Just wanted to quickly say....thanks to any of you who gave me such support and love in my Power of the Doctor reaction. Truly it means so much to me and you all made me feel very special.
Pyramids Of Mars is legendary! It was the first Doctor Who story I ever saw at age seven and the Gothic horror classic that made me a lifelong fan. Tom Baker is at the height of his powers, more brooding, fierce and alien than ever, Liz Sladen deftly displays both cheek and steel, Michael Sheard and Bernard Archard are terrific as the Scarman brothers, one a lovable tagalong and the other a horrifying minion. The eerie music, thrilling cliffhangers, a strong guest cast killed off in the grimmest ways possible, the stroke of genius that is robot mummies - one of my earliest memories is my heart racing as the mummies relentlessly hunt the poacher. It pretty much sparked my childhood love of all things Egyptian. The alternative future scene perfectly shows how the stakes have never been higher and that failure is not an option. From all this is borne one of the darkest and best Dr Who stories ever created.
“1980 Sarah..if you want to get off” That was a dark scene and to the best of my knowledge the only time the Doctor ever showed a companion alternative time.
Not quite. In The Sontaran Experiment' the Dr takes Sarah and Harry back to earth at a time in the future when it has become a desolate planet . In an empty baron field the Dr remarks 'Piccadilly Circus is that way - if this is Trafalgar Square' ... or something to that effect ...
Sarah Jane's "I KNOW your a Tiiimee LoOord" has been etched into my soul since seeing this story on VHS as a kid. Also I wonder if Sutekh's gift of death can be returned for store credit.
@@kenmcauliffe3028 I was going to quote some really sassy SJ lines, but I realized most of them are in episode 3. Sesska's next reaction is going to be a hoot.
Laurence Scarman (the Scarman brother who was so fascinated by the TARDIS) was played by Michael Sheard; he also appeared as Admiral Ozzel in "The Empire Strikes Back". He was also a favorite on the Doctor Who convention circuit up to his death in 2005. After hours at conventions, just give that man a Guinness and a question about programs or films he'd appeared in and he'd chat on happily for hours. Watch for him in future seasons of Doctor Who - he'll be back in other roles.
Had a wonderful encounter with him at Chicago Tardis many years ago. He was so nice. He'd set up at a table in the dealer's room to meet the fans and sign autographs for them, rather than just at his assigned signing times.
The guy who voices _Sutekh_ (Gabriel Woolf) also voices _The Beast_ in _The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit._ In a sense, they're the same character (or at least purport to be).
Oh yeah. I forgot Sarah-Jane says she's from 1980. That would be the UNIT dating controversy. This story aired in 1975. I guess the female Prime Minister mentioned in _Terror of the Zygons_ was an accurate prediction then.
The shot-rewind was the standout, but I admired the other effects too. In particular, the smoking boots and gloves, and the stick-on-a-string (bouncing off the field). I do agree with Sesska that the poacher's crushing death was undermined a bit by the mummies giving him a hug. (Maybe a closer camera view would have been better.)
As an amateur ancient egyptology enthusiast, this is one of my favorite stories from season 2 of Tom Baker's stint as Doctor Who. The exterior scenes for Pyramids of Mars were filmed on location at Stargrove Manor in Hampshire which was owned by Mick Jagger (of The Rolling Stones) at the time.
Sarah and Leela were the first two TARDIS companions I came to know when I was a kid and thankfully so. The Hinchcliffe era the best for me to get into Doctor Who.
Pyramids of Mars Part 1 contains one of my favourite cliffhangers of all Doctor Who. It's a simple yet striking and effective image of this mysterious helmeted figure burning Namin's shoulders, coupled with the line 'I bring Sutekh's gift of death to all humans'' and Namin's screaming. It was lodged in my mind when I first saw this story over a decade ago (and I grew up with New Who) and the hairs on my head rose when I saw it again here. Overall, one of my favourite Tom Baker stories - an all-time classic for me. A magnificent villain in Sutekh too!
If I’m not mistaken, the fellow with the moustache also played the ill fated Admiral Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back, Adolf Hitler in Indiana Jones 3 and a teacher called Mr Bronson in bbc school drama Grange Hill…
What a perfect pick for spooky season! I find it a little hilarious that, out of all the many, *many* slow-moving monsters on Who, these mummies (as the traditional, slowest-of-the-slow monsters) actually have a rather brisk little trot in comparison!
