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[[File:StevenDodoLookLeft.jpg|thumb|left|Steven and Dodo witness the Doctor's disappearing act]] | [[File:StevenDodoLookLeft.jpg|thumb|left|Steven and Dodo witness the Doctor's disappearing act]] | ||
Steven and Dodo find the Doctor now visible, but they also discover a life-sized toy robot with a video screen built | Steven and Dodo find the Doctor now visible, but they also discover a life-sized toy robot with a video screen built into its chest. Steven sees images on the screen of himself on [[Kembel]] and in 16th century [[Paris]]. The Doctor warns Steven that this is a hypnotic screen and realises that they are in the world of the Celestial Toymaker; the screen is a trap designed to let him get into their minds. The Doctor explains that the Toymaker is an evil force that traps people and turns them into his playthings. Dodo notices that the TARDIS is now no longer in the room. The Toymaker appears and tries to get Dodo to watch the screen, which shows her on the day her mother died, but Steven forces her to look away. Dodo suggests they escape in the TARDIS, which prompts the Toymaker to show them hundreds of TARDISes on the screen; he says "Take your pick", before vanishing with the Doctor. The two clowns appear and first begin to entertain Steven and Dodo, but the Toymaker returns again and explains that the two clowns are to act as their opponents. In order to win the TARDIS back, they must beat his toys in a series of games. Every time they win they will get a TARDIS from the number of copies he has made in hope that it may be the genuine article. If they lose, they will become the Toymaker's playthings forever. Faced with no choice, Steven and Dodo agree. | ||
In the depths of the toyroom, the Toymaker alludes to a time when the Doctor has been here but left before the Toymaker could engage him in competition. The Toymaker explains that he specifically brought the Doctor to his world because he's been bored, and if he can trap the Doctor, he'll have a brilliant mind to play against for all time — unlike Steven and Dodo who will be kept here as toys if they lose. The game he assigns to the Doctor is called the [[Trilogic game]]. This is a series of 10 blocks piled in ascending order using two other points on the board. The Doctor has to rearrange them in that exact order on point C. He can only move one block at a time and cannot put a larger block on top of a smaller block. The Toymaker tells the Doctor he has exactly 1023 moves to complete the game; one wrong move, and he will lose and be kept there forever. He points out a counter to keep track of how many moves the Doctor has taken. He tells the Doctor that he specifically chose this game as he feels travelling has made his mind old, lazy and weak. When the Doctor argues with this, the Toymaker says it was easy enough to trick him into leaving the TARDIS this time compared to his last visit. | In the depths of the toyroom, the Toymaker alludes to a time when the Doctor has been here but left before the Toymaker could engage him in competition. The Toymaker explains that he specifically brought the Doctor to his world because he's been bored, and if he can trap the Doctor, he'll have a brilliant mind to play against for all time — unlike Steven and Dodo who will be kept here as toys if they lose. The game he assigns to the Doctor is called the [[Trilogic game]]. This is a series of 10 blocks piled in ascending order using two other points on the board. The Doctor has to rearrange them in that exact order on point C. He can only move one block at a time and cannot put a larger block on top of a smaller block. The Toymaker tells the Doctor he has exactly 1023 moves to complete the game; one wrong move, and he will lose and be kept there forever. He points out a counter to keep track of how many moves the Doctor has taken. He tells the Doctor that he specifically chose this game as he feels travelling has made his mind old, lazy and weak. When the Doctor argues with this, the Toymaker says it was easy enough to trick him into leaving the TARDIS this time compared to his last visit. | ||
Steven and Dodo, meanwhile, are pitted against the two clowns, called Joey and Clara, in "[[Blind man's buff]]". One teammate will move around an obstacle course blindfolded, being guided only by coded buzzes from their partner in a soundproof booth. If the blindfolded person falls over, they lose. The obstacle course consists of a swing, stepping stones, a plank, a tube and a ladder. The Doctor tries to call out to warn Steven and Dodo about the game, but the Toymaker cuts him off, and, as punishment, makes him invisible and intangible once more (except for | Steven and Dodo, meanwhile, are pitted against the two clowns, called Joey and Clara, in "[[Blind man's buff]]". One teammate will move around an obstacle course blindfolded, being guided only by coded buzzes from their partner in a soundproof booth. If the blindfolded person falls over, they lose. The obstacle course consists of a swing, stepping stones, a plank, a tube and a ladder. The Doctor tries to call out to warn Steven and Dodo about the game, but the Toymaker cuts him off, and, as punishment, makes him invisible and intangible once more (except for the Doctor's right hand — bearing his signet ring — so he can still play his game). Joey goes first and effortlessly succeeds. Steven goes next, but has a hard time, especially because Joey has moved some obstacles around. Steven seems to fail and Clara is exultant that they've won. However, Steven and Dodo inspect Joey's discarded blindfold, and it's transparent, meaning the clowns had been cheating all along. They demand a re-match, this time with Joey wearing Steven's blindfold, and Joey topples off the plank, while Clara collapses lifelessly over the buzzer in the booth. A TARDIS appears, but it's a fake, containing only a door behind it. Steven and Dodo find a piece of paper with a riddle on it: "Four legs, no feet; Of arms no lack; It carries no burden on its back; Six deadly sisters, seven for choice; Call the servants without voice." They move on through the door, leaving Joey and Clara — who have now reverted to dolls — behind. | ||
