The Keys of Marinus

Episode aired May 16, 1964
TV-G
25m

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

875

YOUR RATING

George Coulouris and William Hartnell in Doctor Who (1963)

Adventure Drama Family Sci-Fi

The Doctor and his friends must locate the real murderers and the fourth key before heading off for a final confrontation with the Voord.The Doctor and his friends must locate the real murderers and the fourth key before heading off for a final confrontation with the Voord.The Doctor and his friends must locate the real murderers and the fourth key before heading off for a final confrontation with the Voord.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

7.1/10

875

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Donald Pickering has said in interviews he does not recall working on this project at all.

Goofs
An inlay shot against a black background is used to create the appearance of teleportation. This technique is revealed by the appearance of the characters' shadows against a pillar after they have "teleported" - the shadows also reveal the actors scurrying off the set afterwards.

Quotes
Barbara Wright: Hello.
Susan Foreman: I want to speak to Barbara Wright.
Barbara Wright: Susan?
Susan Foreman: Barbara, they made me call you.
Barbara Wright: Who Susan? Who?
Susan Foreman: Barbara, listen they were...
Barbara Wright: Susan?... Susan?... Are you there, Susan?
Susan Foreman: They're going to kill me.
Barbara Wright: Susan!

Connections
Referenced in The Watch-A-Thon of Rassilon: The Keys of Marinus (2015)

User reviews6

Featured review

9/10

A great conclusion to a real classic.

It's fair to say that The Keys of Marinus has some real variety, each story has a really different flavour, some more successful then others.

This sixth part is a classic, it's pretty much split into two halves, we get the conclusion of events from the previous episode first, before we get the conclusion to the story in general.

As for the first half, Fiona Walker is a revelation as Kala so beautiful, but so deadly, she was marvellous. I love how the story unfolds. The second half is great also, a very satisfying conclusion. I wish they had spent the whole episode concluding events on Marinus, my only minor gripe.

They really made great use of their budget, overall it really is a triumph. 9/10