When I first started watching DW as a kid when it was brought back in 2005, we borrowed DVDs of some older Classic serials from the local library, and Pyramids of Mars was the first Classic story I ever watched. Takes me back, still an excellent story that holds up after so many years!
I've waited about 8 years for her to see "Genesis of the Daleks"...and This One; then my computer stopped working about 4 months ago...just as she reached them. Lol! I'm glad she is enjoying it!
Pyramids of Mars is another legendary, iconic, classic story. The blend of Egyptian mythology and sci-fi works effectively, Sutekh is a great villain, the robot mummies are kinda creepy, the music is generally excellent and the trip to a ravaged 1980s Earth provides a memorable moment in the show's history. This was the story that further cemented the gothic horror tone that Hinchcliffe and Holmes introduced back in The Ark in Space and we see the normally frivolous Tom Baker in a more serious mood which lends a real sense of urgency and peril to the main villain.
I’m so excited. As a kid in Canada running through the channels on a Saturday night, I found this on KSPS Spokane. It’s was my first introduction and episode of Doctor Who. Thanks. For the memories.
Producer Philip Hinchcliffe often seemed to draw inspiration from Hammer House of Horror, and rarely more than in this beautiful thing.This is one of those stories in which you can sense the whole cast and production crew pulling in the same direction. The acting style is often intense, but it’s a credit to Tom and Liz as well as Bernard Archer (Scarman) who has to do some REALLY heavy lifting in places, that it feels (mostly) convincing. At least to an almost-9-year-old boy in 1975!
This is one of my favorite Doctor Who stories ever! There's also an absolutely brilliant short mockumentary featuring the actor who voiced Sutekh, called "Oh Mummy-Sutekh's Post Dr Who Career" whichI can really recommend ^^
11:09 They actually filmed a model sequence of the Tardis materialising on the devastated future earth but later decided to cut it out because it would have ruined the surprise-the scene survives however as a DVD extra
I really like this story. Like you said the supporting cast are all good and seem to be well rounded characters for their often short run times. But also Tom and Elizabeth are at their best in this story. You can see they are both comfortable in their roles and have an easy friendship of people who have gotten to know each other. Its also a good story to show Sarah's strengths as much as the Doctor's.
I personally see this as the best classic Who episode arc ever..a must watch and Tom Baker most incredible performance..and personally I consider Sutekh the most powerful villain the Dr ever faced and to this day I think that the Dr encounter was so earth shaking that the Dr would avoid him if he was ever to return...he was that imposing.
One of the greatest of the greatest... Pyramids Of Mars has perhaps the most chilling villains in Sutekh. Tom Baker and Elizabeth Sladen are in top form.
This is a true classic! I will say, for this season, the more familiar you are with classic monster films (like 'The Mummy'), the more you can get out of them. Sutekh really pushes the Doctor to his limits!
Fantastic story! I loved your disbelieving look to camera when The Doctor claimed that nothing could get into the TARDIS...this story, again was a fairly early VHS release and watched a whole lot. I love that Sarah gets to shine in this story, with plenty of importance to say and do.😊👍 Geek alert! The chap who plays the Poacher is George Tovey who is related to Roberta Tovey who played Susan in the two Peter Cushing Dalek movies in the 1960s. Great fun reaction as always, Jess, thank you😊
See, the scene with Victoria proves the statement in Power of the Doctor true. He *never* forgot any of them. He may not always talk about them - he thinks of them in his own way on his own terms - and that’s enough for him.
This is Doctor Who at its very best. From a very solid story to one of the Doctor's greatest foes to the claustrophobic atmosphere of being trapped in the barrier to Sutekh with a powerful commanding performance from Wolfe. Even Scarmen was chilling and Baker/Sladen gave top notch performances.
This is by far one of the great stories, KEEP an eye out for the LOGIC PUZZLE involving 2 mummies,it will give you headaches and sleepless nights, but utter brilliance!!
As many have said, this is a fan favorite and considered a classic story. The reason is how well directed it is, the acting, the mood and feel of the story. It is, as a whole, far from perfect, but its imperfections do not eliminate how good it is when it is at its best. We get some of the best of the moody version of the 4th Doctor here. He shows every Doctor, no matter how light they might seem, always contains the darkness within.
The Doctor's clothing was not entirely out of place for 1911. It was very much like something Oscar Wilde (who died only 11 years earlier) would have worn.
