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Overview

First aired

Monday, November 2, 1987

Production Code

7F

Written by

Malcolm Kohll

Directed by

Chris Clough

Runtime

75 minutes

Time Travel

Past

Location (Potential Spoilers!)

Toll port G715, Shangri-La holiday camp, Earth, Wales

Synopsis

Boarding a Nostalgia Tours bus, the Doctor and Mel go for a holiday. They will soon learn that their fellow passenger Delta is a Chimeron Queen, fleeing from the Bannermen who wish to make her species extinct. Thus, the time travellers' trip to Shangri-La turns into a battle against genocide...

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3 Episodes

Part One

First aired

Monday, November 2, 1987

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Malcolm Kohll

Directed by

Chris Clough

UK Viewers

5.3 million

Appreciation Index

63

Synopsis

Wales, 1959. A top-secret US satellite has mysteriously gone missing. This could have something to do with the arrival of a party of alien tourists en route to Disneyland, amongst their number Mel and the Doctor, and the Queen of the Chimerons - who's fleeing the Bannermen and their genocidal leader Gavrok...


Part Two

First aired

Monday, November 9, 1987

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Malcolm Kohll

Directed by

Chris Clough

UK Viewers

5.1 million

Appreciation Index

60

Synopsis

Mel's just discovered something very interesting about the life cycle of her new friend and the Doctor has been cornered by an alien bounty hunter wearing blue suede shoes.


Part Three

First aired

Monday, November 16, 1987

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Malcolm Kohll

Directed by

Chris Clough

UK Viewers

5.4 million

Appreciation Index

60

Synopsis

As Billy and Ray do what they can to help save Delta and the baby, the Doctor and Goronwy the beekeeper face Gavrok and his Bannermen one last time...



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Quite possibly the most fun I've had watching a Doctor Who story - every part of the production is so delightful. The genuine warmth between characters is so charming - definitely some of the most memorable side characters we've seen.
The (incredibly well made) ugly-ass animatronic Grinch baby turning into a 2 year old in a cute little onesie between scenes had me and my partner cackling.


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Another camp story, and a silly one at that. It's pretty decent. I'm glad Ray is finally getting some Big Finish spotlight too.


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Honestly quite fun, though there is a bit of a tonal discontinuity with the very fun meat of the story and things like the space Wehrmacht blowing up an entire bus full of people. I do like most of the cast, though the American accents are (like basically always in the show) comedically bad.


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Not very good objectively, but it is so fun! Doctor Who comfort food.


CarrotJuice

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Delta and the Bannermen is a really entertaining and fun story. It has a great cast of characters, good settings, nice location work and excellent music. The plot is pretty interesting, although I did notice a few small inconsistencies.


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DOCTOR: Love has never been noted for its rationality.

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Part One

[Planet surface]

(On an alien planet with a very big moon in the sky, troops appear at the top of a ridge. Below them, green humanoids lie dead amongst explosions. They fire at fleeing survivors. Don Henderson is in charge.)

GAVROK: Take no prisoners! Kill them all!

(A young woman in white is defended by two green aliens. They kill one of their attackers, who retaliate. As Gavrok sounds a horn, the young woman shoots, cracking it.)


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