This story was a short one compared to they first two it only has 2 episodes.
The episodes aired from: 8–15 February 1964.
The Edge of Destruction was the third serial of season 1 of Doctor Who. The story is unique in the original series in that it is set entirely inside the TARDIS and features only the regular cast members.
Narratively, the story was crucial as its events bonded the travellers so they were no longer just mismatched people forced together but a group who could trust one another. It also offered the first hint that the Doctor's TARDIS was not his own, shown by his lack of understanding of its abilities. Finally, it was also the first instance of the Doctor namedropping historical figures.
The second episode of this serial, "The Brink of Disaster", is as far as viewers can watch the Hartnell era, and the series itself from the very beginning in televised format, before running into a single missing episode: the following serial, Marco Polo, remains absent in its entirety.
Official Synopsis:
As they slowly recover from the shock of being thrown to the TARDIS floor, the Doctor, Susan, Ian and Barbara all seem to be acting strangely. Unexplained events occur and suspicions are raised that an alien force may have entered the ship. The Doctor even accuses Ian and Barbara of sabotage.
It gradually dawns on the travellers that what they have been experiencing is an attempt by the TARDIS itself to warn them of something. The Doctor finally realises the fast return switch he used when leaving Skaro has stuck, and the ship has been plunging back to the beginning of time and its own destruction.
My Opinion:
The BBC commissioned 13 episodes to be made, well originally 4 which I think is what caused the probablems. The first two stories came to 11 episodes so they needed a small story of two episodes to get to 13, and with NO budget they had to use existing sets and only use the 4 main actors for the series with no guest stars.
This is a very good character piece which helps to fill in some gaps and explore the TARDIS more. I am not sure what Susan is doing in this episode it doesn't go anywhere and makes very little sense, scissor attack. We do get the Doctor with his head bandaged up (Classic Iconic Who) The ending of this is terrible a switch had got stuck? lol. But I suppose for having no money they did well to put anything together. I did enjoy this and it shows you can get away without spending on Monsters and Guest Stars, sometimes a minimalist approach works.
My Rating:
8/10
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