The Claws of Axos: Episode Four 

The Doctor and Jo escape from Axos but then the Doctor offers the Master a deal:if he helps him repair the TARDIS, they can flee Earth together.

Director:

Michael Ferguson

Writers:

Bob Baker (by), Dave Martin (by)

Stars:

Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Roger Delgado

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Jon Pertwee	...	Doctor Who
Nicholas Courtney	...	Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart
Roger Delgado	...	The Master
Katy Manning	...	Jo Grant
Richard Franklin	...	Captain Mike Yates
John Levene	...	Sergeant Benton
Peter Bathurst	...	Chinn
Paul Grist	...	Filer
Donald Hewlett	...	Hardiman
Bernard Holley	...	Axon Man
Royston Farrell	...	Technician

Storyline

The Doctor and Jo escape from Axos but then the Doctor offers the Master a deal:if he helps him repair the TARDIS, they can flee Earth together.

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Plot Keywords:

tardis | master | axon | u.n.i.t. | third doctor | 

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Family | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-G

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode was watched by 7.8 million viewers on its original transmission.

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Quotes

Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart: This time loop... thing, how did you get out of it?
Doctor Who: I simply boosted the circuits and broke free.
Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart: And you came back of your own accord?
Doctor Who: Well I...
Jo Grant: Doctor?
Doctor Who: No. No, I'm afraid not. No, obviously the Time Lords have programmed the TARDIS always to return to Earth. It seems I'm some kind of a galactic yo-yo!

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Connections

Referenced in Doctor Who: Last Christmas (2014)

User Reviews

A decent episode concludes a rather good story.

This final episode is a little paint by numbers, it has some good points, but overall I found it a little generic.

On the plus side I loved the interplay between The Doctor and The Master, the chat was funny, and it was great to finally see The Doctor manipulate his greatest foe. Did anyone believe that he would have turned traitor?

Some good seems inside Axos, with some creepy effects and good hysterical acting.

Not sure about the new TARDIS interior, it was a little wobbly in parts. The walls that the Axons break through are a little dodgy.

Some bits felt a little repetitive, with the UNIT troops fighting the Axons.

The story overall, is better then I remembered, but it isn't really a favourite, despite an excellent second episode.

Decent. 6/10

Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 April 1971 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Dungeness Beach, Kent, England, UK

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1