S10.E25

The Green Death: Episode Five

Episode aired Jun 16, 1973
TV-PG
25m

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Jon Pertwee in The Green Death: Episode Five (1973)

The Doctor manages to escape from BOSS with help from Yates and discovers Cliff has been infected by a giant maggot.The Doctor manages to escape from BOSS with help from Yates and discovers Cliff has been infected by a giant maggot.The Doctor manages to escape from BOSS with help from Yates and discovers Cliff has been infected by a giant maggot.

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Trivia
Roy Skelton was a last-minute emergency replacement for an actor who was rushed to hospital unexpectedly. The role of James was created for him.

Goofs
In various scenes where the maggots are moving, such as when the Doctor is using his sonic screwdriver to rescue Jo, you can see the false ground with straight grooves where the maggots were operated by stage hands.

Connections
Featured in When Worlds Collide (2012)

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9/10

The Doctor meets The Boss.

The Doctor comes face to face with the BOSS, in a really great scene. BOSS is so different to the usual monster, it's a case of The Doctor vs The ultimate capitalist machine, who has a pretty good sense of humour.

Jo, slightly foolhardy talks to an injured Cliff, after he's been knocked out, she had a habit of chatting to the unconscious, but Manning is so wonderfully loveable, it's a great send off story for her. I'm struck by the pace of the story, it moves along very nicely, and is never boring at any stage. The Doctor's escape scene is a great moment.

The big question, what do those maggots turn into?

Brilliant once again. 9/10