The Claws of Axos

(Series 8, Episodes 12-15)

Summary: The gold-plated/orange-tentacled Axons land in a leg of lamb and recruit the Master to help them take over the Earth.  Classic Who continues its obsession with cyclotrons and spectrographs, Yanks are courageous and Brits are pompous.  The Doctor and the Master bicker in a manner that can only fuel certain fanfiction writers, Jo is mostly imprisoned or screaming and the Brigadier gets snarkier by the minute.  School children take note: mental arithmetic can save your life.

Watch it because: The tragic fate of the overacting tramp.

Original Air Date: 13 March – 3 April 1971.

Doctor: Jon Pertwee.

Companions: Jo Grant (Katy Manning).

Writer: Bob Baker & Dave Martin.

Director: Michael Ferguson.

Producer: Barry Letts.

Available on DVD? Yes.