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THE WEB PLANET. Written by Bill Strutton. 6 Episodes.
13th February - 20th March 1965.
The Web Planet, The Zarbi, Escape to Danger, Crater of Needles, Invasion,
The Centre.
COMPANIONS:- Ian, Barbara and Vicki.
This was a lavishly made story with a large budget going on costumes and
make up. Unfortunately, what may have looked impressive in the studio still
looked ordinary in black and white!
The TARDIS lands on the moonlike planet Vortis. The Doctor and Ian go out
to explore, leaving Vicki and Barbara in the ship. Barbara is pulled from the
TARDIS by a strange force and meets up with the Menoptera, a strange, moth-
like race whose world has been taken from them by the Animus who controls
the ant-like Zarbi. They attack the Animus to try to regain their world but
fail.
The Doctor manages to recover an isotope used in the attack and Barbara
uses it to destroy the Animus.
All of the actors in the story apart from the four regulars were made up
and elaborately dressed. All of the sets and props had to be made from
scratch and for the sixties, the budget was huge. Despite the obviously
lavish production and high ratings, the overheads were just too high and
such a story was never made again.
This is available as a BBC Video twin pack.