Doctor Who: "The Ambassadors of Death," 1970 (the third story of four from season seven). Astronauts returning from Mars are kidnapped as part of an elaborate conspiracy.
Created by Sydney Newman, C.E. Webber & Donald Wilson. Directed by Michael Ferguson. Written by David Whitaker, Malcolm Hulke & Trevor Ray. Starring Jon Pertwee, Caroline John & Nicholas Courtney.
Concept: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Story: 3/4 (Good)
Characters: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Dialog: 3/4 (Good)
Pacing: 2/4 (Indifferent). The pacing of the individual episodes is (usually) excellent. As a whole, though, it's a couple episodes too long.
Cinematography: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Special effects/design: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Acting: 2/4 (Indifferent)
Music: 2/4 (Indifferent). There's a lot of instrumental pop music, reminiscent of The Prisoner, which is great and suits this era of Doctor Who perfectly. There's also, at one point, the worst incidental music (possibly the worst music, period) I've ever heard.
Subjective Rating: 7/10 (Good, 3/4). At its best, it's suspenseful and intelligent. At its worst, it's campy fun.
Objective Rating (Average): 2.3/4 (Okay)
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