"Jenkins...chap with wings there, five rounds, rapid!"
If you've read this blog on a regular basis then you'll know I'm not a huge fan of the Pertwee era. And this story is regarded by many as one of the classics from that era. I'd last seen it over thirty years ago, and my only real memory of that was a black and white version of episode 1.
Well, I was pleasantly surprised. The Daemons is a great story and everyone puts their all into it. Damaris Hayman's Miss Hawthone is a joy. Even the characters who are in it for five minutes are wonderful (hello Robin Wentworth's Professor Horner). The demons themselves are very well realised; I liked the swooping crane shots to film Azal's point of view(even The Master looks scared) and Bok is very endearing (for a homicidal gargoyle!).
So The Daemons lives up to its reputation. But I think it looked better in monochrome!
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