Doctor Who (1963) 21.06.X

Chain Reaction (2010)

36 minutes

This is the making of documentary for Caves of Androzani. Chain Reaction was the working title for Caves of Androzani. Matthew Sweet was the presenter.

People interviewed included

• Eric Saward, writer/script editor
• Graeme Harper, director
• Peter Davison, The Doctor
• John Hurst, production designer
• Martin Cochrane, General Chellak
• Nicola Bryant, Peri
• Robert Glenister, Major Salateen
• Maurice Roëves, Stotz
• Roger Limb, composer

Doctor Who (1963) 21.06.04

The Caves of Androzani - Part Four

The Doctor crash lands the mercenaries' spaceship back on Androzani Minor and escapes on foot. The two junior mercenaries come after him but they give up the chase after a series of mud bursts begin. They rush back to the spaceship while the Doctor makes his way to the caves.

Chellak and Real Salateen lead an assault on the level where Sharaz Jek's base of operations is located. All of the humans with the exception of Chellak are killed.

Morgus arrives on Androzani Minor and links up with the mercenaries. He is explaining his plan to them when he gets a call from his lieutenant back on Androzani Major. She explains that he is wanted for treason and murdering the president. All of his assets have been frozen. She is now in charge.

Doctor Who (1963) 21.06.03

The Caves of Androzani - Part Three

The Doctor escapes while the soldiers and fighting with the monster. Only three of the mercenaries survive the fight with the creature.

Salateen and Peri find Chellak. Salateen explains everything that he knows about his android double. Chellak and Salateen come up with a plan to feed bad information to the android which will then be transmitted to Sharaz Jek.

The mercenaries run into Jek in the caves. He gives them some of the Spectrox then were promised but refuses to give them the rest because they didn't deliver all the weapons that they promised him. Jek instructs them to take the Doctor with them back to Androzani Major.

Doctor Who (1963) 21.06.02

The Caves of Androzani - Part Two

Chellak discovers that the Doctor and Peri he had executed were actually androids. The real Doctor and Peri find that they are now prisoners of Sharaz Jek. He explains that they will live with him indefinitely. Neither the Doctor nor Peri is excited by this proposition. Jek is very taken by Peri's beauty.

Jek is at war with Morgus, Chellak's boss. They were once partners but Morgus tried to kill him. Jek survived but is horribly scarred as a result of the attempt on his life. He wants Morgus' dead and until he gets what he wants he plans to keep the miners from reaching the reserves of Spectrox.

Salateen, the real Salateen, brings the Doctor and Peri some gruel. He tells them a bit more about Sharaz Jek. He explains that Jek will probably kill him now that he has Peri and the Doctor but his mood changes when the Doctor complains about cramps. Salateen asks them a couple questions and then explains that they must have been infected when they stepped in Spectrox nest.

Doctor Who (1963) 21.06.01

The Caves of Androzani - Part One

The Doctor and Peri land in the TARDIS on Androzani Minor. They go for a walk, at the Doctor's suggestion. They follow some tracks that they find which lead them to some caves.

The Doctor and Peri are apprehended by miners who assume that they are arms smugglers because the Doctor and Peri were examining some weapons that they found. They are taken to the leader of the miners, General Chellak. He offers them clemency if they will give up the names of their associates but he later has to rescind that offer when Morgus, his boss, finds out that they caught two smugglers.

The real gun smugglers attack and kill several miners. The Doctor and Peri are taken before a firing squad and prepared for execution. Sharaz Jek, the man whom the miners hate most, watches on a screen as the firing squad lines up the Doctor and Peri and then opens fire.