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==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
Episode 1 | |||
When the Doctor makes his way into the caves, he is attacked by a dinosaur-like creature | Two men Spencer and Davis are in Wemley Moor's caves suddley an unseen force kills Davis and Spencer runs away.An experimental nuclear power research centre built into a network of caves in Wenley Moor is experiencing mysterious power drains and a high incidence of mental breakdowns. [[United Nations Intelligence Taskforce|UNIT]] are called in to investigate, and the [[Third Doctor]] and [[Liz Shaw|Liz]] meet [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] at the plant. While exploring the caves, one of the workers at the centre was killed, with wounds that look like giant claw marks, and his companion's mind has been traumatised to the extent that he can only scrawl primitive cave drawings of reptilian creatures on the walls of the ward. Lawrence, the Director, resents UNIT's presence and feels that it will interfere with the working of the plant, which is trying a new process to convert nuclear energy directly into electric power. Off in a corner, Dr Quinn, the Deputy Director, argues with Miss Dawson, his assistant, when she protests that they should stop "them" from taking the power. Major Baker, the security chief, believes there is a saboteur in the centre, and the Doctor discovers that the logs of the nuclear reactor's operation have been tampered with. When the Doctor makes his way into the caves, he is attacked by a dinosaur-like creature. | ||
Episode 2 | |||
The Disnosaur is about to attack but it is called off by a strange whistling sound. The Brigadier decides to explore the caves with armed men. Baker fires at a humanoid figure he spots in the caves, and is attacked by the dinosaur-like creature, but it is again called off by the same sound. The Doctor returns to the centre with Baker, taking samples of the blood that was drawn when Baker fired at the humanoid. Examining the blood, the Doctor finds similarities to the "higher reptiles". In the meantime, the humanoid has reached the surface and stumbles into a barn to hide. Quinn goes into the caves to a hidden base, where he demands the knowledge he was promised. He is told that he must first see to the wounded humanoid and is given a signal device which emits the sound heard earlier. | |||
The humanoid is discovered by a farmer and his wife, and attacks them. The farmer dies of a heart attack, but the wife survives and identifies her attacker. Liz, investigating the barn, turns to see a reptilian biped, who knocks her unconscious and flees. When Liz awakes, she tells the Doctor and the Brigadier, and the latter orders a manhunt across the moor, just as Quinn arrives at the barn. Making an excuse, he leaves and summons the humanoid with his device. When the Brigadier and the Doctor discover the humanoid's tracks, they end in tire marks. | The humanoid is discovered by a farmer and his wife, and attacks them. The farmer dies of a heart attack, but the wife survives and identifies her attacker. Liz, investigating the barn, turns to see a reptilian biped, who knocks her unconscious and flees. When Liz awakes, she tells the Doctor and the Brigadier, and the latter orders a manhunt across the moor, just as Quinn arrives at the barn. Making an excuse, he leaves and summons the humanoid with his device. When the Brigadier and the Doctor discover the humanoid's tracks, they end in tire marks. | ||
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==Novelisation== | ==Novelisation== | ||
[[Image:Cave-Monsters novel.jpg|right|75px]] | [[Image:Cave-Monsters novel.jpg|right|75px]] | ||
:''Main article: [[Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters]]'' | :''Main article: [[Doctor Who and the Cave-Monsters]]'' | ||
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* [http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/bbb.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to '''Doctor Who and the Silurians'''] | * [http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/bbb.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) Guide to '''Doctor Who and the Silurians'''] | ||
*[http://www.doctorwholocations.net/stories/silurians The Locations Guide to Doctor Who - '''Doctor Who and the Silurians'''] | *[http://www.doctorwholocations.net/stories/silurians The Locations Guide to Doctor Who - '''Doctor Who and the Silurians'''] | ||
{{season 7}} | {{season 7}} | ||
{{Silurian & Sea Devil stories}} | {{Silurian & Sea Devil stories}} | ||
{{TV stub}} | {{TV stub}} | ||
