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Zeta Minor is a planet on the periphery of the known universe.
But what is not known about it, is, it's also a gateway to the anti-matter universe!
(Nothing is ever simple in the Whoniverse!)
En route to London the TARDIS picks up a SOS call from Zeta Minor, the Doctor immediately changes course and land's there. (circa, 37,166)
Trudging through this densely jungled world the Doctor and Sarah come upon a Morestran military squad, searching for a geological expedition that has ceased transmitting.
The Morestran's are extremely suspicious of the Doctor and Sarahs explainations as to why they are there, but their conflict is about to be seriously interrupted when the anti matter world makes it's presence known to them.
And an infected killer starts to stalk the ships corridors...
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Behind the scenes.
The real star of this story, for me, is not a Human character but the magnificient alien jungle set, designed by Roger Murray Leech. Later to design for feature films.
He suggested it should be shot on film at the BBC owned Ealing film studios, and not videotaped, to give it greater depth and realism, and it works for me. The shots in the TV studio have a noticeable drop in visual impact.
These scenes set in the Zeta Minor jungle have to be the most eerie and suspenseful in the shows long history.
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DVD Special Features.
"Commentary" - With actors Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen and Prentis Hancock, producer Philip Hinchcliffe.
"A Darker Side" - a 25 minute "making of" feature. With producer Philip Hinchcliffe, writer Louis Marks, designer Roger Murray-Leach, director David Maloney, actors Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen and Prentis Hancock.
"Planetary Performance" -(13 minutes) A look at the making of the story from an actor's perspective. With actors Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, Prentis Hancock, Tony McEwan and Graham Weston.
"Studio Scene" - the only surviving behind-the-scenes footage from the story.
"Continuities" - continuity announcements and repeat trailer.
"Photo Gallery" - production, design and publicity photos from the story.
"Coming Soon" trailer.
"Easter Egg".
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Trivia:~ Ello, ello, ello what's all this then? Doctors aboard the USS Enterprise,well yes, kind of, check this out.
In the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode The Neutral Zone, as Dianna Troi helps a woman from the past search for living family members the computer screen flashes up a family tree with the names William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker.
Maybe some Trek writers were closet Whovians?
As the BBC showed this story, ITV were showing the much more expensive; "Space 1999", but it was Doctor Who that won the ratings battle.
Airdate:~ 27/9/75-18/10/75.
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