The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Joe Siegler
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The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
This Story: Season 25, Story 4. Production Code 7J
Overall: Story 152, Episode 684-687
Airdates: 14 Dec 1988 – 4 Jan 1989
Written by Stephen Wyatt
Directed by Alan Wareing
Notes
- The actor TP McKenna plays Captain Cook. He also played Sarkoff in the Blake’s 7 episode “Bounty“.
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[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 684 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 1/4 (Serial 7J Story 152) - 14 Dec 1988 #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 14, 2023
A ep that starts with a rap - you're know you're in for something different. This story almost had the same fate as Shada, lost due to industrial action. However, pic.twitter.com/PbsK03Xc4m
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 684 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 1/4 (Serial 7J Story 152) - 14 Dec 1988 #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 14, 2023
it was saved by filming studio work in a tent, which totally works due to circus motif. Head clown is quite creepy, & I thought Mags was hot. Overall, it's good. pic.twitter.com/UlSB7GUja1
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 685 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 2/4 (Serial 7J Story 152) - 21 Dec 1988 #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 15, 2023
An odd story to span Christmas 1988. While ep1 had a wtf angle, it didn't strike me as the kind that wouldn't resolve itself - which happens a lot. The Doctor gets pic.twitter.com/3VetvVvU6m
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 685 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 2/4 (Serial 7J Story 152) - 21 Dec 1988 #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 15, 2023
himself trapped with others at the Circus, although we don't know what the circus people are doing yet - just feels odd - even the circus people seem confused/lost. pic.twitter.com/kfiQCn5Rf0
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 686 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 3/4 (Serial 7J Story 152) - 28 Dec 1988 #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 16, 2023
You start to get the idea that the circus is being controlled by some entity hidden under the circus tent in the ground, although "why" is still not fully known. pic.twitter.com/bamS2tFazS
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 686 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 3/4 (Serial 7J Story 152) - 28 Dec 1988 #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 16, 2023
The WhizzKid character is supposed to be us - the "annoying fan". There's some decent character stuff in this story. This episode is less fantastical than first 2. pic.twitter.com/he0mI65G11
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 687 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 4/4 (Serial 7J Story 152) - 4 Jan 1989 #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 17, 2023
We find out that the circus is controlled by the "Gods of Ragnarock" who need to be entertained. The Doctor ends up going in the ring to entertain them. In the end, pic.twitter.com/iEiP6fngF5
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 687 - The Greatest Show in the Galaxy 4/4 (Serial 7J Story 152) - 4 Jan 1989 #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) May 17, 2023
the Doctor figures out a way to defeat the Gods by blowing up their real location, freeing the circus. This worked better than I remembered in the past. Liked this. pic.twitter.com/wXx8tnBV6g
