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Overview

First aired

Saturday, February 22, 1975

Production Code

4B

Written by

Bob Baker, Dave Martin

Directed by

Rodney Bennett

Runtime

50 minutes

Time Travel

Future

Tropes (Potential Spoilers!)

Lost the TARDIS

Story Arc (Potential Spoilers!)

Nerva Beacon

Location (Potential Spoilers!)

Earth

Synopsis

Arriving on a seemingly deserted Earth, the Doctor, Sarah and Harry soon discover a crew of shipwrecked astronauts from a distant Earth colony. Lured there by a fake distress call, the astronauts are being experimented on by the deadly Sontarans in preparation of a full-scale invasion of the planet. Can the Doctor defeat Sontaran Field-Major Styre and save the world?

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2 Episodes

Part One

First aired

Saturday, February 22, 1975

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Bob Baker Dave Martin

Directed by

Rodney Bennett

UK Viewers

11 million

Synopsis

The Doctor, Sarah Jane and Harry teleport to Earth to ensure the planet is safe for the survivors on board Nerva Beacon to return and reinhabit their world. A Sontaran named Styre has captured a group of humans and is conducting experiments on them to discover the human body's weaknesses, as part of the Sontaran's goal for domination of the galaxy.


Part Two

First aired

Saturday, March 1, 1975

Runtime

25 minutes

Written by

Bob Baker Dave Martin

Directed by

Rodney Bennett

UK Viewers

10.5 million

Appreciation Index

55

Synopsis

The Doctor learns that Styre has been experimenting on the Galsec crewmembers to pave the way for a Sontaran invasion of Earth and decides the only way to halt his plans is to challenge him to a duel.



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15 reviews

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kawaii2234

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Every time I watch this one i like it more. It's become my second favourite from this strong season. Only being two parts, it breezes by. The Doctor, Sarah and Harry all get something to do, and the Sontaran, played by the same actor from Time Warrior, is once again great as a member of this species.


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This review contains spoilers!

Did they just forget to write an ending to this one? Yeah don't worry about the human side characters, or that Sontaran invasion fleet, the Doctor has Genesis of the Daleks to get to!


greenLetterT

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Sontarans are cool! ...I don't have much else to say. The story is perfectly good, but at only two episodes, there's not much of substance to dig your teeth in.

B.


Azurillkirby

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This story is fun, but the most fun I have watching it is mentioning that Tom Baker does half of his scenes with a broken collarbone. This is my LOTR helmet kick scene.


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SARAH: Linx.

— Sarah Jane Smith, The Sontaran Experiment

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Part One

[Transmat station]

(A number of globes nestle amongst the heather of Headland Warren, Dartmoor, just north of Widecombe. They buzz, then the Doctor appears. He has just transported down from Space Station Nerva, the Ark in Space. After a few moments, Harry appears, disappears, and appears in another place.)

HARRY: Ah, Doctor.

(Harry disappears again, then finally reappears.)


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