Sharaz Jek on one. I think the first thing that leaps out are the characters. It contains spoilers both about the specific episode and the story as a whole. In fact, Davison has repeatedly said that the experience of making Androzani made him question his decision to go. Especially when you meet the man he wants to get revenge on, Morgus. And while it was notable for a departure, it also saw the return of one of the show's greatest heroes, in writer Robert Holmes, responsible for more than one of the choices on this list already. 
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Retrieved 13 April I'm allergic to certain gases in the praxis range of the spectrum. Turn Left Tenth Doctor. Goofs In the early exterior shots of Androzani Minor, matte effects are used to enhance the location with painted mountainous terrain.
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Retrieved 28 May Chellak initiates a major attack against Jek's androids, which ends up costing him his life as well as most of the soldiers and androids. Other Doctor Who stories adversely affected by the industrial actions of the late s and the s were Resurrection of the Dalekswhich was delayed by a year, and Shada cavves, which was not completed.
Retrieved 26 February Truly, this is dark stuff.
Companion Nicola Bryant Peri Brown. Retrieved 24 January Nicola Bryant's brave, then anguished, performance here provides yet another standout cqves this story, and in the years since she's become one of the most vocal and enthusiastic ambassadors for the programme. So why has it always stood out for so many fans?
As the two search for a cure before it is too late, they become enmeshed in a decades-old feud between the disfigured roboticist Sharaz Jek and businessman Morgus. Davison would later wear the same trousers when off reprised the role of the Fifth Doctor in the mini-episode " Time Crash ".
Doctor, why do you wear a stick of celery in your lapel?
Doctor Who: Why The Caves of Androzani is one of the greatest stories
Morgus has publicly funded the military operation led by General Chellak to defeat Jek, but secretly employs gunrunners Stotz and Krelper to supply Jek with weapons to profit from the war. Peter Davison's regeneration story is not just his finest story, but the finest of all regeneration stories.
The trousers Colin Baker cave in the regeneration scene were modified to fit his larger frame. This page was last edited on 26 Septemberat Androzni Caves of Androzani is another one of those stories where the streams of greatness simply align.
The Caves of Androzani: Part One
Morgus lands by Stotz's crashed ship, and learns that his shrewd secretary has deposed him from power. Start your free trial.
And so there is an honour to this regeneration, made more poignant by his physical frailty by the end.
Edit Cast Episode complete credited cast: Retrieved from " https: When Peri asks what is happening, the Doctor replies, "Change, my dear, and it seems not a moment too soon Especially when he starts to obsess over Peri. The Leisure Hive Volume 4: Perpugilliam 'Peri' Brown was a young American botany student who joined the Doctor on after an escapade in Lanzarote called Planet of Fire. Morgus sees the Doctor alive, and believing the military is deceiving him, kills the President of Androzani and makes his own arrangements to travel to Androzani Minor to set things right.
Loading comments… Trouble loading? In fact, Davison has repeatedly said that the experience of making Androzani made him question his decision to go. I said most of the characters in this story are sympathetic.
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