Invasion of the Dinosaurs: Part Three (26 Jan. 1974)

Yates sabotages the Doctor's equipment to stop him finding the location of Whitaker's base but then the tyrannosaur escapes, placing Sarah in danger.

Director:

Paddy Russell

Writer:

Malcolm Hulke

Stars:

Jon Pertwee, Elisabeth Sladen, Nicholas Courtney

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Jon Pertwee	...	Doctor Who
Elisabeth Sladen	...	Sarah Jane Smith
Nicholas Courtney	...	Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart
John Bennett	...	General Finch
Noel Johnson	...	Charles Grover M.P.
Peter Miles	...	Professor Whitaker
Martin Jarvis	...	Butler
Richard Franklin	...	Captain Yates
John Levene	...	Sergeant Benton
Terence Wilton	...	Mark

Storyline

Yates sabotages the Doctor's equipment to stop him finding the location of Whitaker's base but then the tyrannosaur escapes, placing Sarah in danger.

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Plot Keywords:

military officer | dandy

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 January 1974 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Kingston-upon-Thames, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

23 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode was watched by 11 million viewers on its original transmission.

User Reviews

Great Doctor Who story.

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Dinosaurs: Part 3 starts as the Doctor (Jon Pertwee) along with the help of UNIT manages to capture a T-Rex by stunning it in an attempt to try to study it to figure out who or what is behind the mysterious appearing & disappearing dinosaurs, the T-Rex is taken to a warehouse & chained down. The Doctor continues his investigations while the journalist in Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) can't resist trying to take a photo of the T-Rex, unfortunately for her the stunned T-Rex wakes up & breaks free of the chains & goes on a rampage while she's trapped in the warehouse with it alone...

This Doctor Who adventure was episode 7 from season 11 that aired here in the UK during early 1974, directed by Paddy Russell I think Invasion of the Dinosaurs is a great story that I'm having a good time watching. The script by Malcolm Hulke is moving along nicely & there's still enough going on to retain my interest & want to watch the rest of the episodes, there's also a great scene in this episode where the T-Rex wakes up & Sarah's trapped in the warehouse with it which would have made for a great cliffhanger ending instead of the duller one where Sarah wakes up & is told she is heading to 'New Earth'. I'm up to Part 3 & the time has flown by, each part runs about 25 odd minutes so they don't take that long to watch although by the time you've seen all six parts to this story it'll have run over two hours but if the remaining three are as fun & entertaining as it's been so far then I don't think I'll be complaining.

Again the special effects aren't the best ever to grace our TV screens but I quite liked they're simplicity & they have a certain childish charm to them especially the bright green T-Rex. I like the production design too, the dated 70's look I actually think adds to the story.

Invasion of the Dinosaurs is coming along nicely & I'm enjoying it, like most old Doctor Who this is good fun & well worth a watch.