This story is often called a classic, and it's like the Hammer Horror movies made in Britain from the 1950s to the 1970s, of which there are several 'mummy movies'. With the Idea of the alien underpinnings to history, this also approaches and crosses into the Cosmic Horror that pulp horror writers reached with H P Lovecraft and others like Clark Ashton Smith, where human history is a footnote to and irrelevant to, greater beings that are eternal and illimitable. These tales are the origin of SF's numerous god-like aliens, and underpins even Star Trek. This is something Doctor Who touches upon now and then, and done well, as in this story, can chill the blood.
This is one of those stories where you can tell immediately why it's a classic when you're watching, for all sorts of obvious reasons, but, just like Genesis of the Daleks, it's still very much in spite of the little things too. Still, it's just so much delicious, delightful fun to watch and rewatch. From very dramatic family drama to extremely buff looking mummies to Sarah Jane in a Victoria outfit to, well, Tom and Lis having just the best chemistry.
This is one of my all time favorite "Doctor Who" stories, especially being the Fourth Doctor story. I love "Pyramids of Mars", a great story. Sutekh is a great villain, he was awesome.
Pyramids of Mars was one of those stories again borrowing from my local library and enjoying it. And it still holds my enjoyment, it’s honestly my third favourite 4th Doctor story. 1. Genesis of the Dalek 2??? (We haven’t got to that story yet so I won’t say) 3. Pyramids of Mars Also a youtuber i follow called Matthew Toffolo loves this story
@@Nikioko I totally agree. But comparing Hinchcliffe’s finest moments to Douglas Adams best (completed) Who story feels mean. They’re all amazing in different ways!
this episode marks the first time Tom Baker appeared in the console room as it was produced before Planet of Evil, a great story this one, ended up being re-written from scratch by the talent that is Robert Holmes
There was a very popular TV series called Hammer House of Horror, so the same people who made the Horror movies, making shorts for TV. So the writers of Doctor Who decided to do some Gothic Horror feel stories... Until the BBC started listening to busy bodies like Mary Whitehouse, complaining that it was "Too frightening for the children".
Hammer House Of Horror is from 1980 (and not Sutekh's alternative one either!), followed by Hammer House Of Mystery And Suspense in 1984. Perhaps you're thinking of Journey To The Unknown, Hammer's first TV series from 1968-69?
I would like to echo Donna Lang's comments regarding thje wonderful Michael Sheard. I considered him a friend whom i would meet at various railway stations for a coffee after conventions before i headed back to Scotland and he back down South. Also did Sesska recognize him as Hitler from" ...the last Crusade."
SUTEKH FOR CROSSOVER EVENT!!!! He is my all time favourite single story villain and is the perfect choice for the Doctor Who equivalent of Thanos. Disney+ if you're going to make spinoffs take notes. The Mummies however I'm not sure about. Great in this story but in an epic Avengers esc event may not fit tonally and could be replaced with (oddly) the Anubians from K9 alone with the Sycorax and Headless Monks as foot soldiers. Love how Jess reacts to Victoria love it when characters get reactions like this. As for Pyramids of Mars on the whole it is a great horror story with elements akin to a Hammer Mummy movie. The deaths alone are some of the most messed up the series has ever produced.
I really like this story, won't say too much because of spoilers, but I will leave you with this fun fact: The part where the possessed Marcus Scarman gets shot was filmed with the actor walking backwards from the window before getting in shot. The film was then reversed and we get what you saw. I thought that was great how they did that.
One of the greatest stories in Who history. Baker and Sladen at their best, Bob Holmes peerless writing and editing (yes I know it’s not entirely be him, but it’s very much a Holmes story). A chilling villain. It’s got everything Still easily one of the top 20 Who stories of all-time, Classic or new.
Jess is watching 'Pyramids of Mars'!!!!! 😁😁 Doctor Who rarely gets better than this, one of my favorite 4th doctor stories. Tom Baker and Liz Sladen are at their peak, Michael Sheard gives excellent support and Gabriel Woolf is amazing as Sutekh. His voice work is perfect, giving a sense of utter menace to the character. Sutekh is one villain that I wish had been brought back for the new series.
This. This begins in earnest a run of 10 stories (including even the weakest ones among them in my opinion), unequaled in any other era. Enjoy! I know we will!
