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Doctor Who: The Savages (1966) "This is my RV, you know ... my Reacting Vibrator." This rather ordinary Doctor Who serial is another
morality exercise dressed up as science fiction, set on a planet where
two races exist: an advanced society and a bunch of skin-wearing savages.
Of course, it turns out that the former are using a vampire-like machine
to drain the energy of the latter, and the Doctor and his sidekicks
overthrow the rotten system, with Steven (Peter Purves) getting out
of the series by opting to stay behind at the end and supervise the
new order. Oddly, female characters were got rid of through love interests
while male companions tended to get sidetracked by a new mission. William
Hartnell hasn't much to do, Jackie Lane's Dodo was perceived to be a
dud (and would be written out almost before she really got a character
to play) and the guest cast are mainly barking stereotypes in either
faction (Ewen Solon, Frederick Jaeger). This only exists as an audio
recording, so it's hard to judge what the two societies looked like;
evidently, it was one of the first Whos to use the later-ubiquitous
quarry location. First published in this form here. Visit Kim's Official Website at www.johnnyalucard.com
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