Review of Doctor Who: Terror of the Zygons (1975) by Kirk E — 06 Feb 2011

The perfectly creepy whispering coral looking Zygons are so well realised as to mask a pretty stupid story - aliens who plan to take ove the world (just for a change ha) using the powers of the Loch Ness Monster(?!).

This aside, its classic 'behind the sofa' time in this well directed drama, which harks back to the best of Pertwee and even earlier science fiction of the 1950's. The end of episode 1 for example, where the alien hand reaches over Sarah-Jane' shoulder is reminiscent of a similar still from War of the Worlds that used to creep me out as a kid - and I'm sure had I watched this as a kid, this serial would've had the same effect.