The story Nemesis became Silver Nemesis to celebrate Doctor Who's silver anniversary season.
A season that showed an upturn in quality with Remembrance of the Daleks. So there were high expectations from Silver Nemesis.
Part One has a lot of outside location shooting. Windsor Castle and whatever doubles for it. Jazz musician Courtney Pine makes a cameo. The doctor even puts on a fez. How very Matt Smith.
It starts off with Nazis in South America on November 1988 led by De Flores (Anton Diffring) who suddenly hops it to Britain for the crash landing of a meteorite.
They are followed by Lady Peinforte (Fiona Walker) and her assistant Maynarde who have used black magic to travel to Windsor from 1638. Also to catch the meteorite.
The Doctor and Ace arrive as he set off the meteorite 350 years ago. It contains a statue of Lady Peinforte and an arrow made from living metal that gives immense power.
It is a very good opening episode that zips along nicely. There are hints courtesy of script editor Andrew Cartmel of the more manipulative doctor, there is even an appearance of a chess board which would be referenced in the following season.
It also has a weird combination of some nice atmospheric lighting in Lady Peinforte's house to too bright lighting and this time it's not even in the BBC studios in Wood Lane.
It climaxes with the arrival of the Cybermen. This time the spaceship and model effects is not as good as the earlier Dalek story.
A season that showed an upturn in quality with Remembrance of the Daleks. So there were high expectations from Silver Nemesis.
Part One has a lot of outside location shooting. Windsor Castle and whatever doubles for it. Jazz musician Courtney Pine makes a cameo. The doctor even puts on a fez. How very Matt Smith.
It starts off with Nazis in South America on November 1988 led by De Flores (Anton Diffring) who suddenly hops it to Britain for the crash landing of a meteorite.
They are followed by Lady Peinforte (Fiona Walker) and her assistant Maynarde who have used black magic to travel to Windsor from 1638. Also to catch the meteorite.
The Doctor and Ace arrive as he set off the meteorite 350 years ago. It contains a statue of Lady Peinforte and an arrow made from living metal that gives immense power.
It is a very good opening episode that zips along nicely. There are hints courtesy of script editor Andrew Cartmel of the more manipulative doctor, there is even an appearance of a chess board which would be referenced in the following season.
It also has a weird combination of some nice atmospheric lighting in Lady Peinforte's house to too bright lighting and this time it's not even in the BBC studios in Wood Lane.
It climaxes with the arrival of the Cybermen. This time the spaceship and model effects is not as good as the earlier Dalek story.