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It was further significant for being the first ''Doctor Who'' story released on home video and inaugurated the franchise's [[VHS]], [[Betamax]], and [[Laserdisc]] ranges. This story and ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'' were the only two stories to be released on [[Video 2000]]. | It was further significant for being the first ''Doctor Who'' story released on home video and inaugurated the franchise's [[VHS]], [[Betamax]], and [[Laserdisc]] ranges. This story and ''[[The Brain of Morbius (TV story)|The Brain of Morbius]]'' were the only two stories to be released on [[Video 2000]]. | ||
The story was partially [[location filming|filmed]] at [[Wookey Hole Caves]], a location renowned for bad luck. As if to confirm local [[superstition]] about the site, an [[electrician]] broke his leg | The story was partially [[location filming|filmed]] at [[Wookey Hole Caves]], a location renowned for bad luck. As if to confirm local [[superstition]] about the site, an [[electrician]] fell off a ladder while setting up lights and broke his leg; [[Elisabeth Sladen]]'s motorboat went out of control; and stuntman [[Terry Walsh]] was injured getting Sladen out of the water and ended up in [[hospital]]. ([[DWM 297]]) | ||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
=== Part one === | === Part one === | ||
The [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]] and [[Sarah Jane]] spin through time and space back to [[Nerva Beacon|Space Station Nerva]]. They land in the control room they left when they last beamed down to Earth, but Sarah notices [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is not there. The Doctor says the TARDIS is drifting back in time towards them and they just need to wait for her to catch up. He leaves the [[Time Ring]] behind, prompting Harry to | The [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Harry Sullivan|Harry]] and [[Sarah Jane]] spin through time and space back to [[Nerva Beacon|Space Station Nerva]]. They land in the control room they left when they last beamed down to Earth, but Sarah notices [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] is not there. The Doctor says the TARDIS is drifting back in time towards them and they just need to wait for her to catch up. He leaves the [[Time Ring]] behind, prompting Harry to say he'd like to have it. Before Harry can even touch it, the Time Ring vanishes, returning to its place of origin with the [[Time Lord]]s. A door slides open, revealing a dead body and many more beyond, littering the outer ring of the station. | ||
In the communications room of [[Nerva Beacon]], crewman [[Warner]] warns off an approaching spaceship due to the Beacon being under plague quarantine. Professor [[Kellman]], a planetary surveyor, asks Commander [[Stevenson (Revenge of the Cybermen)|Stevenson]] how long they can run a fifty-man station with three men, but the other officer, [[Lester]], thinks they can manage. Nerva is on a thirty-year assignment to warn ships away from [[Voga]], the new asteroid it is orbiting, until its presence is updated on all the starcharts of inbound ships. | In the communications room of [[Nerva Beacon]], crewman [[Warner]] warns off an approaching spaceship due to the Beacon being under plague quarantine. Professor [[Kellman]], a planetary surveyor, asks Commander [[Stevenson (Revenge of the Cybermen)|Stevenson]] how long they can run a fifty-man station with three men, but the other officer, [[Lester]], thinks they can manage. Nerva is on a thirty-year assignment to warn ships away from [[Voga]], the new asteroid it is orbiting, until its presence is updated on all the starcharts of inbound ships. | ||