production Code PPP Written by Robert Holmes Directed by Barry Letts Runtime 100 minutes Time Travel Future Tropes (Potential Spoilers!) Caste Society, Miniaturisation, The Doctor Falls Inventory (Potential Spoilers!) Miniscope, Sonic Screwdriver Location (Potential Spoilers!) Inter Minor Synopsis The Doctor and Jo arrive on the SS Bernice, a cargo ship crossing the Indian Ocean. Things are not what they seem. A monster appears in the sea, events repeat themselves and a giant hand steals the TARDIS. Investigation reveals they are inside a miniscope, an alien peepshow sporting numerous miniaturised environments, which showman Vorg and his assistant Shirna have brought to amuse the populace of the planet Inter Minor. Watch Watched Favourite Favourited Add Review Edit Review Log a repeat Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Owned Save to my list Saved Edit date completed Custom Date Release Date Archive (no date) Save 4 Episodes Episode One First aired Saturday, January 27, 1973 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Robert Holmes Directed by Barry Letts UK Viewers 9.5 million Synopsis The Doctor attempts to test his new dematerialisation circuit by taking Jo to Metebelis Three but instead the TARDIS arrives in the hold of a 1920s cargo ship. Episode Two First aired Saturday, February 3, 1973 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Robert Holmes Directed by Barry Letts UK Viewers 9 million Synopsis The Doctor and Jo attempt to find a way out of the Scope but, when Vorg attempts to entertain the Minorans, the crew of the Bernice suddenly become a lot more dangerous. Episode Three First aired Saturday, February 10, 1973 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Robert Holmes Directed by Barry Letts UK Viewers 9 million Synopsis The Doctor and Jo return to the Bernice to try and aid their escape but find themselves pursued by the Drashigs. Episode Four First aired Saturday, February 17, 1973 Runtime 25 minutes Written by Robert Holmes Directed by Barry Letts UK Viewers 9.2 million Synopsis The Doctor escapes from the Scope and joins forces with Vorg to try and save its inhabitants but Kalik is still determined to use the Drashigs to start a rebellion. Show All Episodes Characters Third Doctor Jon Pertwee Jo Grant Katy Manning Drashig First Appearance Show All Characters (3) How to watch Carnival of Monsters: Watch on iPlayer Blu-Ray The Collection – Season 10 Revisitations 2 (The Seeds of Death, Carnival of Monsters & Resurrection of the Daleks) DVD The Third Doctor Collection DVD Carnival of Monsters VHS Carnival of Monsters (VHS) Reviews Add Review Edit Review Sort: Date (Newest First) Date (Oldest First) Likes (High-Low) Likes (Low-High) Rating (High-Low) Rating (Low-High) Word count (High-Low) Word count (Low-High) Username (A-Z) Username (Z-A) Spoilers First Spoilers Last 9 reviews 26 May 2025 · 91 words Review by kawaii2234 I cannot for the life of me figure out what kind of semi-derelict cargo ship they are using for this serial but it's the wrong style of vessel. for some bizarre reason the ship has both a machine gun and dynamite on board. however this serial does feature the only appearance of a Cyberman in pertwee's era so I can't complain too much. the costumes are brilliant in this serial especially for the showman and his assistant, the garish colour is a stunning contrast to the greys they are surrounded with kawaii2234 View profile Like Liked 0 24 April 2025 · 39 words Review by Azurillkirby I'm not sure that this was exactly what I was expecting with that title, but I won't lie; I was extremely captivated. Extremely good story, one of the best of the Classic era. Varg is such a delight. A+. Azurillkirby View profile Like Liked 0 23 April 2025 · 65 words Review by Scottybguud So the Doctor has been given back his ability to time travel in the TARDIS again due to his success against Omega. And they end up in miniaturised machine with other species, forever repeating the same events. As with all of Pertwee's episodes, it's good, but far from one of my favourites. Apart from the Doctor and Jo I find most of the cast silly. Scottybguud View profile Like Liked 0 23 March 2025 · 27 words Review by mndy Charming, but a bit too slow for my taste. Nothing very deep or complex, mostly comedic. The ending was lackluster, but it was a lighthearted story anyways. mndy View profile Like Liked 0 24 November 2024 · 12 words Review by Rock_Angel 1 I really think this story is as bland as a stale cookie Rock_Angel View profile Like Liked 1 Show All Reviews (9) Open in new window Statistics AVG. Rating514 members 3.79 / 5 Member Statistics Watched 924 Favourited 106 Reviewed 9 Saved 4 Skipped 2 Related Stories The Diary of River Song 6 Peepshow Rating: 3.38 Story Skipped Audio Drama Reviews(2) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: The Diary of River Song Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Stage Plays The Monsters Are Coming! Rating: 4.33 Story Skipped Experience More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Stage Plays Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Other adaptations of this story: We define an adaptation as a recreation of a similar story but on a different medium or with different characters. Target Collection Doctor Who and the Carnival of Monsters Rating: 3.65 Story Skipped Book Reviews(1) More Actions View Sets Close Related Sets Set of Stories: Target Collection Add Review Edit Review Skip Skipped Unowned Owned Save to my list Saved Quotes Add Quote Link to Quote Favourite Tags: Funny JO: Chickens! DOCTOR: Greetings! DOCTOR: All right, all right, all right, all right. We're friends. JO: Try clucking. DOCTOR: Jo, when you've travelled as much as I have, you'll learn never to judge by appearances. These creatures may look like chickens, but for all we know, they're the intelligent life form on this planet. JO: They not only look like chickens, they are chickens. And what about this? (The box underneath the chickens has a place name stenciled across it.) DOCTOR: Singapore. JO: The Acteon galaxy, you said, Doctor? DOCTOR: Oh, Jo, do come on. — Carnival of Monsters Show All Quotes (3) Open in new window Transcript Needs checking Episode One [Space Port] (A space ship descends vertically onto a pad. Two aliens in silver clothes meet on a walkway. They have silver-grey skin, and hair which runs round the back of the head and almost meets their bushy eyebrows, leaving the top of the head bald. ) KALIK: Well, the cargo shuttle has arrived at last.ORUM: One must prepare oneself to encounter the aliens.KALIK: Reluctantly, one agrees. (Down below, boxes are being disgorged from a baggage area and falling onto the floor. A different type of alien with a very grey skin and no hair at all gestures and drags others of his kind to get the boxes onto a nearby conveyor belt. Then two people in space suits fall out of the hatch. One is a man with curly hair and spectacles, the other a woman with bright earrings.) Show Full Transcript Open in new window
