UNIT is providing security cover at an experimental drilling project at Eastchester, designed to penetrate the Earth's crust and release a previously untapped source of energy. Soon, however, the drill head starts to leak an oily green liquid that transforms those who touch it into vicious primeval creatures with a craving for heat. The Doctor is accidentally transported "sideways in time" by the partially repaired TARDIS control console into a parallel universe where the drilling project is at a more advanced stage. Thwarted by his friends' ruthless alter egos, he works to save both universes.
Director: Douglas Camfield
Writers: Don Houghton, Terrance Dicks
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Jon Pertwee
The Doctor
Caroline John
Liz Shaw / Section Leader Elizabeth Shaw
Nicholas Courtney
Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart / Brigade Leader Lethbridge-Stewart
John Levene
Sergeant Benton / Platoon Under Leader Benton
Olaf Pooley
Professor Stahlman / Director Stahlman
Christopher Benjamin
Sir Keith Gold
Sheila Dunn
Petra Williams / Dr Petra Williams
I found this to be very similar to the previous "Ambassadors of Death" series with the "Doctor" (Jon Pertwee) and his assistant "Liz" (Caroline John) recruited by the "Brigadier" (Nicholas Courtney) to help solve some mysterious goings-on at another top secret government establis…
