Doctor who the trial of a time lord part 5

Doctor Who. Adventure Drama Family. The first transfer is flawed, so Dr. Crozier needs to transfer Lord Kiv into another host body. Unfortunately, Peri meets all the requirements for the subsequent candidate. Since the Doctor' Read all The first transfer is flawed, so Dr. Since the Doctor's been helpful and has somewhat of a personal interest in Peri, he's permitted to locate a Since the Doctor's been helpful and has somewhat of a personal interest in Peri, he's permitted to locate an equally suitable substitute candidate, if he can.

The prosecution rests. Director Ron Jones. Top credits Director Ron Jones. See more at IMDbPro. Photos 4. Add photo. Top cast Edit. Nicola Bryant Peri as Peri. Philip Martin by Sydney Newman uncredited.

Top credits Director Ron Jones. See more at IMDbPro. Photos 4. Add photo. Top cast Edit. Nicola Bryant Peri as Peri. Nabil Shaban Sil as Sil. Christopher Ryan Kiv as Kiv. Patrick Ryecart Crozier as Crozier. Trevor Laird Frax as Frax. Richard Henry Mentor as Mentor uncredited.

Ernest C. Jennings Aged Rebel as Aged Rebel uncredited. An investigation into arms smuggling reunites the Doctor with an old enemy. Under his guidance, monstrous experiments are being performed and the Doctor may be next in line…. Season 23 Episodes. Episode User Score. More From Metacritic. You eyes will certainly warp with the garish neon opening scenes with pink seawater.

It is something straight out of a David Bowie video of Ashes to Ashes from The Doctor and Peri land in planet Thoros Beta. The Doctor knows that the predatory capitalists the Mentors are here. The story sees the return if the vile Sil who featured in Vengeance on Varos. The leader Mentor Kiv is ill and scientists have been engaged in body experiments to save Kiv. It is a dark story from writer Philip Martin. Colin Baker is more restrained in his performance and has a genuine friendship with Peri while also leading her on to danger.

The good bit is Brian Blessed spent most of the episode comatose. You can tell the director is holding his booming voice and fruity performance back for later episodes. The bad bit in the first episode are the cutaway to the dreary trial scenes. Even the The Inquisitor has had it with the brickyard jokes. Was this review helpful? Sign in to vote. The Doctor and Peri land on the vivid planet of Thoros Beta, the home world of Sil, and discover some disturbing experimentation occuring.