The Time Meddler: Doctor Who: Season 2

venturing outside the Doctor attempts to convince his new companion otherwise, their arrival is witnessed by an unseen Monk and by a villager who warns Villager elder Wulnoth about the strangers. The Doctor goes to the village and establishes they are in 1066 before the invasion of William the conqueror. He goes to the nearby monastery where he finds modern appliances like toasters and a gramophone and is trapped there by the Monk.

But actually didn't mind the Time Meddler as much as I thought I would. The first episode is very good. Hartnell's a bit upset and deflated about Barbara and Ian leaving him and Vicki tries to console him, then stowaway (the first of many) Stephen Taylor shows up and is accepted by the crew. Then they go and explore and the 'ol doc gets continually frustrated by his failed efforts to convince Stephen that the Tarids is a time machine and they're now on Earth in the middle ages.

Hartnell didn't fluff one line in this, which is pretty impressive from him and like how he manipulated the conversation with the main peasant woman to find out what year, place and date it was. The meddling monk was rather comically mysterious and he pottered around doing his business and spying on the time travellers. As the first ever pseudo historical story viewers back in 65 must've wondered why there objects like record players, watches and howitzers in middle ages story.

Even the peasants are fairly good actors, well two of the three speaking ones are and one's a total over actor. Then Hartnell takes part 2 off for a holiday and the vikings arrive…the reallllllly bad actors, no wonder I feel asleep 3 times during part 2. Even though Hartnell's back in part 3 it seems to drag a bit with people running around doing not much. The good bit is the revelation that the monk has a Tardis and is one of the Dr.'s own people is a highlight showing the first glimpse of some back story of the Doctor. Butterworth and Hartnell are very good in their scenes together and the other leads are good. The vikings are just terrible.