Starring: Jon Pertwee

Directed by: Douglas Camfield

"If you break through the Earth's crust now you'll release forces you never dreamed existed!"

20th Century Earth. An unhinged scientist, Professor Stahlman, is attempting the first penetration of the Earth's crust in a top secret drilling project called Inferno. His purpose? To tap into a new energy source at the core. But at what cost? When the Doctor is called in with his companion Liz Shaw to oversee the project, he soon develops grave misgivings. Things begin to go very wrong when a mysterious green substance leaks from the drillhead. A substance which turns all who come into contact with it into alien primeval creatures called Primords.

Meanwhile, the Doctor finds himself transported into a parallel universe identical to 20th Century Earth. The mystery deepens as he finds that although the place, time and people are all the same, no-one seems to know who he is. Only one thing is certain: the drilling must be stopped before the full force of the energy from the core is unleashed, destroying not only this Earth but the one the Doctor has just left behind. Originally transmitted 09/05/70 - 20/06/70.

DVD Extras: Commentary with script editor Terrance Dicks, producer/director Barry Letts, Nicholas Courtney (The Brigadier) and John Levene (Sgt. Benton). Can You Hear the Earth Scream? making of documentary. The UNIT Family (Part One) 36 minute documentary looking at the first half of the 'UNIT family' that characterised the Third Doctor's Earth-bound stories. Visual Effects Promo Film. The Pertwee Years Intro. Deleted scene - John Pertwee radio announcement. The 1971 Doctor Who Annual as PDF. Radio Times billings. Photo Gallery. Subtitled Production Notes.

20th Century Earth. An unhinged scientist, Professor Stahlman, is attempting

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