Campy Celtic horror where rocks attack and Tom Baker's scarf saves the day.
Searching for the third segment to the Key to Time brings the Doctor and Romana to present-day Earth, where the travellers have to contend with stone circles, Druidic rituals and a not-so-mythical goddess known as the Cailleach.
Acting
Tom Baker's hypnotic charisma elevates every absurd line.
Writing
Gothic horror pastiche smarter than its budget suggests.
Practical Effects
Foam rubber stones that waddle with unforgettable commitment.
Director
Darrol Blake
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Filmed at the Rollright Stones in Oxfordshire, a real Neolithic site supposedly surrounded by genuine Druidic legend.
The Cailleach derives from genuine Celtic mythology—a hag goddess of winter and stone, making this one of Who's more researched folk-horror borrowings.
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