"The Sensorites" (Doctor Who #7)

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The Sensorites
Doctor Who, episode 7 (1.7)

Last Modified: 28 Jun 2006 13:30:03


Cast:
William Hartnell	IMDB	The Doctor
Jacqueline Hill	IMDB	Barbara Wright
William Russell	IMDB	Ian Chesterton
Carole Ann Ford	IMDB	Susan Foreman
Guest Cast:
Eric Francis	IMDB	First Elder

Synopsis

The TARDIS arrives on board a spaceship in orbit around a planet called the Sense-Sphere. The alien Sensorites have trapped the ship's human crew, Captain Maitland, Carol and John, in a state of semi-permanent paralysis. When the Doctor investigates, the aliens steal the lock mechanism from the TARDIS, thus trapping him and his companions.

The Sensorites allow all but Maitland and Barbara down to the planet, where Ian falls ill from a sickness that has been wiping out the Sensorites. The Doctor finds a cure. His investigations into the cause of the sickness are hampered by the subversive activities of the City Administrator, but eventually he uncovers three deranged human survivors from a past expedition who have been adding deadly nightshade to the water supply.

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By The Television Companion on 23 Oct 2003 21:47:30

One of the things that sets The Sensorites apart from many other Doctor Who adventures is its convincing and sympathetic presentation of an alien race and its culture. Just as the travellers' adventure with The Aztecs showed that human beings can sometimes be 'monsters' (to use Susan's description) so their encounter with the Sensorites, whose susceptibility to bright light and loud noise is rather charming and childlike, demonstrates that just because an alien race has a...

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