The Daemons

[Whofan]

This is one of those stories that is yet to see a DVD release-it's not in the best picture shape and the restoration team is apparentally working on it (I've heard it might have a DVD release later next year).


Daemons is the finale to season 8, or the season in which every single serial had the Master involved in some way. This serial has been referenced twice in the new series, as far as I know-In the Satan Pit the Doctor refers to the Daemons which facing the Beast (A similar entity) and one of Delgado's qoutes: "Destroy him...and you will give your power to me"-was used in Utopia as one of the previous Master voices in the Fob watch/Chamealeon arch. Also the Silurian two-parter used the plot of a small village surrounded by a shield. Unlike other serials which frequently had the Master "die" or vanish only to reappear with (Like in End of time) or without explanation in another serial (Planet of fire/Mark of the Rani for example), we have the Master captured by UNIT, which leads to the events of the Sea Devils in the next season.


In "Daemons" we have another Doctor Who version of the devil, and yet another "Fate of Atlantis".

It also has one of the most memorable Brig lines: "Chap with the wings there...five rounds rapid!".

Any other fans of this Pertwee story?

 

[Davros]

It's a fun story. When I saw Pertwee here in Denver back in 1982, he said this was one of his favorites.

 

[diankra]

Last I heard, it was penciled in to be the Pertwee story in The End: the final old series DVD release, a box set with one story from each of the first seven Doctors (a remastered Vengeance covering Colin Baker).

 

[Cutter John]

And source of the legendary Brigadier quote: "Jenkins! Chap with the wings — five rounds, rapid!"

 

[VDCNI]

Nope - haven't seen it for a while but really didn't like it at the time.

As with all the Pertwee 6 parters it is about 3 episodes of story and 3 of padding.

Though to be fair I'm not a big fan of the Pertwee era or the UNIT 'family' in general.

 

[Rarewolf]

Last I heard, it was penciled in to be the Pertwee story in The End: the final old series DVD release, a box set with one story from each of the first seven Doctors (a remastered Vengeance covering Colin Baker).

That's long been denied, but I expect it was at least on the cards at one point

Theres only 5 episodes. It has a certain nostagia factor for me, due to its unexpected colourisation and repeat in 1992. I'd only seen part 5 (in B&W) before that.

 

[Davros]

And source of the legendary Brigadier quote: "Jenkins! Chap with the wings — five rounds, rapid!"

And, Five Rounds Rapid is the title of Courtney's autobiography.

 

[Mr Light]

I just watched this today. Good story. I like the heat barrier bit. The FX on the demon is a bit... dated... but that's true of everything from this era of course.

 

[Marc]

And source of the legendary Brigadier quote: "Jenkins! Chap with the wings — five rounds, rapid!"

And, Five Rounds Rapid is the title of Courtney's autobiography.

The line also got a revisit in the NA No Future