Saturday, 23 December 2017

The Masque of Mandragora

(Series 14, Episodes 1-4)

Summary: After giving Sarah a tour of the TARDIS, the Doctor follows the trippy Mandragora helix all the way back to Italy in the dark ages, where he encounters bromantic couple Giuilano and Marco who are embroiled in a Hamlet-esque tussle over the Dukedom of San Martino.  Science takes on superstition as a ball of light tries to take over the world.  Amid sacrifices, sword-fighting, catacombs and cults, the Doctor saves the day with a cheeky bit of impersonation.

Watch it because: The reveal at the masque…


Original Air Date: 4 – 25 September 1976.
Doctor: Tom Baker.
Companions: Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen).
Writer: Louis Marks.
Director: Rodney Bennett.
Producer: Philip Hinchcliffe.

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