Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani Event & Q&A | BFI

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Justin Johnson leads a discussion with actors Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding and Matthew Waterhouse as well as director Graeme Harper on the era of the Fifth Doctor and the making of The Caves of Androzani. For more BFI event coverage visit www.bfi.org.uk.
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[@mikebliss3153]

I love the sarcasm and candor of the Celery Quartet. Best TARDIS team: if not onscreen, then ABSOLUTELY offscreen.

[@MaccamatBux]

Season 19 was fantastic.

[@eclecticdog2k901]

I could watch Janet and Peter all day... 😂

[@yumihoshiko496]

it wasn't Tegan's mother, it was her aunt.

[@CrystalblueMage]

Matthew seems like quite the charming and friendly guy. He certainly doesn't deserve to share the hatred of his character (the original Wesley Crusher)

[@lyricbot8513]

I agree wholeheartedly. I love Matthew so much, and Adric was my favourite character as a kid

[@fellowcitizen]

I loved Adric

[@lyricbot8513]

@Brandon Greenleaf hmh, his character does have the occasional sexist thing to say so i've seen people who like him then joke about "alas, my son, it is time to disown you for your crimes"

[@philfitnesspt6139]

Er no his character was very very annoying thankfully he was killed off in 5th doctor's first season can't imagine his annoying self for all of doctor's seasons 🙈

[@timrob12]

When I saw Matthew pop up in the Doctor's revisited documentaries and the name sign underneath said: "Matthew Waterhouse - Adric". I was like: "Oh my god! Didn't expect him to show up again after all those years."

[@parlinmains]

I love how Peter and Janet keep chirping at each other.

[@ltrujillo1971]

Well, technically, Matthew, Sarah and Janet did appear during the regeneration scene. :-)

[@SplotchTheCatThing]

After I watched "The Curse of Fatal Death" it was funny to go back to some of the Fifth doctor stories and notice how much he used the exact phrase "I'll explain later". I didn't notice it until I started looking for it but now I think it was his catchphrase.

[@mikebliss3153]

Six says it even more!

[@TerryTanktop]

This is brilliant having them all together. Thanks

[@mksunofficial]

Matthew Waterhouse is looking really good. He's knocked about ten years off I reckon.

[@sce2aux464]

"Wait.. HOLY CRAP THAT'S ADRIC!! :O" Exactly what I thought too. Damn Time, you scary!! I wish Nikki was there though.

[@saskruffriders8234]

Caves of Androzani. Top 3 Classic Who episodes. You cannot beat that story and Peter Davison's send off. His last act was to sacrifice himself for his friend. And more importantly, no sappy music or three minute monologue that they've done in virtually most new who series.

[@htershane]

Yep, a deceptively simple story I.e. the dr and Peri just trying to get away, no saving the world, earth or the universe, no recurring monsters or baddies basically it’s “let’s just get the f out of here!” Culminating in the dr dying, accidentally, to save Peri . All the stars aligned in that story and it was a blinder.

[@saskruffriders8234]

@@htershane Exactly.

[@zbba416]

Peter Davison does clearly say that he worked with 'Tom' on All Creatures..' but I think he meant he knew John Nathan-Turner from the earlier show; JN-T was the production manager before becoming producer of Doctor Who

[@stephenpalmer9375]

You must be right, I don't think Tom ever appeared on ACGS

[@BFIEvents]

We've just published an excerpt of Peter Capaldi at BFI Southbank after our Deep Breath preview - watch here: Peter Capaldi on becoming Doctor Who | BFI

[@h0lly_blue]

I wish Mark Strickson could've been there.

[@fellowcitizen]

Yes, these guys are great, but only Peter was in Androzani - and no sign of Mark or Nicola

[@jovetj]

This is fantastic! And hilarious! They're all great.

[@ltrujillo1971]

I would expect to see her at the Sixth Doctor event.

[@jamie5659]

Nice to see Graeme Harper again, he seemed to vanish from the show post 2009.

[@briandipaolo9903]

Great episode, and a nice panel session. Kinda sad, though, to see that Janet Fielding has few-to-no happy memories of the show!

[@MALONEYCAMFIELD]

I've listened to DVD commentaries of all the eras of Classic Who, and I've said elsewhere that the Davison era people (specifically Davison himself, Janet Fielding and Eric Saward) are by far the most negative about the show. They clearly weren't at all happy with their time on it.

