Day 646: The Trial of a Time Lord Part 7 - Mindwarp Part 3

A small thing grabbed my attention when I first watched this episode, and is, in my opinion, one of the most absolutely lovely parts of the story. Now, there exists a character called Crozier, who is currently trying to perform a brain transplant for Kiv, an alien creature who acts as Sil's boss. Now, at one point in the story, Crozier is standing around in his lab, having a cup of tea, whilst observing Kiv. His assistant then notices something odd and asks for Crozier's opinion. Crozier, remaining spookily calm, begins to say what the problem is, finishes his cup of tea, and then completes his sentence, saying that Kiv is going into cardiac arrest.

It's a small moment in the story, but it's an example of why I'm so fond of the character of Crozier. He's clearly a mad scientist, but he underplays his insane side so much that one could see him as perfectly normal. The only problem is, the work that he is doing is so abnormal that it reveals his true madness. It's all thanks to the performance by Patrick Ryecart, who underplays everything so well that it creates a truly believable mad scientist (unlike, say, Professor Zaroff in The Underwater Menace), which greatly improves the quality of this story and helps me to enjoy it again once more.