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In the [[Time vortex|Vortex]], [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] comes under a form of psychic attack – resulting in the abductions of first [[Adric]], then [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]]. Following their trail, [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]] arrive under the lurid skies of the planet [[Zaltys]], whose entire population has vanished in strange circumstances. Soon, they discover that Zaltys is now the target of treasure seekers, come to scavenge this so-called Planet of the Dead... | In the [[Time vortex|Vortex]], [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] comes under a form of psychic attack – resulting in the abductions of first [[Adric]], then [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]]. Following their trail, [[Fifth Doctor|the Doctor]] and [[Nyssa]] arrive under the lurid skies of the planet [[Zaltys]], whose entire population has vanished in strange circumstances. Soon, they discover that Zaltys is now the target of treasure seekers, come to scavenge this so-called Planet of the Dead... | ||
Meanwhile, deep below the | Meanwhile, deep below the planet's surface, [[Adric]] learns the earth-shattering reason why the people of Zaltys disappeared... and why they were wise to do so. And [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] is, quite literally, in the dark – enduring interrogation by the mysterious [[Clarimonde]]. Any friend of the Doctor’s is Clarimonde's enemy... because theirs is a blood feud! | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
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* [[Adric]] - [[Matthew Waterhouse]] | * [[Adric]] - [[Matthew Waterhouse]] | ||
* [[Nyssa]] - [[Sarah Sutton]] | * [[Nyssa]] - [[Sarah Sutton]] | ||
* [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]]- [[Janet Fielding]] | * [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] - [[Janet Fielding]] | ||
* [[Perrault]] - [[Sean Barrett]] | * [[Perrault]] - [[Sean Barrett]] | ||
* [[Clarimonde]] - [[Niamh Cusack]] | * [[Clarimonde]] - [[Niamh Cusack]] | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
* Adric mentions that he has read every book on [[mathematics]] in the [[TARDIS library]]. | * Adric mentions that he has read every book on [[mathematics]] in the [[TARDIS library]]. | ||
* The Doctor would like the time to read the works of [[P. D. James]] and [[E. G. Wodehouse]]. | |||
* Clarimonde mistakes Tegan for [[Jo Grant]] as she accompanied the Doctor when he first encountered her people the [[Necrobiological]]s, a race of [[vampire]]s, on [[Sekhmet (planet)|Sekhmet]] during his [[Third Doctor|third incarnation]]. | |||
* Days on Zaltys last for 29 hours. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* In Lithuanian mythology | * In Lithuanian mythology, {{w|Žaltys}} (literally, a grass snake) is a household spirit guarding one's home. | ||
== Continuity == | == Continuity == | ||
* The Doctor compares the colourful beaches and skies of Zaltys to those of [[Thoros Beta]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]'') | * Adric is reading ''[[Dracula]]'' as he wants to be prepared in case they met any more vampires. ([[TV]]: ''[[State of Decay (TV story)|State of Decay]]'') | ||
* Tegan refers to the fact that Adric piloted the TARDIS to [[Castrovalva]] while he was under {{Ainley}}'s control. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') | |||
* Adric has piloted the TARDIS in numerous simulations. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Contingency Club (audio story)|The Contingency Club]]'') | |||
* Tegan is under the impression that the Master is dead. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') She would later learn that he was still alive when they encountered him on [[Earth]] in [[Distant past|140,000,000 BC]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'') | |||
* Adric attempts to [[Dematerialisation circuit|materialise]] the TARDIS at [[Heathrow Airport]] in [[1981]], as the Doctor had failed to do on numerous previous occasions. ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'', ''[[Kinda (TV story)|Kinda]]'', ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Psychodrome (audio story)|Psychodrome]]'', ''[[Iterations of I (audio story)|Iterations of I]]'', ''[[The Star Men (audio story)|The Star Men]]'', ''[[The Contingency Club (audio story)|The Contingency Club]]'', ''[[Smoke and Mirrors (audio story)|Smoke and Mirrors]]'') | |||
* The Doctor tells Nyssa that he took the TARDIS from [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'', ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Beginning (audio story)|The Beginning]]'') | |||
* Nyssa refers to the destruction of the [[Zero Room]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') | |||
* Tegan refers to Adric's badge for mathematical excellence. ([[TV]]: ''[[Full Circle (TV story)|Full Circle]]'') | |||
* Adric mentions that Tegan's aunt [[Vanessa (Logopolis)|Vanessa]] was killed by the Master. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') | |||
* Adric reminds Tegan that his elder brother [[Varsh]] was killed by the [[Marshman|Marshmen]] in the [[Starliner]] on [[Alzarius]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Full Circle (TV story)|Full Circle]]'') | |||
* Adric refers to the destruction of [[Traken]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') | |||
* The Doctor compares the colourful beaches and skies of Zaltys to those of [[Thoros-Beta]], a planet which he has avoided visiting due to its "garish" colour scheme. He would eventually visit Thoros-Beta in [[2379]] during his [[Sixth Doctor|sixth incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Mindwarp (TV story)|Mindwarp]]'') | |||
* Tegan refers to the [[Terrible Zodin]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|Attack of the Cybermen]]''; [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Requiem for the Rocket Men (audio story)|Requiem for the Rocket Men]]'', ''[[Power Play (audio story)|Power Play]]'') | |||
* The Doctor mentions that he has visited [[Draconia]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'') | |||
* Adric refers to the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s [[regeneration]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'') | |||
* Nyssa recalls her visit to [[Monarch's ship]] in 1981. ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'') | |||
* The Doctor compares the people of Zaltys placing themselves in cryogenic stasis to the similar actions taken by the [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]] on [[Telos]] in the [[25th century]] ([[TV]]: ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen (TV story)|The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'') and the [[Silurian]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians (TV story)|Doctor Who and the Silurians]]''). | |||
* Tegan compares [[Monarch (Four to Doomsday)|Monarch]] to a "talking [[frog]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Four to Doomsday (TV story)|Four to Doomsday]]'') | |||
* The Doctor comments that Nyssa is not gifted in [[telebiogenesis]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'') | |||
* Gevaundan detects Nyssa's psychic abilities. ([[TV]]: ''[[Time-Flight (TV story)|Time-Flight]]'') | |||
* The Doctor tells Gevaundan that Nyssa has not known him for very long. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Keeper of Traken (TV story)|The Keeper of Traken]]'') | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