[@rnw2739]

She's a miserable, ungrateful hypocrite who stayed in this 'terrible part' almost as long as Davison did and plunged quite rightly back to obscurity when she left. The most despicable thing she did (at PanoptiCon 93) was to totally slag the show as sexist, outdated crap (even though its the only success she ever had) and when asked by Nicholas Courtney if the show should return, shook her head in the negative so vehemently it nearly fell off. Jump to today and what is the two faced slag doing? Yes, reprising her role. Going back to the hideous, women hating institution that she apparently detests.....why? Money of course. She is a fraud, a fake, and highly embarrassed to be associated with Doctor Who as you will discover should you pick her up on your cab (as I did).

[@marciehatter]

A brilliant afternoon, best one yet!

[@BFIEvents]

Thank you - an oversight!

[@hugodrax71]

Caves of Androzani is great but the best Who story of all is the Pyramids of Mars

[@jamestheposh]

Great!

[@19Scifi73]

if that's the case they should have showed an episode with the actors that were on the panel

[@shoogamoogaman]

Wait.. HOLY CRAP THAT'S ADRIC!! :O

[@edmund184]

is there any more?

[@FJDurex]

Justin Johnson leads a discussion with actors Peter Davison, Sarah Sutton, Janet Fielding and Matthew Waterhouse and director Graeme Harper on the era of the Fifth Doctor and the making of The Caves of Androzani. Fixed that for you.

[@19Scifi73]

Where's Peri????

[@rnw2739]

I'm sure Fielding is glad as should Nicola have been there, her grotesque, repulsive Australian freakish and crone-like face is shown up indefinitely.

[@dickiegreenleaf750]

My second favorite season on all of Dr Who. Season before was okay but didn’t like Romana 2. Adric is the best!

[@TheTwillerZone]

Tom Baker was in an All Creatures Great and Small ep ?? which one ?

[@bondfool]

Earthshock perhaps? Androzani is such a good one, though.

[@jemish16]

What is the best Doctor Who episode ever?

[@eugeniamontoya6911]

Where is the panel discusion of bodyguard 🙄

[@iandennis1]

Too short

[@Kaoruishere]

I'm just wondering... does Justin Johnson ever change his clothes? Or leave this chair?

[@daydreamer4902]

Feels like they did not really consider what was needed for their roles.

[@Zarathrustrasite]

NO;He is an auton;during the final nterview of the series he will use his gun hand to attempt to kill all of the doctors present

[@Cruithneach]

It's good, but it's no Genesis of the Daleks

[@petersmernoff9590]

THE CAVES OF ANDROZANI is a brilliant story--but I think the 'Greatest Story Ever' thing might be overdone. It's a hell of a lot better than any other Peter Davison TV story, which is why, for all of its excellence, its reputation is, I think, at least a little overinflated.

[@MALONEYCAMFIELD]

Interesting point. It was always obviously going to be "Caves" to represent the Davison era as it's the runaway favourite from that era. It's actually quite a damning indictment of the Davison era that it took the return of Robert Holmes for the first time since 1978 to give Davison a bona fide classic! Earthshock was probably the only other Davison that had a real impact if we're honest.

[@petersmernoff9590]

@@MALONEYCAMFIELD Yeah, the Peter Davison story was on the whole very mediocre...the Fifth Doctor as a kind of boyish New Age wimp, as Matt Smith's Eleventh Doctor would also be, years later.

[@MALONEYCAMFIELD]

@@petersmernoff9590 I do have a bit of a soft spot for Enlightenment, though, as I find it quite a spooky, one-off kind of story, which has a slightly different feel (possibly because it was the only "Classic Who" both written and directed by women but thankfully without being the kind of PC overkill that has characterized 21st century Who).

[@petersmernoff9590]

@@MALONEYCAMFIELD Yeah, PC overkill has pretty much ruined the Jodie Whittaker era of DOCTOR WHO, at least for her first season, which, I thought, aside from the delightful "Kerblam" was poorly written, sanctimonious pig slop.

[@philfitnesspt6139]

@@petersmernoff9590 your crazy 5th doctor was brilliant my favourite along with 4th grew up with end of 4th & 5th before the terrible 6th when i stopped watching. Oh and matt Smith was also brilliant your mad lol