=== The Hall of Dolls (2) === | === The Hall of Dolls (2) === | ||
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Steven notices and rushes to Dodo. She says she suddenly feels cold and cannot move. Steven forces Dodo to concentrate on him and eventually pulls her free from the chair. | Steven notices and rushes to Dodo. She says she suddenly feels cold and cannot move. Steven forces Dodo to concentrate on him and eventually pulls her free from the chair. | ||
Meanwhile, the King and Queen try to convince the Joker to test a chair for them, but he catches on to their plan when the Knave laughs at his stupidity | Meanwhile, the King and Queen try to convince the Joker to test a chair for them, but he catches on to their plan when the Knave laughs at his stupidity; the Joker runs away. Unable to agree on who should try a chair next, the King and Queen sit in one of the two remaining chairs together. For a moment, nothing happens, and it appears they have won until the chair suddenly collapses on them. Dodo and Steven enter and realise there's only one chair left and sit in it, winning the game. The TARDIS lights up, but it's another fake. Recalling that they haven't solved the entire riddle, they try to "call the servants without voice" and call the remaining three dolls to them. Just then, the police box telephone rings. Steven answers, and it is the Toymaker. He tells them that they are doing better than he expected but warns them not to get complacent as the Doctor is progressing through his game faster than they are and that they're running out of time and luck. He then delivers the next clue: "Hunt the key to fit the door; That leads out on the dancing floor. Then escape the rhythmic beat; Or you'll forever tap your feet." There is a click, and then a dial tone. They notice the King and Queen have become playing cards once more. As the two continue on, the three remaining dolls come to life and start to pursue them. | ||
=== The Dancing Floor (3) === | === The Dancing Floor (3) === | ||
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The Toymaker complains that the Doctor is not playing quickly enough and orders the advance of his game twice, to move 813. | The Toymaker complains that the Doctor is not playing quickly enough and orders the advance of his game twice, to move 813. | ||
Steven and Dodo discover a third character asleep in the kitchen, who looks uncannily like the Knave of Hearts. This character is stuffed into a kitchen boy's uniform. Dodo again appeals to Rugg, and he chivalrously helps her and Steven search for the key. Mrs Wiggs is getting more and more irritated at the three of them tearing her kitchen apart. She eventually loses her temper, even at Rugg, at the shattering of some of her plates and cups. Rugg and Mrs Wiggs quarrel violently, while the kitchen boy wakes and takes refuge under a table, but Steven tries to keep Dodo on task. Soon food is thrown around, whereupon Dodo tries to reconcile the two | Steven and Dodo discover a third character asleep in the kitchen, who looks uncannily like the Knave of Hearts. This character is stuffed into a kitchen boy's uniform. Dodo again appeals to Rugg, and he chivalrously helps her and Steven search for the key. Mrs Wiggs is getting more and more irritated at the three of them tearing her kitchen apart. She eventually loses her temper, even at Rugg, at the shattering of some of her plates and cups. Rugg and Mrs Wiggs quarrel violently, while the kitchen boy wakes and takes refuge under a table, but Steven tries to keep Dodo on task. Soon, food is thrown around and plates get broken, whereupon Dodo tries unsuccessfully to reconcile the two. Steven catches the kitchen boy trying to escape and tries to force him to tell him where the key is, but the kitchen boy escapes and locks himself in the pantry. As the food fight continues, Rugg threatens a pie that Mrs Wiggs has made. She becomes very concerned and pleads with him to put it down. Dodo realises that's the one place they haven't looked, and all four go for the pie — which naturally doesn't stand a chance and is smashed on the floor. Sure enough, Dodo finds the key in the remains of the pie. She and Steven quickly apologise for the mess, open the door and go inside. The Toymaker appears and angrily confronts Rugg and Mrs Wiggs, exclaiming how they have wasted their "chance at life". He commands them to prevent Steven and Dodo reaching the next TARDIS, or he will break them like the plates; to demonstrate this threat, the Toymaker shatters the last remaining plate. | ||
