Premise: The TARDIS lands on the small island of Fang Rock just off the coast of England where a glowing green light is spotted landing in the sea… and a lighthouse keeper disappears.
Notes: Writer Terrance Dicks originally submitted a vampire story called The Witch Lords but the BBC decided that this would be inappropriate due to a new adaptation of Dracula being scheduled to show at around the same time. This vampire story would later the revisited and turned into the 1980 serial, State of Decay. Dicks then wrote this story as a replacement. Louise Jameson stopped using brown contact lenses in this story as they were causing her considerable discomfort. This was explained in story by the light from the lighthouse causing temporary blindness and turning her brown eyes blue.
Verdict: A realistically claustrophobic location coupled with a tense atmosphere makes for a rather spooky tale which makes an asset of its restrictions. With the monster relatively unseen until the final episode and the small glimpses we do get racking up the tension, it's no surprise this story is one of the strongest ever told 10/10
No comments:
Post a Comment