Peter Davison (5th Doctor) was my Doctor as I only came into watching the show with Tom Baker's final story, so with Davison, he was my first and I knew the actor from other shows I watched as a child like "All Creatures Great and Small."
This story reunites the first five actors to play the Doctor with the exception of the first actor to play the Doctor, as William Hartnell passed away in 1975, so his part was played by a look alike actor Richard Hurndall who sadly passed away in 1984. But he did a good job as the First Doctor. Plus Tom Baker (The 4th Doctor) declined to appear in the story, so archive footage was used from an unaired story "Shada" so the character appeared very briefly.
So really, it was a four Doctor story with a number of various companions helping out.
You had Tegan and Turlough (5th Doctor), Sarah Jane with the (3rd Doctor), Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart (2nd Doctor), and his granddaughter Susan with the (1st Doctor). With the Master playing an antihero with his own nefarious plans.
The story itself was really good as the Doctors all end up being trapped in a game of being hunted in the Death Zone on the planet Gallifrey. The foes include a single Dalek, a squadron of Cybermen, a Yeti android, Raston Warrior Robot, and a sinister Timelord with plans for Immortality.
This was an enjoyable adventure and lots of fun.
I shall rate this story a score of 9/10.
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