I do always say what a classic story this was I saw first time around and have seen it several times since and I did think good as it is it was a shame that Harry Sullivan was no longer travelling in the TARDIS with the 4th Dr and Sarah Jane Smith and IMO I was sorry that Harry was not in Pyramids of Mars I really liked Harry as a companion
Just here after watching the latest reaction to Tales of the Tardis and seeing all the spoiler comments from people who think they are clever and cryptic. 🤫
"Nothing can enter the Tardis"? Tell that to Donna Noble. LOL!... Apparently, the Doctor was meant to have this adventure, or else 1980 would have been destroyed all along. Talk about a predestination paradox. There seems to be a lot of those in Doctor Who.
Yeah but thats all introduced to NuWho because in Classic Who the TARDIS was always a safe haven it actually annoys me as it seems anyone can just randomly enter the TARDIS now i liked the old days when it felt safe.
A gem of a story. Filmed at the home of Mick Jagger. Personally, I prefer a buff, bouncy walking mummy to the slowly limping variety that appeared in most of the old time Universal mummy movies. Even Lou Costello could outrun that one.
Just wanted to quickly say....thanks to any of you who gave me such support and love in my Power of the Doctor reaction. Truly it means so much to me and you all made me feel very special.
The house they filmed at belonged to mick jagger who was happy for them to film there...
RTD loved the guy that voiced sutekh so much as a child, he reused the actor, gabriel wolfe to voice the devil in his 2 part story the satan pit..
@@space1999 Gabriel Woolf had just the right voice and delivery of lines for Sutekh.
Pyramids Of Mars is legendary! It was the first Doctor Who story I ever saw at age seven and the Gothic horror classic that made me a lifelong fan. Tom Baker is at the height of his powers, more brooding, fierce and alien than ever, Liz Sladen deftly displays both cheek and steel, Michael Sheard and Bernard Archard are terrific as the Scarman brothers, one a lovable tagalong and the other a horrifying minion. The eerie music, thrilling cliffhangers, a strong guest cast killed off in the grimmest ways possible, the stroke of genius that is robot mummies - one of my earliest memories is my heart racing as the mummies relentlessly hunt the poacher. It pretty much sparked my childhood love of all things Egyptian. The alternative future scene perfectly shows how the stakes have never been higher and that failure is not an option. From all this is borne one of the darkest and best Dr Who stories ever created.
“1980 Sarah..if you want to get off” That was a dark scene and to the best of my knowledge the only time the Doctor ever showed a companion alternative time.
Not quite. In The Sontaran Experiment' the Dr takes Sarah and Harry back to earth at a time in the future when it has become a desolate planet . In an empty baron field the Dr remarks 'Piccadilly Circus is that way - if this is Trafalgar Square' ... or something to that effect ...
And again in this most recent season in "The Devil's Chord" .
Sarah Jane's "I KNOW your a Tiiimee LoOord" has been etched into my soul since seeing this story on VHS as a kid. Also I wonder if Sutekh's gift of death can be returned for store credit.
I love the teasing.
@@kenmcauliffe3028 I was going to quote some really sassy SJ lines, but I realized most of them are in episode 3. Sesska's next reaction is going to be a hoot.
That whole scene is a wonderful showcase for Lis Sladen's acting. The lines themselves are nothing, but Sladen's performance is everything.
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This is one of my favorite Tom Baker stories. I love Sutekh's voice. Fun fact, this story was filmed in Mick Jagger's house at the time.
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Laurence Scarman (the Scarman brother who was so fascinated by the TARDIS) was played by Michael Sheard; he also appeared as Admiral Ozzel in "The Empire Strikes Back". He was also a favorite on the Doctor Who convention circuit up to his death in 2005. After hours at conventions, just give that man a Guinness and a question about programs or films he'd appeared in and he'd chat on happily for hours. Watch for him in future seasons of Doctor Who - he'll be back in other roles.
Had a wonderful encounter with him at Chicago Tardis many years ago. He was so nice. He'd set up at a table in the dealer's room to meet the fans and sign autographs for them, rather than just at his assigned signing times.
Such a great character actor no wonder he played so many roles in DW over the years
His autobiography is well worth reading
The guy who voices _Sutekh_ (Gabriel Woolf) also voices _The Beast_ in _The Impossible Planet/The Satan Pit._ In a sense, they're the same character (or at least purport to be).
I forgot that! I never saw them as the same character, but definitely on the same level.
@@Skeezer66 They are both referred to as _Satan_ in their respective stories.
