General Information
Story code: 7F
Episodes: 3
ISBN: 0-426-20333-X
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Writer: Malcolm Kohll
Director: Chris Clough
First screened: 02/11/1987 to 16/11/1987
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Scream tally: 2
Comments
Having seen
this story, I was somewhat disappointed by how little screen
time Mel gets in it, though the story is still very good.
We begin with the Doctor and Mel arriving at the toll gate and winning a
trip to Disneyland, 1959. Mel is eager to go and rides in the tour bus.
After the crashlanding in Wales, she befriends Delta, although apprehansive
about the weaponry the Chimmeron is packing. She also lends Delta a white
polkadot dress for the dance. (During which we also Mel dancing fairly
proficiently. Those dance lessons paid off...)
Mel seems to do little from then on. She waits around for the bus to be
repaired and is about to see them off when the bus is destroyed by the
Bannermen. She does lie to Gavrok, a move which almost gets her killed
before Burton intervenes. The Doctor then rescues the pair of them under a
white flag...
They double back to the camp and set a trap for the Bannermen, successfully
capturing them. It's interesting to note at this point that Mel is seen
standing over them, aiming one of their own weapons at them...
Pictures
I have decided to wait until the BBC release the video to get snapshots
and sounds from.
Sources
Doctor Who Programme Guide, ©1994 Jean-Marc Lofficier;
Doctor Who: Delta and the Bannermen ©1989 Malcolm Kohll