spearhead in space was first story to feature the third doctor also beginning something new and fresh that was diffdent went before that Derick Shewin had been thinking about since last season by changing format what was to come stranded 26 episodes also decade to make fans over the world ever since . This story by Robert Holmes who will be remembered for doctor who many years to come , THE AUTON,S like many aliens from doctor who stick in minds of children years and get return the following year that will induce the master in terror of autons from 1971 also in great spin off AUTON faithful to idea by Robert Holmes but when doctor who came back on doctor who in 2005 after been off screens many years we see rerun of autons but not ones i know from classic who . SPEARHEAD IN SPACE has most underrated companions Liz Shaw who was scientist was going to go to Cambridge who gets rope in to unit , unit was set up just after yeti attack ware brigadier first meet the doctor and wont be until season 8 that be remembered as the unit family years .
the plot hold up well and dont need to worry abort what happen before as you see it is done like all new show like you were watching it first time at end of episode 1 gives me chills even dummy's coming out windows from episode 4 even when i had the feature VHS copy years ago it mead me aware of shop window dummy's for long time .
rating : 10/10
