I don’t know why he’s dressed as a Scotsman. He’s identified as an Androgum, and spends the whole scene asking if he can cook Jamie. Landing on the base, in the kitchen, they meet the chef, Shockeye (of the Quornsing Grig).
And this is the second story we’ve seen recently which explicitly references a previous unseen adventure by a former Doctor (after Timelash) but at least this time we get Troughton, which is an objectively wonderful thing. Did Jamie know about them in that or was it all news to him? I’m sure top continuity expert and alleged series consultant Ian Levine was on top of all this detail. The Time Lords have installed a remote control device in his Tardis – I can’t remember if this nudges up against continuity, when I thought that the first mention of the Time Lords was in Troughton’s last story, The War Games. Jamie: “Look at the size of that thing, Doctor.” Doctor: “Yes, Jamie, it is a big one.” It doesn’t stay in Black & White for very long, as they take a look at their destination. There’s a bit of dialogue to explain why the other member of the Tardis team, Victoria, was temporarily absent, which is really only for ‘true fans’ as casual viewers like me wouldn’t even remember who the team was back then.
It opens in Black & White with Patrick Troughton’s Doctor, along with Fraser Hines as Jamie McCrimmon, in the Tardis. But Holmes did write this story, and more in the next series. Allegedly the producer, John Nathan Turner didn’t want older writers on the show, as he was worried his role as the most important person on the production might be eroded. One of the better entries in this season for several reasons, the first being it’s written by Robert Holmes, one of the best writers of the classic series, who was brought back to the series by script editor Eric Saward to add a touch of class. Back to Doctor Who for this tape and we’re still with Colin Baker’s first full season.
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