Day 377: Planet of the Spiders Part 2

This episode makes the interesting decision to dedicate half of its running time to an extensive chase sequence involving Bessie, the Whomobile, a gyrocopter, a police car, a boat and a hovercraft. It sounds excessive, mainly because it is. The entire thing feels remarkably poor, much of which can be given in hindsight due to the fact that the enemy is teleported away at the end of the chase rendering the entire thing worthless. But, it does celebrate the Pertwee era. It shows us that it was all about action and cool stunts, something which hadn't really been covered in previous eras of the show. It comes across as fun, if a little overlong, and aims to excite and entertain the audience. This is one of the things that the Pertwee era brought: a renewed focus on excitement with bigger stunts and the like to both compete with other programmes and provide something new for the audience.