Isn't that the one where the monster flails around and doesn't speak?
@@user-zp4ge3yp2o The body does because the mind has left.
What a great voice he has
Here we go... A slew of classics, starting with one of the all-time greats!
Oh yeah. I forgot Sarah-Jane says she's from 1980. That would be the UNIT dating controversy. This story aired in 1975. I guess the female Prime Minister mentioned in _Terror of the Zygons_ was an accurate prediction then.
I definitely appreciated your reaction to the mention of Victoria, as well as to Professor Scarman being shot. That effect was really well done.
The shot-rewind was the standout, but I admired the other effects too. In particular, the smoking boots and gloves, and the stick-on-a-string (bouncing off the field).
I do agree with Sesska that the poacher's crushing death was undermined a bit by the mummies giving him a hug. (Maybe a closer camera view would have been better.)
As an amateur ancient egyptology enthusiast, this is one of my favorite stories from season 2 of Tom Baker's stint as Doctor Who. The exterior scenes for Pyramids of Mars were filmed on location at Stargrove Manor in Hampshire which was owned by Mick Jagger (of The Rolling Stones) at the time.
This is one of my favorite serials in the Fourth Doctor era.
Am so glad you've finally made it to this one.
This is one of my go to stories if I'm feeling down. The chemistry between the Doctor and Sarah is at its height in this series
Sarah and Leela were the first two TARDIS companions I came to know when I was a kid and thankfully so. The Hinchcliffe era the best for me to get into Doctor Who.
Pyramids of Mars Part 1 contains one of my favourite cliffhangers of all Doctor Who. It's a simple yet striking and effective image of this mysterious helmeted figure burning Namin's shoulders, coupled with the line 'I bring Sutekh's gift of death to all humans'' and Namin's screaming.
It was lodged in my mind when I first saw this story over a decade ago (and I grew up with New Who) and the hairs on my head rose when I saw it again here.
Overall, one of my favourite Tom Baker stories - an all-time classic for me. A magnificent villain in Sutekh too!
If I’m not mistaken, the fellow with the moustache also played the ill fated Admiral Ozzel in The Empire Strikes Back, Adolf Hitler in Indiana Jones 3 and a teacher called Mr Bronson in bbc school drama Grange Hill…
Yes, it's Michael Sheard, who was also a Doctor Who regular, appearing six times.
@@kivimik that's the name! Thanks Mikko!
Pyramids of Mars is widely regarded as being one of the greatest Doctor Who stories ever. Looking forward to see what you thought of it.
What a perfect pick for spooky season! I find it a little hilarious that, out of all the many, *many* slow-moving monsters on Who, these mummies (as the traditional, slowest-of-the-slow monsters) actually have a rather brisk little trot in comparison!
When I first started watching DW as a kid when it was brought back in 2005, we borrowed DVDs of some older Classic serials from the local library, and Pyramids of Mars was the first Classic story I ever watched.
Takes me back, still an excellent story that holds up after so many years!
I've waited about 8 years for her to see "Genesis of the Daleks"...and This One; then my computer stopped working about 4 months ago...just as she reached them. Lol! I'm glad she is enjoying it!
Pyramids of Mars is another legendary, iconic, classic story. The blend of Egyptian mythology and sci-fi works effectively, Sutekh is a great villain, the robot mummies are kinda creepy, the music is generally excellent and the trip to a ravaged 1980s Earth provides a memorable moment in the show's history. This was the story that further cemented the gothic horror tone that Hinchcliffe and Holmes introduced back in The Ark in Space and we see the normally frivolous Tom Baker in a more serious mood which lends a real sense of urgency and peril to the main villain.
I’m so excited. As a kid in Canada running through the channels on a Saturday night, I found this on KSPS Spokane. It’s was my first introduction and episode of Doctor Who. Thanks. For the memories.
This story is a perfect distillment of the 4th Doctor. Absolutely quintessential example of 70's Who.
Love Pyramids of Mars, one of my all time favourites. If you love a bit of gothic horror then you'll love this story. 10/10.
This is probably my single favorite Doctor Who story.
Michael Sheard as Laurence Scarman was one of the classic Doctor Who's most remarkable guest stars. R.I.P., Michael.
Parts of this story were filmed just down the road from where I live. Tom Baker visited the village school and met the kids.
