Planet of Giants

Do you know why I'm a success Mr Farrow? It's because I've never allowed the word "can't" to exist.

Planet of Giants was a story I'd heard much about but had never seen. I left with mixed views about it. The effects used to depict the TARDIS crew in their miniaturised state were very effective. And William Hartnell and company are as good as ever. But the plot itself didn't strike me as being a Doctor Who story. I can also understand why it was edited down from a four part story to a three part one as the plot moves at snails pace. Episode three is probably the strongest of the three for that, being an amalgamation of both the original episodes three and four. It also marked the first time Douglas Camfield directed Doctor Who and you can see his hand at work. But other than that it's a pretty bland story.