"PUT...US...THROUGH...TO...POLICE!"
The early scene (from the original part three, directed by Mervyn Pinfield) where Ian and Barbara drop down into the enormous sink is superbly done and utterly convincing. So is the simple but highly effective notepad set...
This episode feels extremely slick and tight, no doubt as the result of being skillfully cut down from the two recorded episodes. Most of the scenes involve the series' four regulars with the contributions from the guest cast reduced to the bare minimum. This works for me as the Doctor and co grappling with huge telephones and matches is far more compelling that the murder sub-plot.
"There's nothing like a good fire is there?" says the Doctor, delightedly.
And returning to the superb TARDIS set at the end of the story still gives me a frisson of pleasure and excitement.
Next episode: World's End
(Squee)