Great story to start Halloween weekend loved the Victoria mention one of my favourites
Producer Philip Hinchcliffe often seemed to draw inspiration from Hammer House of Horror, and rarely more than in this beautiful thing.This is one of those stories in which you can sense the whole cast and production crew pulling in the same direction. The acting style is often intense, but it’s a credit to Tom and Liz as well as Bernard Archer (Scarman) who has to do some REALLY heavy lifting in places, that it feels (mostly) convincing. At least to an almost-9-year-old boy in 1975!
I agree with you Sesska. Victoria has always been one of my favorites when it comes to the Companions.
This is one of my favorite Doctor Who stories ever! There's also an absolutely brilliant short mockumentary featuring the actor who voiced Sutekh, called "Oh Mummy-Sutekh's Post Dr Who Career" whichI can really recommend ^^
11:09 They actually filmed a model sequence of the Tardis materialising on the devastated future earth but later decided to cut it out because it would have ruined the surprise-the scene survives however as a DVD extra
The pyramids of Mars DVD had some very funny extras
I've got to hand it to you, you are right
I really like this story. Like you said the supporting cast are all good and seem to be well rounded characters for their often short run times. But also Tom and Elizabeth are at their best in this story. You can see they are both comfortable in their roles and have an easy friendship of people who have gotten to know each other. Its also a good story to show Sarah's strengths as much as the Doctor's.
I personally see this as the best classic Who episode arc ever..a must watch and Tom Baker most incredible performance..and personally I consider Sutekh the most powerful villain the Dr ever faced and to this day I think that the Dr encounter was so earth shaking that the Dr would avoid him if he was ever to return...he was that imposing.
One of the greatest of the greatest... Pyramids Of Mars has perhaps the most chilling villains in Sutekh. Tom Baker and Elizabeth Sladen are in top form.
This is a true classic! I will say, for this season, the more familiar you are with classic monster films (like 'The Mummy'), the more you can get out of them. Sutekh really pushes the Doctor to his limits!
Fantastic story! I loved your disbelieving look to camera when The Doctor claimed that nothing could get into the TARDIS...this story, again was a fairly early VHS release and watched a whole lot.
I love that Sarah gets to shine in this story, with plenty of importance to say and do.😊👍
Geek alert! The chap who plays the Poacher is George Tovey who is related to Roberta Tovey who played Susan in the two Peter Cushing Dalek movies in the 1960s.
Great fun reaction as always, Jess, thank you😊
Yes, that's what annoys me about later stories - I like it when nothing can get into the TARDIS, makes it a safe haven.
One of top episodes of 60 years of who. Loved it so much.
Pyramids of Mars is one of my favourite Fourth Doctor stories. It also handles Sarah Jane really well as a companion.
One of my all time favorite stories. It's considered one of the great Doctor Who stories.
Fun fact: the house/mansion in the location shots it was owned by Mick Jagger from The Rolling Stones 😀
See, the scene with Victoria proves the statement in Power of the Doctor true. He *never* forgot any of them. He may not always talk about them - he thinks of them in his own way on his own terms - and that’s enough for him.
This is Doctor Who at its very best. From a very solid story to one of the Doctor's greatest foes to the claustrophobic atmosphere of being trapped in the barrier to Sutekh with a powerful commanding performance from Wolfe. Even Scarmen was chilling and Baker/Sladen gave top notch performances.
Might be interested to know that the large house that this was filmed was, at the time of filming, Mick Jaggers house
Stargrove Manor in Hampshire, the mansion used for filming was actually owned by Mick Jagger.
This was in the youtube sidebar when I watched your Legend of Ruby Sunday reaction. Bof course it was! 😈
One of my classic Tom Baker stories. I have watched it a number of times over the years. In my opinion a CLASSIC!
This is by far one of the great stories, KEEP an eye out for the LOGIC PUZZLE involving 2 mummies,it will give you headaches and sleepless nights, but utter brilliance!!
As many have said, this is a fan favorite and considered a classic story. The reason is how well directed it is, the acting, the mood and feel of the story. It is, as a whole, far from perfect, but its imperfections do not eliminate how good it is when it is at its best. We get some of the best of the moody version of the 4th Doctor here. He shows every Doctor, no matter how light they might seem, always contains the darkness within.
One of my favorite serials/villains of this era. I wish they'd bring Sutec back
Great idea! I loved him. Very creepy. If they brought him back we would need to avoid the hand that came in to straighten him...
Yeah, about that...
