The Seeds of Doom
by Robert Banks Stewart
"...the size of St Paul's Cathedral. After that it will multiply
itself a thousand fold until it takes over your entire planet."
20th Century Earth. A research team based in Antarctica unwittingly
digs up two mysterious podswhich have laid burried in the snow for twenty
thousand years.
Yet the natyre of the pods is no mystery to the Doctor. That they are
Krynoid - a hostile, alien species of plant life, there can be no doubt
And his fears are confirmed when one of the pods opens and attacks a scientist.
Unfortunately, the Doctor is not the only one interested in the seeds
- an insane millionare - Harrison Chase, is desperate to get his hands
on a pod at any cost - even murder. But Why?
Events spiral out of control as the remaining pod reaches England, splitting
open to reveal a ferocious Krynoid carnovore. Can the Doctor arrest its
development? For, as its strenght grows every moment, it threatens to turn
Earth's vegetation hostile too. Its germination could jeopardise the security
of mankind itself ...
Originally transmitted 31 January - 6 March 1976, this six part adventure
is a welcome addition to the Doctor Who range on BBC video.
Running time: 144 mins approx.
Produced by Phillip Hichcliffe
Directed by Douglas Camfield
Cover illustration: Colin Howard
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