The web of fear (1968)

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Review

This was a six-part serial, first broadcast between 3rd February 1968 - 9th March 1968. A brief and somewhat spoiler-ish summary of the plot: the Tardis gets caught in a web, and ends up in the London underground. Which is haunted by yetis. Web-making yetis.

What I've seen:

Part 1 Part 2 is missing Part 3 is missing Part 4 is missing Part 5 is missing Part 6 is missing

Part one. The other five episodes are lost.

Let's start with the not-so-good news:

Now, let's continue with some good news:

My verdict:

Quite good, actually.

Seen on its own, the one surviving episode is fairly forgettable fun.

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DVD reviews (of the 'Lost in time' boxed set):
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