The Visitation
Joe Siegler
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The Visitation
This Story: Season 19, Story 4. Production Code 5X
Overall: Story 120, Episodes 572-575
Airdates: 15 Feb 1982 – 23 Feb 1982
Written by Eric Saward
Directed by Peter Moffatt
Notes
- This story is directed by Peter Moffat. In real life, Peter Davison’s given name is Moffat – “Davison” is a stage name. As such, the real names of the lead actor and the director were identical.
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[ Wikipedia | Tardis Data Core | SPS Historium | Amazon US DVD | Amazon UK DVD ]#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 572 - The Visitation 1/4 (Serial 5X Story 120) - 15 Feb 1982. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 22, 2023
This is one I don't remember anything about except that the Sonic Screwdriver is destroyed in this story. This was done because producer John Nathan-Turner thought it was a script pic.twitter.com/3Wvi9Mf7e8
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 572 - The Visitation 1/4 (Serial 5X Story 120) - 15 Feb 1982. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 22, 2023
crutch, and didn't like the get out of jail free card. Nyssa is back from her sleep in Kinda. It's a period story, a BBC strength. This first ep is pretty slow paced. pic.twitter.com/BZFr89cjqT
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 573 - The Visitation 2/4 (Serial 5X Story 120) - 16 Feb 1982. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 24, 2023
Usually the "exploring" part of a new story ends in ep1, but it's still going into ep2 here. The first story by Eric Saward, who later on became JNT's Script Editor. Rather like pic.twitter.com/C77RXXalIq
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 573 - The Visitation 2/4 (Serial 5X Story 120) - 16 Feb 1982. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 24, 2023
the Richard Mace character. Tegan & Adric are held by a creature we don't know much about at this point. The Doctor still hasn't gotten to the main bad guy at the end of Episode 2. pic.twitter.com/9srMMmeB4V
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 574 - The Visitation 3/4 (Serial 5X Story 120) - 22 Feb 1982. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 24, 2023
Tegan is taken over again for the 2nd story in a row. The Doctor finally gets to a Terileptil and tries to help them, but they just want to take the Earth for themselves - a pretty pic.twitter.com/va1XRA7m9e
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 574 - The Visitation 3/4 (Serial 5X Story 120) - 22 Feb 1982. #DoctorWho 2/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 24, 2023
standard bad guy idea. The Sonic Screwdriver is destroyed here, not seen again until 1996. The plan to wipe out the humans is laid out here, involves 1000s of infected rats. pic.twitter.com/3Q08ML4n05
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 575 - The Visitation 4/4 (Serial 5X Story 120) - 23 Feb 1982. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 25, 2023
The pacing of this is weird. The Doctor didn't get to the big bad until ep 3/4, and we didn't find out what the real threat is till right at the end of ep3, so it being resolved in pic.twitter.com/8dTP4Macp2
#DoctorWhoMarathon Ep 575 - The Visitation 4/4 (Serial 5X Story 120) - 23 Feb 1982. #DoctorWho 1/2
— jᎾᎬ sᎥᎬᎶᏞᎬᏒ (@JoeSiegler) January 25, 2023
no time isn't a huge surprise. Nyssa is in the Tardis a lot here. The Doctor stops the Terileptils in London, but in the process starts the great fire of 1666. Ending felt rushed. pic.twitter.com/lx1IGJrg4D
