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An Ideal World


The Early Adventures 5.2



The Doctor, Steven and Vicki find themselves on a pleasant planet, not unlike Earth, but besides plants and insects there doesn’t seem to be any other life… except for the humans who’ve come to colonise.


Its a nice gentle start, though the TARDIS team soon get into trouble, as the air is thin: its only due to the survey team that they could breathe. Steven get split up and is taken to the ship while the Doctor and Vicki struggle to survive. 


Its a bit slow going, by the end of episode two I wondered if there was any real plot. There are hints but it didn’t seem to be going anywhere. There is a bit of mystery and a twist that comes into play that lifts the story and ads intrigue.


The characters of the human colonists are nicely rounded, theres conflict between the captain and the crew with the decisions she’s making. If you remember Colony in Space, its in a similar vein. Humans illeagaly going where they shouldn’t.


With the Doctor ill to begin with, it does have a certain 60’s Who authenticity, but he comes into his own in the second half. The end brings some nice discussions on who was right and the choices made, which you don’t always get in Who.


Its a long four parter with episodes ranging from 30 to 38 minutes in length. 


Enjoyable.


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