@@stevenmcmullan409 I didnt think they could obtain the rights...was I wrong!?!
The Doctor's clothing was not entirely out of place for 1911. It was very much like something Oscar Wilde (who died only 11 years earlier) would have worn.
This has been in most top 10 lists since it was first shown
This story is often called a classic, and it's like the Hammer Horror movies made in Britain from the 1950s to the 1970s, of which there are several 'mummy movies'.
With the Idea of the alien underpinnings to history, this also approaches and crosses into the Cosmic Horror that pulp horror writers reached with H P Lovecraft and others like Clark Ashton Smith, where human history is a footnote to and irrelevant to, greater beings that are eternal and illimitable.
These tales are the origin of SF's numerous god-like aliens, and underpins even Star Trek.
This is something Doctor Who touches upon now and then, and done well, as in this story, can chill the blood.
One of the hardcore classics!
This is one of those stories where you can tell immediately why it's a classic when you're watching, for all sorts of obvious reasons, but, just like Genesis of the Daleks, it's still very much in spite of the little things too. Still, it's just so much delicious, delightful fun to watch and rewatch. From very dramatic family drama to extremely buff looking mummies to Sarah Jane in a Victoria outfit to, well, Tom and Lis having just the best chemistry.
notice Sarah Jane says she comes from 1980, here comes the UNIT dating controversy lol
An absolutely fabulous story with Big Bob Holmes showing just why folks known he's Who's greatest script writer (Steven Moffat who he?) 🥰
I would definitely recommend get this story on DVD. You’ll love the ending.
You're in for an all time classic right now
My absolute fave doctor who story of them all! So thrilled to see someone reacting to it!
This is one of my all time favorite "Doctor Who" stories, especially being the Fourth Doctor story. I love "Pyramids of Mars", a great story. Sutekh is a great villain, he was awesome.
Probably my favourite episode. Absolutely love it. Dripping with atmosphere. Great villain and tom and liz are on top form
I think I read an interview with Christopher Eccleston during his time as the Doctor where he mentioned totally loving this story
Sutekh is proper gangster.
Pyramids of Mars was one of those stories again borrowing from my local library and enjoying it. And it still holds my enjoyment, it’s honestly my third favourite 4th Doctor story.
1. Genesis of the Dalek
2??? (We haven’t got to that story yet so I won’t say)
3. Pyramids of Mars
Also a youtuber i follow called Matthew Toffolo loves this story
Does your #2 by any coincidence contain the word “city”?
@@Nikioko nope…
@@Jaketherobonrd Then something is missing in your list. 😂
@@Nikioko i’ll give you a glue. It starts with D and ends with N
@@Nikioko I totally agree. But comparing Hinchcliffe’s finest moments to Douglas Adams best (completed) Who story feels mean. They’re all amazing in different ways!
Outside shots were filmed at Mick Jaggers house.
this episode marks the first time Tom Baker appeared in the console room as it was produced before Planet of Evil, a great story this one, ended up being re-written from scratch by the talent that is Robert Holmes
And he had to use the pen name Stephan Harris because the BBC wouldn't allow him to use his the author of the story 🙄.
first time he does this, won't be the last
@@joecrammond6221 His next rewrite is a bit Bland
My favourite Dr Who story, featuring my favourite Dr Who companion.
It doesn't get any better.
Love LOVE LOVE that you are watching an absolute CLASSIC! Sutekh is one of the BEST one-off villains in Classic Who!
I ❤this story so much. Borrowed the VHS from the library as an 8 year old 😂
Here's some interesting trivia: the house where they shot the story's exteriors was owned by Mick jagger in the 1970's.
My favorite ever doctor who story.10 out of 10
finally a good 4th Doctor story for this season. one of THE best stories of Classic Who. Can't wait to see the rest
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There was a very popular TV series called Hammer House of Horror, so the same people who made the Horror movies, making shorts for TV. So the writers of Doctor Who decided to do some Gothic Horror feel stories... Until the BBC started listening to busy bodies like Mary Whitehouse, complaining that it was "Too frightening for the children".
Hammer House Of Horror is from 1980 (and not Sutekh's alternative one either!), followed by Hammer House Of Mystery And Suspense in 1984. Perhaps you're thinking of Journey To The Unknown, Hammer's first TV series from 1968-69?
"Nothing can enter the TARDIS!" - You hear that, Chibnall?
