The keeper of Traken (1981)

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Review

This is a four-part serial, first broadcast between 31st January - 21st February 1981. A brief and somewhat spoiler-ish summary of the plot: summoned by the Keeper the Doctor and Adric travel to Traken, where they discover an old enemy...

Potentially, there's a lot to like about this serial:

Nevertheless, the serial leaves me mostly respectfully bored. The things that bother me - and beware, there are spoilers ahead:

My verdict:

Interesting.

It might have worked. It didn't.

DVD review

This serial is included on the 'New beginnings' boxset. Review:
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An introduction:
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