Ah The 70’s. Oh how I don’t remember you. It was the decade I was born in. It was the
decade that Vietnam ended and unfortunately it was the decade that gave us
disco. Why god, why did disco come to
fruition and why did the Bee Gees go to the dark side. Speaking of the Darkside the 70’s also gave
us Star Wars and the return of Star Trek with that very forgettable movie. But for Doctor Who the 70’s was a decade of
stability. A decade where you knew, that
on Saturday at tea time, you would be in for a treat. A treat brought to you by
the two longest serving actors in the role.
Of course I’m talking about Jon Pertwee and Tom Baker.
Jon Pertwee heralded a
different direction for the show. Not
only was the show being filmed in color but his Doctor was exiled to
earth. For his first three seasons the
Third Doctor was earth bound and defended it against alien threats. The UNIT years were quite different. In fact you could look to those seasons as a
precursor to shows like Fringe and The X- Files to name a few. The UNIT years gave us some good characters
like Liz Shaw, Captain Yates, Sgt. Benton and of course The Brigadier.
