Space hippies vs. grumpy alien reptiles in a moon heist you didn't see coming.
The TARDIS lands in a space museum on Earth in the late 21st century, where the Second Doctor, Jamie and Zoe learn that contact has been lost between Earth and the Moon. In this era, instant travel — T-Mat — has revolutionised the Earth. Its people have lost interest in space travel. The Doctor and his companions travel to the Moon in an old-style rocket and reach the Moonbase, control centre for T-Mat, only to find a squad of Ice Warriors have commandeered the base and plan to use the T-Mat network to their advantage.
Acting
Troughton's cosmic hobo energy is unmatched.
Practical Effects
Gloriously wobbly Ice Warrior costumes and sets.
Writing
Zoe's genius math brain saves everyone repeatedly.
Director
Michael Ferguson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the final complete Second Doctor story recovered by the BBC—episodes 1, 4, 5 and 6 were missing for decades until 1987.
The T-Mat concept eerily predicted our modern dependence on instant delivery services—except Amazon doesn't use the moon. Yet.
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