The two Doctors (1985)

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Review

This is a three-part serial that was first broadcast between 16th February - 2nd March 1985. A brief and somewhat spoiler-ish summary of the plot: together with companions Peri and Jamie the sixth Doctor sets out to save the second Doctor, and the earth…

Of the multiple-Doctor serials, this is the best by far. Writer Robert Holmes uses the two Doctors, the two companions and various villains well, and adds a welcome dose of black humour.

The good bits:

The somewhat less good bits:

And there are the puzzling bits that plague every multiple-Doctor story in one form or another:

My verdict:

Quite good, actually.

An actually enjoyable multiple-Doctor story.

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