The Macra Terror
Joe Siegler
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The Macra Terror
This Story: Series 4, Story 7. Production Code JJ.
Overall: Story 34, Episodes 153-156
Airdates: 11 Mar 1967 – 1 Apr 1967
Written by Ian Stuart Black. Directed by John Davies.
Notes
- All four episodes are missing, save for a handful of clips here and there. All four episodes were animated and released on DVD/Blu-Ray in 2019.
- The Macra returned to Doctor (albeit in a different capacity) in the 2007 10th Doctor serial, “Gridlock“.
Links
[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon US Blu | Amazon UK DVD | Amazon UK Blu ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 153 - The Macra Terror 1/4 (Serial JJ, Story 34) - 11 Mar 1967. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 17, 2022
No eps of this survive, just a few scant clips. Was released as an animation in 2019. Was also the 1st story where the opening titles were changed since Ep1 in 1963. The Macra pic.twitter.com/3BOfD3pWQX
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 153 - The Macra Terror 1/4 (Serial JJ, Story 34) - 11 Mar 1967. #DoctorWho 21/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 17, 2022
were also revived in a 2007 ep with David Tennant - "Gridlock". Most of this ep follows the format of base under siege - all setup w/a "happy tone" with w/ some fun music. pic.twitter.com/CtBvZzc7QZ
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 154 - The Macra Terror 2/4 (Serial JJ, Story 34) - 181 Mar 1967. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 18, 2022
The Doctor and Made are busted when exploring and finding Macra, who the colony denies the existence of. Once again, a traditional concept - the Doctor spends his time trying to pic.twitter.com/oDED9qoeKP
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 154 - The Macra Terror 2/4 (Serial JJ, Story 34) - 181 Mar 1967. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 18, 2022
convince the powers that be of some unknown threat. They attempt to hypnotize our crew, but it only works on Jamie, who turns in the Doctor. Macra attack Polly & the controller. pic.twitter.com/jy4PZuDgdB
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 155 - The Macra Terror 3/4 (Serial JJ, Story 34) - 25 Mar 1967. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 19, 2022
The Macra become more visible, yet the colony leaders continue to deny their existence. Ben is still hypnotized, serving colony leaders. Jamie & Polly are sent to slave labor. pic.twitter.com/B7Q9EeeqqJ
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 155 - The Macra Terror 3/4 (Serial JJ, Story 34) - 25 Mar 1967. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 19, 2022
The Doctor works to figure out what the deal with the colony gas is. Jamie is trapped w/a Macra. Some of the background music (11:25) sounds like an old 8bit videogame. ?? pic.twitter.com/hDeu17P4ao
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 156 - The Macra Terror 4/4 (Serial JJ, Story 34) - 1 Apr 1967. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 20, 2022
The Doctor convinces the Pilot that the Macra need to be destroyed. The guards set to kill our crew, but Ben recovers and saves them, causing an explosion that kills the Macra. pic.twitter.com/M6blu9WdJi
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 156 - The Macra Terror 4/4 (Serial JJ, Story 34) - 1 Apr 1967. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 20, 2022
The base under siege part of this is fine, but I never bought the Macra as real threat. They don't seem to fit visually, either in original form or animated and just aren't scary. pic.twitter.com/LazDGppoI5