Clearly plenty of things have entered the TARDIS throughout including this story, The Awakening and others!
It’s weird how selective memory works.
@@PaulKeywood Chibnall may have well installed a revolving door in the TARDIS.
@@PaulKeywood the junk mail advertising the psychic circus.
Sutekh needs to appear in Nu Who, but I guess that’s the charm of one off villains: appearing once makes them memorable.
He's appeared a few times in audio
SUTEKH!!!!! YESSSSS!!!! Pyramids of Mars is such a Fantastic Story!!!!!!
I would like to echo Donna Lang's comments regarding thje wonderful Michael Sheard.
I considered him a friend whom i would meet at various railway stations for a coffee after conventions before i headed back to Scotland and he back down South.
Also did Sesska recognize him as Hitler from" ...the last Crusade."
Gonna watch this for no particular reason.
Same
I watched these episodes with my mom recently
My favourite story!
PS: Sutehk is on Earth in Egypt. Some fans seem to think otherwise and so miss the entire point of the story.
Just in time for Halloween!
SUTEKH FOR CROSSOVER EVENT!!!!
He is my all time favourite single story villain and is the perfect choice for the Doctor Who equivalent of Thanos. Disney+ if you're going to make spinoffs take notes. The Mummies however I'm not sure about. Great in this story but in an epic Avengers esc event may not fit tonally and could be replaced with (oddly) the Anubians from K9 alone with the Sycorax and Headless Monks as foot soldiers.
Love how Jess reacts to Victoria love it when characters get reactions like this.
As for Pyramids of Mars on the whole it is a great horror story with elements akin to a Hammer Mummy movie. The deaths alone are some of the most messed up the series has ever produced.
I really like this story, won't say too much because of spoilers, but I will leave you with this fun fact: The part where the possessed Marcus Scarman gets shot was filmed with the actor walking backwards from the window before getting in shot. The film was then reversed and we get what you saw. I thought that was great how they did that.
One of the greatest stories in Who history. Baker and Sladen at their best, Bob Holmes peerless writing and editing (yes I know it’s not entirely be him, but it’s very much a Holmes story). A chilling villain. It’s got everything
Still easily one of the top 20 Who stories of all-time, Classic or new.
Love the Gothic style of this story
Sarah Jane Smith says she's from 1980 because the UNIT timelines are never specific this story in reality came out in 1975.
Jess is watching 'Pyramids of Mars'!!!!! 😁😁 Doctor Who rarely gets better than this, one of my favorite 4th doctor stories. Tom Baker and Liz Sladen are at their peak, Michael Sheard gives excellent support and Gabriel Woolf is amazing as Sutekh. His voice work is perfect, giving a sense of utter menace to the character. Sutekh is one villain that I wish had been brought back for the new series.
This one is rather good
This. This begins in earnest a run of 10 stories (including even the weakest ones among them in my opinion), unequaled in any other era. Enjoy! I know we will!
And who's watching this straight after recent events in you know what?
I do always say what a classic story this was I saw first time around and have seen it several times since and I did think good as it is it was a shame that Harry Sullivan was no longer travelling in the TARDIS with the 4th Dr and Sarah Jane Smith and IMO I was sorry that Harry was not in Pyramids of Mars I really liked Harry as a companion
Just here after watching the latest reaction to Tales of the Tardis and seeing all the spoiler comments from people who think they are clever and cryptic. 🤫
"Nothing can enter the Tardis"? Tell that to Donna Noble. LOL!... Apparently, the Doctor was meant to have this adventure, or else 1980 would have been destroyed all along. Talk about a predestination paradox. There seems to be a lot of those in Doctor Who.
Yeah but thats all introduced to NuWho because in Classic Who the TARDIS was always a safe haven it actually annoys me as it seems anyone can just randomly enter the TARDIS now i liked the old days when it felt safe.
My personal favourite Doctor Who story of all. :)
The heroes must save the world in 1911 as Sutekh, the god of evil begins to stir in his Egyptian tomb.
A gem of a story. Filmed at the home of Mick Jagger. Personally, I prefer a buff, bouncy walking mummy to the slowly limping variety that appeared in most of the old time Universal mummy movies. Even Lou Costello could outrun that one.
Classic story! One of the best villains, too. Isn't this the the beginning of DW becoming a Gothic/Sci-Fi/Horror series for a good while?
Fezzes are cool
Ahhhhh retrospective relevance 😂