Review of Doctor Who: Battlefield (1989) by Connor S — 03 Nov 2010

The effects and costumes are great, and it's good to see the return of the Brigadier, who doesn't disapoint. The other UNIT characters are also well played, particularly his female replacement.

Unfortunately however, the story itself is pretty ridiculous (characters from Arthurian legend come through time to destroy the world?), and the potential here is lost. The pacing seems lagging and interesting characters such as the scary 'destroyer;' whilst having superb effects for the time, are not fully explored. I love McCoy, but he tries to outreach himself a bit here, taking on a darker edge to the character, but not really having the gravitas to pull it off.

Not one of the better McCoy stories (I would say Fenric and Remembrance were those), but very good effects, some nice cameos and a few good moments along the way.