Steven and Dodo arrive on the Dancing Floor to witness three ballerinas performing a dance. They see the TARDIS at the opposite end of the floor but realise it can't be so easy to get there. When they place their hands curiously over the floor, music plays and the dolls begin to dance. As Rugg and Mrs Wiggs enter, having "made up", Steven makes a dash for it, but once the music starts, he is forced to dance, and the dolls surround him. Soon Dodo is pulled into the dancing, while Rugg and Mrs Wiggs scheme to get to the "big cupboard" first. As Mrs Wiggs begins to dance, the dolls change partners. Rugg finds he cannot resist and is soon dancing as well. Steven eventually becomes Dodo's partner, and they successfully jump off the floor and into the TARDIS as Rugg and Mrs Wiggs dance on, left — as the rhyme says — to "forever tap their feet", or at least until the pair start shrinking to become dolls again. The TARDIS is another fake. Dodo is firmly convinced that these characters are alive, but Steven is doubtful. | Steven and Dodo arrive on the Dancing Floor to witness three ballerinas performing a dance. They see the TARDIS at the opposite end of the floor but realise it can't be so easy to get there. When they place their hands curiously over the floor, music plays and the dolls begin to dance. As Rugg and Mrs Wiggs enter, having "made up", Steven makes a dash for it, but once the music starts, he is forced to dance, and the dolls surround him. Soon Dodo is pulled into the dancing, while Rugg and Mrs Wiggs scheme to get to the "big cupboard" first. As Mrs Wiggs begins to dance, the dolls change partners. Rugg finds he cannot resist and is soon dancing as well. Steven eventually becomes Dodo's partner, and they successfully jump off the floor and into the TARDIS as Rugg and Mrs Wiggs dance on, left — as the rhyme says — to "forever tap their feet", or at least until the pair start shrinking to become dolls again. The TARDIS is another fake. Dodo is firmly convinced that these characters are alive, but Steven is doubtful. | ||
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The Toymaker taunts that Cyril hates to lose, so he makes sure he never does. He pushes the Doctor's game to move 930. He further taunts that Steven and Dodo's places in the dolls' house are prepared; sure enough, there are chairs inside labelled ''STEVEN'' and ''DODO''. | The Toymaker taunts that Cyril hates to lose, so he makes sure he never does. He pushes the Doctor's game to move 930. He further taunts that Steven and Dodo's places in the dolls' house are prepared; sure enough, there are chairs inside labelled ''STEVEN'' and ''DODO''. | ||
Dodo is allowed to go first, then Steven. When Cyril plays, he sweetly informs them | Dodo is allowed to go first, then Steven. When Cyril plays, he sweetly informs them of another rule he hadn't mentioned before: if anybody lands on an already occupied triangle, the first player must return to the start. After one turn, Steven is ahead at triangle 7, having been given a free move by the die indicator. But Dodo's next turn lands her on Steven's triangle and sends him back. To add insult, the die indicator tells Steven he loses a turn. | ||
The Doctor is removed from his ban of silence by the Toymaker and confidently states that his concentration will not be broken now. | The Doctor is removed from his ban of silence by the Toymaker and confidently states that his concentration will not be broken now. | ||
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In the TARDIS, the Doctor explains to his [[companion]]s that the Toymaker is immortal, and though his world may be destroyed he can merely build a new one. They must find a way to finish the game and leave safely. The Toymaker begs to be given the TARDIS, as "it would be such an amusing toy". The Doctor asks for the Trilogic game to be moved inside the TARDIS, but the Toymaker refuses and tells them they must either stay there forever or make the last move and be destroyed. Steven offers to make the move himself, sacrificing himself so at least the Doctor and Dodo can escape, but the Doctor refuses to allow it — causing Steven to comment that they're not going to get anywhere by trying to talk their way out of the situation. | In the TARDIS, the Doctor explains to his [[companion]]s that the Toymaker is immortal, and though his world may be destroyed he can merely build a new one. They must find a way to finish the game and leave safely. The Toymaker begs to be given the TARDIS, as "it would be such an amusing toy". The Doctor asks for the Trilogic game to be moved inside the TARDIS, but the Toymaker refuses and tells them they must either stay there forever or make the last move and be destroyed. Steven offers to make the move himself, sacrificing himself so at least the Doctor and Dodo can escape, but the Doctor refuses to allow it — causing Steven to comment that they're not going to get anywhere by trying to talk their way out of the situation. | ||
The Doctor is suddenly inspired and, after Steven presets the controls, he attempts to orally command the Trilogic game to move forward, as the Toymaker had done. His first attempt fails (which the Toymaker laughs at), but then the Doctor imitates the Toymaker's voice and the move is made. He instantly commands Steven to throw the master switch, and the TARDIS safely dematerialises as the Toymaker's world | The Doctor is suddenly inspired and, after Steven presets the controls, he attempts to orally command the Trilogic game to move forward, as the Toymaker had done. His first attempt fails (which the Toymaker laughs at), but then the Doctor imitates the Toymaker's voice and the move is made. He instantly commands Steven to throw the master switch, and the TARDIS safely dematerialises as the Toymaker's world is destroyed in a large explosion. | ||
They celebrate with a bag of sweets, which Cyril gave Dodo earlier. The Doctor puts one in his mouth, but suddenly yelps in pain and grabs his jaw... | They celebrate with a bag of sweets, which Cyril gave Dodo earlier. The Doctor puts one in his mouth, but suddenly yelps in pain and grabs his jaw... | ||
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* [[Joker]] - [[Reg Lever]] | * [[Joker]] - [[Reg Lever]] | ||
* [[Dancer (The Celestial Toymaker)|Dancers]] - [[Beryl Braham]], [[Ann Harrison]], [[Delia Lindon]] | * [[Dancer (The Celestial Toymaker)|Dancers]] - [[Beryl Braham]], [[Ann Harrison]], [[Delia Lindon]] | ||
===Uncredited cast=== | |||
* Dr. Who's hand - [[Albert Ward]] | |||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||